Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Let’s take Salesforce, for example.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

With that in mind, we are pleased to see that nearly 15% of survey respondents considered themselves as Leading organizations, and only 5% indicated they were at the first level, Struggling. (We In the meantime, we'd love to hear about where you think your org falls in this Tech Adoption spectrum -- let us know in the comments below!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To get the details behind their successes, we spoke to Melissa Benjamin, Fiver’s Director of Development. Keep in mind that some activities and events can require a lot more time, budget, and staff, so be very thoughtful about what you plan on top of all of your other year-end campaign activities. The photo helps, too.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A better way to plan for the future is to set up an account—You can still use Gmail— with your firstname(at)organizationname(dot)org. If your organization will attract support from progressive-minded people, make presentations at community groups that fight for justice and equality.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

Org charts, like maps, aren't given the attention they should be, especially in large institutions. Org charts are not just about putting people in their place. Here's a snippet from a map of the affiliations of the JP Morgan board of directors. I was captivated. They are the basis for a social network of professionals.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Hey, I’m Brian O’Neal executive director of Third Lens Ministries a nonprofit based in Atlanta. They’re called Unless U and this is their executive director in the front, Lindy. And their executive director, Phil Johnsey says, “You know, hey, we have a need. I’m glad to be with you today.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So , have the executive director come out and say, we are not quitting Facebook because of X, Y, Z. So I do not let my daughter on Instagram, but that’s my own personal choice and do something that org, they are an organization dedicated to combating suicide and self-harm and addiction and all of these things in, in teens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Scarcity captures the mind. The mind orients automatically, powerfully, toward unfulfilled needs. After sitting the problem, we re-framed the question as : “How can we shift mindsets (org/ind) around self care so that stakeholders (staff/leadership/board) believe it serves the organization’s mission?”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

So just to say really, that we should be mindful that as well as the biggies out there that we all know about, we should promote and participate in other great FOSS CMS that are futureproofed and adaptable for the nptech world too! (If Plone has come on in leaps and bounds too, and I’m looking foward to getting back into that too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

Immediately blog while it is fresh on your mind. I am the director of communications for agros international, and will soon be launching a media rich blog for our org. Save it as a jpeg , label it if necessary, and upload it as part of your blog post. And in a recent email from a reader told me, "good luck!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. You can create small posters for sponsor businesses to show off that they are giving back and sponsoring your org, team, project, or campaign. Photo and Bio.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Connecting with Millennials "When I was invited to speak, the first thing that came to mind was "calling." I volunteered at a child health care org in India. Mike is still on the Mobilize board of directors.) Vocation, passion, the thing that will give you a sense of purpose every day. I did microfinance consulting in Nepal.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2016

Stories of impact that your org has made. Begin with the end in mind. Include a thank you email from your Executive Director. Give them whitelist instructions for increased deliverability of future emails. Get to know the organization more deeply. Social engagement with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

No, where I see the biggest opportunity for nonprofit orgs and mobile is with Near-field Communication, or NFC, technology. In my mind, the possibilities are limitless – smart mail that allows you donate by phone, self-led tours or art exhibits, peer-to-peer donations made by bumping your phones together. Direct Mail.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Museum workers other than curators are gaining power, often rising to directors of major museums. They are also exemplars of partnership in the field; augmenting reach and showing how big orgs can lift up smaller orgs. The first that comes to mind was Ryan Dodge , then at the Royal Ontario Museum , put a TRex on Tinder.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

They did this by creating a Cause and a Fan Page for the org, and by forming a relationship with an ecology oriented game on Facebook, (lil) Green Patch. Jonathon Colman , TNC's Associate Director for Digital Marketing recently developed a slide presentation that summarizes the organization's experience using Facebook as a marketing tool.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

By Nasser Asif, Director of Marketing and Media, See3 Communications. I want to share the basics that your org should think about. Keep in mind that these tools are the basics for learning how to leverage advertising as a storytelling medium. I'm going to start by telling a story about storytelling. What do paid ads really do?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

She liked what she saw the org doing, and went to fill in an online form on the organization’s website. The Executive Director was leaving because her partner’s job was relocating. He left an awkward inquiry on voicemail. I’d be scared to call him back & try to explain that one. Evil red asterisk.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Secondly, I certainly saw that over the five years I was the IT Director at the Coalition for the Homeless that our clients were increasingly interested in initiating and maintaining electronic communications with our case workers. For one thing, feeding people is not what NTEN does. 5 Richard from GoStats 09.18.07

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

I’m your host, Randy Hawthorne, Executive Director of Nonprofit Hub, an educational resource for nonprofits. You can learn what we’re all about over at nonprofit hub dot org. Keep in mind whatever you want to match, you’re going to get half of those back. So that’s how we know. Our Cause Camp website is live.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

So, with the influx of questions we received around preparing for end of year fundraising, I realized that these questions are probably on a lot of fundraisers’ minds these days. Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? Danielle .

