Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Last year, we shared our crowdsourced list of red flags that funders look for in grant proposals—the things that immediately reveal the weak points in an application and raise questions about the organization’s credibility. Not surprisingly, the question we got most in response to that article was: What are green flags for funders?

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Proposal Green Grant Summary 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2022

A well-written annual report will help you demonstrate your accomplishments to current and future donors, cultivate new partnerships, and recognize important people. Nonprofit managers working on annual reports most frequently ask these five questions. Do we Really Need an Annual Report?

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Report Resource Tips Template 334

.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Even if the law in your state does not require employers to reimburse these items, providing that support demonstrates concern for individual well-being and expectations for peak performance. The willingness to solicit feedback demonstrates respect for employees’ opinions and concern for their engagement with the organization.

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Team Evaluation Attitude Interview 221

Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Learn more Clearly demonstrate impact to funders and donors Impact reporting Reporting tools help you visualize and analyze data, develop comprehensive reports, and generate compliance reports. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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Tools Management Los Angeles Demonstration 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Good questions to ask your team: What kinds of partners have we retained/lost over the last 3+ years? One way to demonstrate value is to ensure your partners are fully leveraging your assets. Adjust strategy and offerings that demonstrate your understanding and action to build greater value-based partnerships.

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Help Retention Tips Template 271

Candid

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

One of the most common questions Candid’s team of expert librarians get on our Ask Us page is “how do I get a grant?” To help answer this question, we’ve created a short (two-minute) video with some quick tips for nonprofits seeking grants. demonstrate?how nonprofit’s?programs making in the world.?Here’s Here’s a tip:?Use

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Grant Tips eLearning Demonstration 136

The MatrixFiles

MAY 21, 2021

Natural language queries are web searches reflecting your normal spoken language like you might express if you were asking the question verbally of another person. This demonstrates the power of natural language queries; by making the page title reflect the way a user might ask a question, Google has given it priority.

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Language Google Search Content 246

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Jason Feifer Feifer answers these questions for us: Question: Of the four phases of change, which is typically the most difficult for people to work through and why? Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people. Do you believe the pandemic helped demonstrate to people that change can be good?

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Change Phase Demonstration Podcast 59

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on where to seek endowment funding for their local historic charity. . Not to mention the fact that they may have no demonstrated history of philanthropy ! . Who do you help?

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Local Charity Campaign Demonstration 107

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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Service Attention Sound Demonstration 77

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. The answers to these questions will be central to building an impactful legislative advocacy campaign.

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Campaign Advocacy Policy Demonstration 78

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Not only do consultants offer industry insights into the best technology, but they also have relationships with all leading AMS vendors to help you ask tough questions about how an AMS can best support your organization. Providing too much information can weigh executives down and can potentially prompt more questions.

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Technology Build Associations Change Management 141

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2023

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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Interview Leadership Demonstration Skills 52

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here are some questions that can help you measure volunteer impact: Did you have enough qualified and engaged volunteers? Use this to demonstrate what wouldn’t be possible without your volunteers. But do you really know the true impact of your volunteers? Have you set goals for 2024 using your volunteer data?

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Volunteer Report Demonstration Activities 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I nspiration : Demonstrate passion and energy. Edinger Today, Edinger shares these additional insights with us: Question: How do you become a Growth Leader? Question: Can you list the essential characteristics of an inspirational leader? Make sure you answer the question: How does our sales experience create value for customers?

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Issue Leadership Stream Demonstration 91

sgEngage

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The kickoff meeting gives you an opportunity to guide reviewers through the current review process and gives them the opportunity to ask questions. It puts a face to a name and demonstrates how much their work has impacted that student. What went well, and where were the obstacles? Did they have enough time?

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Review Award Student Demonstration 73

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2013

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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Interview Question Leadership Demonstration 79

Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., — Opportunity about to be missed Dear Opportunity about to be missed, You’ve actually named the problem in the way you’ve framed your question. Try asking yourself a series of “why” questions to get to the root of what your real problem is.

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Celebrate Awareness Hurricane Charity 94

.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

You probably know the answer to this question. The expectation for immediate responses to complex online questions and queries is only going to increase. Our experience guiding multiple clients through digital transformation demonstrates that to keep the process moving forward, CEOs must be the first digital evangelists.

