sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit teams would then be caught off guard, unaware of either newly implemented accounting systems, new chart of accounts, or changes in processes and management roles. Create Clear Channels of Communication Effective communication is the foundation of any successful relationship.

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Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 101

Candid

MAY 12, 2021

This gap is notable because IRS 990 filings are a substantial source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the U.S. At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., A status update on filings.

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Grant Data Files Method 135

Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

Setting the Foundation: Mission and Goals Mission: Start by clearly defining your mission statement. ” Charting the Course: Tactics and Strategies Tactics Identify engaging fundraising tactics aligned with your mission and goals. Remember, a successful fundraising plan is a dynamic document. But where do you begin?

Charity 40

Charity Fundraising Literacy Photography 40

Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2014

PhilanTrack for Foundations is now available on TechSoup. Grant-making foundations can get a year of access for an unlimited number of users at a discount of 25 percent. PhilanTrack for Foundations is an online grants management system that helps foundations manage all grant-related information in a centralized online location.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By putting the right documentation and data governance in place from the beginning, fusionSpan can help you ensure your system has the flexibility to grow without becoming too complex, and continue delivering on your desired business outcomes and member experience.

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Service Management System Tech 52

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Essentially, this term refers to the process of pulling your documented financial data and communicating it to stakeholders. Knowing where your nonprofit currently stands financially can help you prepare for future growth, set overarching goals, and chart a course for upcoming multi-year initiatives. Strategic planning.

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Report Guide Files Montana 52

Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Keep Commonly Asked-For Documents Organized. In addition to specific grant questions, many applications will ask for other documents related to your nonprofit. Organizational chart. Most recent Form 990.

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Proposal Grant Effective Language 83

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2019

posted by Susan Nusall Director of Volunteers at Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education/Arizona Bar Foundation. We had to take off our rose-colored glasses and see that it’s all about each and every one of our staff, how they work with and value the volunteers, and how we document our effort and the volunteer’s value.

Service 67

Service Arizona Phoenix Foundation 67

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. The Denver Foundation’s 2021 Strategic Framework The Denver Foundation is a community nonprofit foundation committed to strengthening the Metro Denver area.

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Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

The framework also works well as a benchmarking tool so a group of similar organizations working together as a movement can learn from one another. This makes easier to embrace a key principle of movement building “sharing and documenting practices” that Rachel Weidinger shared during her session at NTC last week.

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Measure Learning Metrics Social Media 103

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Monday.com Platform overview: Monday.com enables workflows based on your organization’s needs, including views like Gantt charts, Kanban, and more. Top feature: Slack’s foundational feature is channels. You can centralize your team’s documents, images, videos, and other resources into one accessible location.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 90

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Diversify fundraising channel s: The report documents shifts in donor behavior and preferences. It’s important to answer these questions for yourself and chart your course of action accordingly. If applicable, private foundations are being continually solicited and cultivated. Do you have an approach suited to older donors ?

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Working with documents is very nearly the last frontier in which computers are still superior to mobile devices. It is free for a version that just views documents.

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Phone NSF PowerPoint Mobile 67

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

EveryAction is built to scale and is now trusted by some of the nation's largest nonprofits - from the United Nations Foundation, to Planned Parenthood, Comic Relief, the Audubon Society and Greenpeace. The Audubon Society's Porter Mason said that EveryAction's network effect "increased conversion rates by a magnitude of 5x to 20x". #2.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Offline Gartner Nonprofit 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Six month agos, I was introduced to Luma Institute’s work as a participant in a Foundation convening to get ideas for their digital strategy development. I not only learned a huge amount, but I was able to systematically apply and iterate with the techniques over the last year. Making: Methods for Envisioning Future Possibilities.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Data and analytics also matter because they are often requested from funding sources such as foundations and grant providers. What type of data matters for organizations is sometimes defined by what is requested by foundations or grant applications.

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Analytics Data Analysis Chart 65

Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

talking directly with the stakeholders who’ll help push your efforts forward can lay a strong foundation for your campaign and show them that you truly value their input. Breaking your prospecting goals down into a gift range chart is an effective way to keep your efforts focused from the very beginning of the quiet phase.

