Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

For example, you might establish a dedicated physical space to work in and prohibit yourself from working outside it (even on your phone). Taking a few minutes to meditate or journal at the beginning or end of the workday can also help shift your attention from one area of life to the next. Plan out flexible work hours.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

You can activate volunteers on your priority campaigns with the typical actions like sending messages to lawmakers, making phone calls, or tweeting at officials. Run a membership drive or recruitment campaign asking your existing volunteers to help grow your list. He can be reached at Brian@RubensteinImpact.com.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No No calendars” wasn’t going to fly now that folks had seen the benefit of pre-populated calendars. It wasn’t great. What is better?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. About 28% of online contributions are made from a cell phone. And they will donate.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. This helps you monitor your progress with various campaigns, your donor retention rate, and other metrics that are important to your fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2014

United Nations Calendar of Observances. The UN Calendar of Observances app provides details of UN observances as well as ways to get involved in related events. iTunes | Google Play | Windows Phone | Caravan Studios. iTunes | Google Play | Windows Phone | Red Cross. iTunes | Google Play | United Nations.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

I decided to try out the Sunrise calendar app for iOS to see if it can help me stay in check. This free app synchronizes event information from your various social media and calendar accounts into one sleek display. For example, you can't load in events from your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Setting Up Sunrise.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? Drink more water!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Mobile Phone Access. These days, this means making sure that you’ll be able to get the CRM on your mobile phone, which has become an increasingly important part of both our private and work lives. In fact, it’s estimated that 71 percent of workers access company information from their phones. Uses Automation.

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NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Here are some ideas to help you get back into the swing of things and beat those post-holiday blues, as well as those mountains of work. Google Calendar. Set up a Google Calendar and allow your colleagues to see which activities are happening at various times without having to sort through multiple spreadsheets. Google Docs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The social media specialist who helps you set up your social channels and content calendar then trains your staff on posting engaging content is an inkind donor, and a high-value one at that! Sharing a list of what is and is not acceptable can help deflect some of these donations from well-meaning people.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 31, 2011

I use Google Voice, Google+, Google Calendar, etc. Android phones seem to be much cheaper with contract than iPhones. I have no idea how to really compare these phones and make the right decision, aside from reading thousands of reviews. These phones are all currently running Android 2.2 (I Samsung Galaxy? Suggestions?

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Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2009

Tasks is a relatively new-from-GMail-Labs feature that pulls together Gmail and Google Calendar to help you create and manage “to do” lists. This isn’t a tool for the true productivity wonk, but it does offer a quick and convenient way to get a task into your calendar from email. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

It's been about a year now since I kicked my outlook email habit and been a gmail and google calendar user. I really really miss that feature and it helped me clean up my email quickly. The second thing I missed was having my calendar and sync ability with my pda/cell phone (treo). There are two things that I miss.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Block it off on your calendar and record it on a project plan that someone holds you accountable to. The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members? Is your data actually helping you achieve your strategic goals or are you just spending time cleaning it up, and not using it?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Make phone calls or send text messages that solely express your thanks. A service like Double the Donation can help you streamline this effort. Subscribe here and follow their calendar. If so, let Laurence know and he’ll set up a phone interview with you to possibly be featured in an upcoming blog.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Last week, we covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets. This week, we'll cover how to back up your Android phone or tablet. With Google's mobile operating system, Android, you can link your phone or tablet data with your personal Google account. If your phone is running Android 4.0 (Ice Apps and Services.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. And there is nothing wrong with using a paper desk calendar, if that’s your jam.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2022

I utilize whatever forms of communication work for everyone, whether it be an email thread, group text, or Google Calendar meeting requests. To accommodate this, I simply print out a big blank monthly calendar with shifts, and volunteers will initial on the shift they’ll cover. Ursula Academy . .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! Here are 4 Steps to help you focus on the things that matter: Step One: Don’t Focus on Everyone! Over $100 Check in the mail: Thank them with a phone call & letter. Multi-year donor: thank them with a phone call. Phone-a-thons. Today it’s 27%.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 23, 2009

I know more and more people are using calendars on their computers and cell phones, but I like paper calendars. If you haven't purchased your 2010 calendar yet (or are looking for a last minute holiday gift), lots of nonprofits publish calendars.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

That means you need a fundraising plan template that meets YOUR needs, plays to YOUR strengths, and helps you reach YOUR goals. Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years. So, if someone was looking to put together a monthly calendar for their social media channels, what are the types of posts they should look to include in that plan? Another thing I recommend: look at your calendar for the year.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The terms “LYBUNT” and “SYBUNT” are often used to segment communications to donors that have given before but not within the current calendar/fiscal year. Of course, if you wanted to help us, we would greatly appreciate it and put your gift to immediate work helping [insert target beneficiary here]). My lapsed donor came back!

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Now anyone can create and edit video from their phone … yet it still seems to be the final frontier in nonprofit marketing. 15 Types of Nonprofit Videos to Help You Connect with Supporters. You might even use “World Storytelling Day” (March 20 th ) to tell the stories of those your organization has been able to help!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Brazosport Cares Food Pantry consistently uses compelling stories to help readers understand the pain and suffering of going hungry. How does my nonprofit’s website look on a phone? Detailed activity calendar. It’s helpful to have costs grouped together by program, staff, office/occupancy, and administrative costs.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

Your nonprofit CRM is much more than a storage space for addresses and phone numbers. The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. This boosts engagement and response rates and helps create authentic relationships. It just might be!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

I adopted a pair of cats from the local shelter and excitedly offered to volunteer to help write grants or plan an event or help in some other way. I reached out again to offer to help raise money and again, no one followed up to help me get involved. I just knew I loved animals and really wanted to help.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

These individuals can help provide feedback to ensure that your campaign is as successful as possible. What strategies can help you build upon existing connections with supporters and engage new donors? When thinking about your audience , consider the following: Who will read or view the communication and why?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

In addition, workflows help set up students for success with Slack and other learning tools. Slack automatically organizes students into smaller course-group channels with industry mentors to help ensure their success. Slack helps us achieve this,” says Will Calvert, director of technology and enablement at RMIT Online.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. SMART goals help you streamline a reasonable goal for any situation. This pre-#GivingTuesday email from World Help is one of the best we’ve seen. Year-End Fundraising Campaign Goals.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2017

One of my colleagues, Nada Hamzeh , a nonprofit capacity building consultant from Lebanon, tagged me when sharing this striking image that depicts how can easily develop a behavior addiction to our mobile phones. This tool, which works with Google Calendar, let’s you export your calendar information to a spreadsheet.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with. Having 5-10 good questions in mind can help you make sure you get the answers you’re looking for from the meeting. Phone or In Person?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . You can organize this as a live or virtual phonathon and enlist your board and other volunteers to help. Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’ or “ You did it!

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