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. Regularly update your collection of testimonials to reflect current experiences and ensure ongoing relevance.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

You don’t have to jam all of these components into your annual report if they don’t reflect your goals. Showing photos of a wide array of animals demonstrate how their programs benefit hundreds of species across the country. Broadway Cares demonstrates the importance of consistency while creating annual reports. Broadway Cares.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! Remember: one size doesn’t fit all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. Subaru’s social post demonstrated a commitment to fighting hunger – and to Feeding America. They demonstrate the importance of teamwork to the nonprofit’s approach.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This statement is crucial for demonstrating how effectively your nonprofit manages its resources. It’s your opportunity to demonstrate financial sustainability and transparency to donors and stakeholders. Financial statements must reflect the true nature of resources available. Let’s dive in! 5 Mistakes to Avoid 1.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

These green flags—crowdsourced from Candid’s social media followers and staff—can help you demonstrate that credibility. 1. Grantmakers want to see all your project’s complicated details accurately reflected and matched throughout the budget, summary, and narrative in your proposal.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. Demonstrate how individual and departmental objectives relate to overarching goals and the organization’s mission.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To help answer these questions, here are eight easy ways you can demonstrate impact and focus your strategic decision-making: Evaluate how many hours and how many times your volunteers contributed to get a true read on engagement over their lifetime with your organization—or within specific opportunities.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Learn more: Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You Measuring Outcomes Outcome metrics are powerful, necessary tools for demonstrating transparency and accountability. They measure non-financial or financial criteria that reflect the efficacy of an organization, program, or initiative.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In a conversation with Candid insights, WAWF president and CEO Dr. Tamara Wilds Lawson highlighted key findings and reflected on the challenges faced by Black women and Black gender-expansive leaders. Metro Area Nonprofit Sector , in which 36 presidents, CEOs, and executive directors shared their experiences.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

So, as I made my transition – keep in mind that I am still working a nonprofit, just a c4 instead of a c3 – the moment gave me reason to reflect upon the 10 years of experience I had at the Alliance and with colleagues across the country through the National Council of Nonprofits. I first tried to remember what it was like in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I always like to start with an icebreaker that allows participants to reflect and identify burning questions. Then, I had them demonstrate different dance movements from their country - where one person would demonstrate and every would copy. The workshop was a tango dance between English and Spanish — and it worked!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation. Appreciating diversity and creating a team that reflects the community in appearance and thoughts are only the first steps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Among the noteworthy features included the ideal ecosystem are (i) the virtual events channel (reflecting the constraints newly imposed by COVID-19) and (ii) the increasingly feature-rich WhatsApp channel. Digital Storytelling Framework.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Focus on educating new donors about unfolding events and exact needs, while demonstrating the impact of contributions already made. Personalizing communication, highlighting the ongoing need, and demonstrating the impact of continued support can significantly increase the likelihood of retaining these donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Using his piano to underline participants’ voices as they shared their stories, he demonstrated how different chords call forth specific feelings and provide a shortcut directly to our emotional center. Leaders must demonstrate leadership in the area of mental health. Get comfortable being uncomfortable.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Use storytelling and real-life examples to demonstrate the importance of their support.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. By this point, you have articulated goals that reflect your mission, determined how to measure them, and identified leading indicators to monitor your progress.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Show off the work you’ve done in the past to demonstrate that you’re the right organization to pursue this goal, and lay out demonstrable benchmarks for achieving it, so donors can see you have a solid plan of action. To drive home the importance of every donation, demonstrate the impact of each of your suggested donation levels.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Evolving organizational priorities ( such as a commitment to having a staff and volunteer corps that reflects the communities being served ), volunteer engagement trends (such as increased desire for short-term and flexible volunteer roles), and challenges filling leadership positions go a long way to establish a need for change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

In his book, Michael demonstrates the ROAR principles through his own examples, along with tips, resources and true stories from over forty people who didn’t let their age or other setbacks stop them. Read this wise, instructive and insightful, must-have playbook.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. Also, consider how long it’s been since you last updated your application.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Board We, the ENA Board of Directors, will seek at all times to demonstrate: Excellence through collaboration, engagement, and accountability​​ Integrity through respect, compassion, and mindfulness A culture of inquiry while being inclusive, strategic, and visionary.​​ We considered the following issues, which moved from broad to specific.

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Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

Our goal this year is to craft a more meaningful, cohesive plan to better demonstrate Candid’s commitment to DEI. DEI is more than an ideology—it requires thoughtful reflection, along with a plan for active involvement. Once the plan is completed, it doesn’t mean Candid’s DEI work and obligations are finished.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post. We strategize to demonstrate volunteer impact, or obtain adequate technology, or train ourselves and our co-workers on the art of volunteer management. And while these posts have never landed on my top ten list, they deserve your time and attention.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

As Distrust in Big Philanthropy Grows, Here’s How Leading Foundations Are Demonstrating Their Value. Survey: Nonprofits Struggle with Demonstrating Outcomes. Justice over greatness: A new year’s reflection. Reflections on a Conference for Well-Intentioned Funders: We can do better. The US is growing more unequal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. The New Social Economy. This session was a high level view of what is happening in the ecosystem in which I do my work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 14, 2013

demonstrating peacefully. .: As a Baptist Minister and leader of. the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he and his civil rights. followers suffered greatly at the hands of the police while. Despite his untimely death, he left an. indelible mark and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The StethoCloud is an extension of telemedicine. During the conference, we got a live demonstration of how Dr. William Kennedy, Chief Pediatric Urology, uses a video system from Cisco to check in with patients in remote clinics. (He writes about this on Huffington Post ). He did a live demonstration of a check in with a patient and reviewing (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Here's some reflections: Thoughtful, Intentional Experiments Thoughtful experimentation is setting up a low-risk experiment with metrics to figure out what is and isn't working is a social media best practice. She calls it "joyful funeral" -- that you quickly say this didn't work, reflect on why, and move on.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Does having only a Bronze Seal reflect poorly on an organization? At the Platinum level, you can also highlight metrics that demonstrate the impact of your programs and initiatives. Then, that staff member can invite additional staff as profile managers, who can make updates by logging in with their respective credentials. Not at all.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

An activity where learners must demonstrate understanding of the steps followed by feedback about their choices can help change a practice. Here are a few ideas we would use to create relatable courses in this scenario: Scenery and visuals that reflect the organization. Language and conversations that reflect the learner’s experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

CFRE certification – Obtain certification for fundraising professionals who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and commitment to the highest standards of ethical and professional practice in serving the philanthropic sector. These types of partnerships are reflections of the trust the organization has in the software company.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The gospel is a verbal message of salvation demonstrated through acts of God’s love. Learn from the past: Reflect upon the context of the American church and its history of engagement in the city, embracing what is fruitful and rejecting what is unjust. Obeying these commands pursues the common good of a city and its people.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

It's that time of year when many of us reflect on the work we've accomplished over the year. TIME Magazine reflected and determined this was the year of "The Protester." On our Facebook page , our community is reflecting on their technology accomplishments.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

This increase, therefore, does not reflect philanthropic trends to the broader HBCU community. 2020 saw increased funding to HBCUs, but the sustainability of this funding is in question Early indicators demonstrate a sizable increase in HBCU foundation funding in 2020, currently totaling $249 million.

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