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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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Myth Busters: Why Donors Shouldn’t Rely on the Overhead Ratio

NonProfit Hub

Rottenness is not a very useful criteria for picking where to eat, but GuideStar President and CEO Jacob Harold said this scenario happens every time a person chooses to rely upon a nonprofit’s overhead ratio to make a donation. The post Myth Busters: Why Donors Shouldn’t Rely on the Overhead Ratio appeared first on Nonprofit Hub.

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Thoughts on the Social Collaboration Game from SHINE09

Amy Sample Ward

This past Saturday at the SHINE09 unconferance , David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , Drew Mackie and I facilitated a version of what was called the Social Collaboration Game. Tags: events collaboration shine09 social collaboration game socialmedia.

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Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges

Forum One

This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community. Email is the killer collaboration app. An online collaboration community's biggest competitor is the email inbox of every member. We'll cover that topic next time.

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How much do you spend on overhead?

ASU Lodestar Center

Instead of focusing on income and expense ratios, donors should ask about the scale of the organization’s goal, how they are measuring their goal progress, and what it would take to reach that goal. The first step is for funders and grantees to create a more honest and collaborative relationship with each other. Nonprofits.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

sgEngage

How to Avoid: Narratives should succinctly highlight achievements, financial strategies, and future plans in layman’s terms, while dashboards provide a visual summary of trends, ratios, and key indicators at a glance. This integrated approach illustrates your organization’s impact in a more relatable, holistic way.

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Employee Giving Strategies to Boost Year-End Impact

sgEngage

Other businesses may increase their match ratios, raise their donation limits, or introduce short-term matching gift initiatives⁠—even if they don’t typically match employee donations. And that’s in addition to their regular matching gift program! Consider which types of gifts would best benefit your organization and its mission.

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