Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I was perusing Social Source Commons (something I don’t do nearly often enough,) and catching up on the SSC blog , and I thought it might be worth sharing with this audience what tools I use for basic consulting workflow. It’s not so up to date, and it’s a list more of tools I have used, and some I still use.).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

Any consulting shop that does significant amounts of implementation and development (as we do) needs a project management and ticketing tool. We were using Intervals for a while, which is really a fabulous tool if you do a lot of hourly consulting. All tools have their strengths and weaknesses. And the wiki is nice.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

Any consulting shop that does significant amounts of implementation and development (as we do) needs a project management and ticketing tool. We were using Intervals for a while, which is really a fabulous tool if you do a lot of hourly consulting. All tools have their strengths and weaknesses. And the wiki is nice.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 8, 2017

Thank-you notes are a small tool that make a massive impact. By tracking your followers and their interaction with your nonprofit, you can gain a deeper understanding of what makes your donors tick. The post Definitive Timeline to Master Follow-Up with First-Time Donors appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. 1 Week: Note.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2016

The new Facebook Fundraising Tools could be a game changer for the nonprofit sector. Essentially a digital payment system that allows 2-tap giving by using a donor’s saved credit card information in their Facebook account, we are definitely entering a new era in online and mobile fundraising.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shared data for shared solutions Shared demographic data collection among nonprofits and funders is a critical tool in advancing racial equity. Our first task was to develop a shared definition for “people of color-led and people of color-serving” organizations. We decided to develop a shared definition is for benchmarking only.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). Also set up a system in advance so you can track the hashtag. ” Other amplifier tools include JustCoz and Gaggleamp.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

A social media content calendar will help you to stay on track by planning ahead what you need to post and when. 5) Pick the right tools. Now that you’ve decided on the channels and how often you will post, you now need to choose the scheduling tools that will help you save time when creating your content calendar.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. Reminder, email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in email content. Well, first of all, the definition changed. To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Meeting these three milestones before the end of the month will get your grassroots team back on track just in time to launch your 2023 campaigns. These volunteers should definitely be on your 1:1 outreach list for recruitment into higher level roles. Rest assured: it’s not too late to catch up!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Tracking racial equity funding . In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. After the uprisings in response to George Floyd’s murder, Candid relaunched our special issue site on funding for racial equity and added features including a searchable mapping tool.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tools – What tools do you have? What tools do you require? For example, if a paid-event registration campaign isn’t on track to meet or exceed your goals, you can adjust your approach mid-course instead of waiting until the campaign has completed and it’s too late to have an impact. Lay out your definitions up front.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement. 2) Tweet or retweet 2-10 times daily from early morning to late evening. Schedule tweets in advance.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Every year online donations are taking up a bigger and bigger chunk of total funds to nonprofits, so this is definitely something worth investing in. The more donation tools you have, the more data you can collect, which will later help you develop better online fundraising strategies. Read on to get started. How do people pay?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

7 steps to start a major gift program Major gift fundraising tools Let’s start by reviewing the basics of what these key donations are. Follow these steps to outline your organization’s definition of major gifts: Assess your previous largest donations to determine your major gift threshold. What is a major gift?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 24, 2011

It definitely is geared more toward the “Service Cloud&# than the “Sales Cloud.&#. There is a lot more you can do – it’s a pretty cool tool. But then, it is the folks who engage with you who you definitely want to make sure to keep track of. I’m not sure why this is, exactly.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

The sole purpose of a Donor Management system is to track donors, track your communication with donors, and track donation information. Accounting on the other hand, tracks how those donation dollars are allocated and spent. How in the world are you ever going to keep track of all this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Traditionally, teams in a golf tournament track their scores on a paper scorecard, then hand it in at the end of the event. 6) Live-Score the Tournament. Most teams don’t know what the rest of the field is shooting until everyone finishes and golf staff tally final scores—which can leave folks lingering after the event.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

It provides the ultimate tool to bring all your school software into one system and allows everything to talk to each other. This meant manually trying to keep track of and make changes one at a time hoping to keep up. I had no idea what an API was and definitely didn’t know something called SKY API. This is the dream.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2012

SlideRocket also has drag-and-drop authoring tools and customizable presentation templates that allow users to create presentations from any web browser. SlideRocket's free Desktop Presenter tool allows you to download the presentation to your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. It’s definitely worth checking out!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

It can streamline tracking and reporting processes, enhance communication with donors and constituents, and consolidate necessary information. However, it is important to remember that the software is a tool. Salesforce is a platform that can transform the way an organization conducts business.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. 3] .

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Kindful

MARCH 25, 2021

This way, your communications tool can easily access data points and you can leverage them in marketing content. This guide will walk you through the top ways you can leverage donor data in your communications with the help of fundraising tools. Email tools. Website traffic tool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Yes, we definitely are.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2016

As a business owner operating via a WordPress-based website, it’s important to leverage all the tools the amazing platform has to offer in order to maintain a competitive edge and keep your products and services relevant and noticed in the burgeoning world of online commerce.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Integrations from your donor-facing tools to your central database are especially important, as more comprehensive and easy-to-analyze data is invaluable for strengthening your retention efforts. Start tracking your retention rates. To improve your retention rate over time, you first have to track it!

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Nucleus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

He realized that their necessary first step was agreement on definitions and key terms – basic yet powerful data governance (and infrastructure that supports this) allows for consistent reporting, apples-to-apples conversations across departments, and is a first step in what ACOG thinks of as “data enablement.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

How are these social fundraising tools different to peer-to-peer fundraising platforms? When should you use them and can you use social fundraising tools and peer-to-peer fundraising platforms together? . Social Fundraising vs Peer-to-Peer Fundraising .

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Professional societies, trade associations, and nonprofit groups can all use analytics tools to improve their staff operations, reach more members and non-members, and make meaningful progress toward their mission and goals. . The only way you can definitively know is by examining data related to your aims. Descriptive analytics .

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Media Cause

APRIL 2, 2021

In this blog post, we compiled five 2021 SEO trends you should know to ensure your strategy is on track to success. Consider search engine results pages as a free tool to learn the type of content that you need to create to best match user’s search intent when going after a query or related search term. Improving User Experience.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s digital world, email is a fundamental tool for engaging your donors and your audience. Then, track those different groups. You’re definitely not asking them to give money every time, but you want them to feel activated and like our emails matter. Tip #1: Experiment. How many people open each email?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By default, GA4 will track Page view, Scroll, Outbound link clicks, Site search, Video Engagements, File Downloads, and Form Tracking. You will need to go in and consider how to use these parameters within each event and set up the custom definitions to ensure they are being reported within GA4.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To avoid common volunteer management mistakes and optimize your volunteer scheduling processes, implement these simple strategies: Carefully track volunteer hours. Carefully track volunteer hours. For one thing, tracking volunteer hours and maintaining accurate volunteer data logs makes it possible to apply for volunteer grant funds.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. Signup Genius: This is a fantastic tool for volunteer projects that involve shifts and other moving parts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Nonprofit leaders should have ongoing discussions on inclusion and diversity, establish best practices, and develop common understanding of the meaning and definition of diversity and inclusion. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

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Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Planning ahead ensures you’ll stay organized and keeps you on track with your goals. Create practical goals for your organization to complete within the year and track the success of each campaign you roll out with your fundraising calendar. Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year.

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