Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Here are important factors that nonprofits should consider when developing year-end campaigns, which, if executed successfully, will further their missions and make a profound impact on the communities they serve. Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Use your technology to your advantage, even if it is a simple A/B test.

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EveryAction

MAY 30, 2023

Before your event, use an email series to give supporters a refresher on the policy issues you’re working on and how they’re impacting the community. Download our guide to testing for improved digital advocacy engagement , and talk to us to learn more about how the right tools can make your advocacy work simple, effective, and trackable.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We couldn’t have guessed that the pandemic would give our recommendations a test drive so quickly. According to the most recent Community Brands Association Trends Study, 84 percent of association professionals see building trust with members as a top priority. We call that constellation of skills, Association 4.0 leadership.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One tried-and-true method that has stood the test of time is the brick fundraiser. When it comes to fundraising, innovation and creativity are key to capturing the attention and support of your community. This widens your reach and increases the chances of garnering support from beyond your immediate community.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For insights into what will make your organization standout and ring above the buzz, we’ve connected with members of our Blackbaud Champions community who shared tried and true practices that will maximize the success of your year-end fundraising campaigns. Scrub your data so it’s extra squeaky clean for your campaign! If so, where?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2017

I also get asked about where to get facilitation training for design thinking methods. Jeremiah Owyang has a comprehensive post cataloging different methods to use to facilitate innovation and Design Thinking is one of them. Has your nonprofit used design-thinking methods internally? This post summarizes a few resources.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This may perpetuate the cycle of underserved communities remaining underserved. After you define bias and harm for your use, the next step is to establish standard evaluation procedures to test AI for these definitions. One method being used to better understand potential problems and limitations of an AI system is model cards.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Have you used your data to be more accountable to your community? Anacostia Riverkeeper’s team regularly tests the water quality, but current methods take days for the results to come back. This delays when the results can be shared with the community, which is problematic because test results can become outdated quickly.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 30, 2021

Based on the results of their research, they are creating new, innovative methods to present their nonprofits to the public and elevate their fundraising goals to new heights. When successful, it’s a method that hits the mark in making the donor feel they are an integral element to the success of the mission, rather than a casual participant.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a community that takes a while to understand and adapt to. That said, for those nonprofits that do want to grow a community on Twitter, follow these best practices when writing your tweets to maximize the likelihood of your tweets getting noticed: 1. 10) Explore Twitter Spaces, Newsletters, and Communities.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. It is critical for you, foundation leadership, and community participants to be clear who is making which decisions. Is this you?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

While previous generations might have preferred to give via check, cash, or even over the phone, those older analogue giving methods are on their way out, especially as even well-established donors switch to supporting their favorite causes online. Offering these methods is important for catering to younger donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Bringing skilled volunteers together in person with passionate and integrated local organisations around the world was how V2I worked towards their mission of helping global communities break the cycle of poverty. We began by working on an alignment process called “ V2MOM ”, which stands for: Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Consider the community you serve, the social issue you’re tackling, or the change you want to make in the world. Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Today’s donors expect to be able to make payments using a method of their choice — whether that means using traditional cheques or payment slips, or using digital mobile payment methods. Preferred payment methods for your existing donors might have shifted from payment slips and cheques to mobile payments — or they might not have yet.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Best of all, you really only need to adopt a few proven and productive cultivation and engagement methods to start converting your peer-to-peer event participants into monthly donors. Full-on, year-round engagement builds authentic connections and a sense of community that keeps supporters coming back. We ask a lot of questions.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Participation builds loyalty and community. For nonprofits, this means rigorously testing different emotional appeals, stories, and calls-to-action and then reusing what proves most effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

and then studying and duplicating their methods. How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Membership models determine how organizations drill down to plan membership tiers , community-building activities, and budget and revenue priorities. Visibility: Every member comes with unique networks and connections, providing opportunities to spread the word about the organization’s mission and increase its visibility in the community.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

Our team wanted to know: What other currencies could help us connect more GlobalGivers with more community-led organizations? What We Tested. Part of being “GlobalGiving” is making sure we’re helping members of our community literally give globally! With all the upsides, why did we even need to bother with a test like this?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Nonprofit Innovation and Optimization Summit (NIO) If you love data or get excited about A/B tests, this is a great choice. What works for a major fundraiser in Chicago may not work in a smaller community—the sessions at regional conferences are more likely to be specific to your community, its needs, and its possibilities.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Maybe you’ve drafted some fundraising letters to your community, but you’re in search of new ways to spread the word. Flyers are a tried-and-true advertising method to get the community engaged with your event and organization. If you see them as an outdated outreach method, we have great news for you.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

Because it is core to their mission, social sector leaders are highly motivated to understand the impact of their work on their communities. Building evidence requires different types of tests of your program’s effectiveness, which vary depending on what kind of decision you need to make about your program.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Where would you like to test your hypotheses against actual research? You’d then draft research questions and strategies to test whether these assumptions are true. Designing Your Survey Method. One method that yields quantitative data is questionnaires, whether via telephone, on-site, or online.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Designers from around the world presented work inspired by issues in their community and the world. In the discovery phase, two research methods we use are “netnography” and user focus groups. The show was astounding. Netnography, or contextual interviews, allow researchers to observe the user in their natural environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. That is not design thinking. Normalize the hump.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

Be sure to test and experiment to continually improve your conversions. . Download our 9 Email Templates to Engage Donors Year-Round to learn more about communication cadence and how to organically reach out to your community. Offer Next-Generation Payment Methods. Download the Nonprofit’s Donation Page Checklist.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 14, 2023

Organizations that rely on donations to continue serving their communities or participants, whether they are nonprofits, schools, or sports teams, must focus on providing high-quality donor experiences. On the other hand, there are a few cons of this method to consider, including: Tracking and managing many pledges can be difficult.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions. Any many more.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are many reasons why direct mail donor acquisition can be a compelling fundraising tool that produces results that digital methods simply cannot. Consistent branding helps build trust and recognition among the community and your donors. This is especially true if you’ve tested different versions.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

By suggesting a giving method that will tend to yield a higher gift, such as requesting a planned or recurring gift. Then they reversed this order for the test. The takeaway is the high-to-low arrangement subtly communicates that smaller gifts are not welcome. NextAfter did a test online with one of their client charities.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

—– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. or read the entire post copied below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. Conduct A/B testing. A/B testing is the process of creating two different versions of your year-end appeal and assessing which version receives the most engagement or inspires the most action from recipients. 10 steps to plan a successful year-end giving campaign.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From here, donors can easily update profile information and payment methods, download end-of-year receipts, and more. Plus, if your donors have opted into your recurring donation option, they can manage their recurring donation amounts, frequency, and payment method that works best for them. Split URL testing. User permissions.

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