Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

They attract an ideal audience—donors and businesses with high-capacity networks often interested in supporting community events with exposure to an affluent and influential demographic. Refer back to your goals when considering who and how you recruit supporters for the event. 7) Offer live scoring and sell a leaderboard sponsorship.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Over the last few of years I’ve had a the opportunity to work with a team of intelligent and thoughtful colleagues, speak at conferences, and collaborate with other facilitators and community builders. During this time, I’ve help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Are you on track to meet your goals? There is still plenty of time left in the year -including important events like Giving Tuesday and end-of-year campaigns – to reset and get back on track. Evaluate your progress and determine whether you are on track to meet your targets. Get Back On Track (Or Stay on Track!)

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

Bloomerang refers to them as tax summaries—which they are—but they also summarize each donor’s cumulative giving. Cumulative giving statements Donors rarely know or keep track of their cumulative giving, so when you point out the total, they’re usually quite pleasantly surprised. Allow me to explain.

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Candid

OCTOBER 12, 2022

GivingTuesday also kicks off what the nonprofit industry refers to as giving season —when organizations receive up to 30% of their annual donations— from November 29 through December 31. . Since you have developed all your content (refer to step #3), you can easily share this with the ambassadors.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Donor Retention Rate Formula If donor retention is a priority for you, it’s important to know how to calculate and track your donor retention rate. Keep this formula handy—you’ll want to periodically calculate your donor retention rate to make sure you’re on track. Let’s take a look. Now it’s time to send those updates.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

A secondary ask —sometimes referred to as “daisy-chaining,” including a follow-up with an ask for a donation or a re-share once a supporter has submitted the first form can be an extremely effective way of continuing to engage your supporters. This volume makes it clear that optimizing for mobile isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a need-to-have.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. In May of 2011 we circulated the link to the online survey to the NTEN Community via direct email and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss email list, our Facebook page, and our Twitter network. We received responses from 1,070 individuals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

Time over time, we’ve seen what nonprofit communities can do when we rally together to support a cause. The next time you fundraise for your cause, you can reference your donor database and determine who is most likely to give a second, third, or fourth donation. And there’s a reason for that.

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Candid

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Ask the fiscal sponsor for references and verify that other projects are happy working with them. Once your project has received donations, a fiscal sponsor must be able to track all your contributions and provide timely donor acknowledgement receipts. Fiscal sponsorship at Community Initiatives. Reputation matters!

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

If you integrate your nonprofit’s Twitter account to your constituent relationship management system (CRM), you could create and track the campaign while building a list of potential supporters. Start a Facebook Community Page. Facebook Community Pages are great for your next cause or project. Grow your network.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Sustainability is one of the key concerns in the fundraising world, and it’s important for your nonprofit to identify ways to find additional funding so you can continue supporting your community for a long time. Legacy giving refers to gifts specifically planned for after the donor passes aways and can be considered a type of planned giving.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Invest in multi-channel outreach Refer to your audience data to cast a wide net when planning your auction marketing communications. Ask sponsors and other community partners to hang up flyers, repost your Instagram announcements, and encourage their audience to sign up for your silent auction. Sponsor connections.

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Game Marketing Change Tips 52

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In-kind donations refer to non-monetary contributions made to a nonprofit organization. Building Community Relationships In-kind donations also foster stronger ties with the community. Understanding In-Kind Donations What are In Kind Donations? Unlike cash donations, these gifts come in the form of goods, services, or expertise.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Teaser: The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community. We want to find out how you , the individuals and organizations who make up this community, use technology in your work. .

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This community of nonprofit professionals is forward thinking, innovative, and especially adept at doing more with less. You’ll cut down on wasted time from back and forth communication – both for you and your colleagues. 2) Keep Yourself On Track Using A Project Management Tool. Keep current with the possibilities.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As nonprofits frantically recruit new hires, the people and communities these organizations serve suffer even more. In our new book, The Smart Nonprofit , we use the umbrella term “smart tech” to refer to technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets and cousins, such as machine learning, and natural language processes.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

private and community foundations. And we would narrow the focus to 1,000 of the largest private and community foundations. Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. as measured by total giving. Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

However, as LinkedIn, Blogger and Myspace all celebrate their 10-year anniversary this year, nonprofits have now had a decade to study and experiment with social media and create systems for successfully launching and tracking the value of their social media campaigns. That said, congrats to the early adopters! Source: M+R and NTEN.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community. We want to find out how you , the individuals and organizations who make up this community, use technology in your work. .

