Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can be helpful to think of these tools not as separate elements but as complementary forces in your mission to engage, nurture, and expand your community of supporters. Redefining nonprofit challenges Imagine finding your way through a complex network of donor details, fundraising initiatives, and tactics for building relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this environment, building a community of loyal advocates for your cause is more important than ever before. While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. Here’s how you can do it: Prioritize community-building over sales pitches.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In our recent webinar, “Measuring Impact: A Recipe for Mission-driven Work” , we shared how we approach impact, challenges we are looking to overcome, and a framework for building an impact measurement foundation to help you overcome the challenge of defining impact. Tackling the challenges involved with impact.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

According to Jackie Sue Griffin, founder of JSG & Associates in Tampa, Florida, by prioritizing continuous learning, you gradually adapt to evolving challenges and find new ways to drive positive change within your organization and community.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

This includes considering factors such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other intersecting identities that can influence access to resources and opportunities. Challenges and Opportunities Despite growing awareness of the importance of equity, there are still significant challenges facing the philanthropic sector.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Despite the novelty, we were interviewing some of the most forward-thinking leaders in our community. Most groups navigated the unusual challenges and got work done. We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. The shared challenge bonded a lot of folks. How are you doing?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely on the commitment and active engagement of their board members to make a significant impact in their communities. Finally, attending the annual meeting for two hours is essential to staying updated on organizational achievements, challenges, and future plans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

In 2024, fundraisers should prepare to welcome the rise of influencers, celebrities, and Gen Z donors! Members of your community will be excited to see local celebrities supporting your organization or fundraising event and want to do the same. The year ahead will yield opportunities and challenges for fundraisers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Around the world, organizations face unique challenges when mobilizing their constituents and growing online communities, whether for a cause, an issue, an organization's mission, or a combination thereof. How should organizations harness their online communities? What are examples of effective community engagement?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Often, your mindset is influenced by what you’ve been taught to believe through your own personal experiences or “scripts.”. You can instead embrace a mindset that benefits you and, by extension, the community you’re hoping to serve. . But where does your mindset come from? The first step in changing something is understanding it.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

PEAK Grantmaking’s work centers on five core principles , each challenging our community of 8,000 philanthropy professionals to critically consider their internal grantmaking processes and perspectives, as a means toward operationalizing equitable grantmaking practices. A primary lever of change is grantmaking.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

an identified need in the community you serve. Have a Robust Communications Plan. One of the key challenges in executing massive events is delivering important news and event updates to a large and growing supporter-base. Build out an agenda for each meeting to make sure each challenge is addressed, and each win is celebrated!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

You can see the full collection, and how they were voted on by the community here: [link]. The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Last year, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national reckoning with systemic racism and an outpouring of support for communities of color as companies made commitments to Black Lives Matter. 95% of Black Americans agree that companies should promote racial equity in the workplace , but 83% said companies have more work to do.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2023

LGBTQIA+ philanthropy is a powerful tool for creating a more inclusive society and supporting the community Inclusive and supportive communities are built upon the principles of equality and respect for all individuals. By contributing financially, individuals and businesses can directly contribute to the improvement of LGBTQIA+ lives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Gen Xers often prefer to support causes that directly impact their communities. This generation is more likely to participate in virtual events, such as online charity streams and challenges. With unprecedented access to information, they are more aware of the world’s challenges at a younger age.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. . In a recent study by Fidelity Charitable , 8 out of 10 donors reported that nonprofit transparency and trustworthiness influence their giving decisions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I selected this book to be this year’s winner because it is full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from fields as diverse as nonprofits, school boards, healthcare, and the corporate world. Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. Leadership comes in moments. Don’t get us wrong.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Direct mail: For a more traditional approach, send fundraising flyers , event invitations, and thank-you notes to members of the community through the mail. Introduce a challenge that your character faces. Instead of solely focusing on influencers with large follower counts, prioritize relevance. Problem solve.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Get nonprofit influencers on board. Still, you can take your efforts to the next level by leveraging popular nonprofit personalities, also known as influencers. Partnering with an influencer with a significant following and reputation can draw attention to your cause and establish the quality of your events. Submission contest.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

The global pandemic irrevocably challenged tried and true peer-to-peer fundraising formulas in 2020. While we’ve been living “together apart,” peer-to-peer has been both a virtual enabler and a social inhibiter to fundraising, reminding us of the sense of community achieved by successful in person events in years past.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Get nonprofit influencers on board. Still, you can take your efforts to the next level by leveraging popular nonprofit personalities, also known as influencers. Partnering with an influencer with a significant following and reputation can draw attention to your cause and establish the quality of your events. Submission contest.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

Anything above 5% indicates challenges with lead quality and sender reputation. Encouraging community involvement or introducing previously unannounced prizes can help incentivize sign-ups. Repositioning the call-to-action to a more prominent place in your email can help address this issue. An acceptable bounce rate is around 2%.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

When Jim and Marilyn Simons’ family foundation committed $500 million to Stonybrook University , they effectively transformed the trajectory not only of the school but also of the community and region it serves. Like LLCs, gifts distributed via DAFs do not have to be publicly disclosed.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Why report love matters Choosing a donor database is a pivotal decision for nonprofit fundraisers, influenced mainly by reporting capabilities. The CRM you want should not only simplify report generation but also support automatic scheduling and feedback mechanisms, fostering a community among users and facilitating continuous improvement. “I

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Highlight their unique contributions and the difference they make in the community. Video challenges: Create viral video challenges related to your nonprofit’s mission and encourage participants to donate and nominate others to join the cause. But it’s not always an effective path.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In addition, the book covers: The five elements of wellbeing: career, social, financial, physical, community. Peers have a major influence because they can measure and compare their struggles and successes. Use community volunteering as employee socializing time. Encourage employees to work together on shared community goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

If I put together the best of each, here is what made those environments effective: Leaders led by example on a consistent basis and were willing to roll up their sleeves, particularly during tight deadlines or challenging times. Employees were challenged and rewarded through growth opportunities, education and training, and pay increases.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. In recent years, that model is being challenged. A More Equitable Perspective : This kind of philanthropy is more just because communities have agency over decisions that affect their lives.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? private and community foundations. Again, responses varied for how it would influence giving. private and community foundations by total giving. Consumer price growth has slowed, but everyday costs remain high.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

The social good community continues to respond to the hardships and impacts of the pandemic and social justice issues. Many CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) professionals have shifted their employee and community engagement strategies as the world shifted to virtual and socially distanced work. Join us for an upcoming webinar.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Elevating Latino Voices: How Nonprofits Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month From the rhythmic cadence of salsa music to the inspiring tales of pioneers who’ve blazed trails in fields as diverse as literature, science, and politics, the Latino community has enriched the American mosaic in countless ways.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

If I put together the best of each, here is what made those environments effective: Leaders led by example on a consistent basis and were willing to roll up their sleeves, particularly during tight deadlines or challenging times. Employees were challenged and rewarded through growth opportunities, education and training, and pay increases.

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