Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

It’s a horrible feeling when the tried-and-true fundraising methods that have worked in the past stop working. It’s time to ask some hard questions. Even experienced fundraisers sometimes use fundraising methods that just don’t work for a particular organization or audience. Maybe you’ve experienced this….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2017

Almost four years ago, I wrote my experience as a participant n a design-thinking lab to give input on a digital strategy for a philanthropy. The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I even facilitated design labs to help with the research for my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I admit it.

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Blue Avocado

JULY 16, 2024

Previous articles on Blue Avocado have discussed the challenges organizations face when designing performance appraisal systems. These are just a few of the questions you will need to answer when designing or enhancing your performance appraisal process. Much of the time, we state values in aspirational language.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“All businesses sooner or later face the need to reconstruct their future,” explain the authors of the book, The Phoenix Encounter Method. Therefore, this book shares a new method of leadership thinking – the Phoenix Encounter – relevant to all organizations in today’s ever-changing environment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

“All businesses sooner or later face the need to reconstruct their future,” explain the authors of the new book, The Phoenix Encounter Method. Therefore, this book shares a new method of leadership thinking – the Phoenix Encounter – relevant to all organizations in today’s ever-changing environment.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

As we finish our three-blog series, we hope you have a better understanding of what service design is and why it’s important for the social sector. Now let’s take some time to dive into how it gets done. There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype. Now it’s time to prototype and test them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Many times our meetings are highly productive, but sometimes meetings can be boring, frustrating, and a complete waste of time. Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. Meeting design is more than just agenda planning or identifying topics.

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Forum One

APRIL 18, 2023

Two of our most used service design activities are ecosystem mapping and service blueprinting. These tools employ collaborative methods that engage both end-users and the organizations serving them. The “backstage” is everything that happens behind the scenes at the same time as the customer is experiencing the “front stage” journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The ScreenTime Genie , a clever chat bot designed by the BJ Fogg’s Behavioral Science Lab at Stanford can help grant your wish for reduced screen time. Dr. BJ Fogg founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University, where he directs research and innovation. The Screen Time Genie is on the top of my list.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In our Service Design: Where Social Impact Meets Innovation webinar, we defined service design, described how service design fits into the social sector, and broke down how mission-driven organizations can apply it to their work. . Now let’s take some time to dive into how it gets done. Phase 1: Align. Need a primer?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Even if your supporters don’t take the time to read your letter all the way through ( odds are, they won’t! ), they’ll see powerful images that will inspire them to give in a matter of seconds. Use compelling design. Multichannel fundraising refers to reaching the same donors through multiple communication methods, or channels.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Within Media Cause’s Creative, Brand, and Design team, one of our favorite things to do— besides creating incredible work for our clients—is sharing inspirational and educational resources with each other: articles, POVs, webinars, classes, books, case studies, blogs, tutorials, cheese. Creative-problem solving on a small budget.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

DonorDirect ] 48% of donors cite email as their preferred method of hearing updates and appeals from the organization. M+R Benchmarks ] 16% of nonprofits use pop-ups to prompt one-time donors to become monthly donors. M+R Benchmarks ] 16% of nonprofits use pop-ups to prompt one-time donors to become monthly donors.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 16, 2024

That’ll help you wisely manage your investment and give you time to maximize your letter’s results. And you may be able to find a Forever stamp design that matches your mission. What’s My Payment Method? What’s My Production Method? It’s time to choose your production method. Saving your time and energy?