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 9, 2020

You can also use a Trello story bank to track any leads you get for stories and keep your story interview notes for future reference. Newsletter Workflow Whether your non-profit sends a digital or paper newsletter , you know that getting that newsletter out to your community is a whole process.

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Profit Communication Program Management 93

Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

We use mobile apps to capture memories, keep track of tasks, entertain ourselves, and communicate. But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? The Five-Step Process to Create an App for a Community.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

At its core, Peer-to-Peer fundraising (also known as peer-to-peer or Social Fundraising) refers to any fundraiser that uses supporter networks to raise money for your cause. Tapping into the social fundraising movement with your current supporters could be your secret weapon in the year-end giving season.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

You may already know you can use Google Analytics to track your Google AdWords campaigns. Generate the Tracking URL . Awhile back, I wrote about tracking click-throughs using query strings. Forget the technical details, because Google provides a tool you can and should use to create the tracking links for you.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By regularly driving new members to join, organizations stand to reap many rewards: Financial stability, sustainability, credibility, community support, and so much more. Goals help you measure your success, track your progress, and get clarity on what you hope to achieve. That’s where a well-planned membership drive comes in.

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Qgiv

JULY 12, 2023

It can also look like combining resources or becoming referring partners for one another to mutually benefit both organizations. If your partnership states that you’ll refer each other clients, be sure that’s actually happening on both sides so both nonprofits equally benefit from the partnership.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Get more serious and practical about AI Much of the work around AI these days is what we’d refer to as ad hoc. Download our Getting Started with Member Engagement Scoring guide to learn more about this model and how to successfully track and score member engagement. Your team members are likely using it in an experimental way.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Confronted by a crisis that affected every sector, every place, and every community, funders recognized they could not go about business as usual. At Candid, we’ve been tracking philanthropy’s response. These changes, which many nonprofits have advocated for for decades, are meaningful and worth tracking.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

There were a million scenarios and questions going through my head related to COVID-19, teaching remotely/hyflex/in person, reviewing assessment strategies, evaluating digital learning tools, maintaining student connection and community, etc. This meant manually trying to keep track of and make changes one at a time hoping to keep up.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 4, 2022

Referred to as the flagship campus, UMass Amherst is the largest of all campuses in the UMass system and a major economic engine for the state of Massachusetts. . These programs help track current and prospective students engaging with the UMass brand through mass emails. We’re cautious with our communication,” explained Mead. “We

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Take a look at your target audience’s time zone and reference research on engagement rates based on publishing times. Track reliable results. The most comprehensive results are tracked using a large amount of data. Instead, leverage interactive content to grow your online community. When should you post?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 1, 2013

In the beginning, nonprofits might only have a few supporters, who can be easily tracked in an Excel spreadsheet. Cross-reference connections. Track leads and opportunities. Track leads and opportunities. ” Identify individuals and organizations. ” Identify individuals and organizations.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Essentially, this term refers to the process of pulling your documented financial data and communicating it to stakeholders. All of these advantages can eventually lead to increased supporter retention , greater fundraising success, and an improved ability for your organization to make a difference in the community.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? > Please take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Each year NTEN surveys the nonprofit technology community (that's YOU) to ask: How do you use technology in your work?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Don’t repeat the 5K just because some people in your community love it. So, take the time to track your data this year and you’ll be all set for this step next year! As you consider what activities you want to include in your fundraising plan this year: Refer to Step 1: What has worked in the past that you want to repeat?

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

Organizations, such as First Nations Development Institute, have their core values and belief about the potential of First Nations communities woven into their narrative that access to appropriate resources creates the environment for ingenuity to help ensure the well-being of First Nations communities.

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