Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

As donor behavior continues to change, nonprofits of all sizes must increasingly rely on the generosity of many instead of the consistent support from a few. Essential tools and tips for aspiring Executive Directors As an Executive Director, you’ll need several resources for effective fundraising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2022

Give your desk a wipe-down, remove any clutter, change up your décor, or add a new plant. Lora Cowan , assistant director, advancement services at Tennessee Technological University. What if you can’t change up your physical workspace? Rosalinda Miguel , assistant to the director at Posse Foundation. Foster Mindfulness.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

But what if we could move beyond that and use the power of connected data clouds to directly change lives? We use Salesforce tools to create a digital environment which engages at-risk youth, and has proven to be highly impactful in changing negative trajectories and positively impacting wellbeing. Here’s how we’re doing it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

By Josh Kashorek , Director of Marketing at Journity , and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. At the end of the day though, making small changes to your forms or calls-to-action can drive big gains. That said, engagement is critical to driving responses.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. I''m open to any questions you want to share in the comments. We''re working on a theory of change. I know that all of these are healthy, creative tensions that come with change and growth. We have to change it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

It is a movement driven by social change values — less consumption, less waste, and sustainability. One of the keynote plenary speakers, Janelle Orsi, executive director of the Sustainable Economies Law Center, said that the share economy could perpetuate income inequality. Please add it in the comments.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Joleen Ong joins us as the Marketing and Publications Director (or, rather, "joined" two weeks ago already!). I know that she will do great things with NTEN''s research, marketing, and publications like the NTEN: Change journal as she brings her passion for technology and communication to our work.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

.” – 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer A couple of weeks ago, I facilitated a discussion through UST Education about trust and associations with Melanie Gottlieb, CEO of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and Tara Puckey, Executive Director of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

changing the 4 th -6 th grade reading level for a higher one. I cringe when I hear about nonprofit Executive Directors or CEOs who invite the board in to weigh in on a fundraising decision they have no business making. . A few months ago, I referred the Executive Director of a nonprofit to a consultant.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Just because you, your executive director, or any “insider” feel a certain way about what’s most important about your mission, does not mean your constituents feel the same way. The executive director wants two department heads, each reporting to her; she won’t delegate responsibility. Let us know in the comments.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 21, 2007

However, take one little step outside of our warm and fuzzy community into the larger technology community, and things change. The exceptions to this in my experience have been very, very few and far between. Unfortunately, the open source community seems to find ways to ridicule, degrade and and belittle women quite often.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I'm open to any questions you want to raise in the comments. We had to reverse the trend, and I made drastic, immediate cuts and changes to cut expenses. Not acknowledging enough the stress that comes with disruptive change.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Flickr: diskychick There's been a flurry of activity lately in the NTEN community and it's easy to see that change is in the air! Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Share your links in the comments! Have more news to share? Anything we missed?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The vast majority of volunteer Executive Directors cannot go on indefinitely without taking a salary. By growing your fundraising program in support of a strategic plan that calls for paid employees, your organization can make a bigger impact on the community and change more lives. Comment below and let us know!

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

First, I introduce a staff member who speaks for 20 minutes about their work, how it has changed since the pandemic, and what they are learning. The last 15 minutes of the meeting are set aside for me to interact with the volunteers and update them on operational changes or news from other parts of the Smithsonian.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Several of groups serves as testers of the various ideas in my forthcoming book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , with co-author KD Paine. While it was a little like changing a flat tire on a moving car to test frameworks while writing the book, it was a rich learning experience. That way, my brand page content gets into newsfeeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

The worry about a steep learning curve is more of a mindset change, from letting go of doing the work from zero to 100% and shifting to focusing on the 80-100%. No matter the organization’s size, it’s critical to have leadership at the executive director level deeply invested.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

To find those creative solutions, it’s important for nonprofit advocates, communicators, and program directors to challenge barriers, habits, and assumptions that separate us from other offices, “competing” peer organizations, and disciplines. Leave a comment telling us about a multi-disciplinary leader who inspires you.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They can change the mental calculus for the best donors and transform them from high-quality, high-motivation donors to non or lower giving donors. It contained a handwritten note from the Executive Director asking if we could set a time to talk. Let us know in the comments below. Have you sent holiday gifts to donors?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

