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Today’s episode features Derrick Feldmann, a speaker, researcher, and author of a new book, The Corporate Social Mind , which introduces a new cultural and strategic approach to social issue engagement by companies. Listen in to hear Derrick talk to Rachel Hutchisson about what prompted him to write his latest book, what surprises Derrick discovered in his own research, and what his golden principles are and how they can help the social good community. MORE
By Moree Lambeth , Senior Content Creator at Water.org. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way organizations execute their social media plans. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. MORE
Several companies have adopted the use of LMS in their organization. Here are some guidelines on how frequently should one update eLearning content in the LMS MORE
In current times, where the business environment is experiencing disruptions at a pace never seen before, companies are facing an urgent need to ensure that their employees can upgrade their skill-levels in time to be able to retain their market competitiveness. With the growing size of organizations, and with their branching-out into different locations, there is an urgent need being felt for a virtual platform over which training of employees could be conducted in a centralized manner MORE
Nonprofit advocacy campaigns are becoming increasingly popular to help advance the mission of organizations. However, many organizations are under the impression that they must divide their attention between their advocacy campaigns and their fundraising efforts. MORE
What does branding mean for nonprofit organizations, and how has it evolved to now require a comprehensive digital strategy? Joining the podcast today is Farra Trompeter, chief growth officer of Big Duck and the co-author of an article about branding in the Blackbaud Institute’s new 2020 npEXPERTS eBook. MORE
Imagine you’re a large, professional organization. You’ve been getting your revenue primarily from memberships, conferences for members, and fundraising ? and you think it’s time to upgrade to a new database system after 20 or so years. . Let’s say the system you decide on is well-known for how it managed members, events, and fundraising. But there’s one glaring problem ? it doesn’t integrate with your organization’s general ledger (GL). MORE
A great donor relationship is not unlike a happy marriage. Here are some tips for keeping your donors' love alive so they keep coming back MORE
By Pat Duffy , co-founder of The Giving Block. 1) Should your nonprofit fundraise cryptocurrency? Hundreds of nonprofits now accept cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin is perhaps the fastest and most tax-efficient way for donors to support nonprofits, but not all nonprofits should accept cryptocurrency. Reasons to accept crypto donations: Simplicity: Crypto is significantly easier than accepting stock donations. . Market Size: Crypto has 70,000,000 users and that number is rising. MORE
Wondering how your nonprofit can use cause marketing? Here's everything you need to know about partnering with a business for mutual profit. cause marketing Non-profits MORE
By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions. MORE
By Grant Hensel , CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone – an agency that specializes in Google Grant management for nonprofits. Nonprofit Megaphone is Google Certified and supports over 300 nonprofit clients. The Google Grant gives nonprofits $10,000/month to spend on ads in Google Search. But as part of this award, nonprofits are required to set up and maintain conversion tracking on their website. MORE
Zo maak je vegetarisch eten een makkie. Vegetarisch eten klinkt moeilijk, maar dat hoeft het niet te zijn. In dit artikel geven wij en Makkievega.nl je een aantal tips die het je makkelijker maken om over te stappen op een vegetarische levensstijl. Het zou het beste zijn voor de planeet als we allemaal plantaardig zouden eten. De bioindustrie is namelijk één van de meest uitputtende bronnen op aarde. Maar dat is nogal een opgave. MORE
Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in August 2020 that the Internet has to offer MORE
“The way we run nonprofits is actually undermining the causes we love and our profound yearning to change the world.”. These words belong to Dan Pallotta, an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist, who, in his Ted Talk, reiterates that a nonprofit should be run like a business. According to Pallotta, philanthropy is a market and it is the business of ‘encouraging love’ and ‘increasing awareness.’ MORE
Now more than ever, healthcare organizations are seeing the importance of evolution from hospital care to healthcare to health in order to meet the needs of the community. Simply, healthcare’s emerging mission is less about building hospitals to treat illness and injury and more about elevating the health status of individuals and communities. As the organization shifts to a more community, value-based module, the foundation will need to shift as well. MORE
