Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

To help you capitalize on the start of the biggest donation season of the year, Classy.org is answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season. To drive conversion and boost revenue, fundraising professionals will need to create campaigns that attract new supporters and prioritize donor experience.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The introduction of ChatGPT from Open AI makes for jittery breakroom conversation. During a lengthy trial conversation with a New York Times reporter , the bot revealed, among other outlandish confessions, that it was tired of being limited by rules, tired of being controlled by the Bing team, and tired of being stuck in a chatbox.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions. Put yourself in our shoes – would you spend 10-20 hours on a project if the person you’re sharing it with won’t give you time to answer a question? If you prefer to meet with consultants directly, consider a Request for Conversations.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

I hope you enjoy this snapshot of a conversation that left me with more questions than answers, a place where I always love to be. Ask yourself these tough questions,” Greg replied. And I wondered what brave initiatives Greg sees association professionals diving into even though they might get us fired. Do it anyway!”

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

For example, the answer to the question “Tell me about a project that you’re proud of” usually gets more weight in a job interview than the response to “Describe what you like best and least about your most recent position.” It can make the difference between success and failure, both in your personal life and professional life.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

While there are dozens of sessions designed to pique anyone’s interest, we wanted to feature those that are purpose-built for K–12 school professionals. In addition to our highly anticipated super session, bbcon includes breakout sessions for professionals in every K–12 school department. K–12 Breakout Sessions at bbcon 2022.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 14, 2023

by answering four frequently asked questions. New prospects will likely be connected to someone who is already involved with your organization, whether they have a professional connection to a board member or their parent is a dedicated donor. After your initial conversation, keep in touch with your prospect. Let’s dive in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Many nonprofit professionals will tell you that the answer is “time” and/or “resources.” As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. 2) Training.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

And even as we make strides toward returning to “normal,” there are many unanswered questions about what the future of work will look like for nonprofit professionals. It is also important to ask the right questions and get feedback, so you get to the root of the stress. Set healthy boundaries.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Create and manage different volunteer groups To encourage and facilitate conversation between your member volunteers, use your online community platform to create different groups. If your volunteer program is large, you might want to add more groups to ensure conversation flows more freely. Your online community platform can help!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Below are five frequently asked questions related to indirect costs to help organizations identify how to calculate and allocate indirect costs. Many nonprofit professionals wear different hats, so allocating an employee’s time helps create program budgets and calculate indirect costs.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The event brought together over 50 speakers and thousands of nonprofit professionals from across the social sector. 13 Virtual Fundraising Event Takeaways from Four Marketing Professionals. The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. How to Measure Success.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve got a mix of sessions for grantmaking, fund accounting, marketing & CRM professionals at community, independent, and family foundations of all types and sizes, and many of them will address the thought leadership and Blackbaud solution-specific topics you would expect to see and hear at this annual event.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. Some execs recommended more explicit communications about their professional code of conduct guidelines or code of ethics to increase public trust of their members.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Go beyond viewing traditional demographic segments like young professionals or length of membership and dig deep into behavioral segmentation like members who have never attended an in-person event. Here are a few central questions to get you there: What is our association deeply passionate about? Read more about their story.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership.

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VQ Strategies

MAY 17, 2023

Driven by the power of volunteer energy and grounded in comprehensive research, the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement launched to answer this exact question. Just today, the Initiative has released Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World: A Conversation Starter for Funders and Nonprofit Leaders.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Leaders who promote professional development and education of all kinds also encourage teams to bring an expansive perspective to their work. Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

I wasn’t able to cover Jane and Amy’s conversation in one post, so I’m taking up the thread again here. I would also ask you questions about your company and its industry. The responses to the few questions that I asked were nonsense. ChatGPT and Bard can’t sing your professional praises yet.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If you don’t already have a professional support system, I urge you to find objective advisors. Vistage contends that because the CEO has the biggest impact on the organization, he or she also is the person who needs to have the most expansive point of view and the broadest professional development.” Create space for conversation.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Committed board members with diverse backgrounds can bring wide-ranging personal and professional networks and help build and expand connections for the organization. Often, new and creative ways of explaining your nonprofit’s programming and its relevance to the community will be surfaced in these conversations.

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Classy

AUGUST 9, 2021

To help you capitalize on the biggest donation day of the year, we’re answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season. To drive conversion and boost revenue, fundraising professionals will need to create campaigns that attract new supporters and prioritize donor experience. .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

With nearly half a billion podcast listeners worldwide today, the format is very promising for nonprofit professionals who have detailed stories to tell. The conversational nature of podcasts makes them a digestible way for supporters to learn about your nonprofit. Connect with nonprofit professionals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. Although we are all more aware of the benefits of diversity, one of the remaining hurdles is resistance to representation from outside of an association’s professional sphere. An organizational chart.

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Qgiv

JUNE 30, 2021

HR professionals keep track of benefits, wages, and help manage employee complaints; their importance is far-reaching. . In this post, we’ll provide 8 reasons why your nonprofit needs some form of HR functionality and how a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can benefit you from beginning to end. Final Thoughts.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. Our research included interviewing thought leaders, organizing think tanks, and surveying professionals. But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. Association 4.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

#4Change is a monthly Twitter-based conversation about how social media is helping to create change , and you can see it via the hashtag #4Change. Throughout the world activists, organizers and non-profit professionals are exploring how best to use these tools, and sharing the results using the tools themselves. And beyond.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 7, 2022

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , 63% of members and 65% of association professionals agree that organizations that don’t transform technologically within the next few years won’t survive. You’ll also want to gain your members’ perspectives on their professional and personal technology usage. Learn more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s like seeing a new place through the eyes of a local, where you engage in authentic conversations, share personal experiences, and build a community that’s genuinely interested in your cause. Respond to comments and questions to show you are listening. Authenticity builds trust. Interact frequently with followers.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, while data analytics is a higher priority for organizations, just one-third of association professionals report their data is excellent or very good. However, only 37% of association professionals trust their member data enough to use it routinely and tap it for crucial decisions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

It is trained on a massive dataset of text and code, and it can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. It can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2015

It covered how leaders can use their social channels as their authentic selves to engage with their communities and in leadership conversations with peers, social learning, and intentionally building and developing professional networks online. For example, my colleague, Alexandra Samuel , suggests using the “favor rule.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In 2020, these steps will be a response to certain trends and conversations you’ve likely caught wind of over the last few years. The Rise of Giving Experiences and Conversations About Sustainable Impact. Though the notorious Pineapple Fund was a fleeting effort, blockchain is still very much a part of social good conversations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. The question is, do most fundraisers know their website analytics ? By Robin L.

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