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. As a writer, I spend a bunch of my time just trying to get a hold of people. Often our best contact lists are now on our phones. The Almighty Smartphone.

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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. For instance, you may want to track your membership trends over time, in which case, it makes sense to save data on how many members you had ten years ago. The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members?

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Data Tips Associations Government 169

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

I am amazed how many people just say, “We’re going to raise as much money as we can!”. You see, lots of fundraisers wear people out: you, your volunteers, and your donors. You still have 999 people who believe in your work. Just get out and talk to people. Then make it easy for people to give you money.

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Structure Question Fundraising Calendar 122

Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

Your nonprofit CRM is much more than a storage space for addresses and phone numbers. Are you using one master email list that includes your monthly donors, volunteers, everyone who’s ever made a gift at any level, people who attended your annual event once, and people who signed up to get your emails on your website?

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Data Gift Relationship Interaction 92

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. They allow you to collaborate with others so you won’t waste time sending Word docs and Excel spreadsheets back and forth while tracking versions. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen.

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Product Organization Doc Calendar 124

TechImpact

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Connect to Microsoft Lync with an iPhone, iPad, Android, or Windows Phone. Since nonprofits are typically made up of very busy, but very passionate people, keeping track of meetings is relied upon by calendar reminders and phone alerts. Easy Access To Conferences. Persistent Chat.

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PowerPoint Collaboration Calendar Tech 170

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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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

They’re a perfect opportunity to connect with the most important part of any nonprofit: the people in the community. Have you posted any recent blogs that people are interacting with? No matter the size of your team, you certainly have people who excel in specific areas, and it’s possible you don’t even know it!

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Practice Strategy Guide Fundraising 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. Office 365 is easy to use, and many of the people you’ll work with will already know how to use these tools. Telephone: You probably need a phone number that is separate from your personal phone.

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Tools Nonprofit Doc Google 105

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Don’t fall into the trap of “we don’t know how many people we’re going to serve, so we’ll just make it up as we go” or “we don’t have much money to operate, so we don’t need a budget.” Carefully track your numbers this year, and next year’s budget will be easier to create. You must create and use one. Yes, you still need a budget.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. While organic traffic helps, targeted ads reach more people. Do you want to encourage people to donate to your organization? Facebook allows you to upload phone and email lists as a target audience. Use high-quality images for ads.

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Facebook Guide Demographics Nonprofit 86

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

The first stage of the volunteer recruitment process is finding the right people for the right roles. Volunteer management software brings all essential volunteer management activities under one roof, making it easier to recruit, engage, and retain volunteers while also tracking progress made toward your program goals.

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Volunteer Program Roles Training 88

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

If you operate on a calendar year, your fourth quarter will be your most lucrative by far. Your first step in a midyear fundraising evaluation is looking to see how much money you have raised year-to-date and whether or not you’re on track to hit your revenue goals for the year. Are you on track? What has worked? What didn’t?

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Evaluation Fundraising Raise Grant 72

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2021

You offer something for sale that benefits a nonprofit, and people scoop it up! 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. Alas…they don’t.

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Product Practice Fundraising Fun 94

Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Lower-than-expected numbers make you feel like you failed, like you put your organization and the people you serve at risk. Worries about the economy and rising gas prices can cause people to pull back on their giving. It ignites feelings of joy and satisfaction which most people don’t get much of in their day-to-day lives.

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Method Fundraising Social Media Calendar 75

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Throughout 2015, add to your calendar the time necessary to write one or two LinkedIn Recommendations each month. Add causes awareness days to your calendar. Organized around the use of a hashtag , nonprofits worldwide are adding tweet chats to their editorial calendars. Write LinkedIn Recommendations.

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Goal Media Management Adobe 100

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. . Make sure you equip people to take down credit cards so you making giving easy and immediate for donors. Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’

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Action Strategy Donor Calendar 137

Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While online tools and resources give the sense that people are more connected than ever, selecting the right communication vehicle, visibility, form, and timing for what you’re trying to accomplish is vital to achieving true connection and mutual understanding.

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Project Communication Management Doc 105

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. Keep supporters updated with email blasts about fundraisers they can participate and set up a social media calendar to easily post across social media platforms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of your donors will be thinking about end-of-year donations to your organization. Staying ahead of the curve and finding ways to welcome these new forms of donations pave the way for innovative benefits like allowing donors to track exactly where their funds are going. .