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

The economy is hitting most of us pretty hard in all channels,” said Jennifer Donahue, Deputy Director of Membership and Development for NARAL. With this in mind, nonprofits should use the same strategies that they employ online to their Direct Mail campaign--segment donors and prospects and target the content accordingly.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Karen Taggart is Director of Non-Profit Services at Care2 and is on the eternal quest for the perfectly integrated online/offline fundraising database. Perhaps the optimum combination is an online welcome, followed by a mail solicitation coupled with a phone call. So test, test and retest!

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Karen Taggart is Director of Non-Profit Services at Care2 and is on the eternal quest for the perfectly integrated online/offline fundraising database. Perhaps the optimum combination is an online welcome, followed by a mail solicitation coupled with a phone call. So test, test and retest!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I’d love to know, what is your role at your organization right now, and what comes to mind when you think about strategic planning? So I just want to, you know, prepare you if you’re about to have an oh my God moment, is your board should not be making strategic decisions except around hiring and firing the executive director.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2017

I’m your host, Randy Hawthorne, Executive Director of Nonprofit Hub, an educational resource for nonprofits. Somebody who’s speaking can just, again like 4-5 sentences, “We’ve kicked off planned giving, please include us in your will, the director of development is over against the wall there and you can talk to her.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

org, Freedom to Marry, New Organizing Institute, Avaaz, GetEqual, Greenpeace, Idle No More, Open Media, and many others. He describes processes by which we can become more mindful and intentional with the time we spend in technical environments." Frank Babbitt, Director of Integrated Operations.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But there are still opportunities, and there is some changes that funders have made to be mindful of those things during COVID. So definitely, that’s been top of mind and something that I’ve seen quite frequently. . So before I go into ARPA, are there any questions, Steven, that I should be mindful of?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2014

If every single decision has to be vetted or approved by the same person, say your Executive Director, then there will never be enough hours in the day to achieve the results you need. Not just the fundraising staff or Executive Director, but everyone. None of this is particularly easy, mind you.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

You want to keep your goal in mind. If you can’t meet with them virtually, if you can’t have an event virtually right now, it’s just not going to happen for your org, this is the way that you re-engage. So, on here, you see mission and vision, that’s one thing that you want to have in the forefront of your mind.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

These are often the first activities that come to mind when considering peer-to-peer fundraising: runs, walk-a-thons (both virtual and in-person), bowl-a-thons , golf marathons , and even gala-style fundraisers. Once you have these things in mind, you’re ready to get started building your campaign. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

These are often the first activities that come to mind when considering peer-to-peer fundraising: runs, walk-a-thons (both virtual and in-person), bowl-a-thons , golf marathons , and even gala-style fundraisers. Once you have these things in mind, you’re ready to get started building your campaign. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events.

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Fundraising Illinois Campaign Raise 69

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

org, Freedom to Marry, New Organizing Institute, Avaaz, GetEqual, Greenpeace, Idle No More, Open Media, and many others. He describes processes by which we can become more mindful and intentional with the time we spend in technical environments." Frank Babbitt, Director of Integrated Operations. Banks' Culture Series.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

My executive director asks, maybe my board asks, you know, “Are we getting an ROI at budget time? Sometimes a system owner is like the person whose budget pays for that product, so director of development, VP of development, philanthropy manager, whatever title you have in your org. You read my mind exactly, Jennifer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

It was our executive VP who had unfounded belief in me, Thrilled me filled me with fantastic insight I’d never known before; So that now, to still the ADD of my moving mind, she stood repeating. Keep this is mind for what you measure - for this is all I will implore. Let my mind be still a moment and this mystery explore; -.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Musk also dissolved the Board of Directors and fired the CEO and other top executives. The positive: Twitter remains a valuable platform for staying attuned with the news cycle, identifying trends and rapid response opportunities for campaigns, orgs, and individuals. What is M+R advising orgs to do? What are other orgs doing?

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