EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here ! Drink more water! Read more books!

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Check out our specially curated reading list of 16 free nonprofit books perfect for any summertime occasion: If you’re short on time… Is your calendar booked solid with fun plans between Memorial Day and Labor Day? If you’ve ever felt like you aren’t powerful enough to change the world, this book may just change your mind.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

By placing the donation button on every page, you reinforce its presence in the minds of your website visitors. Sharing your knowledge and expertise will empower your readers and inspire them to take action. A calendar of events A constantly updated calendar of events is essential for a nonprofit website.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

With a shared message and combined efforts, collaborations can have a huge effect on your nonprofit’s visibility while also fostering a community of like-minded groups that can continue to work together to help make an impactful change in your community. Meet your supporters where they are to keep your cause at the top of their minds!

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While keeping this top of mind, you should ensure you give your audience what they want and need. The best-optimized SEO content comes from a mix of: Topical knowledge/expertise – Google calls this EAT ( Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness). Deep knowledge of writing well. Create a Content Calendar.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Apply all knowledge you have about your donor base and community. Do your perks have your donor base in mind? A great membership program is customized, adaptable, and bears member experience in mind. Here are just a few benefits of creating and running a nonprofit membership program: Diversified and stable revenue stream.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Drop us a line!

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven different steps you can take to retain your GivingTuesday donors. Some of the data you’ll want to collect is fairly simple: Their name and email address will be important, as will the knowledge that they donated to your GivingTuesday campaign. Invitations to donor-exclusive dinners?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

While the look and feel of a new website is often top of mind and absolutely essential in making a resounding impression, there are also a number of non-design-related strategies that you need to take into account. Keep these key elements top of mind as you approach, execute, and launch your next website.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For nonprofits, that means significant revenue benefiting your cause goes unclaimed—largely due to lacking donor knowledge. One popular deadline structure falls at the end of the calendar year. As a result, they’re unlikely to participate in their employers’ programming, even if they make qualifying donations.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Consider using a program like Engagement Communities to house board documents, educational content, and calendars of board meetings. Keep in mind that a simple courtesy like printed board packets can help directors feel equipped to participate. Unfortunately, Roberts Rules and nonprofit accounting are not common knowledge.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 4, 2021

Consider using a program like Engagement Communities to house board documents, educational content, and calendars of board meetings. Keep in mind that a simple courtesy like printed board packets can help directors feel equipped to participate. Unfortunately, Roberts Rules and nonprofit accounting are not common knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Basically, you take a notebook and a pen, and make it your calendar, journal and planner. As Beth described it earlier, “it is actually a methodology best described as a mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system.”. BuJo was designed by Ryder Carroll, a digital product designer. BuJo for nonprofit professionals.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With this in mind, let’s begin by discussing the value of thoughtful nonprofit impact metrics. . For example, do you want to increase participant knowledge or improve their economic conditions? We recommend scheduling a regular review period in your annual calendar to reflect on your plans and update your impact metrics accordingly. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Keep in mind that you can request a reference from other places you’ve worked, not only your most recent employer. . Keep in mind you’re not just negotiating salary. I also know there’s a start date on the calendar for a new job that’s kind of a fresh go. Know your worth, know what you bring to the table. nowadays.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. A quick glance at your calendar shows that you spent hours in meetings, answering emails, or working on shared documents but you can’t remember why. Sound familiar? Work to your energy.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Formally, your mind begins organizing, “Study for this long on these dates, write paper one at this time and on this date, and so on and so on.” Organizing the Calendar. I tend to write my processes out on a piece of paper or occasionally log important or reoccurring tasks in a Google Calendar entry.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

