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. Find an odd job or offer services for hire (consulting) to turn your time and talent into a paycheck that you donate.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While not every organization has a specific project manager labeled role on their team, every project should have a main point of contact or dedicated member in charge of seeing the project to completion. Every facet of the organization benefits from a project management role team member and communicating in the most effective way possible.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your board can do much more than approve budgetary plans and make high-level decisions about your nonprofit’s direction; in fact, board members can play a substantial role in every aspect of your organization. Your consultant will help guide productive discussions and build consensus across your team. Let’s begin.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. In contrast is the middle third, who are typically helpful and service-minded—but with a caveat. But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They also help to clarify where a role fits into the collective organization. However, it can be challenging to write an adequate job description without experience in the role for which you are creating the description (“JD”), and you might not know where to start. What is the Purpose of the Role? Why is the role necessary?

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DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

Work with a prospect research consultant. . This is why both capacity and affinity markers will play a key role in who you decide to start cultivating relationships with. . Work with a prospect research consultant. . This is where prospect research consulting firms come in. The consultant’s track record.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. She owns her own consulting shop right now, and I think you’re going to want to connect with her after the presentation. You got to check her out.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Blue Fox services range from standard bookkeeping and payroll services, to coaching and consulting, to comprehensive virtual CFO services. As always, if your team could use assistance in your back office, just ask for help ! Let's review my financials before giving season

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The HRM Impact Award was designed with this in mind. Using ML/AI to support workforce retention Forum One and our partners at Polydelta provided strategic consulting to determine possible Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) use cases and developed an AI and ML product that provides DOI with the best return on investment.

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Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

Major donors continue to play outsized roles in supporting the missions they care about. If you ultimately decide to move ahead with a new campaign, keep these additional elements in mind: Your campaign’s feasibility study. This has always been a best practice for nonprofits, but it’s vital to keep in mind now.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

The explosion of activity is mind-numbing — venture capitalists have been throwing money at AI start-ups, investing over $11 billion in May alone, according to data firm PitchBook , an increase of 86% over the same month last year. I am sure that the role of AI will continue to grow and evolve in every part of society.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a fundraising trainer/consultant who’s had the privilege of working with a wide range of nonprofits and a diverse group of professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders, I want to highlight ten pragmatic ways that nonprofit leaders can more effectively keep donors happy and even increase the gifts that fuel their missions.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? Often, the engineer role is filled by an outside developer, consultant, or firm. Defining the different roles helps avoid this. Never mind the more esoteric issues like how you'll handle tagging, and having good search support.)

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

This strategy gives them the peace of mind that they can access the help they need efficiently while also ensuring that IT staff are not responsible for everything from triaging enhancement requests to fixing declarative and technical bugs. These two roles can broadly be defined as follows: . What Kind of Support Staff Do You Need?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Networking is more common the higher up the social stratification you go (with clubs and industry breakfasts and lunches being commonplace) where like-minded individuals become used to making important connections. Often the distance they have traversed simply to get to the start line in life is greater than many others in leadership roles.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Clarify roles and responsibilities. Development officers should be very clear and unapologetic about that role, especially when establishing relationships with donors. Be mindful of job hoppers. Be clear in how you measure job performance so everyone on your team understands their duties and the expectations around their role.

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fusionSpan

MAY 25, 2022

Ryan Ram Salesforce Consultant Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Ryan holds a master’s degree in Communication and Culture from York and Ryerson University. Ryan brings with him to fusionSpan previous experience in Salesforce non-profit consulting and project management. What is a fun fact about yourself that people might not know?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

By teaming with IT, and driving the adoption of these next generation tools, HR could upgrade its role in Enterprise 2.0. There’s just one problem: HR must first shed its old-school role of communications cop. “We Three Steps for Upgrading HR’s Role in Enterprise 2.0 Three Steps for Upgrading HR’s Role in Enterprise 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

By understanding the role of HR in your nonprofit, you can determine the best way to structure your HR approach to meet your organization’s needs. Nonprofit HR departments are tasked with keeping in mind how their actions support the organization’s overall mission. Creating Your Nonprofit’s HR Approach. Let’s dive in!

