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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Brian Greenwald , Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a human-centered technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact, sustainability and for-profit-for-good organizations and causes. It’s like that old adage from carpentry, “Measure Twice, Cut Once.”. Why is that?

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Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards to yield success

ASU Lodestar Center

Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards can be divided into three broad phases. Phase 1: Triple A’s - awareness, attitude and action. Phase 2: Implementation. This phase starts with evaluating current board composition using a board matrix. Phase 3: Evaluate and celebrate.

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10 Ways to Unlock your School’s Giving Day Potential

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Set explicit measurable goals. They should be measurable and align with the strategic or divisional vision of your Advancement Office. Consider a quiet phase. You are probably familiar with the quiet phase of a capital campaign. Consider implementing a similar quiet phase for your Giving Day.

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Chasing Sasquatch: Assessing Your Organization’s Marketing Maturity

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As part of The Blackbaud Institute Index 10 th anniversary celebration, the Institute has hosted a series of virtual fireside chats to get exclusive insights from thought leaders and perspectives on this decade’s most influential charitable giving trends. The first step is knowing the areas in which you excel and where you can improve.

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6 Tips for Building a Successful Workplace Giving Strategy

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We recommend following the SMART framework, which means setting goals that are… Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound Here’s an example of a smart goal that adheres to the above criteria: To collect $5,000 through a combination of corporate matching gifts and volunteer grants by December 31st.

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Major Gifts: 16 Strategies to Raise More

Neon CRM

Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!) This is an opportunity to celebrate their support, but it shouldn’t give them an outsized influence over your work.

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Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The framework is a social media maturity of practice model called “Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly” Maturity of Social Media and is featured in my next book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. For each phase, there are specific criteria and indicators that an organization will develop. We are tracking progress against a baseline.

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