Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Besides facing competition from free online sources of continuing education and mentorship, it can also be a challenge for associations to communicate their value, especially when it comes to younger generations. Yet, today’s consumers are no stranger to the membership model.

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Create Strategy Associations Registration 169

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. And then the community changes, there’s an opportunity for the institution and the service to change or not to change. We are, all of us, part of many communities and it is within these spaces that we build our lives and the world.

Community 167

Community Library Model Adopt 167

Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Successful organizations are leveraging the power of AI and social media to create more meaningful connections and foster community engagement. Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). Drafting and testing. But if you’re just starting out, you’re not behind!

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Social Media Images Video Media 80

Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

We are emphasizing digital and communications strategies that center the communities and individuals served, and build emotional connections through storytelling and experiences. To be the best partner we can be, we’re doing our own work to learn, test, and iterate on all the approaches we recommend.

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Digital Attitude Government Model 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. . Include a strong call to action.

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Content Calendar Language Social Media 352

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. This concept addresses the needs of nonprofits for continued support, training, mentorship, and engagement with their communities. Anna-Sophie Oertzen.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Impact Support Gambia 98

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. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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Participatory Model Leadership Application 112

BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models. Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models. What is a smart nonprofit business model? Thanks Alice!

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Model Business Practice Nonprofit 40

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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San Francisco Kiva Impact Learning 98

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. Today’s Q&A is with Alicia Dicks, President & CEO of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties.

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Foundation Community Childhood Articulate 49

Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Like the stickers are for food delivery, the trust as a service model is a great opportunity for most businesses today. The model is defined by two mains steps. Historically, the trust as a service model has been used to grow businesses, get new customers, and set industry service/safety standards.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

She encourages us, as sector professionals, to rethink our outdated problem-solving habits and stop making assumptions without acknowledgment and testing. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

When, on the other hand, amateurs had the opportunity to help design scientific questions or disseminate research results, they often felt more ownership of the project and greater interest in using scientific methods to address their own community needs. No one model is better than the others.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As we prepare to mark World AIDS Day on December 1st, we sat down with Jennifer Lotito, the President and COO of (RED), to learn more about (RED)’s success model and how the organization is creating lasting change. We talk so much about prevention and treatment, but if you don’t have access to testing, none of that matters.

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Storytelling Zambia San Francisco Global 52

CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

As a result, you’ve probably found yourself needing to write informative and engaging emails to connect with your community with limited time and manpower. ChatGPT is as valuable a tool as they come, so let’s take a look at how you can leverage the power of AI to optimize your nonprofit email communication. What is ChatGPT?

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Examples email Communication Language 83

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

These rigid structures also mean that we wait for results (even if it’s in 6-to-12-month pilot studies), or we copy and paste best practices from other communities based on the assumption that what works in one place will work in another. What if the need in the community shifts? Redefine Success by Solution Testing.

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Collaboration Impact Test Grant 70

sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tim sat down with Steve McLaughlin as part of the Blackbaud Institute Index’s 10 th Anniversary Celebration series to discuss how testing and data are critical to identifying and optimizing your value prop. It isn’t your organization’s values, delivery model, or social impact. So, how do you define it? Watch the full webinar.

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Data Test Blackbaud Donor 67

Greater Giving

JUNE 30, 2021

After the unprecedented events of 2020, event organizers have been given the opportunity to take a fresh look at typical fundraising models employed over the years to explore what worked and what didn’t. In previous common fundraising models, the focus on a transactional relationship with donors took precedence.

Strategy 97

Strategy Fundraising Virtual Method 97

Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2022

That’s why association executive directors love Nimble AMS by Community Brands. . U sing Nimble AMS , your association can take advantage of the benefits of the continuous upgrade model. There’s also lower risk because both Salesforce and Nimble AMS continuously develop, test, and release smaller batches of code.

