Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

Instagram offers two account types — business and personal profiles. When creating an account for your nonprofit, you should choose a business profile over a personal one. These posts provide both an emotional connection for the audience and a material demonstration of the impact the nonprofit’s work is having.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Has the person demonstrated a "getting lost with confidence" mind-set? Does the person communicate with authenticity? Has the person created a strong personal brand that is recognized by colleagues of all levels? Is the person getting exposure to executive management?

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

— Personalized communication and engagement strategies are critical to helping mid-level donors see the value and potential impact of increasing their donations to your nonprofit organization. But have no fear — personalized approaches don’t always require more time or resources from busy fundraisers. These four are key: 1.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

You could assess how people were communicating, determine where the vibe registered on the stress meter, and take the opportunity to connect personally with employees. If possible, compare the remote team’s results to their previous in-person performance. Follow the survey with targeted in-person interviews based on the results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

More importantly, moving to the cloud is a great way to demonstrate transparency, strengthen institutional memory, conserve resources, collaborate, and display tech-savvy. 1) Demonstrate Transparency. Transparency is an essential quality for a nonprofit. If necessary, be sure to update your bylaws to allow for virtual decision making.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

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? You demonstrate an understanding of the providers’ time constraints. It’s incredibly demoralizing! Why This Works: More time encourages more considered and detailed proposals.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In order to be a major donor prospect, the person has to have the capacity to give at the level that you consider to be a major gift. The key here is to think through your ideal donors to come up with a number of donor profiles that can help guide your efforts. #2 2 – Have the Capacity to Give.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Segmenting new donors based on demographics, interests and preferred channels can enable more personalized outreach. Focus on educating new donors about unfolding events and exact needs, while demonstrating the impact of contributions already made. Personalize the email with the donor’s name, donation amount, and cause supported.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you want to delight your customers, then the book by Steve Curtin , Delight Your Customers -- 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary , is a must-read for you and your employees.

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Kindful

MARCH 18, 2021

While some have found quick success, however, others are struggling to make up fundraising revenue that came from in-person events they can no longer hold. The problem: What do you do when one in-person event accounts for all of your fundraising revenue? Attendance will not be the same virtually as it is in person.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

In this post I would like to share my thinking around the importance of demonstrating to the grantmaker that your organization reaches out to, and includes, varying cultures. Demonstrating Inclusion. I am certainly not the right person to lecture on inclusion. So what does it mean to be inclusive?

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Showing photos of a wide array of animals demonstrate how their programs benefit hundreds of species across the country. By using the second person paired with impactful analytics, the American Kidney Fund offers donors valuable reasons to give again in the future while presenting their impressive impact statistics. The Humane Society.

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Charity Village

JULY 5, 2021

Self-abandonment can be described as the tendency to make choices or enter spaces that may be unsafe, physically or emotionally, without apparent regard for personal security. It also occurs in those moments when we ignore our discomfort, pain, personal needs, or inner knowing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Need to show others -- whether a large audience or one person -- that you have shared commonalities. Are interviewing for a job and want to demonstrate your ability to adapt, learn, and overcome challenges. Are interviewing for a job and want to demonstrate your ability to adapt, learn, and overcome challenges.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Ultimately, what matters is that in advocacy, no one is an island—advocates derive strength and power from numbers, and a petition is one of the quickest and easiest ways to demonstrate the collective will of your supporters. Lobby days (in-person or virtual!) If possible, include a photo of the stakeholder!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

Invite folks on your planning team, board of directors, organizational staff, dedicated volunteers, or partners to share the link to their personal and professional network and broaden your reach even further. This helps sponsors demonstrate their support of a good cause, while boosting your marketing efforts exponentially.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Here’s why storytelling is so vital: 1) Creating an Emotional Connection: Stories have the power to evoke emotions and connect with audiences on a personal level. Openly sharing stories about your work, outcomes, and financial stewardship fosters trust and demonstrates accountability.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Online channels (email, social media, website, donation forms, and texting) encourage real-time interactions, personalized messaging, and taps into tech-savvy younger donors. Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2023

Success in board membership requires a combination of personal qualities, commitment to the organization, and fulfillment of legal responsibilities. Commitment to the organization Successful board members demonstrate a genuine commitment to the nonprofit’s mission and the clients it serves.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Importance of Testimonials Testimonials are personal endorsements, typically in the form of a statement or story, that reflect a person’s experience with your nonprofit. This practice demonstrates your organization’s evolving impact and keeps your content fresh and engaging.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2023

Actionable steps to convert your volunteers into donors By tapping into the strong connection of engaged volunteers, nonprofits have an opportunity to cross-cultivate them into super supporters – a person who generously gives both time and money. Provide them with personalized communication , exclusive updates and special recognition.