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Digital Gartner Leadership Adopt 221

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

There is no doubt about it—students are confused, and they are questioning whether college is obtainable without financial help. Are there questions on your enrollment or scholarship applications that can be omitted or—if they’ve traditionally been required—can they be optional? Provide flexibility.

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Impact Student Alternative Education 67

EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

This is the time to answer questions like: What states will we be targeting? After answering those questions, you’ll likely realize that you need more volunteers in certain districts or even entire states. Who will be the key targets in those states? Do we have the volunteer power we need in those districts to influence our targets?

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Volunteer Campaign Advocacy Nonprofit 195

Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

MacRae suggested following the “three P’s” and asking these vision-related questions to improve your association’s culture and sharpen your mission: People. Allow your members to offer feedback and ask questions in town halls. Answer questions as directly as possible, and if you don’t have the answer a member wants, follow up later.

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Associations Leadership Arlington Wisconsin 118

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? No matter how intuitive a system may be, there are always a few questions, tips, and tricks that a training professional can help you with so you get started on a solid foundation.

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Software Fundraising Training Train 314

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Jason Feifer Today, Feifer answers these questions for us: Question: Of the four phases of change, which is typically the most difficult for people to work through and why? Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people. Do you believe the pandemic helped demonstrate to people that change can be good?

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Change Phase Action Demonstration 81

Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

10 Examples of Heroes in Action Several perspectives illustrate that philanthropy is full of heroes who demonstrate courage each and every day to improve the world. Donors must conduct research, commit time to evaluate the impact of nonprofits, and ask timely questions about the return on their philanthropic investment.

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Philanthropy Gift Demonstration eBook 92

The MatrixFiles

MARCH 25, 2021

These are just some of the questions we get when we meet with BeSpeake clients each week to plan their virtual meetings. They created their own questions about their standards and accreditation process, invited three attendees to go live in the virtual studio, and then played the game.

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Fun Virtual Music Game 130

Blue Fox

AUGUST 17, 2020

” Our CEO, Chantal Sheehan recently wrote a guest feature article for Bloomerang addressing this exact question: 4 Finance Secrets to Help You Raise More Money. (1)

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Money Raise Fundraising Disaster 148

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.” One question you can ask is: “ What impact do you want your organization to make ?” Bad data can also come from bad questions.

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Data Metrics Measure Goal 90

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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Storytelling Impact Help Demonstration 62

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Anish Batlaw Ram Charan Batlaw and Charan share these insights with us: Question: How do you identify, recruit, and support high-performing executive talent? Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt.

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Support Case Study Leadership Review 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

“Given the research-validated outcomes and demonstrated financial impact belonging offers, organizations should make cultivating belonging a personal leadership imperative across the world,” says Brad Deutser , author of the new book, Belonging Rules: Five Crucial Actions That Build Unity and Foster Performance.

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Action Build Structure Attitude 72

Candid

JANUARY 18, 2022

Seals are a tangible way to demonstrate your organization’s commitment to transparency and build confidence among potential supporters. . Strategy & goals: upload strategic plan or briefly answer two questions . Impact—share goals and the difference you’re making . two key elements are required: . Want to learn more?

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Info Profile Metrics Demonstration 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 11, 2015

The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions : What personal qualities define you as a leader? Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others.

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Interview Skills Leadership Accessibility 40

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions.

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Culture Create eBook Attitude 81

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 18, 2021

You’ll win them over again and again by demonstrating that you understand them and that you’re working to deliver value to them. Reacting to members once they come to you with a question or issue – or worse, when they fail to renew – represents a minimum level of service. But sending targeted, personalized communications does.

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Associations Analytics Experiment System 120

Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Aim to make your pitch a dialogue rather than a monologue by being interactive and open to questions about your work. Continually involve funders as thought partners and create opportunities to demonstrate your impact in the community. In turn, this will help the potential funder easily understand how you serve the community.

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Relationship Effective Fundraising Linkedin 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2018

Leaders must demonstrate these qualities, and we promote the use of the six moments as criteria for reward and promotion across teams. Lastly, when you find yourself in a moment when you and your team are experiencing a leadership void, you can learn-how and when to demonstrate leadership in those same moments.

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Authoring Leadership Question Demonstration 40