Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits have long known the value of building community, but our voices have been ignored or devalued. The post Nonprofits Have Been Right All Along: Community Benefit Models Can Solve Our Toughest Environmental Challenges appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 7, 2021

Oftentimes, artificial intelligence does not work for nonprofits. Not because of the people involved, but because of the challenges inherent in adopting new technologies. Below are the most common obstacles to AI in nonprofits and our recommendations on how to fix these problems.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 4, 2021

We’ve been reading a lot of articles lately on the impact of COVID on donor behaviour, with underfunded charities and nonprofits struggling to maintain services and keep their employees. The problem with focusing on COVID is that we forget what was happening even before it came along. […]. This article will not be one of them.

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Though recurring giving isn’t perhaps as magical as that title sounds, it really is an incredible tool that is widely underutilized in nonprofit fundraising. Problems recurring giving solves. Though that might not be all your problems, a recurring giving program will help with at least a few! Download Your eBook!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

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. Your people can help answer critical questions: Are we solving the right problem?

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofits are staffed by incredibly competent and dedicated people — experts who understand their work backward and forward, whether it be housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or supporting these programs through effective fundraising and building sustainable solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

By Brian Greenwald , Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a human-centered technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact and sustainability organizations and causes. Simply put, “Tech Team Aug” means establishing a dedicated tech services partner for your nonprofit.

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TechImpact

MAY 22, 2013

The world of nonprofits has no shortage of studies and reports claiming to contain answers for many of the problems facing organizations today. A recent post from Miratel examined the recently released Nonprofit Fundraising Study … Continued The post Study Highlights Nonprofit Fundraising Challenges appeared first on Tech Impact.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In early 2020, several longstanding NTEN members and community leaders created the first iteration of the NTEN Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology. A very clear point that the data use section of the guide makes involves data for nonprofits — ownership, control, location, privacy, and accessibility. Maybe this is OK.

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TechImpact

MAY 8, 2014

Nonprofits have been told since Facebook’s rise to prominence that they need to be investing in a social media marketing / fundraising campaigns. Many nonprofits thinking the path to success would be intuitively obvious hit road blocks, speed bumps and struggle to see a return on their investment. Too many social media channels.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sandy Marsico, Founder and CEO of Sandstorm Design, described the challenge of balancing risk with growth like this: “You need the courage to take chances and the stomach to handle anxiety. The average pharmacist, librarian, or dentist has limited experience with the challenges that are involved in running an association.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life. But for those toiling away in young nonprofits, it is often grueling and sometimes even cruel. And after all the difficulties of starting a nonprofit, the end of the beginning rarely goes well. It is a stage of development in the nonprofit life cycle. Not all survive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

For nonprofits, fundraising can be a challenging proposition. There are strict rules regarding what you can do to collect funds, and what you’re allowed to do with that money once you have it to retain your nonprofit status. How can you use VR and AR as a tool for nonprofit donations?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteers are a lifeline for many nonprofits. million volunteers are currently needed to support nonprofits (VolunteerMatch). The challenge that many nonprofits experience is that volunteers start out excited, but the excitement soon fades, and so does their participation. More than 10.4 Select the Right Tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2022

The only problem? We work with nonprofits to educate donors on the benefits of donating appreciated stock. Stock represents an untapped source of funding that has either been inaccessible or under-utilized by nonprofits. So the opportunity to help nonprofits is very significant.”. Setting up nonprofits for success.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 4, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was important for nonprofit leaders to be good stewards of dollars and resources. More than ever, nonprofits need to find ways to be more efficient and impactful. Nonprofits can spend less while getting more. Here is a nonprofit’s guide to problem-solving. Now it’s essential.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The conversations about the ALS Association’s astounding success with the Ice Bucket Challenge continue. Did you know that the Ice Bucket Challenge has its own Wikipedia article ? Did you know that YouTube views of Ice Bucket Challenge events have surpassed 1 billion … that’s with a “b”?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. I recently interviewed Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Head of Product Impact, who designed the challenged to learn more. Agency for International Development and for an international NGO.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

Rest assured that these challenges are common for sports teams, clubs, and schools. In this guide, we’ll address four common fundraising problems that sports teams face and how to fix them. Fundraising challenges shouldn’t hold you back from the benefits of raising more to support your team. Let’s get started!

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofit leaders’ desire to improve the future, and feeling of present inadequacy, can lead to burnout, anxiety, and depression. Why it Happens: Nonprofits, and funders alike, work separately in silos, tackling challenges, and vying for the same access to resources, independently. […].

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. Those staff are being pushed to lead by challenges and lack of supports. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

The past five years have seen tremendous change in the world — and in the nonprofit sector. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time. Eroding Trust The loss of trust is now a global problem. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

When you hear the words “Nonprofit Board Meeting,” what comes to mind? If you are like most nonprofit leaders, the thought of a Board meeting creates feelings of dread, the blahs, the “let’s get it over withs”, the “I don’t have time for this” mindset, or the “I don’t know why we even bothers”. People-problems are harder to fix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

AI4Good is a somewhat new field that sits at the intersection of big tech companies and the world’s biggest problems. Partnerships with technology companies are driving AI4Good, providing their expertise, toolkits, and resources to work with nonprofits to integrate the use of AI. Data accessibility challenges vary by sector. .

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. So, how do healthcare organizations overcome these data silos?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

And this applies to nonprofits in a big way. That’s why when nonprofits encourage the act of social fundraising, they not only empower supporters to share their love of the cause, but they also leverage their vast personal networks to grow in so many ways. Having a personal experience with your nonprofit. Making a donation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

What problems are you trying to solve? The goal is after reading the scope, the prospective vendor should have a clear idea of your overall objectives, the problems you are trying to address and solve with the redesign, target audiences, which features are most important, and technical and other constraints. Target audiences.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

But managing a campaign’s moving pieces can be challenging. Examples of campaign objectives and goals include: Building awareness of your nonprofit by increasing new website visitors by 20% in six months. Define the problem. The post Launching a successful nonprofit communications campaign appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Zach has Cerebral Palsy , which causes movement and coordination problems, and which keeps him from speaking and walking. Zach’s encounter with accessible ebooks is but one example of how Benetech empowers people who often face difficult challenges and whose needs are neglected. Zach Bryant loves reading non-fiction.

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John Kenyon

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Nonprofits are at a crossroads with artificial intelligence (AI). Nonprofits need to think carefully as they move forward. AI is not just about new tools for nonprofits. This article lights the way for nonprofits who want to use AI in a helpful, safe way. Nonprofits need to talk openly about what AI means for them.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Responsible use also requires people to be in charge of the bots at all times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Nonprofits must similarly align with their internal and external stakeholders around a mission, and storytelling is just as essential to that form of engagement. There are numerous challenges to be overcome when a nonprofit seeks to use digital channels to engage with its stakeholders, including the following: Prevalence of fraud.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2013

There is a long history of nonprofit organizations partnering with the government, usually at the state level, through contracts to help provide for and respond to community needs. Still, changing terms mid-contract does little to help establish trust for a positive nonprofit/government relationship. 13, Fig 7). It takes on many forms.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Around 30% of nonprofits cease to exist within 10 years of their founding.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2022

For many nonprofits, in-person meetings and events are key to carrying out their mission. From maintaining strong donor relations to providing necessary services, both nonprofits and their communities benefit from in-person interactions. However, the pandemic posed a major challenge. Lesson #1: Be resilient and plan ahead.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! Plot/Desire: In any good story, there’s a problem that becomes part of the plot of the story. What is needed to make this better?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. What’s the problem? Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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