sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

They parse the grant documentation to understand if their organization is a good fit, they gather information from throughout the organization, and they mold it into an engaging story about the important work the organization is doing. And it also helps your grants managers from having to answer the same question over and over.

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Application Grant Help Blackbaud 87

Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. Now is the time to ask incisive questions about access and accountability of any organization seeking your data or investment. Is social sector data a type of public good?

Data 116

Data San Antonio Social Philanthropy 116

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. You may not want to change how you currently manage donors, which means you’d like to invest as little as possible in a different solution or approach to donor management.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 84

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Once a year, the global nonprofit community comes together to collaborate, share best practices, and connect at Dreamforce. A long time Salesforce customer, they made the switch from a legacy system and used Salesforce to build the Justice Data Solution. This year, the focus is on building unique experiences to drive mission impact.

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Experiment Impact Australia Nonprofit 111

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. Today, work expectations are higher, there’s more to manage, and you simply must be more organized to grow a small nonprofit. Are you working 60 to 80 hours a week but only getting 40 hours worth of tasks done?

Product 124

Product Organization Doc Calendar 124

Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

Your development and fundraising team typically owns campaign creation, supporter management, and reporting. Database owners on your team ensure donations sync up with your customer relationship management (CRM) system, such as Salesforce. . There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising.

Fundraising 95

Fundraising Metrics Database Nonprofit 95

Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

Let’s be honest: Learning your way around a piece of software takes a lot of time. When that piece of software has a ton of features—like donor management tools, fundraising features, events capabilities, membership management, email and website builders, and on and on—there’s even more to learn. It can feel daunting.

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Resource Learning Fun Product 85

Nimble AMS

MAY 26, 2021

My Nimble AMS colleague recently wrote an article on this blog about what it’s like for associations to work with the Nimble AMS team. As a member of the product team at Nimble AMS, it got me thinking about what our team does to work with customers after the implementation of the product. It’s a good read. Get it now.

Experiment 78

Experiment Script Product Associations 78

Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

When you start planning your fundraising events, you want to make registration and management as easy as possible for both you and your donors. With the right event management software for nonprofits, you can run your fundraising events more efficiently, helping you raise more money for your cause.

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Software Tools Management Registration 52

Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Keep reading to be inspired and learn a little more about the women shaping Qgiv! Sandra: One of the things I’m most proud of is helping develop Qgiv’s original peer-to-peer fundraising system. Sandra: One of the things I’m most proud of is helping develop Qgiv’s original peer-to-peer fundraising system.

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Celebrate Tech Interview Leadership 98

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What is your favorite thing about Nimble AMS? My favorite thing about Nimble AMS is that we allow our clients to really transform it according to their own vision and brand. Fun fact about Andrew. What is your favorite thing about Nimble AMS? Fun fact about Dave. What is your favorite thing about Nimble AMS?

Celebrate 135

Celebrate Fun Associations Product 135

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

They also enable your nonprofit to manage donor information and track fundraising progress using reporting tools. The best part about Bloomerang’s fundraising platform is that it drives proven long-term results for organizations. Let’s get started! Users retain 10% more than the industry average of donors.

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Platform Giving Fundraising Software 81

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Do you lie awake at night and wonder how everything is going to get done, or why a new project was just dumped on your plate? Drop everything. Come to this NTC session and talk about issues like: Are technology decisions tied to your mission and strategic plan? Do they understand the systems you’re using?

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Problem Technology NTC System 100

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

As such, you must do everything within your power to make philanthropy flow. The pioneering, pull-no-punches Simone Joyaux , who passed away too soon on Sunday May 2, 2021, understood this well before people were talking about it. Or you can be a generalist, responsible for everything. You’re part of the problem. Why is that?

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Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 122

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A well-run and well-attended fundraiser could be a game changer for your nonprofit. But the “well-attended” part of that equation is easier said than done. Even worse: There’s no one right answer, no “one weird trick to sell fundraiser tickets” that stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Tips 52

Tips Fundraising Local Channel 52

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

A friend of mine once gave me a card that pictured a crisis center, on fire and afloat on a river, about to fall over a cliff. It is tough to transition from daily demands to thinking about five years down the road or the organization’s long term future. Applying the knowledge learned. Collecting the data. Analyzing the data.

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Collaboration Nonprofit Profit Phoenix 65

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Touchpoint Leadership is founded on the belief that relationships are the primary unit of value in organizations and that for enterprises to be healthy, effective and immensely rewarding leaders need to put relationships at the heart of everything they do.

Leadership 45

Leadership Collaboration Create Pennsylvania 45

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

As you consider moving to new association management software (AMS), you likely think about what types of product functionality and best practices are built into the system. But equally important is your software vendor’s approach to implementing the system. Putting efficiency first. Using Salesforce Trailhead.