3 Essentials for Fundraising Technology: A Beginner’s Guide. We all know the power of Fundraising for Nonprofits, but how do you get started with the right Fundraising Technology? Check out this starter’s guide and learn more. Fundraising is hard work. Between planning events and organizing information, everything you’re doing should serve to make the donor experience easier. That can be a lot! MORE
Make a Refreshing Jump Back into Business with Your Own Drinks Van! As the economy is slowly creeping back to normality , many people have found themselves with a freshly charged desire to do something new and explore more interesting ways to expand their income potential. And there’s a good reason for that – one silver lining in the massive recent cloud that was the Coronavirus pandemic is that there is now a lot of opportunity for starting various types of businesses. MORE
In today’s modernized world, social media branding has become a no-brainer. With millions surfing the web at any given moment, social channels have proven to be super valuable as a way to keep in touch with friends and family ? and the world. As of January 2020 , there are 3.8 MORE
Digital Asset Management (DAM) Software for Nonprofits. Why Branding and Content matters and how Digital Asset Management (DAM) Software can help Nonprofits to win the hearts of Donors and Volunteers. MORE
Tech Thoughts From Our CEO, Chantal When I started Blue Fox, I was delighted at the prospect of working from home and running a virtual, tech-based company. My list of pros was something like this: - Yoga pants - No high heels on the daily - Unfettered access to the fridge - A schedule that works for me - Yoga pants But I never imagined that one of the benefits of running a firm like Blue Fox would be that our services would remain operational during a pandemic. MORE
Proper financial planning and establishing sound accounting practices for your nonprofit are key to remaining sustainable. Here's how you can get started MORE
We sat down with nonprofit expert Sean Kosofsky to answer your most pressing questions about engaging members, growing membership and fundraising. Here are the answers to the most common questions we received MORE
Many foundations would like to have a more defined measurement process around their grantmaking but aren’t sure where to start. Today’s episode focuses on that process: how to get started, how to iterate through the process, and how to report on your foundation’s accomplishments. In an excerpt from a Blackbaud webinar, you’ll hear from Veronica Dickson of the FMH Foundation and Jessica Tudyk of the Mary E. MORE
Blackbaud Canada recently hosted our first – ever digital executive roundtable , Necessity Breeds Innovation: Getting Back to Business. This panel brought together four executive panelists from the charitable sector to discuss learnings from the impact of COVID-19 and how organizations, regardless of size, can pivot their strategy to remain strong and resilient, even in a challenging fundraising climate. . MORE
To learn how to stay motivated, read High-Profit Prospecting , by Mark Hunter. It's a powerful read that includes counter intuitive advice and cutting-edge best practices for sales prospecting in today's business world. Today, I share one of my favorite sections of the book where Hunter describes his seven things motivated people do to stay motivated : Motivated people ignore voices in their lives. These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes. MORE
By Doug Scott , the founder of Tectonic Video , a leading video agency for nonprofits. He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S. and around the world to create award-winning videos that drive results. MORE
To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Ask these open-ended questions. MORE
The year 2020 has presented some… interesting challenges to say the least. But one of the most prevalent has been staying motivated at work. When you’re home, working in your pajamas and distractions just too close for you to ignore them, you have to think of new ways to be productive. It seems like working remotely is going to be our reality for the rest of 2020 ? at least for the United States. MORE
Jargon ( noun) : Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. The English language is filled with shorthand. It’s an especially difficult language to learn because the way native speakers communicate is often colloquial. It can seem like a completely different language and a far departure from the technical. It’s even more varied by region , which doesn’t simplify things. MORE
download the full matrix How Do Your Financials Measure Up? Dust off those financial statements and put them to work! Our team at Blue Fox created this Magical Ratio Matrix to help your organization measure its financial health against industry standards. So, how do you measure up? What are the red flags for each ratio? Is your organization in a healthy, sustainable position? BUT FIRST! Before you start your calculations, make sure your financial data is current. MORE
Need to easily create and print membership cards for your members? Here's how to do it using Microsoft Word's mail merge feature MORE
If you are a business operating in the pharmaceutical, food, or life sciences industries and wondering what a compliant LMS is, here is everything you must know about LMS with 21 CFR Part 11 MORE