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Step 1: Build the top of your funnel SImply put, building the top of the funnel means participating in activities designed to create awareness about your association. Top of funnel outreach includes channels like social media, newsletters, and blogs that are designed to establish credibility.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The other day I attended an information session for a new initiative centered around increasing diversity in design. It was created and hosted by one of the largest design firms in the world, and because of their reputation and great PR team, the call was filled with designers, architects, and executives all ready to join the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! What is Human Centered Design? Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

How many times have you browsed a website with content you really liked and, wishing to stay abreast of new developments or additions, you searched in vain for a contact page only to find there wasn’t one? To make your contact form page more personable add, well, personable content.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 20, 2024

In today’s ever-evolving landscape, traditional fundraising methods are no longer enough. Campaign Timing : Gain insights on the optimal start and end dates for your fundraising campaign to maximize impact and donor engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. That is not design thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

” How Human-Centered Design Methods Can Help You Design A Better Dashboard. Dashboard design is more than simply clarifying outcomes and key metrics. Dashboard design should also inspire buy-in and continuous improvement by using “ human centered design ” methods.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s a focused effort to raise money for a specific cause or project over a set period of time. This method is super engaging and can exponentially increase your reach and funds. Setting Clear Goals and Objectives: Learn how to set SMART goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s a critical page, yet it’s often designed last, with very little thought. Spend the time to get this right – it’s THAT important! Again, take the time you need to carefully craft this paragraph. Component #3: Options for donations Now that your donor is locked in, it’s time to give them options for giving.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This encourages employees to stay motivated and complete the course on time. Rewards Rewards are an incentive for employees designed to reinforce desired behavior among them. Feedback Real-time or timely and constructive feedback helps employees understand their performance and areas for growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Why is Online Presence Management Better Than Web Design? Here’s our top five reasons for why OPM is better than web design. How is Online Presence Management different to web design? The most important benefit that online presence management offers when compared to web design is the thoroughness of its coverage.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We update Nimble AMS three times a year to offer constant staff innovation, create amazing member experiences, and drive ROI at your association. Here are some highlights from the Nimble AMS Spring ‘23 release. The wizard is an easy-to-use tool designed to provide staff with a quick method of creating and configuring coupons. ​It

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Two of our most used service design activities are ecosystem mapping and service blueprinting. These tools employ collaborative methods that engage both end-users and the organizations serving them. The “backstage” is everything that happens behind the scenes at the same time as the customer is experiencing the “front stage” journey.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Why is Online Presence Management Better Than Web Design? Here’s our top five reasons for why OPM is better than web design. How is Online Presence Management different to web design? The most important benefit that online presence management offers when compared to web design is the thoroughness of its coverage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Brett’s approach is both unique and inspiring, seamlessly blending time-tested fundraising techniques with his trademark humor and heartfelt enthusiasm during live auctions and fund-a-need paddle raises. Suzanne also spent time as an actress in Hollywood and several years in theater.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

Here are seven tips to get feedback from your employees by conducting a staff survey: What questions to ask when designing a survey for staff . times more likely to complete their best work. Before you design your survey, you’ll need to take a step back to think about the focus. The best methods to use when surveying your staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. As a group we spend time clustering similar ideas before reviewing them. Then ask everyone to cast their vote at the same time. Build consensus. Step 2: Start the process.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

To collect a representative sample, we recommend administering surveys using multiple methods—in person, via text, by email, etc.—and At L4G, response rates vary by collection method, from a median of 64% for in-person surveys to 32% for emailed surveys. and explaining why you are gathering the information.

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Candid

AUGUST 5, 2024

Many nonprofit organizations believe market research is beyond their reach due to lack of staff, budget, and time. A market research program, even at a basic level, helps create a 360-degree view of an organization’s strengths and weaknesses, and it doesn’t have to be time-intensive or costly to be effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

Traditionally, fundraising has relied on old methods. It does this by finding the best timing, messaging, and asking amounts for each donor. Gain insights into donor behavior, understand stakeholder preferences, and more, while freeing up time for relationship-building. It also shows the best time to ask for donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. Designers of these civic tech platforms and apps are already measuring results, such as the number of users, and are very familiar with tools like Google Analytics. Now we need to find out not only what works, but what works best over time.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. Design for Participants To Apply. It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. So, you have to design for that.

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