Association Analytics

MAY 11, 2021

In an article recently published in ASAE's Associations Now , our senior director of managed services, Emilio Arocho, discusses this topic, explains why these myths hold back progress and shares ways they can be easily overcome. That might sound appealing, but data analysis can help you understand how to prioritize your data cleaning efforts.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. The pandemic will not be the last catastrophic disruption or paradigm-changing event. This exchange of ideas is a powerful partnership for everyone involved. “On

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

How to Use Trial and Error to Find the Right Fundraisers for Your Nonprofit As the world and how we interact with it changes, response to fundraising efforts evolves, too. Our marketing director, Ron, likes to think of the brainstorming process as a matrix: [fundraising type] x [theme]. 6) Be willing to adapt and change your plans.

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Blue Fox

JUNE 18, 2023

There is a direct correlation between sound financial management and the ability of a nonprofit to provide broader and more in-depth services. ​ Our clients are change-makers for good. We forget that our work enables our clients to maximize their impact. This client case study proves it! Water is life.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

Are staffing changes needed? This sounds simple but try it when 20 bigshot volunteers are breathing down your neck because you made them look human. Joey Knecht, CEO and Managing Director, Proteus.co, offered this wisdom. But be concise. You don’t need to over-share or offer superfluous information. What is the timeline?

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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. The mention of conversion rates often makes nonprofit pros cringe, because it sounds technical, like some jargon a marketer would use. 2) Conversion Rates.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

By Bryna Dilman , Director of Marketing at FrontStream , who offers expert tips to nonprofit organizations planning to move their in-person auctions online. . As nonprofits navigate a new fundraising landscape that has completely changed in just a few short months, one tactic that is gaining momentum is hosting an online auction.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You want your letter to sound sincere, not like a form letter. It should not sound like it’s coming from some corporation. So, tell me how my donation will be used to change a life. Sincerely, Elizabeth Davis, Executive Director How do you feel reading this letter? Maybe you don’t know what to write. I doubt it.

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 4, 2021

You open up the agenda, update the new date, and make a few changes. Does this sound familiar? Related read: How to Engage Your Board of Directors in Financial Conversations ] Let’s inspire your board members, keep them engaged and boost their productivity! Your next board meeting is a week from today.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

It can sound big and murky, but digital transformation simply means integrating technology into your organization in a way that enhances your ability to deliver on your mission. They’re flexible enough to pursue multiple paths to impact, which is critical given how quickly the world changes today.

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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.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

A bus driver or cleaning staff might need only a few of these skills, whereas a development director might need all these and many more skills. When assessing the skills of technical staff, such as an IT director or a database administrator, you might be tempted to narrow your focus to only technical skills, which would be a mistake.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You have to trust that the training data are strong enough to lead to an accurate prediction, that the methodology for building the model is sound, and that the output is communicated in a way that you can act on. Technology is always changing, but the guiding principles should stay the same.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides. Nonprofits deal with change frequently. Shifting Needs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

There is a concern, however, as to whether these trainings are effective in reducing biases and changing behavior. Yet, this is what can bring out better results when problem solving and making sound decisions. She is the executive director of the Phoenix Union Foundation for Education. It also takes training.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

An email may be signed by an organization’s president or development director. Authentic creative will look and sound natural and organic, not forced and artificial. It will be focused on issues and actions that make sense given who the organization is, how they effect change, and the relationship they have with the audience.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Organisations across the world are responding to the devastating pandemic by using everything at their disposal to make lasting change in their communities, and Giving Tuesday offers a significant fundraising opportunity for the sector to recruit new supporters and volunteers. The world needs nonprofits now more than ever.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Align Your Mission and Vision Statements It doesn’t matter how many sound strategic principles you put into place: If you can’t clearly explain what your association’s mission is, it’s all going to be for naught. Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change. Click on this image to take the quiz!

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. Q: How does it sound? Does this sound or look like a policy briefing?

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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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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Find the Tools to Maintain Momentum Rapid changes for nonprofits bring pressure from all sides. But that also presented a challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. LinkedIn Pages.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 27, 2022

Then staff and event directors simply submit their credit card charges. For one Greater Giving client, The Woodland Park Zoo , holding a fundraiser in a zoo was both perfectly in-character, and easier to adapt to changing guidelines and restrictions. Ask potential vendors how they would handle a change.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Executive Director. Previously served as deputy director of the U.S. National Community Relations and Development Director & National Spokesperson.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I’m here with our Art Director, Devyn Taylor. And so the idea that changing someone’s skin tone in a design piece, especially for a political candidate, especially for a district that has never had a non-white person elected, is extremely significant whether the campaign wants to admit that or not. Good morning, Devyn.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But, it’s time to face the music for the opportunity to share what, in short, as cliche as it sounds, has changed the trajectory of my career, and life. I’m eager for the day I’ll be ready to carry weight and help create change with this team!” What I Learned from the RiseUp Fellowship.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” Any of that sound familiar? Changing the location can really spark creativity and mix up the energy of the group. Just remember that people are creatures of habit, and if you change the location, you’ll probably need extra reminders for those who don’t pay attention to detail or didn’t see the email or missed the last meeting.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you are a nonprofit executive director or a development professional who’s tasked with writing grant proposals, you’ve probably thought to yourself: there must be a better way. How game-changing would this type of reporting be for you? Does it sound like we know our stuff? By the way, we love our clients !!

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Classes Grant Chart Tips 78

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Gerry served on Benetech’s board of directors for 29 years, always there for advice and tackling the next big opportunity. I was always coming up with new, crazy ideas of social ventures, and Gerry was a great sounding board. He also firmly suggested that I needed to change the name.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

To get perspective on how to handle the changes to Facebook, I consulted with some of the non-profits who use Animoto, asking them how they’re adapting to the new Facebook landscape and how it’ll inform their 2018 social video marketing strategy. These videos get shared about 100 times on average and drive thousands of views.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

Will you help us change that? Your generosity has already changed lives. Many thanks, Carl Davies Executive Director, Combes Cares Use Neon CRM to Reach Lapsed Donors (and Everyone Else!) Sound interesting? All of this was made possible because of the kindness of donors like you. But our work isn’t finished.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Use a real person’s name, typically your Executive Director or the person in charge of acknowledging gifts. Try reading your letter aloud and see if it sounds like you are chatting with your donor. Warmly, Jane Smith Executive Director Example #2 Subject: Here’s how we used your gift! Who is the email from?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sounds great, right? The truth is that people to give to help you change lives and make a difference in the world, so invite them to do THAT this holiday season. . One message, consistently shared throughout fundraising season, will get you way more bang for the buck than changing it up every time you communicate with your tribe.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

You already know that technology can help you and your organization create the change you want to see in the world. Today at the 11NTC , NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, announced the launch of the journal during the morning plenary. While social change might be hard, getting NTEN:Change is easy!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For example, I conceptualized the idea of Failure Fridays after my nonprofit had to make the tough decision to remove both the founder and executive director of the organization. To make it a light-hearted gathering, I used a foghorn or some type of silly noise maker to sound off after each failure was discussed.

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