sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2023

Inspiration has struck and you have an amazing, world-changing idea for a public good group that you would like to make a reality. How does someone test an idea for a nonprofit without committing the time, effort, and money to apply for 501(c)(3) status, find a board, and secure long-term funding? What do you do to get started?

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Be the change. And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. When my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I launched.orgCommunity one of our goals was to connect our colleagues with people and ideas who could expand their horizons and help them grow. What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101?

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. If your organization takes on corporate philanthropy as an engagement practice, you can change real people’s lives. We’ll go over some ideas later! Enhanced community impact.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Types of AI Tools To start, it’s important to know about some of the models already available to the public. The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. And the key to managing people through change is emotional intelligence.” They make the cultural shifts that enable thinking and problem-solving in ways that are compatible with rapid change. And what do people fear most? ” That’s a tall order.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Depending on the circumstances, these levels either promote efficiency with short, clearly defined reporting lines or create a long, perilous climb before ideas reach decision-makers. We all understand that technology has changed business. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Remote work is challenging teams.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“Change is inevitable, growth is an option.” – John C. It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years. Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. All About Change.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Winton also notes that this skill-based, collaborative model is the way millennials prefer to work. The idea that the employer holds all the cards is changing. The success is shared. “If

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. Edward Thorndike’s theories on social intelligence in the 1920s and Abraham Maslow’s idea of the hierarchy of needs in the 1950s are early precursors. If there were holdouts on giving IT a pivotal place in the organization, the pandemic shifted that perspective.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. Although 73% of participants agreed that accelerating trends would require fundamental changes in the roles of associations. Meet the Moment Mission Mission, or your reason for being, doesn’t typically change with fads and trends.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ll want to enlist directors with influence to champion the idea. During a development retreat, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We Our new governing model makes us work smarter,” Andrea observed. “I

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

There are so many big things, scary, unexpected things that changed us as individuals, families, communities, and a collective human race in 2020, that as I was trying to write this blog post, it was hard to know where to start. Turns out that this last thing in particular—reading—didn’t just change me in 2020.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

We have you covered with 18 successful- yet untapped- fall fundraising ideas for 2021 with options for in-person, virtual, or hybrid setups, so that you can respond quickly and easily to COVID no matter what happens. For fall, offer picture options that include themed-subject matter like pumpkins or the changing of the leaves.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

Here’s an illustration of this idea from my experience. Her new responsibilities required gathering ideas from employees in every department. You can have the best governance model, but with the wrong people on the team, you won’t be successful.” They represent preferences that may grow and change with experience.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

We’ll share more after the session and dive into some of the questions we’ll tackle here: Everything’s changing so fast, is everyone already using AI? AI tools are already being used by many organizations to brainstorm ideas, find efficiencies, and explore new ways of working. Copyediting. Template creation.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

At this sea-change moment, we’re working with organizations to set holistic AI strategies and governance as part of their core organizational strategies, not just digital strategy. AI may fundamentally change how we interact with information—even what we think a website looks like may be totally different in a year or two.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A Path to Change. So, how are these institutions addressing the challenges while also leveraging the strengths of the model? Using data from their own assessments and from the field, they are making the case for change to staff and to volunteers. Mapping the Change. Implementing the Change. Sustaining the Change.

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2021

Use Your Gift Types: Identify those donors who may have changed their gift type to you from cash to recurring or even stock gifts. Lean into your most recent (in the last 12 months) custom models to identify those most likely to donate to your organization and even determine an aspirational target gift range and likelihood.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

If you have a site in your head you want to create or a site you admire that you want to model yours after, these platforms may not give you the flexibility you want. With a quality non-profit website, you’ll be able to attract more support, raise more money, and change more lives. You just drag-and-drop.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2014

The Leading Change Summit is just 12 days away. Limited space remains; you can join either for the full Summit or snag an Idea Accelerator-only package for $40 that includes access to the Microsoft evening reception on Friday, September 5 and the full Idea Accelerator on Saturday, Sept. Stay tuned!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Leadership is always about change. We want to spread our counterculture leadership ideas far beyond the people we can reach through our in-person and Zoom-base programs. Because our world needs more people to embrace the ideas in this book and to step up and start leading. Leadership is interactive, risky, and experimental.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. This tiny bit of code makes it possible to retarget your offer, brand, or other online fundraising ideas to people who have previously visited your site.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

It introduced the idea that disruption is more like a wave than a precipice. It gives you some control when the external environment is rapidly changing, and people are looking to you for leadership. CEOs must be role models for their teams. This exchange of ideas is a powerful partnership for everyone involved. “On

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. Nancy emphasized one important idea that we don’t consider often enough. Associations revolve around relationships, but the shape of those connections has changed.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This plan is a living rough draft based on everyone’s ideas. This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models. Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models. What is a smart nonprofit business model? Thanks Alice!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“The Tip” model of fundraising is not a standard or widely recognized term in the field of fundraising. The idea behind “The Tip” model is to enable donors to contribute not only to the specific causes or campaigns they support but also to the sustainability of the crowdfunding platform itself.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

The beauty of peer-to-peer fundraising is that there is an almost endless list of virtual ideas that you can explore and adapt to your unique mission. Need virtual fundraising ideas? Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas. Easy Virtual Peer-to-Peer Ideas. BONUS – See this idea in action! Let’s dive in!

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NTEN

JUNE 23, 2014

The 14th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, and this quarter is all about fundraising. This issue is packed with actionable ideas, inspiring interviews, and tips that your organization can use to get ready for the end of the year, if not sooner! Neff, PwC Digital and Lights. >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These three simple words each pack their own challenge for a sector that often fails to prioritize learning, where knowledge hoarding is pervasive, and where the pace of change can feel extremely slow. Keep building up and out, going narrow or deep, depending on changing priorities and goals. A primary lever of change is grantmaking.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

The sector itself continued to change, but it was a challenge to effectively adapt questions to match those changes. We needed to change up our questions. By assessing our process and by changing our questions as a result, we received more thought-provoking and insightful responses.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2014

As the grand finale to NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit , a number of intrepid 14LCS attendees pitched and developed 24 awe-inspiring projects during the Idea Accelerator. Today, we want to introduce you to "Nonprofit InfoSec" an idea pitched by Spencer Bolles. 14lcs Community idea accelerator Leadership'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. And then everything changed. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. Our marketing team could fit in a MINI Cooper.

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