Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

Any consulting shop that does significant amounts of implementation and development (as we do) needs a project management and ticketing tool. We were using Intervals for a while, which is really a fabulous tool if you do a lot of hourly consulting. All tools have their strengths and weaknesses.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 21, 2013

Here’s something a little different, but still cheerleading technology and tools I like, which I used to do a lot more of. Over 3 years ago, I wrote a blog post about my quest to find decent project management software for Fight Colorectal Cancer. I only wish I had the ability to lock a date like you can do in Microsoft Project.

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Project Management Doc Online 203

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

Organizations spent hours sorting through documents, filling out forms, and ensuring they followed all the grant requirements. These new tools brought a digital approach to grant management, making processes much easier for nonprofits. By automating tasks and centralizing data, these tools have saved organizations time and resources.

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Grant Software Trend Fund 224

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Building an organization from the ground up is a challenge, but with the right nonprofit tools, the heavy lifting gets easier. There are SO MANY nonprofit tools out there, all promising to make your work easier as you grow your new nonprofit. The key is to find the right tool for the right task. . Some cost a little.

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Tools Nonprofit Doc Google 105

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Queries and reporting tools will provide an efficient means of building a list of relevant activities. Be sure to save those query results so they can be reused, or even use an export tool if you need to share it with other users. Here is a document that outlines the different security roles available in the system.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 74

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An RFP, or a request for proposals, is a process disguised as a document. While an RFP may look like a regular document with a list of things to do and brainstorm, an effective one breaks down a project (usually a big one) into parts and set out dates and milestones to get that project done. Don’t skip the budget.

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Action Proposal Nonprofit Consultant 199

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I was perusing Social Source Commons (something I don’t do nearly often enough,) and catching up on the SSC blog , and I thought it might be worth sharing with this audience what tools I use for basic consulting workflow. It’s not so up to date, and it’s a list more of tools I have used, and some I still use.).

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Tools gMail Consultant Doc 175

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It might seem daunting, but tools like Bloomerang can simplify this process. These documents not only fulfill legal obligations but also serve as a tangible reflection of donors’ impact on your organization’s mission. Your nonprofit has to provide accurate documentation of donor contributions.

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Summary Roles Donor Nonprofit 95

Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Our mission is to get you what you need to do good—and that includes free access to the nonprofit resources, insights, and tools listed below. Even the most seasoned fundraisers need to stay abreast of the latest trends in the sector and can benefit from data and tools to help them find funding.

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Accessibility Resource Free Change 98

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

complex projects that require careful management. number of web-based tools that enable team members to coordinate and. complete their projects. options that nonprofits can use for project and task management. options that nonprofits can use for project and task management. Project Management Options.

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Project Tools Management Online 50

DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

However, it’s not worth it to rush the project, especially if you fail to set a strong foundation and have to rebuild your site from scratch a few years down the line. Why Work With A Development Agency to Complete Your Web Design Project. These services are often out of range for new nonprofits building a site for the first time.

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Project Web Build Websites 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

WhatsApp is a useful tool with which to apply the elements of good storytelling. WhatsApp is also an excellent tool for community building with stakeholders, for crowdsourcing information and knowledge and for traditional and peer-to-peer fundraising. Below are four examples: 1) Virtual Team Management. 4) Fundraising.

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Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 301

Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

How can you set up better collaboration and document sharing? Look across your association to determine which tools are currently frustrating your team, if your team is even using all available tools, and what you might want to add or replace. Which reports are necessary and which ones are outdated?

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Associations Product Virtual Survey 320

Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Implementing a new software solution is a huge project. Can a commercial product provide the tools you need? This may include new staff or reassigned staff from other important projects. Additionally, it’s critical that the project road map is managed meticulously to avoid risk of delays that can lead to cost overruns.

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Software Build Analytics Associations 321

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With an accounting system designed to manage and track balances by fund and subfund across fiscal years and with supported documentation, you can minimize risk by making nonprofit compliance a streamlined process. Track restricted funds by project to manage funder requirements Restricted revenue is at the heart of nonprofit accounting.

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System Grant Chart Fund 70

Everyaction

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Reproductive Health Access Project works at the crossroads of the medical community and the reproductive rights space to mobilize and train clinicians to ensure access to abortion, contraception, and miscarriage care. How did the Reproductive Health Access Project start? We love a good origin story.

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Accessibility Project Advocacy Grant 69

Wild Apricot

MARCH 2, 2010

Do we really need another free online document-collaboration tool? Very possibly, yes — if it’s lightweight, easy for non-techies to use, designed specifically for reviewer annotation, and allows an unlimited number of users to give feedback on a document.( read more ).

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your process for creating that document. Documented Processes : Your annual budgeting process should be documented with tasks, responsibility assignments, and clearly stated deadlines.

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Process Create Review Stream 90

Wild Apricot

APRIL 20, 2011

You’ll find a variety of tech tools in this 2-part series, from volunteer and member management, to web publishing and document sharing, to back office tasks, project management, and more.( read more ).

