.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource’s Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the process like this: “Scenario planning fills you with information and an understanding of the possibilities. The goals were to talk about the great things that restaurants do in their communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

By Bryna Dilman , Director of Marketing at FrontStream , who offers expert tips to nonprofit organizations planning to move their in-person auctions online. . Although it sounds like a simple task, creating and refining an auction list is easier said than done. 3) Polish your communication plan. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? If community engagement and growing your membership are bigger priorities over near-term fundraising, focus on bringing people together for something that’s fun and can include friends.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

.” – 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer A couple of weeks ago, I facilitated a discussion through UST Education about trust and associations with Melanie Gottlieb, CEO of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and Tara Puckey, Executive Director of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2013

Sound familiar? If you haven’t digested or implemented all of your takeaways from the conference—or if you couldn’t make it, and are itching to connect with fellow nonprofit techies—you may want to check out the NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs). You’ve got a vibrant community of nonprofit tech champions right at your fingertips.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

By Josh Kashorek , Director of Marketing at Journity , and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. They also have a responsibility to their donors to spend their resources wisely – especially when it comes to things like marketing and communications that often get put on the back burner.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Having a welcoming culture is vital for a nonprofit organization to be a part of a strong and healthy community. This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You want your letter to sound sincere, not like a form letter. It should not sound like it’s coming from some corporation. Your gift shows you care about your neighbors and your community. Sincerely, Elizabeth Davis, Executive Director How do you feel reading this letter? Maybe you don’t know what to write.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

By Andrew Cohen, Managing Director, Forum One. Email is the annoying little brother of online communities: pesky, poking, insistent. But online communities are just one of millions of destinations competing for your community members' attention. Many community systems send an automatic response when a user joins.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The vast majority of volunteer Executive Directors cannot go on indefinitely without taking a salary. By growing your fundraising program in support of a strategic plan that calls for paid employees, your organization can make a bigger impact on the community and change more lives.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

It can sound big and murky, but digital transformation simply means integrating technology into your organization in a way that enhances your ability to deliver on your mission. buildOn mobilizes young people to transform their communities and build schools in developing countries. Where are you on the spectrum?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Organisations across the world are responding to the devastating pandemic by using everything at their disposal to make lasting change in their communities, and Giving Tuesday offers a significant fundraising opportunity for the sector to recruit new supporters and volunteers. The world needs nonprofits now more than ever. Try Something New.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 4, 2014

A nonprofit board is comprised of highly successful and influential people in the community you serve. While this sounds fundamental, clearly defined roles on a board is all too often overlooked. Image courtesy of connietalksnonprofits.org. The most successful boards are ones that are effectively using the skills of the board members.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

Sounds very spiritual doesn’t it? But really, good nonprofit strategic communication begins within an organization before ever setting out to share with everyone else. . Before you communicate with an audience, get together with your board and staff and get your stuff straight.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. For example: 1.

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Bloomerang

JULY 13, 2021

Sound can also be a factor. Author information Madison Gonzalez Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc. She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc., and Indianapolis-based nonprofit that fosters community programs in Indiana for the terminally ill, seniors, families and the home-bound. Or parking.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A well-run event can build MANY relationships within your community that will serve you well for years to come! It can attract potential new donors and partners, keep your current donors close, sustain excitement about your cause, and build awareness in the community. A Community/Fun Event can help you build community relationships.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Does any of this sound familiar? Your marketing director says “We don’t want to risk people unsubscribing.” But we have a tendency to leave our common sense at the door when we cross the thresholds of our nonprofit offices. We fall prey to all sorts of myths and the calamity of opinion over knowledge. What informs these opinions?

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Align Your Mission and Vision Statements It doesn’t matter how many sound strategic principles you put into place: If you can’t clearly explain what your association’s mission is, it’s all going to be for naught. Here are seven different elements that any association strategy—including yours—should include.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As an Executive Director of a small nonprofit, I know how easy it can be to lose sight of this when day-to-day demands pile up. . This not only promotes teamwork, but it also builds a sense of community. That doesn’t sound very authentic, does it? . Before I dive in, please know that this blog post isn’t meant to attack anyone!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If this sounds like you, think about offering one-of-a-kind furniture and home accessories. . This is a great way to encourage creativity in your community and support local art. . Do lots of families visit your museum? If so, be sure to stock lots of inexpensive and fun items for children.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the latest Online Community Meetup, is an online communications professional with experience in building. a brand via online channels, social media communications and website content. The campaign began by hosting more than 30 community meetings over the course of a month. development.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2021

We support children and their families from pregnancy to early childhood through to adolescence, and many live in some of the world’s most rural, vulnerable, and remote communities. Now, we are using our 75-year history and expertise to reach every community with COVID-19 vaccines. Store & Deliver Vaccines to Remote Communities.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. Or even the next six months if the year sounds overwhelming! Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

There are so many big things, scary, unexpected things that changed us as individuals, families, communities, and a collective human race in 2020, that as I was trying to write this blog post, it was hard to know where to start. – Sarah Ackerman, Director of Copy + Content . – Rob Shaw, Art Director .

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2016

THINGS I'M PROUD OF: Building a rigorous strategic framework under our creative, community-based work. In my first few years, it was all about getting the programming moving, experimenting, and exploring the possibilities with our community. Going big with our board and community partners. But we are on the path.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

A sound recruitment strategy serves multiple purposes in the acquisition of skilled talent. becomes increasingly diverse, the percentage of people of color in executive director/CEO roles has remained under 20 percent for the last 15 years,” according to research studies. Recruiting strategy. As the U.S.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I’m here with our Art Director, Devyn Taylor. You can see here, Kendra is in community, she is celebrating, and her face is not shadowed the way it is in this flyer. And I didn’t add sounds to the white people’s perspective, for the most part. This article references the book The Politics of Design.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Use a real person’s name, typically your Executive Director or the person in charge of acknowledging gifts. A warm, conversational tone: Your donation receipt, like all your donor communications, should have a casual, personal tone that makes the reader feel like they are having a conversation with you or reading a letter from a friend.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

We are in the midst of change for community dynamics where people no longer need a director, a secretary and then a bunch of members. We can all be leaders and contributors to a network, a community, a movement. We really want to ensure this tool continues enabling communities, regardless of their budget.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Executive Director. 43 years of experience as a development professional, nonprofit leader, and LGBTQ+ community activist . Previously served as deputy director of the U.S. National Community Relations and Development Director & National Spokesperson. Executive Director. Anna Rathmann. Arlene Fortunato.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It may sound minor, but it’s a great opportunity to make your volunteers feel at home and answer any housekeeping questions they might have. A mission is much more than a formal statement approved by your board of directors. Feeling comfortable in a new environment is important! Introduce them. A hero story ? and those you serve.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Does any of this sound familiar? Your marketing director says “We don’t want to risk people unsubscribing.” But we have a tendency to leave our common sense at the door when we cross the thresholds of our nonprofit offices. We fall prey to all sorts of myths and the calamity of opinion over knowledge. What informs these opinions?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Three tips for improving software training for your staff Making technology training a higher priority at your nonprofit might sound challenging. User communities – Ask if your software vendors have user communities (they might be online only or might meet in person). User communities can be extremely valuable.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But, it’s time to face the music for the opportunity to share what, in short, as cliche as it sounds, has changed the trajectory of my career, and life. This job was humbling and exhausting, and I unknowingly lost part of my original zeal for creativity and community building over the four years with the company.

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