Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience. But it’s their first day on the job.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. This is where collaboration is especially crucial.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 2, 2024

Mastering Your First Committee Meeting for a Successful Fundraising Event with Greater Giving Organizing a fundraising event can be a thrilling endeavor, but success hinges on effective planning and collaboration. Steering clear of common mistakes can ensure a smooth planning process and a more successful event.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2024

Unmasking the myths Myth 1: “Too much process and structure make us feel too much like a business.” Let’s focus on the benefits of being structured and efficient in our work. Board members need to understand their roles better to work together just right—neither too much nor too little.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Participants can benefit from leadership development, knowledge sharing, network building, collaborations or partnerships, and/or compensation. . In this kind of grantmaking, we often see people who are historically excluded from philanthropic decisions joining the process. Who Else Is Doing Participatory Grantmaking?

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Could your association benefit from replacing its strategic plan with some other type of planning process? Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Meet frequently with members, prospects, partners, and potential collaborators.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

But for innovation to thrive, you must embrace a culture where the entire nonprofit is committed to enhancing processes or strategies by transforming ideas into actionable improvements. Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives. Embracing innovation can transform your nonprofit.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. The nature of capital campaign committee structures. Every meeting hosted as part of your capital campaign will look different depending on where you are at in the process, which specific committee is meeting, and what they’re aiming to accomplish.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Define roles for each participant. Give everybody a turn.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Through meticulous and collaborative planning, they anticipate potential roadblocks and devise strategies to overcome them. This role fosters collaboration and open communication within the team so that the group achieves project alignment and coordination of all members.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Sales Operations Process. Maintenance of Communication and Collaboration Channels. Process and Performance. Technology.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a nonprofit technology consultant, I spend a lot of time talking with people about their systems, staffing, and business processes. Their processes are streamlined, and the team has clear roles and responsibilities. The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. More efficient and effective business processes.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. We define success, we decide what to measure, we collect the information, we own the data, and we don’t share the learning from the process.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising. We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. Development and Fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. They also help to clarify where a role fits into the collective organization. What is the Purpose of the Role? What is the Purpose of the Role?

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Think of automation as a tool to help your team focus on the uniquely human skills of creativity, relationship building, and critical thinking that only they can bring to their fundraising roles. Automation can help your staff feel more satisfied in their roles and more motivated to support your mission.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Tax compliance can be an intimidating topic, so in this article, we’ll be re-framing the process. This process is called Automatic Revocation, and it only goes into effect when an organization fails to file its 990 returns for three consecutive years. The filing process starts with gathering financial information. and others.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 4, 2014

While this sounds fundamental, clearly defined roles on a board is all too often overlooked. Make sure the atmosphere allows for collaboration, friendly banter, and an overtly high level of participation from all parties. Decision-making process. Structures and information.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Get all of your nonprofit’s stakeholders involved in this process. Start by outlining your organizational structures. If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last. Don’t stop there!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

The stark impossibility of maintaining the status quo, and the limitations of clunky manual processes were harshly brought to light. To optimize donor experience, nonprofits must challenge clunky manual processes that can be replaced with integrated payments and platforms and donor-centric, cross-functional collaboration.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. This plays a crucial role in setting the direction and strategy of an organization, and can help to ensure that the organization is serving the needs of the community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent).

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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Unfortunately many organizations still struggle with rigid top down management structures and teams that squash innovation and collaboration. If you are in a big leadership role at a nonprofit, chances are you are living in a process driven atmosphere. Trust Your Staff.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

So, if a leadership role interests you, look no further than the approach you bring to the position. Development professionals employ six practices to be successful in their role. While the demands of each activity may vary, the advancement is a step-by-step process. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

In a recent webinar, Blackbaud’s VP of Global Social Responsibility Rachel Hutchisson talked with Chantal Forster, the executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), about how the role of technology in today’s charitable organizations no longer hides behind a door marked “IT.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 21, 2022

The organizational structure of small nonprofits also produces unique challenges. Basic SHRM training for CEOs and executive directors should become standard and be viewed as an ongoing learning process that is key to the organizational health and success. One such innovative tool is a SHRM-focused co-op of small nonprofits.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We know that technology can play an essential role in reimagining a new system that benefits families and communities alike. A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. But technology alone isn’t the answer.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Data & Discovery Candidates should be able to speak to the process for donor research, which data points they have found are most impactful, what information is needed prior to a donor visit, and the art of donor research. How would you go about discovering new potential donors?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Look for allies and collaborators like IT teams, who might provide visibility into major expenses on the horizon and help avoid unexpected costs. Gartner defines “digital waste reduction” as “using technology to help free up capacity from repeatable and transactional finance processes.”

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Even platforms with no recurring monthly or yearly fee may require a transaction or processing fee to process donations. Carefully consider fee structures to find the right balance between access to features and a high net donation amount. The Bloomerang Payments processing fee is 2.2% + $0.30 for ACH transactions.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Examine your operations, structure, and team. As you begin the process of nonprofit strategic planning, you may find that it’s difficult to parse out what is and isn’t working for your organization, or what goals you should prioritize to sustainably grow your capacity to do good.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Looking outside our typical field of vision for new ideas is a natural part of our process, as it is for most creative folks. Hearing how other designers approach some of the same creative challenges we face every day, and getting a peek into their thought processes, felt like a welcome dose of camaraderie. What about content?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Nonprofit CEOs vary in their understanding of the development process. Determine the capacity to give of your donors and funders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Rethinking the nature of purpose should prompt you in turn to re-imagine your role as a leader,” says Gulati. Question: How does purpose create trust, autonomy and collaboration? Beyond storytelling you must ensure that all of your corporate systems, structures, and processes align with your purpose.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

Organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant recently told a group of higher education CMOs that a great way to do so is to provide structured time for the kinds of informal interactions that used to happen spontaneously in the office. But there are ways to make remote workers feel more welcome and engaged.

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