NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

Child Care — Can your volunteers bring their children during volunteer shifts? Consider offering some flexibility and child-care options that allow volunteers to have their children supervised while they work. Language — Is English the primary language of all your volunteer programs? Send personalized communications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., However, proponents of the disability justice movement posit that disability is not a bad word, and efforts have been made to embrace Identity-First Language (IFL) and to reclaim the word disability itself.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants. As you develop language for different funding priorities, organize it into folders by topic to make it easy to pull for additional grant applications. In addition, make sure your grant team has easy, centralized access to basic marketing and branding language for your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whether you have a #GivingTuesday strategy in the works or you’re starting fresh, check out some #GivingTuesday insights gleaned from The Fiver’s Children Foundation. About The Fiver Children’s Foundation. Fiver’s goal is to empower children to make positive life choices, to become engaged citizens, and to succeed in school and beyond.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I wouldn’t be surprised if TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2023 ends up being ChatGPT. If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Prioritizing a more dignified experience in food service means that every person can both access food, and access the right food to meet their nutritional, medical, religious, or cultural needs. At our first in-person design sprint*, the group challenged each other to bust orthodoxies that hold us back from reducing hunger.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

You is one of the five most powerful words in the English language. You can deploy you to make a deeper, more personal connection with your supporters. Using you effectively might mean breaking some of your die-hard writing habits, like never writing in the second person. This powerful word is all about personalization.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

and she also happens to be a lovely person with whom to work! How attitude and body language will affect your success. Amy lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children, and three dogs. Claire has contributed useful content to Third Sector Today, Fundraising Success Magazine , The Chronicle of Philanthropy , and others….and

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M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That speaker may be a specific person. In many cases, the “speaker” is not a person, but the organization itself. It will use language, visuals, and other creative elements that are appropriate to the speaker in tone and content. A parent can speak powerfully—which is to say, authentically—about issues affecting children.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

Having the right message means that your emails, social media posts, and in-person requests must have some thought behind them. Help us reach our goal Provide a homeless person with a hot meal and a warm bed tonight Fund our budget Find more examples of good and bad Asks here. Your message must be strategic to be effective.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Second, segment your year-end giving emails to personalize each message you’ll be crafting. Donor-centric language. For example, you’d write something like: “Did you know that 1 in 6 children under 5 live in poverty? First, we recommend employing a donor-focused communications strategy for your end-of-year fundraising campaign.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Personalize the impact to make it more tangible and heartfelt. Avoid vague requests; instead, use language that assures donors of the direct effect their donation will have. Avoid vague requests; instead, use language that assures donors of the direct effect their donation will have. Use this space wisely.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. Volunteers share their campaign pages with friends, family, and the rest of their personal networks.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Bonus Personalize: Adding guest names or brief messages adds a warm touch. Use captivating language on your gala invitation to evoke curiosity. Dress Code : Clearly state the expected attire to avoid confusion. Call to Action with Contact Information : Provide ways for guests to reach you for reservations, questions, or clarifications.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 27, 2021

Whether it’s sponsoring children, saving animals, or underwriting a golf outing or gala, we are always working for sponsor support. Similarly, you might have been asked why the receipt didn’t contain charitable tax receipt language. Sponsorship is a fuzzy word. Our sector loves the word sponsorship. The post Sponsorship v.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This is your opportunity to draw donors in with your story and get them personally invested in your cause. A strong fundraising appeal also puts you in a great position to recruit peer-to-peer fundraisers, giving your audience personal motivation and investment in your cause. invested in your campaign. Cast A Vision.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. They can either collect regular donations or pledges from family and friends based on the number of pages or books they read on their personal fundraising pages at the conclusion of the read-a-thon.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

These guidelines can apply to all sectors of the nonprofit landscape: Use “person-first” language. Describe a person by their human qualities and contributions, not the challenges they face. Painting a picture of equity and inclusion may be difficult to achieve if reality and aspiration do not align.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A mere nine percent of children from America’s most low-income families graduate – this is compared to 77 percent from the wealthiest families. Real world applications are especially useful, with DreamWakers hosting videos such as “Language Arts in the Real World” and “Art in the Real World.”

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It operates in many languages via access through the low-band internet. . The Children’s Society in the UK launched an AI-powered chatbot, which supports the underserved children in the Wales and England region. Personalizing and creating actionable insights. Raising funds for orphanages. Sustainability.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them. They also uncovered how “It’s not about how we talk to them.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Think about having a conversation with a person who has made a donation in the past and might make another donation. Be brief, personal, and pack an emotional punch.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

To provide some background, Invest in Kids is a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of young children and families across the state through a wide spectrum of services including prenatal care, social-emotional learning, and in-home family therapy. Best Practice #2: Easy Registration.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ask: Send a personalized request for support that acknowledges the donor’s past gifts and shares the impact their donation will make. But remember: You’re a person talking to other people. So engage your donors by speaking like a person. Ditch the industry jargon and formal language when writing or speaking with your supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

You’re probably asking for an amount that’s a stretch for you and it’s going to bring up all kinds of personal issues for you, especially if you have a negative mindset around money or wealthy people. An in-person meeting will be more productive in terms of building a relationship. Remember that they’re a person, just like you.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 3, 2021

Also, they don’t consider the other useful aspects of a will, such as: Determining who will look after children, pets, parents or other dependents. Carrying out wishes about how the person wants to be buried. Give people suggested language they can share with their attorney.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2014

I just returned last week from vacation with my husband and children at the Jersey Shore where I grew up. Over the past year, I’ve been trying to incorporate thriving into my life – most recently with integrating “ walking ” into work and embracing the personal analytics movement to pay attention to health.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This is a good indicator that campaigns run on other marketing channels, like social media and personal phone calls, influenced the broader awareness of GivingTuesday campaigns. What you can learn : It will be impossible to anticipate the personal reasons that someone may give to your nonprofit. Where Do Donors Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. Our connection to Kenya remains strong; we are also the guardians for one of the children from that orphanage, @sammyikua , who now studies in Maine.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. If you provide opportunities for children, show children getting opportunities they might not otherwise have. A person who received services telling how the organization helped them overcome a challenge is even better.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Inclusion – Change management gives your organization a framework with the language and instructions needed to ensure all stakeholders have a chance to voice their viewpoints. Instead, it’s more important that this person is someone who: Is influential within your organization. Where to Start: First Steps of Change Management.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, you may assign another person to call new donors to thank them and increase your new donor retention. Each person then comes up with actionable next steps to help get closer to that goal by the next time the group meets. This statement should use precise language but non-finite verbs. Online fundraising.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2020

But here are some of my reflections from this year in museum work: Camp Life: I came to camping late and through my children. I’ve had plenty of personal work problems, as anyone would. By not saying what we meant or using language to mask our intentions, we’d decreased our ability to do good. But those were localized.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop. But the more I learned, the more I wondered where the real threat is, and why children's museums have been so resistant to change. in her book, Civilizing the Museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

This is twice the rate of Caucasians and even within the tweeting Latino community there is a breadth of diversity in terms of race, socioeconomic background, immigration status and English-language capabilities. Our ACA story headlined Las Blogueras (hashtag #lasblogueras), a largely Spanish-language Twitter newsletter with 15,000 readers.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, it’s likely that you’ve had to make some tough decisions with regard to your nonprofit’s in-person fundraising events. Others have started incorporating hybrid events in their calendar where there are both digital and in-person elements to the event in order to keep everyone engaged. .

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