These types of changes can help you nail down an excellent fundraising strategy moving forward. Maybe you have a new development director on staff with ideas and expertise you didn’t have last year. Please share in the comments below. Did you mail out an appeal at a different time?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2016

Five years ago, I left the consulting world to take the helm at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) at a time of crisis and change. The theory of change has been invaluable as a "playbook" that we use to guide programming decisions, evaluation protocols, and marketing messages about our impact. That has changed.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 17, 2022

As our product enters a new decade of development, one thing that will never change is our team’s passion for helping our customers, associations and nonprofits, better serve their members and constituents and move their mission forward. It’s not New Year, New Us for Nimble AMS. I guess, you could say, it’s New Year, Same Innovative Us. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. Be familiar with the organization’s case for support, annual reports, theory of change, and other collateral materials.

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M+R

JUNE 24, 2021

And it’s one of many changes being rolled out in the name of privacy that dramatically change how nonprofit marketers do their work. Drop a line in the comments if you’re experimenting with your creative to prepare for a cookie-less future. Gwen is the Creative Director here at M+R.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Title: Social Media for Social Good: How Digital Charity is Changing our World. Join us as we talk about the latest social good initiatives underway at Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube while also seeing how non-profit organizers are using these tools to change the world. Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Consider creating new forums each week with a question or prompt for members to respond to, asking for comments or questions about your regular meetings, or gathering feedback and opinions. Even if you develop engagement opportunities based entirely on your members’ needs and preferences, it’s likely that those things will change over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

She and the others on staff are no longer afraid of negative comments or posts. " The opposite of hate is indifference, if someone bothers to post a negative comment it means they care." Negative comments are an opportunity to educate and improve what they are doing. "It It is about being polite and honest.".

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Communication is the most important tool a project manager and their team has to help clients achieve their goals, especially in the ever-changing landscape of the current workplace. and/or tagging them in comments in your project management tool or shared document. That might include CC’ing them on project status emails.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

Meanwhile, digital technology has changed the game. We’re far more connected to stories and information than we have ever been, yet the noise and ubiquity of the digital world makes it harder to surface and share personal stories of change and impact. By Jay Geneske, 2014. Storytelling'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Stacey Monk, founder of Epic Change There’s an ever-burgeoning number of forums, chats, conferences, meetups destination websites, competitions, you-name-it, for dogooders. And as long as changing the world is relegated to a sector, it will never happen. Doing good isn’t our job, it’s everyone’s. Generic license ).

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

By Ryan Davis, Director of Social Media Strategy, Blue State Digital. For the social web to come alive and really spark change, users need to be given other actions to take beyond standard sharing. In the end, the site cataloged and accepted YouTube videos, plus allowed users to share and comment. It Gets Better.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Librarians and museum directors, park managers and theater producers all want to know: how do you deal with insiders who resist change? Other times, insiders' fears are not about inclusion but about institutional change. But that doesn't mean they are eager to assume the pain and uncertainty that comes with change.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Time is almost up to make a final donation to XYZ organization for 20201 and change their lives.”. Look, offering people a way to change lives makes them feel amazing, especially during the holiday season. For donors who want their money to be used in ways that change lives, a gift to your organization is the right year-end move.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 19, 2013

On behalf of the Benetech team, including our Board of Directors, I’m delighted to welcome you to our new website and formally introduce our newest program area: Benetech Labs ! At Benetech, our goal is to create positive social change through technology. Please feel free to share any thoughts or comments with us.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

NTEN’s mission to support those working to change the world but ensuring they can do so with strategic and racially equitable technology use has never been more relevant than the last couple of years. Below, we’ve included comments from Jude, Leon, Rubin, and Yesenia. We’re thrilled they’ve joined the board!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. So, imagine how I must have felt two years ago when I became the Executive Director of the Social Sector Accelerator.

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