sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

To establish a strong department, it is essential to hire technically skilled staff who are well versed in nonprofit accounting requirements and best practices. Hiring staff without an understanding of the skills necessary to complete the routine finance tasks can undermine the growth of the organization.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. Nor should you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Sense-making is an essential workplace skill along with several others. Robin Good curated this article about research on future workplace skills. The skills are: Sense-making: ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed. I check my insights monthly against my editorial calendar.

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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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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

I know because I used to be like you , and I’ve helped countless changemakers just like you over the years improve their well-being so they could have a more sustainable impact in changing the world. But you look at your overflowing email inbox and overloaded calendar and wonder—When?! Of course, there are exceptions.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

We’ve scoured our online library to find you our best quick reads and easy listens that will inspire you and help you recharge. We have several quick reads that will give your skills a boost—with minimal time and effort: Nonprofit Quick Guides by Joanne Oppelt and Linda Lysakowski. Read this Philanthropy News Digest book review.)

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Volunteers are passionate about your cause, donate their time and skills to make a positive impact. It will help your organization retain high-performing volunteers. Ensure your water bottle is durable.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Those are the two main questions that an annual fundraising plan must answer to help you become more successful. This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. Review your year.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire. The three basic financial statements most nonprofits use should be reviewed monthly. It’s not sexy.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Need more help running your current programs? Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Set goals for your volunteer program.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

That's why we do an annual survey of our members — because our local volunteers are always striving to figure out how they can help your nonprofit use technology to do more good. You can discover more about the NetSquared community by reviewing the responses on the NetSquared blog. Why Are You a NetSquared Member?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

They also published this “ AI for Good Guide ,” intended to help nonprofits and social enterprises learn how to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to social, humanitarian and environmental challenges. How AI Is Transforming Content Creation reviews the impact that AI tools are having in writing content.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Communication is the most important tool a project manager and their team has to help clients achieve their goals, especially in the ever-changing landscape of the current workplace. If there is a lot to cover for a particular project meeting, it can be helpful to assign a time limit to each agenda point.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. If you're holding monthly events that gather the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This guide will delve into actionable strategies to help organizations like yours elevate their fundraising with employee giving. The company reviews the submission, ensures the donation adheres to its program guidelines, and disperses a matching gift to the same organization.

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JUNE 14, 2021

Choose a Quality Company and Product Roll up your sleeves and review/compare several companies’ track record of success. As a leader, you want a smooth, easy to run, well-supported product fundraiser with help just a phone call away. Keep an eye out for user reviews that could help identify pitfalls and hidden costs.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Read on for proven techniques and technolog ies that will help you boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . It helps smooth out the bumps in the financial road. . Bringing in non-dues revenue helps you maintain your budget during these times while allowing you to provide your members with continued value. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

TechSoup is here to help you no matter how you prefer to learn. If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Prefer to go at your own pace?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Review your activities and numbers from the last year. What worked?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Block enough time on your calendar to complete this process in weeks (not months). That will help minimize bias and help you compare apples to apples. Someone with an HR background can help you get this right and avoid questions that could potentially set you up for legal problems. . Listen respectfully and thoughtfully.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good. You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Monday, July 11, 2016.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

In this guide, we’ll review what you need to know about volunteer management software and the top solutions to be aware of. A volunteer management system, or volunteer management software, is a platform with features designed to help organizations administer volunteer programs, events, and initiatives.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

And if you’re not around to help create a positive impact in your community, then who will be? As a grantmaker, you have a sacred opportunity to co-create with your employees and grantees a vision for a permanent culture of well-being for your organizations and to enroll your team and grantees in helping you fulfill that vision.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Here are a few steps to help you get started on your social media journey! You can also check out other organizations’ social media presence to help you establish your goals. Knowing the answers to these questions can help you create content and social media that attracts people’s attention and draws new donors to your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace. I use framework developed by Laura Putnam, from her book, Workplace Wellness that Works.The framework helps us better understand and how to shift organizational culture.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Monday, June 5, 2017.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Getting input from a variety of perspectives will help you choose metrics that are relevant and useful for everyone involved. For example, if your nonprofit’s goal was to increase literacy rates in its community, an outcome metric might be the percentage of program participants who improved their reading skills. Assessments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I also use it as a year in review tool. I have different color codes for different types of work that also correspond with color codes on my google calendar and my hard drive/google drive files. Year in Review. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress. How are your marketing activities going to help you get there?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. I’ve used these rituals for over a decade and found them helpful. I also use it as a year in review tool. Year in Review.

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Forum One

APRIL 23, 2024

Third-party connectors usually offer low-code options for ETL processes, but there may still be some need for SQL querying or other technical skills and understanding. Automation : Consider the skills and time available to your data team. Data size : Review the size of the data you need to export. 30daysAgo or 7daysAgo).

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

I once sat in a boardroom reviewing a forecasted profit and loss statement for an organization I was leading. Basically, this is a way for your board or accountant to review all checks issued during a given period. Many organizations do not use the calendar year. . You’ll learn quickly that “nonprofit” doesn’t mean “no profit.”

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

My latest post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog is now up. Components included video tutorials, suggested calendars of activity, sample materials, frequently asked questions, logos, and a Twibbon for Facebook and Twitter use. You can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the copy below.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Commit to eliminating departmental silos so that everyone is on the same page and all team members contribute their unique skills to help you succeed. Your fundraising strategy will build on your past successes and opportunities to help your organization grow year after year. With that, let’s get started. Offers accountability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

The first day focused on networks and strategic use of social media along with some practical skills in content creation and measurement. It was great to have a co-trainer who knew the subject matter, fluent in English, and who understood group facilitation skills and training approaches. I do not speak Spanish.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

From developing, distributing, and reviewing RFP’s - here are 8 strategies to help you out along the way. A detailed, yet precise RFP will help you attract the right vendors with the right solutions for your organization. Oftentimes, updating a process with an unknown tech solution can be a sticking point for nonprofits.

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