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Software Phase System Beginner 75

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2021

When you think about nature, what comes to mind? The project includes 253,000 acres that are managed by The Nature Conservancy — not as a preserve, but as working forestland that supports jobs, recreation, and climate mitigation by maintaining and restoring healthy habitats. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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Kentucky Job Support Tennessee 116

Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2019

The benefits of having your member management software built on Salesforce. Nimble AMS helps you manage every aspect of your association while leveraging the power of the #1 CRM platform, Salesforce. Salesforce is the #1 enterprise-level customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Fortune 500-class CRM for associations.

Associations 60

Associations Classes Platform Empowerment 60

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You may feel like you are doing everything yourself, but at some point you will be collaborating with others on documents, and you will need Docs and Sheets. You can collaborate with your Board and other team members using Google Docs and Google Sheets and then store the final product in Drive. Some cost a little.

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Tools Nonprofit Doc Google 105

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Where do you even start to find out more about it? This virtual learning event will be an excellent place to begin. About the experts: Duke Kim. Nonprofit Partnerships Manager @ The Giving Block. Michael Sullivan manages The Giving Block’s partnerships with nonprofit technology and ser-vice providers.

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Tanzania Cameroon Fundraising NGO 52

Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

This is the final post in our series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we look at determining the value of creating a collaboration community. The second part explores challenges in facilitating collaboration. Don't expect to get everything right upon first launch. Be wary of big, complex visions.

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Collaboration Tools Ning Sharepoint 44

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We power the purpose of our customers by putting their impact at the center of everything we do. The Salesforce.org Hub in the Trailblazer Community , an online community for customers, certified partners, and employees to learn, connect, and share. About the Authors. Salesforce.org Drives Community Impact Through its Products.

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Report Impact Community Evaluation 65

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Donor retention is about a donor coming back to you. Donor retention is about a donor coming back to you. Q: Tell us a bit more about Bloomerang. B: Bloomerang is a donor database, a nonprofit CRM, or a donor management software. What does the name Bloomerang conjure in your mind? Cable network?

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Retention Database Relationship Case Study 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

The learning in public (slides and resources here ). These are here: Bridge Building or Trust Busting: A Warts-and-All Reflection on “Learning in Public”? Learning in Public Challenges and Actions. Learning in Public Challenges and Actions. Learning in Public: To What End? The Outcome of Our Outcomes.

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Strategy Public Evaluation Foundation 98

CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Like many of you, I sure am looking forward to some cooler weather and everything pumpkin flavored that Trader Joe’s has to offer. I am also looking forward to fall festivals and the bounty of creative and exciting ways to raise funds while having fun! It is important to consider questions like these.

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Ideas Fundraising Contest Fun 62

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Many nonprofits also don’t have a system of steps they can use to get to the point of regularly submitting grants. This leaves them again without a system to scale their grantseeking efforts. If your nonprofit doesn’t have a diversified funding strategy, you leave yourself vulnerable when a major source of funding dries up. .

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Grant Guide Proposal Nonprofit 79

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Many nonprofits also don’t have a system of steps they can use to get to the point of regularly submitting grants. This leaves them again without a system to scale their grantseeking efforts. If your nonprofit doesn’t have a diversified funding strategy, you leave yourself vulnerable when a major source of funding dries up. .

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Grant Guide Proposal Nonprofit 78

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Can you do it? But… that either requires a good memory or a lot of guesswork. Engage your Board.

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Fundraising Activities Active Activism 134

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web. Perform a little bit of GNU/Linux system administration. Perform a little bit of GNU/Linux system administration. Want to help assemble evidence used to convict dictors of war crimes?

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Analysis Statistics Chart Language 150

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? billion in 2022.

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Gift Raise Guide Relationship 97

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

When done correctly, these assessments both provide data about your members and help those members reach greater heights in their continuing education efforts. Assessments are closely tied to learning objectives, or what you want members to have learned by the time they complete the course. Let’s dive in. .

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Each year they bring together diverse, passionate people for a sleep-away camp for adults where they learn together through active, creative workshops and activities. They were even somewhat scientific about it by creating a scale. It was great to watch her in action facilitating the creative, interactive, and fun program.

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Causes Change Museum Social 50

Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

In today’s world, there are plenty of tech options, processes, and formulas to implement and manage data. Tech & Infrastructure Ask all of your departments about the platforms and processes they currently use to collect data and whether or not the current infrastructure is set up to meet their needs.

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Associations Data Strategy Build 317

NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2017

W ith the right donor management tool to fit your organization’s needs, you have a better shot at communicating in the right way and building better relationships, so donors don’t leave your nonprofit behind and instead stick around to continue donating and engaging with your organization. Not enough to shock you? Let’s add to the mix.

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Database Donor Nonprofit Contact 52

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Like many years in the past, 2017 continued to bring significant change to the way foundations approach their grantmaking, collaborate with each other, collaborate with their grant partners, collaborate with the public and private sectors and how they are utilizing technology and data to drive their strategy forward.

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Foundation Trend Collaboration Grant 37