His definition of the problem is that it gets in the way of sustained mindfulness in order to get something meaningful done. What is the solution? It is a balancing act in your calendar and to do list. Our minds, no less than our bodies, require periods of fasting. Technology Approaches.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Keep in mind that while WordPress is brimming with possibilities, all of that potential is only potential until it’s actually put to use. WordPress is used for nearly every kind of organization under the sun, which means that most pre-built WordPress themes were created with a more generic, for-profit organization in mind.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

advocacy opportunities, matching gift and volunteer grant information, event calendar, and more. These five steps will help you plan for your first website with your organization’s future in mind, laying the proper groundwork and setting your site up for success for when you begin working with a consultant.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Designed with peer knowledge sharing in mind, CoP's aim to provide an established point of reference along with a network of support and resources. The Community Technology CoP and the Knowledge Management CoP have both already taken advantage of the newly available monthly calls. Becoming a Community of Practice is easy.

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Achieve

AUGUST 27, 2017

With the busiest fundraising season of the calendar year fast approaching, nonprofit leaders everywhere should be spending much of their time thinking about their fundraising campaigns. But when fundraising isn’t top of mind, nonprofit leaders often turn their attention to another type of activity: the awareness campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

When you hear the words “Nonprofit Board Meeting,” what comes to mind? In the absence of knowledge of what the right thing is, your Board is probably swinging in the dark because they truly don’t know what is expected of them. How do you feel? I’m willing to bet I know the answer. In one word, “UGH.” What’s on the Agenda?

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Keeping these basic do's and don'ts in mind can yield great results + make the RFP process a lot simpler (and so can our No-Fuss Nonprofit RFP Template.). The knowledge you gain will allow you to ask the right questions during the RFP process and can be a huge asset at the negotiating table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2010

That you feel it is okay to spend some of your work day investing in your knowledge and you gather wisdom from your professional networks via social media channels. It is difficult because you have to shift gears from your Outlook calendar, answering emails, meetings, or getting tasks done. Pay Yourself First.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

If you gain some self-knowledge from looking at the numbers, you more apt to chance how you spend your time and be more productive. Jacobwith, Firestarters, shared some really great tips about using your online calendar and Evernote. Mindfulness' Self-Care, Avoiding Burnout.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Let’s take Salesforce, for example.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

We'll be posting highlights from this meeting of the minds on the NTEN blog. When using a recruiter, try to find someone on an hourly basis to help out with resume reading and phone screenings, then set up the interviews on your calendar. In today's installment, we tackle the CTOs' top five staffing tips.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I think you’re going to want to do that after you hear her presentation because she’s just a wealth of knowledge. And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. So I want you to keep that in mind that it’s not too late. Does the calendar year matter to you?

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Importantly, keep a shared calendar (Gantt charts make the best) of planned offline and online communications. Keep in mind these are people and not email addresses. Establish an ideal tone for your messages and provide content that is appropriate for each segment’s level of engagement, interest, and knowledge. Additional Tips.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

Keep this in mind when buying anything you need for running your nonprofit, buy as locally as you can to lower emissions. For example, a calendar printed on recycled paper, or reusable cups and bottles made from safe, eco-friendly materials such as bamboo. Ask For Recycled Donations.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Keeping these eight basic do's and don'ts in mind as you write your RFP will simplify your workload and yield great results! The knowledge you gain will allow you to ask the right questions during the RFP process and can be a huge asset at the negotiating table. Download it now, then come back for tips on filling it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

That you feel it is okay to spend some of your work day investing in your knowledge and you gather wisdom from your professional networks, including via social media channels. It is difficult because you have shift gears from your Outlook calendar, answering emails, getting tasks done mind shift. Beth's Monitor.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

Always keep this in mind before hitting publish. People The context you provide helps people understand the relevance of current events and the implications that are obvious with your depth of knowledge (but are not obvious to readers). Help them set up an editorial calendar or blogging schedule. Time Management.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Providing context for your kids’ fundraising efforts will make their experience much more meaningful and begin paving their path towards becoming knowledgeable and involved citizens of their communities. . Looking for a fun activity to take your kids’ minds off the insufferable summer heat or bitter winter cold?

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