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M+R

JANUARY 8, 2024

Learn the Context To build a relationship with a lawmaker’s office, go in ready to demonstrate that you’ve done your homework by making a customized case for why and how their boss would benefit from supporting your issue. Does the lawmaker or someone in their circle have a personal connection with your issue?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Personalized Experiences Create Lasting Impressions Treat each attendee as a unique guest, not just a ticket number. Implement name tags, offer personalized greetings, and create opportunities for one-on-one interaction with key staff and board members. Demonstrating genuine care fosters trust and opens doors for future support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

The fundraising pendulum is swinging back to “in person,” but that doesn’t mean you should ease up your online efforts, particularly peer-to-peer fundraising. It creates a personal, meaningful introduction of your cause and nonprofit to new donors. Demonstrate built-in gamification and sharing tools. ?.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 20, 2012

So, it's important that you explain the relevance of each person's job. Demonstrate how if their job isn't done well, or isn't fully completed, how that negatively impacts the rest of the process or your business' overall product or service. Help each employee or team member to understand how what they do makes a difference.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

You can find more advice and expertise from Teal in his book, First Person: Tales of Management Courage and Tenacity (Harvard Business School Press, 1996). One reason for the scarcity of managerial greatness is that in educating and training managers, we focus too much on technical proficiency and too little on character.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Offer your members virtual and in-person opportunities to network, learn, and connect to increase engagement and offer membership value. When done correctly, leading with authenticity has the power to attract new members and demonstrate your value across the industry.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

These demonstrations of appreciation highlight the importance of each donor in supporting your fundraising efforts. Your donors like to be thanked for their financial gifts—ensure your association demonstrates your appreciation to drive non-dues revenue. . Create repeat donors. Thanking repeat donors also helps to boost future gifts.

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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. Short anecdotes about your organization’s successes and challenges can help the potential funder connect with your work on a personal level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

This is because they have limited time and money, so they pour much of it into activities that can easily demonstrate a direct response. Technology is making it much easier to personalize the donation ask, based on CRM data or other factors, so you can make sure you’re making an ask that is appropriate to the donor. 3) Engagement.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2011

During the opening plenary at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, NTEN executive director Holly Ross demonstrated the biggest problem facing people who work in nonprofit technology. Holly responded to the problem with a simple challenge to the audience: she asked everyone at NTC to change one person in his organization. read more.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 27, 2023

Whether we were discussing Sales Cloud, listening to an Einstein demonstration, or even just engaging with other attendees, we were surrounded by a helpful culture aiming to drive innovation at our organizations,” said Jeff Bachelor, Director of Sales. Every attendee we interacted with had something to add to each conversation.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

It sounds simple, but nonprofits shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the personal touch. While stories are important, the point of a financial report is to demonstrate results using hard data, so there’s no doubt about how donations are being used to meet funding objectives that translate into real-life results.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Impact numbers are a great way to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has provided. By sharing compelling stories that highlight the real-life transformations resulting from their work, your grantees can demonstrate the impact they have on their communities. Or two organizations. Or 25 organizations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Revisit Planned Giving Donors Those who have included your organization in their estate plans are demonstrating a deep commitment to your cause and might be approached for a major gift during their lifetime. Value Face-to-Face Interactions Personal meetings are invaluable for building relationships with potential major donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

Leadership requires cultivating healthy inter-personal relationships based on mutual trust. Leaders need to demonstrate that they value their employees, beneficiaries and other stakeholders through authentic engagement. This requires a willingness to be open and embrace personal vulnerability. Authentic engagement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Yet, like many successful entrepreneurs, Leal’s great successes were matched by a variety of gripping and heartbreaking personal failures. He is widely credited with introducing Mexican cheeses to the U.S. market and grew his company to a multimillion-dollar success story that defined an industry. Desire more. Desire better.

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