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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. On one hand, this saves your team the time you’d spend researching products and determining which one is a worthy investment, as well as the money you’d spend making that investment.

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5 Essential RFP Writing Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Request for Proposals (RFPs) are a critical tool for nonprofits seeking services from vendors or consultants. 1) Start with Research Before an RFP The RFP really should be the second step in your process. Before you even start drafting your RFP, invest time in thorough research.

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Donor Prospect Research: 4 Frequently Asked Questions

Nonprofits Source

This is done through the donor prospect research process. Donor prospect research, also known as prospect research or prospecting, involves examining data about individuals outside of your current donor pool in order to learn more about their potential interest in your cause, their philanthropic history, and what they might be able to give.

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Choosing a Marketing Automation Application for Your Nonprofit: 5 Steps to Success

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Far from just an email-blasting tool, modern marketing tools handle everything from scoring leads to posting on social media to sending text messages. These tools suit your modern audience, who expect to interact with nonprofit organizations like yours across a diverse media landscape. Will you need to pull in your IT team?

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[DATA] 14 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5) 60% use a social media publishing and scheduling tool, such as Buffer, to update your organization’s accounts on social media. Of those that use a publishing and scheduling tool: 56%: To share most of our posts on social media accounts. 32%: Facebook Charitable Giving tools are available in my country, but we choose not to use them.

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Leveraging Salesforce CRM for the University of Vermont Office of Research

Cloud 4 Good

The objective of this second phase was to develop UVM’s use of the Salesforce platform for their Office of the Vice President of Research (OVPR) and to UVM Extension , an outreach unit helping to improve the quality of life of Vermonters through research-based educational programs and practical information.

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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Below is a breakdown of overall giving behaviors, some statistics about each generation’s giving, how they like to be contacted, and their preferred giving method. They value transparency and are more inclined to research organizations before donating. organizations** 11.8% organizations** 23.6% organizations** 25.9%