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Giving Org Interaction System 91

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With both nonprofit-facing and donor-facing technology, they make it easy to manage all aspects of your next event right from your phone. The task manager allows you to assign, manage, and track the progress of action items. This app is what allows people to find events near them and purchase tickets for what interests them.

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Org Raise Tools Help 80

Classy

JULY 14, 2021

This is especially true during a period when people are feeling some burnout in regard to online activity. Our event this year was four days, which, in retrospect, is a lot of time to ask people to dedicate. Track those goals week by week to see how you are trending and make adjustments along the way to help reach your final goals.

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Virtual Professional Marketing Fundraising 105

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Additionally, Microsoft recently announced its YouthSpark initiative, which aims to create opportunities for 300 million young people over the next three years. These apps encourage young people to get involved in civic and political issues. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Put together a master marketing calendar. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar. Your communications across every channel you use should be included on the calendar. Instead, consider how you want people new to your cause to support you.

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Channel Marketing Donation Giving 52

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Participants take part from anywhere using a cell phone or laptop to connect to the event. Other times, you may need more involved software solutions like the ability to track fitness activity for virtual participants. This is another great question to ask because it determines what your communications calendar will look like.

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Hosting Virtual Fundraising Registration 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Until you can surround yourself with people who want to help, you’re going to be a team of one. Donor databases like Little Green Light , Bloomerang , and Kindful do so much more than just track donations. Many people will check you out online before they give or volunteer, so make sure your online presence represents you well.

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Team Nonprofit Calendar FAQ 122

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Group Tickets: These tickets are designed for groups of people attending together, offering discounts for purchasing multiple tickets. If your event doesn’t have a home anywhere online, you’re almost certainly missing out on people who would like to attend but can’t figure out where to buy a ticket.

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Tips Fundraising Local Channel 52

Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

Managing checkout, allowing guests to pay for their phones. Item Procurement Team: You’ll want multiple people whose sole focus is procuring items for your auction. Build in a few safeguards to help your auction team stay on track, like holding a few (. Say goodbye to cash registers and a long line at your event! productive. !)

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Tips Organization Charity Software 59

Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

In a survey of 200 nonprofit organizations, Freewill found that nonprofits using virtual technology plan to steward major donors as follows: Phone conversations (21.6%). At a minimum, try a mix of three channels (email, social media, phone, etc.). People want to be recognized. Emails (19.9%). Direct Mail (19.2%). Events (13.9%).

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Virtual Donor Fundraising Retention 62

DipJar

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Advocacy software comes in a variety of solutions , from messaging tools to bill tracking software. For example, a campaign that aims to spread awareness may not have as much interest in bill tracking software as a campaign devoted to influencing a specific piece of legislation. . Posting calendars. Event management software.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

There are any number of ways that nonprofits keep track of projects: manilla folders, email, databases, and, if you’re like me, often notebooks and sticky notes. People (the most important part — create profiles for folks inside and out of your organization). The above image shows a calendar within Huddle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

On the other hand, most nonprofits are eager to expand their donor base and reach new people. If your goal is to activate your current donor base , choose a prize that appeals specifically to that group of people. Think about the type of people who are attracted to your nonprofit. Are they outdoorsy types?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Here are some tips for making an ask of your major donors: Remember that you are dealing with people, not just numbers. If they have indicated they prefer to be contacted by phone rather than email, make sure you call them. This is the core group of people who will plan and execute the campaign and keep things on track.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

A full-fledged nonprofit CRM should be the one and only place where all of your fundraising efforts are tracked and stored. They’re on the front lines, taking meetings and making phone calls. It’s important to maintain standardized processes if multiple people in the organization are using the CRM.

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Database Donor Retention Journal 55

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Which by the way, if you work at CCS, this is pretty serious people if you know that agency. So I’m going to pipe down because people don’t want to hear from me, they want to hear from you. And when people ask why I do the work that I do, I like to share my own mission. She works over at CCS.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Online collaboration is one of these generic terms that seems to lose meaning the more people use it. All of the tools mentioned allow you to do things like store and share documents, calendars, project management schedules, and presentations online at no or low cost. an array of features, which include instant messaging, phone.

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