Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

As we grow older, storytelling is the means by which we engage with our friends and family to create shared understanding, and eventually with our employers and workmates to establish alignment around a mission. From a very young age, it is through stories that we learn about ourselves, those around us, and the world in which we live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we integrate content sharing and audience interaction in the right balance to unleash pearls of wisdom from both audience and the experts on the stage?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

This week I did a social media training for a cluster of the foundation’s sustainable agriculture grantees. Here’s some notes on what I learned integrated social media campaigns as well as the process that prompted these insights. Spectragram is a facilitation technique I learned from Allen Gunner at Aspiration.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Once you’ve identified your target audience, you can backtrack to create a compelling campaign that they’re most likely to interact with. That said, it’s necessary to create a dedicated webpage that explains your silent auction and how supporters can sign up. Create social media posts based on your existing platforms.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

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. In peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, supporters create personalized fundraising pages and collect gifts on behalf of a nonprofit.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This session is designed to give you a comprehensive introduction and understanding of composable architecture, its critical components, and how it can be integrated into your existing systems and tools. Explore the role of various platforms and tools in this transition, and understand the potential challenges that may arise.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Image courtesy of The Connected Cause. Does your nonprofit’s database facilitate workflow or create more work? A good database integrates with an organization’s workflow, allowing for donor communication directly from the platform, reminders, instant access to account records, and even notes or appointments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness. The inability to create a variety of different contexts in our lives including different social roles, relationships, activities and goals. Why Remote Work Is Exhausting.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Image courtesy of Rensec IT Consulting. This is no surprise, but it poses a growing dilemma among nonprofits and foundations as more and more donors, sponsors, and volunteers turn to technology to facilitate actions and make connections. Beyond the social sphere, nonprofits see less activity from mailing (i.e., direct mail and email).

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This includes an optimized website that’s mobile-friendly and easy to navigate, strategic use of search engine optimization (SEO) to increase visibility during times of high public interest, and an established monthly giving program to facilitate the transition from one-time to recurring donations. This creates a more meaningful ask.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

When it comes to the following payment types, a payment processor is required in order to facilitate a secure transaction: Credit and debit cards: This is the most common digital payment method, allowing donors to use their cards for one-time or recurring donations. And there are some that don’t! So keep that in mind!

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Not integrating your software. One of the main reasons that nonprofits create a marketing strategy is to connect with the right people. . Not only does this drain valuable funds, but it can create a negative experience for your supporters. Integrate those findings into your content moving forward. Neglecting site design.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The only way to provide a virtual attendee with a positive and engaging experience is to create a virtual venue that provides, at minimum, the same sort of experience one would expect from a live event. . To create this audience experience takes more than stringing together a couple of Zoom meetings. What is a Virtual Event Venue?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

There are ample opportunities for nonprofits to help inform, shape, and create stories for the media. The session was facilitated by Susan Feeney, Partner at GMMB , and explored the range of new media models and venture journalism experiments. “As The story is the starting point to create the conversations,” Chan added.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Benefits of online fundraising platforms An online fundraising platform can offer the following benefits for your fundraising strategy: Store and assess donor data to create more targeted outreach campaigns. Fundraise Up also integrates seamlessly with your Bloomerang donor database. Interactive dashboard.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

By giving supporters a way to connect with other like-minded supporters and your nonprofit’s staff, you can facilitate community and deep relationships at these events. Food is an integral part of many different kinds of fundraising events. Fundraising events involving food. But, waivers can also improve your relationships with donors.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Are you using video and/or compelling images to tell relevant stories? . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Mastering relevant content marketing.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When integrated with a fundraising platform, you can automatically transfer and store any data you’ve collected from your fundraisers to your CRM. Try creating online donation forms. With automated processes and plenty of integrations, you can follow your donors’ journeys every step of the way and fundraise smarter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). Is it worth looking into creating a profile page for our Executive Director and having people subscribe to her updates to spread our message?”

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. Image from Blog Action Day - their topic this year is also climate change!). How can the web facilitate culture shifts? Feeling brave?

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The only way to provide a virtual attendee with a positive and engaging experience is to create a virtual venue that provides, at minimum, the same sort of experience one would expect from a live event. . To create this audience experience takes more than stringing together a couple of Zoom meetings. What is a Virtual Event Venue?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Creating a sustainable, scalable fundraising campaign that will help you grow your future impact is just as important as reaching your fundraising goal. Create engaging opportunities for new donors, but make sure those opportunities will be profitable in the long run. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Create audience personas based on shared characteristics such as age, interests, and communication preferences. Keywords facilitate the connection between your website and a prospective donor. Use Google Analytics to track metrics like unique visitors, pageviews, backlinks, and more to identify how to create compelling online content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Later in the morning, I facilitated a large group discussion hour-long discussion right before lunch with Greg and Laura Efurd from ZeroDivide. Listening to the conversation and watching the audience for signs of energy drop, I inserted some movement into the discussion related to the topic by asking them to do the ” failure bow.”

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A dependable CMS is what will help you create an engaging and beautiful website. While your traditional events are likely on a pause right now, your nonprofit should still have effective event management tools to facilitate registration and other related processes. Event management tools. Optimize your website content. Best of luck!

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Nonprofits are often wary of creating their own data visualizations, and for valid reasons. With Silk , developing custom websites, maintaining them, or creating complex data visualizations can be within anyone's reach, regardless of tech skills. Creating a Searchable Database. We're helping to bridge that gap.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. It was far easier to say that the organization was going to integrate social media into everyone’s job than it actually having it happen. Click to see larger image.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

Facilitating online donations, sign-ups, pledges, and more. You might even create more targeted CTA strategies on some pages to promote other goals, like recurring donations. If you produce videos for your site, take the extra step of creating subtitles. You might already have one or more integrated features on your site.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2016

Nonprofits need to show clear, emotional images to motivate and connect with their donors. The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy and Affinity. Integrity (the “I” in IDEA) is the “alignment between the brand identity and image and the mission, values, and strategy of the organization.”

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Seattle, Washington: Facilitating Great Board Meetings. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Integrated Services and Emerging Technologies for Nonprofits. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Monday, May 8, 2017. Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

During the retreats, participants combine periods of mindfulness meditation and loving kindness practices with small group discussions, mindful movement, and creative workshops — nature walks, drawing, mindful sports, theater games, poetry, and facilitated discussions on topics such as gender, diversity, and social justice. spanhidden.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Nimble AMS has designed the LWCs so associations can create a dynamic and responsive member experience. When your organization uses LWCs you’ll have unparalleled flexibility as you create custom, professional widgets to elevate staff and member interactions. Want to learn more about the power of Nimble AMS and Salesforce LWCs?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. Good Tech Fest is a conference for professionals in the nonprofit, social impact, and government spaces who are seeking to create an impact with technology.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

Bramley spoke to getting a project off the ground, which can be difficult because of the many pieces that go into creating a video. What will be required to create those shots. The site allows users to upload content — video, audio, and images — and invite others to put the pieces together.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2016

It should sync with social networks so you don't have to create separate event pages there. And, it should integrate with your CRM, so attendees are automatically added to your donor database. Image : LeanForward If / CC BY-SA. Your event registration platform should also do a number of other things. spanhidden.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

Along with creating web content that aligns with your mission and goals, you have to layout your content in an intuitive and navigable way in order to meet the needs of your website users. Getting a better understanding of who might be visiting your website helps you determine the best ways to design and create its content.

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