Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. What would you do differently?

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Onboarding is the process of training your peer-to-peer fundraisers to run a successful campaign on your behalf. Onboarding is the process of training your peer-to-peer fundraisers to run a successful campaign on your behalf. Equip fundraisers with tools to talk about your cause so that it will resonate with donors.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. But it's nearly impossible to know everything about every type of technology. TechSoup's Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this buyer’s guide, we’ll cover everything you need to find the right fundraising software for your organization’s needs. Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

As such, you must do everything within your power to make philanthropy flow. The pioneering, pull-no-punches Simone Joyaux , who passed away too soon on Sunday May 2, 2021, understood this well before people were talking about it. Or you can be a generalist, responsible for everything. You’re part of the problem. Why is that?

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

So, you’ve decided to invest in growing your association’s learning business to provide more value to members and bring in non-dues revenue. At Web Courseworks, we provide professional services to help associations like yours build their ideal learning business. What does a learning consultant do? That’s great!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It is one thing to adopt certain principles for how you will navigate change personally, but things get even more complicated and interesting when you are navigating change management as a unit, group, family, or organization. All About Change. Technological change – new software and systems. Change Management 101.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A well-run and well-attended fundraiser could be a game changer for your nonprofit. But the “well-attended” part of that equation is easier said than done. Even worse: There’s no one right answer, no “one weird trick to sell fundraiser tickets” that stands head and shoulders above the rest.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Getting started: The nonprofit tools you need to set up shop and grow your organization TechSoup is a global nonprofit organization that offers discounts and technology solutions as well as IT consulting and courses to nonprofits. The key is to find the right tool for the right task. . Yet, sorting through options can be overwhelming.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 29, 2016

Your learning program has been managing itself for years, or at least that’s what your boss thinks. You spend a ridiculous amount of time organizing and determining methods of learning dispersal among personnel within your organization. A Learning Management System Means… More Time.

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Media Cause

JUNE 8, 2023

Data plays a pivotal role in empowering nonprofits, especially when it comes to understanding and managing donor and supporter relationships. Salesforce is widely used as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform to store and manage this information. It happens more easily than you think. Automations rock!

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Kindful

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Donor management and CRM. Managing multiple campaign types. Training materials. Peer-to-peer fundraising platform overview: Kindful is a user-friendly, integrated fundraising platform that nonprofits using Bloomerang’s donor management system can access. Giving Fuel. Recommended for. Favorite feature. Crowdfunding.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

5 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Nonprofit Lately, it’s hard to go more than a few hours—forget about a whole day—without being haunted by the joint specters of recession and inflation. Or conversations with our partners and roommates about rising interest rates and rent hikes. In short, the economy is on everyone’s mind.

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Forj

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Through a learning management system (LMS). Learning management systems have taken over how associations distribute and generate revenue from their professional development materials. But like everything else, not all association LMS platforms are created equal. Built-in Course Authoring.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Online training for nonprofits Join Whole Whale University Learn from our decade of experience with courses, webinars, templates, and guides! Special thanks to RoundTable Technology, a leader in cyber security for nonprofits. How does the CCPA apply to my organization? Visit Campus What do they mean for nonprofits?

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Gyrus

JANUARY 27, 2016

For those who are unfamiliar with use case scenarios, they are simply the scenarios that users of your system would perform. According to Brandon Hall Group, “Good use case statements are specific about how the system will be used, and are not just a list of features, as illustrated in [the] example [below]” [1].

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

When it was over, they used their newfound knowledge about proper donor stewardship in a campaign that raised more than five times its original fundraising goal. The result of their fresh approach to donor communications was a campaign that raised about $735,000—about $682,000 of which was matched by the government for a total of about $1.4

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Can you do it? Or leave so many things to chance?

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

However, Page and Brin believed that they could create a better system to rank the relationships between websites. I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. For instance, people such as Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and others suggest we enter into a doomsday scenario. . So, what changed?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Engaging volunteers helps get the word out about your mission, since most volunteers share their passion with their personal and professional networks. Regardless of how you put your mission helpers to work, volunteer management at every level is key to developing happy, helpful, and empowered volunteers! Don’t Force It.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

How about you? During January, I review my work routines, systems, and rituals to redesign or tweak them to improve productivity. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. Happy New Year ! I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is our most popular Managing eLearning post every year, and by now we know you want to see the hype curve first. As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

You find yourself apologizing more and more to people about your site. Your website's "About" section doesn’t exist or doesn't tell your story clearly and make it easy for people to contact you. I think one of the cleverest worksheets is the one about which content management system (CMS) to use.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Each chapter is comprised of short sections, often about the length of a blog posting.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. Recently, I read about an exercise that you can do to intentionally improve the experience for all.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When you're choosing a cloud vendor, what do you really need to worry about? Or so I learned last week, at a webinar presented by Sam Chenkin from Tech Impact.Tech Impact is a nonprofit, and their mission is to "ensure all nonprofits can use technology to better serve our world." Things You Shouldn't Worry About.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

But one cost nonprofits must realize they can’t afford to cut is training. An investment in employee training can actually increase productivity , thus reducing costs and boosting employee retention. With training they are better equipped to properly use the systems and deal with any issues that arise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Each year they bring together diverse, passionate people for a sleep-away camp for adults where they learn together through active, creative workshops and activities. They were even somewhat scientific about it by creating a scale. It was great to watch her in action facilitating the creative, interactive, and fun program.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

Just as your organization’s story — its mission, community, history, constituents, partners, everything that makes it unique — should guide your organization’s engagement strategies , your underlying tech foundations should be guided by a similar roadmap, as well. Maybe you love new tech, or maybe you feel exhausted by it sometimes.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. We do these webinars just about every Thursday. And I’m really excited about this topic too. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. . But say hi.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

The game is simple: you say two facts about yourself and one lie, and your colleagues have to guess which is which. If your organization does any work with computer-aided design (CAD), then you were probably as excited as we were about this new offering. It's been a really busy year, with nine new vendors in the TechSoup catalog.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. And we’re going to be talking about that today over the next hour or so. We do these webinars just about every Thursday throughout the year. We do these webinars just about every Thursday throughout the year. Who doesn’t want that, right? I’m Steven.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

Now, there are many more, and traditional Windows shops are beginning to either add staff who know Linux, or learn it themselves. No technology vendor, even the largest ones, can support everything. Several years ago, they were very few and very far between – mostly individuals who focused solely on Linux.

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