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. The team included the director, board chair, administrative marketing and communication staff and a community engagement consultant.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Most importantly, with all of these changes, your team’s roles changed, too. Step 2: Person by person, redefine their role. There’s no doubt that just about everyone’s role changed in 2020. But are you ready?

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Your organization might write the RFP, or you might work with a third-party consultant to help you write it. But keep in mind that top-quality solution providers often have a backlog of RFPs and projects. Work with a consultant. A typical RFP includes the following elements: Overview of your organization. Project overview.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

You may also hire a consultant. With all that in mind, what’s the benefit of a capital campaign? You’re also likely to get increased volunteer involvement: a capital campaign is a time specific ask with clear roles for volunteers. We have six major things to keep in mind when you’re running your capital campaign.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Recruit potential members Look for people who are passionate about the cause, have experience relevant to the mission, and have served in a fundraising or volunteer role at a nonprofit in the past. Additionally, clearly outline the requirements of the position so board members can think carefully about whether the role will work for them.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 25, 2022

However, to get the most out of the software solution, labor unions will also need to partner with a technology consultant to customize the platform to their organization’s specifications. . Ensure you are making the most of this platform by seeking out consulting services and additional support as needed.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 21, 2022

Where small nonprofits struggle to find the proper resources to create SHRM policies and practices, a co-op of like-minded organizations can mirror the power and resources of a large organization. One such innovative tool is a SHRM-focused co-op of small nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Keep in mind that each state has different requirements; you must check with the Secretary of State for your state’s specific requirements. Retain or consult with a bookkeeper to create accounting records and financial reports. . Retain or consult with an accountant for annual audit and government filings, including the form 990.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 31, 2022

In our roles as non-profit storytellers, we often need others to tell us their stories so that we have material to work with. This question came to mind after teaching two recent workshops where I walked people through a couple of activities that help them tell their own story. But there’s a method to my madness.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A Board treasurer is often the hardest role to fill, so focus on this position first. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person. Consider working with a branding consultant to get this just right.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This team of dynamic and enthusiastic community leaders kicked off their roles in November to support the network of about 50 volunteer organizers of the 20 Tech Clubs and 11 online groups. What do you look forward to the most in this role? I am really looking forward to helping like-minded individuals. Honesty and compassion.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Inform supporters about their role in workplace giving. The most significant factor that defines workplace giving is the essential role that a company’s employees play in its philanthropic initiatives. Consult lists of top matching gift and volunteer grant companies and look for any overlap with your donors’ employers.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s important to have a clear, specific goal in mind before you get into the nitty gritty of starting a nonprofit. Explore the role of technology in nonprofit operations. Be sure to consult with legal counsel when getting started to ensure you are staying compliant with federal and state laws.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. From Sabrina Walker Hernandez, Founder of Supporting World Hope and consultant, coach, facilitator, and bestselling author. Book your year-end consultants, creatives, and vendors before August ends.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

The pandemic and the shift online has helped them connect with people who share their values and find diverse role models. Keep in mind that when we ask youth to help us, we are also helping them: Giving is a way for young people to activate against the grief they feel about crises in our world. They feel better when they do something.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

And stuck was the operative word: I stayed in that role for seven years. Gerry’s strategy worked like a charm: by consulting well in advance, we were able to come to some compromises to make the publishers more comfortable that we were indeed operating within the copyright law and actually helping bona fide people with disabilities.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With that in mind, here are the seven principles that we use to design and lead impactful strategic planning or board retreats. In the assessment, we ask about board roles, as well as board composition and the path to equity. Having a consultant check in about this helps keep the work that was generated at the retreat on track. .

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

Confirm that everyone is on the same page by restating the meeting’s purpose, expected outcomes, agenda items, and the roles that individuals will play (such as facilitator or note-taker). Just remember to set a hard time limit on the kickoff portion of the meeting to avoid having it overtake the entire conversation.

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