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Audience Campaign Phase Virtual 83

Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

CiviCRM even has some basic HR management tools to help nonprofits keep track of their volunteers, new jobs, and related documents. The software itself has been in development since 2010, but the OpenProject Foundation that supports it was established in 2012. Human Resources Management (HRM).

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Open Source Open Program Images 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

This can be done with a flip chart and markers or there might be one graphic facilitator dedicated to this task. Documenter: Using a digital camera, the documenter should capture photos of the process – the set up, the activity, and the products from the activity. Defining Roles.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Creating the perfect fundraising strategy takes a lot of time and effort, so your best bet to grow and raise more each year is to first lay out a solid fundraising foundation. By using a CRM’s fundraising reporting tools, you can compile effective reports that help you understand and document your research into your donor base.

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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Your campaign’s objectives create a foundation that sustains the campaign’s energy, shows others what it’s all about, and motivates donors to give. You’ll also develop guiding documents and resources like your case for support and preliminary gift range chart.

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Campaign Phase Gift Studies 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

project leaders and team members with the tools they need, from Gantt charts to web conferencing, to coordinate the various pieces of the puzzle. It integrates across Google Apps , a nice bonus for users who are already using Google Mail, Documents. The software allows for document sharing, project workflows, and Gantt.

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Project Tools Management Online 50

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

Just as your organization’s story — its mission, community, history, constituents, partners, everything that makes it unique — should guide your organization’s engagement strategies , your underlying tech foundations should be guided by a similar roadmap, as well. This entire planning process can take months, so don’t rush!

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Tech Develop Strategy Guide 42

Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

But a nonprofit business plan is necessary to attract major donors, foundations, Board members, and other potential partners. Because this section of your nonprofit business plan is a summary of the facts contained throughout the whole document, it is often written last. Management and Organizational Charts.

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Business Nonprofit Summary Homeless 124

Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Microsoft's Office Web Apps let your staff and volunteers create, edit, and share documents online.

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Generation PowerPoint Laptop Skype 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. Many organizations want to use social media media measurement to help pave the way for organizational adoption and document the value of social media to reach stated objectives.

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Measure Social Media Media Social 98

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

As most hospital foundations might know, getting the first donation from a patient is often the easy part 1. The hospital foundation now enters into the donor’s headspace and portfolio of causes that are vying for attention. . Welcome Letter: The purpose of this document is to correct the transactional nature of the first gift.

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Gift Donor Foundation Rate 22

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Our neighbors at the Electronic Frontier Foundation released the Secure Messaging Scorecard , which scores popular messaging apps on privacy and security. Earlier this month, Microsoft made creating and editing documents on Office Mobile for Android and iOS free. " EFF Rates Messaging Apps. Free Editing for Office Mobile Apps.

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Mobile News China Colorado 44

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Our neighbors at the Electronic Frontier Foundation released the Secure Messaging Scorecard , which scores popular messaging apps on privacy and security. Earlier this month, Microsoft made creating and editing documents on Office Mobile for Android and iOS free. " EFF Rates Messaging Apps. Free Editing for Office Mobile Apps.

Mobile 41

Mobile News China Colorado 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. Use A Wiki For Electronic Handouts, Electronic Flip Chart, and Leave Behind. Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Social Media Share Media Instruction 93

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Either way, there was agreement that all these approaches were just talk unless there was some way to document what each party committed to doing in order to build in accountability. But don’t shy away from the important questions that create the foundation for measurable results. What is the shared activity they will do?

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Collaboration Test Roles Goal 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. Network maps are "talking documents" or prompts for reflection and strategizing. View more Microsoft Word documents from David Armano. The tools.

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Analysis Social Network America Network 95

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

What’s the foundation of CDSI? Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. CDSI Game – Tools.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data. In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

Tools 73

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

A grant proposal is a structured document that outlines the need for funding, your nonprofit’s objectives, the proposed project’s scope, and the budget you need to accomplish your project. Funders may request financial statements or annual reports, as well as other documentation on your nonprofit to be submitted with your proposal.

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Proposal Grant Template Guide 52

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Honda: Online tools like DabbleDB or Google Spreadsheets also allow sharing data and even building simple charts or applications with them. Ensure you have good documentation. So what can you do?

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Data API Mashup Contest 82

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data. In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59