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Tools Profit Online Tech 138

Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2022

It's also becoming increasingly interconnected with other products, including project management tools, collaboration services, and document storage solutions. Zoom is an ever-evolving video conferencing platform, suitable for one-on-one check-ins, group meetings, large events, and everything in between.

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Integration Collaboration Product Platform 77

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Connected Civil Society: Applying machine learning and computer vision to document human rights violations and promote accountability in Syria in collaboration with the UN. Ensured that thousands of human rights activists could securely document human rights abuses.

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News Syria Conservancy eBook 189

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

This includes reviewing your process documentation or creating it if necessary. Work with your team to review and document each of your funding programs, including the number of grantees, timelines, and applications for each. As part of the timeline, identify the decision makers and the project manager for this initiative.

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Grant System Foundation Management 74

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. If so, you need to spend some time investing in new tools and finding processes and workflows that play to your strengths. Organize your projects based on stages: Tasks to do, tasks in progress, and tasks completed.

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Product Organization Doc Calendar 124

.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

“Born from necessity, the pandemic catalyzed the shift to a more digitally-driven selling process, and consequently thought leadership has become an increasingly important top of the funnel marketing tool.” Be Deliberate Thought leadership is an important top of the funnel marketing tool. So, this exercise is also a marketing tool.

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YouTube Industry Leadership Podcast 221

Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Award Museum Kansas City Drupal 92

Kindful

JULY 22, 2021

Usually called a creative brief, creative outline, or communications overview, your job is to create a document where you outline the overall strategy, context, and goals for the campaign. This document is designed to be shared with the writers and designers and anyone else who is working on the campaign. . When the project starts.

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Effective Fundraising Audience Communication 109

The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 8, 2020

Here we are in part 2 of our Non-Profit Planning Series where we are going to discuss choosing your priority projects to execute our chief initiative. really what we need to do is be selective about the projects, to do, campaigns, etc we choose to work on in order to execute our chief initiative. Ready for it? Choose the obstacles.

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Profit Project Storytelling Digital 40

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Tech stack integration Salesforce isn’t a tool that is used in isolation – it’s the central hub of an entire ecosystem. Documentation With a highly configured and customized Salesforce platform, documentation is essential to keep track of what’s being done and why. Increase revenue. Take a look at some of our success stories.

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Service Platform Integration Tech 52

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Think of automation as a tool to help your team focus on the uniquely human skills of creativity, relationship building, and critical thinking that only they can bring to their fundraising roles. Operate More Efficiently Gartner projects that 70% of organizations will implement structured automation by 2025.

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Knowledge Worker Fundraising Gift Gartner 62

Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

Budgets can be one of the most intimidating aspects of grantseeking and nonprofit management, especially for new projects or organizations—most of us don’t have accounting degrees after all! What is a proposal project budget? . Proposal project budgets are the budgets you submit to a funder as part of a grant application.

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Proposal Build Grant Knowledge Base 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). ” Other amplifier tools include JustCoz and Gaggleamp. The first step is to get organized.

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Social Media Integration Tools Tips 126

sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

It provides the ultimate tool to bring all your school software into one system and allows everything to talk to each other. It was built as a passion project that now could never be retired. This is the dream. What am I talking about? The goal was the same then as it is now: Use it to make something work better.

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API Script Calendar Blackbaud 91

Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

Freedman’s Bureau Search Portal by NMAAHC Government Standard of Excellence In 2016, NMAAHC launched the Freedmen’s Bureau Transcription Project in the Smithsonian Transcription Center. million pages of documents in the Freedmen’s Bureau archive, the largest transcription project ever undertaken by the Smithsonian.

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Museum Kansas City North America Wisconsin 83

Museum 2.0

MARCH 7, 2012

Pinterest is an online sharing tool that allows you to construct virtual bulletin boards to collect and display images from across the web. While some museums are using the tool in clever public-facing ways , that's not what's happening here at the MAH. Project coordination on wikis. Loosely formatted blogs to document progress.

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Process Case Study Aggregator Museum 51

Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A product, whether in the for-profit, nonprofit, or government sector, is a powerful tool that delivers a valuable service to a specific audience. Using language or tactics from product strategy can help organizations focus on goals and audiences within larger projects.

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Product Develop Impact Case Study 88

Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2023

There are a variety of online tools to help you manage your time, organize responsibilities, and prioritize your work. For example, you can use a shared online notebook, spreadsheet, or a tool like Notion (one of my fellow remote intern’s favorite task management tools) to organize assignments and track your progress.

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International Tips Calendar Linkedin 105

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With a robust feature set, Apsona provides a wealth of productivity features for nonprofit organizations ranging from cross object filtering and multi-step reporting to extensive data management and mail merge tools. This development allowed them to utilize further and justify Apsona while alleviating the need for a separate tool altogether.

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Vermont Nonprofit Doc Application 101