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Associations Director Software Training 130

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Place – connecting with people, community and place. The Test – Iterating and troubleshooting. Littman & Camp : We wanted to give the entrepreneurial community a new roadmap for personal and team growth.

Story 52

Story Chapter San Francisco Test 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 26, 2022

He saw more promise in me than I, at that time, saw in myself — a young brown girl from a rural community. Read more from Big Brothers Big Sisters about the importance of mentorship: How BBBSA Builds Strong Connections and How Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Model Stands the Test of Time. About the Author. Deborah Barge.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Experiment with Journey Mapping A colorful visualization of the constituent experience, journey mapping is a model that helps you track how and when you engage with supporters and when and why they make the giving choices they do. Explore identity and feelings : Use proposition testing; A/B test Facebook ads; conduct sentiment analysis.

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Donor Registration Map United Kingdom 72

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

We've been testing the Ambassador model for the last two years, and it has been been instrumental in the growth of NetSquared. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group!

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. These models are presently built on snapshots of internet data and aren’t designed to be research assistants. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

Ideas 52

Ideas Model Language API 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Place – connecting with people, community and place. The Test – Iterating and troubleshooting. Littman & Camp : We wanted to give the entrepreneurial community a new roadmap for personal and team growth.

Lesson 52

Lesson Chapter San Francisco Test 52

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Heroes emerge, who recognize that a strong grants management function leads to a funder’s ability to operate more equitably, with nimble practices rightsized and appropriate to the nonprofits and communities it seeks to support. Risk models were not designed for our sector. But the myth of risk stubbornly persists.

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Grant Philanthropy Model Roles 57

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Place – connecting with people, community and place. The Test – Iterating and troubleshooting. Littman & Camp : We wanted to give the entrepreneurial community a new roadmap for personal and team growth.

Chapter 52

Chapter San Francisco Test Synchronous 52

Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

When we hear about nonprofits like Community Technology Alliance (CTA), we get really excited. This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Images: Community Technology Alliance' What CTA Uncovered.

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Homeless Mobile Technology Community 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Add in some training for nonprofits, a communications campaign, and a well designed online contest that make it a win-win for all nonprofits and you have a powerful strategy for giving a financial boost for a community’s nonprofits. These platforms allow nonprofits to seamlessly integrate social media into an online campaign.

Community 109

Community Giving Fundraising Contest 109

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Author: Seema Rao This month, inspired by the panel at Western Museums Association , we've been discussing all things audience, community, and visitors. For this week, I'm summarizing thoughts people had about community-engagement on Twitter. Usually happens when museums KNOWS what a community need instead of asking them.

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Audience Community Museum Issue 31

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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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Impact California Conservancy Bolivia 116

VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 30, 2020

And, most of all, the courage of volunteers , whose passion and commitment delivered food, fought wildfires, tested vaccinations, marched for justice, cared for animals, checked in with seniors, provided skills, and so much more. All of you are our heroes of 2020 and we are so very grateful for your role in our lives and work this year.

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Calendar Reflection Virtual Volunteer 76

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Investing in education has an incredible multiplier effect as it leads to increased prosperity not just for individuals, but also for their communities and societies. But the 2014 Global Philanthropy Forum clearly highlighted the role that the philanthropic community can play in affecting this shift. It provides returns for decades.

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Education Philanthropy Africa Foundation 164

Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

You’re ready to take your nonprofit to the next level, scale up its capacity, and make an even bigger impact in your community. Feasibility study - 2+ months: During a feasibility study, you discuss your plans with stakeholders and prospective lead donors to gauge their opinions and test your campaign’s current potential for success.

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Campaign Phase Gift Studies 52

NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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Donation Impact Share NTEN 69

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Colleges and universities that historically relied on their reputations may have to adapt their models to attract and retain different student populations, such as adult learners, online students, or individuals seeking tangible professional development opportunities. What can schools do to innovate and adapt? Use video storytelling!

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Education Student Award University 77