Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

To find grant prospects without paying for a database, you can: Search related organizations — Look at their list of funders. Search large, local companies — See if any large companies in your area offer a giving program. Of course, if you have the means, it can also be worth your while to pay for access to grant databases.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From there, seek to segment donors in your database based on their interests, preferences, and past giving behavior, like gift amounts and timing. Joining the local affinity group you’ve been hearing about from your network. Find a Candid Community partner near you.)

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

The previous 15 years of my career, I worked in higher education with access to a research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. Feeling overwhelmed and clueless, I headed to the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL). Now you can find me at the library frequently, combing through Candid’s resources.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2021

Does it play nice with your donor database ? Maybe it is built into the donor database like Bloomerang and already taken care of for you. Do they have a library of on demand trainings on how to use their tool? an out-of-town donor could be invited to a local event. 11 Things to Look for in a Nonprofit Email Provider .

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Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

For example, say a library organization wanted to restore a historic local library. They may decide to hold an informational event at that library to engage individuals who are already connected to it. I used to come to this library all the time when I was a little girl.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The template library consists of facilitator agendas for a wide range of meeting types.There is also a useful section of virtual meeting templates. IAF Methods Database -The IAF Methods Database is the mother of all facilitator resource collections for professional or highly skilled facilitators.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

Leveraging the strength of the migration ecosystem, Forum One worked with EPA to create custom migration plugins that read data from the Drupal 7 database and transformed it for Drupal 8, allowing EPA to maintain custom Panelizer layouts in Layout Builder and content governance with Groups. . Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Farm-to-Table Job Training: Grow Local Leaders. Fundraiser flyers: Create flyers for your fundraiser and post them on bulletin boards in libraries, grocery stores, coffee shops, and anywhere else that gets a lot of traffic in your community. 4) Write a captivating fundraiser story.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. I was fascinated by the project’s innovative approach to collecting, sharing, and connecting people through locally-produced media. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

If you haven't, John Haydon will tell you how: "From what I’ve seen, most nonprofits have no idea that you can add to your list — that precious database of your supporters, donors or newsletter subscribers — by strategically using a customized Facebook Welcome Page or custom tab. " Google+ vs. .'"

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

Your story library: These are the stories that get people hooked on your mission. Store them in your library, so you will have them when you are ready to deploy them as part of your marketing strategy. Your donor database: Your donor database houses every donor who ever gave you money. You can’t do everything yourself.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Nonprofit groups and libraries can utilize trackable phone numbers, personalized URLs, and BRCs (Business Reply Cards) to reach a broader audience than they might in their local area, as well as increase individual donations. One library in particular incorporated data segmentation in an attempt to grow and optimize its mailing list.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

One of the past presidents of the AIRS board said it well: "The AIRS/211 LA County Taxonomy is to the information and referral field what the Library of Congress catalog system is to libraries, nationally and internationally.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

In actuality, hackathons are events where ideas are hatched and technology needs are met — making them excellent opportunities for nonprofits, charities, and libraries! The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff. TechSoup hosts free hour-long webinars each week for nonprofits and libraries. Databases and Software.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. They usually have local chapters. Your local community directory at the Foundation Center.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2012

This month, our new Members were interested in ways to engage the community and access our resources on databases. Resources on Databases One member on our call was interested in database management, and meeting other nonprofit database managers. Keep reading to learn more about the topics we discussed on the call!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Finding the right funders that match your mission, your specific project, and your geographic locale is quite an art. I have updated Stephanie’s pieces a bit.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president. The museum and library preserves the rich history of the Northern Neck through its collections, exhibits, tours, and educational programs. Keeping History Protected.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world. They maintain the most comprehensive database on U.S. Library learning centers in five locations across the US. About Our Alliance.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Your library may have a subscription that you can use onsite for free. Some libraries will even give you a one-time code to do your search from your home or office. For example, Stripe syncs with Little Green Light and, for an additional fee, Little Green Light will pull the gift directly into the database.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This week through TechSoup Limited, we've been running a special discount on NOZA , a database of philanthropy data. The promotional offer is for a 30-day subscription that gives you unlimited access to the database and all those donor records for the grand total of $99. It's available to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public libraries.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2013

The app uses its database to find out the source of the mail and will contact the sender to remove you from its distribution list. From household products to toothpaste to cosmetics, Be Nice to Bunnies' extensive database is regularly updated. Find even more mobile on our Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries page.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. CA: One of the best things that happened to me while volunteering for the local art museum is they funded my travel to Los Angeles and my tuition to take the week-long grant writing training bootcamp hosted by The Grantsmanship Center.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Good 360 has been around since 1983; it provides product donations to charities and libraries and also to victims of disasters. Registration for nonprofits and libraries is free. It has recently opened up to nonprofits and libraries. She also likes the Salesforce Foundation Donation Program for its CRM database.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

While read-a-thons are a great fundraising idea for nonprofits of all kinds, they’re the perfect fundraiser for schools, libraries, and education nonprofit organizations. If the participant reads 300 pages over the course of the fundraiser, then their family member will donate $60 to their individual fundraising page.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2012

Mobile Beacon — a nonprofit just like TechSoup — helps nonprofit organizations, schools, and public libraries that lack traditional Internet access, or have slow access or bandwidth constraints get connected both in the office and remotely. A stationary modem with an integrated WiFi router for local networking and internet access.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Leonard Library. While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. One interesting challenge was creating a database of bicycle rack locations throughout the islands. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Stay in constant communication with your team by adding smartphones to your nonprofit’s or library’s toolkit. Bing Search: a web-based search engine app capable of filtering results to display only images, video, or local results. Project for lots of great resources for nonprofit and library apps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

But our discussion quickly turned to local solutions. Public Library. libraries is still a challenge. Some takeaways: Assistance providers (libraries, community centers, nonprofits) often lack web-savvy volunteers and staff. (Last December, the Obama administration started awarding over $7.2 Limited computer time at D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Photo from San Jose Library. VolunteerMatch One of the largest online databases for volunteering, where over 71,000 nonprofits have listed local and regional events and projects. Many corporations like Target or AMEX have well-established programs for engaging their employees with local nonprofits. right where you work.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. Ed Bott of ZDnet maintains that “if your data matters, you need a hybrid strategy, with local storage and local content creation and editing tools.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And how can nonprofits and public libraries actually make use of it? This free web tool is designed to help nonprofits as well as local health departments, financial institutions, and hospitals better understand the needs and assets of their communities. Big data is still one of those concepts that baffle me. Where does it come from?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. WISER , the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders from the National Library of Medicine is a free resource for first responders to hazardous material incidents.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

A hardware failure in the IT system of the crowdfunding firm Kimbia caused the Give Local America online fundraising campaign to fail in May. The expanded offerings to charities include Office 365 , Azure for building and hosting applications, Dynamics 365 database, Power BI f or data visualization, and Enterprise Mobility Suite.

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