Nonprofit email marketing during a crisis can be a tough task. It becomes a crazy balancing act. Should we send more emails? Should we make it less? It’s hard to tell what the right answer is during such strange times. . We’re making history and living through a crisis. Right now, your email subscribers are being flooded with COVID-19 updates, and they’re probably sick of hearing about “unprecedented times.” MORE
Over the past months, racial equity and racial justice have come to the forefront of public consciousness and advocacy in the U.S. and around the world. MORE
By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com – a blog dedicated to helping others better their productivity. Instagram can be a powerful tool for nonprofits wanting to connect to a broader audience. The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29. The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. MORE
This post by Jackie Peterson was so impactful I asked to repost if from her blog : I’ve been thinking about what to say, where to start. So many more folks in the world have said things more poignantly and eloquently than I ever could. Like most Black folks, I’m exhausted. The last time I was on an airplane was for a family memorial service. Every one of my joyful plans (family vacations, birthday celebrations, professional conferences) has been cancelled, postponed or moved to a virtual meeting. MORE
Connection Cafe
JULY 9, 2020
Over the past months, racial equity and racial justice have come to the forefront of public consciousness and advocacy in the U.S. and around the world.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 3, 2020
Nonprofit advocacy campaigns are becoming increasingly popular to help advance the mission of organizations. However, many organizations are under the impression that they must divide their attention between their advocacy campaigns and their fundraising efforts.
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Wild Apricot
JULY 24, 2020
Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in August 2020 that the Internet has to offer
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 5, 2020
By Doug Scott , the founder of Tectonic Video , a leading video agency for nonprofits. He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S. and around the world to create award-winning videos that drive results.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JULY 18, 2020
3 Essentials for Fundraising Technology: A Beginner’s Guide. We all know the power of Fundraising for Nonprofits, but how do you get started with the right Fundraising Technology? Check out this starter’s guide and learn more. Fundraising is hard work. Between planning events and organizing information, everything you’re doing should serve to make the donor experience easier. That can be a lot!
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 6, 2020
To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Ask these open-ended questions.
Connection Cafe
JULY 24, 2020
Blackbaud Canada recently hosted our first – ever digital executive roundtable , Necessity Breeds Innovation: Getting Back to Business. This panel brought together four executive panelists from the charitable sector to discuss learnings from the impact of COVID-19 and how organizations, regardless of size, can pivot their strategy to remain strong and resilient, even in a challenging fundraising climate. .
Nonprofit Technology brings together the best content for nonprofit technical enthusiasts from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Wild Apricot
JULY 14, 2020
A great donor relationship is not unlike a happy marriage. Here are some tips for keeping your donors' love alive so they keep coming back
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 1, 2020
By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions.
Gyrus
JULY 7, 2020
Companies are increasingly adopting the use of LMS. Here are various potential benefits that can be reaped by using an LMS in the organization
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JULY 5, 2020
Digital Asset Management (DAM) Software for Nonprofits. Why Branding and Content matters and how Digital Asset Management (DAM) Software can help Nonprofits to win the hearts of Donors and Volunteers.
Connection Cafe
JULY 14, 2020
Jargon ( noun) : Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. The English language is filled with shorthand. It’s an especially difficult language to learn because the way native speakers communicate is often colloquial. It can seem like a completely different language and a far departure from the technical. It’s even more varied by region , which doesn’t simplify things.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 30, 2020
The year 2020 has presented some… interesting challenges to say the least. But one of the most prevalent has been staying motivated at work. When you’re home, working in your pajamas and distractions just too close for you to ignore them, you have to think of new ways to be productive. It seems like working remotely is going to be our reality for the rest of 2020 ? at least for the United States.
Wild Apricot
JULY 9, 2020
We sat down with nonprofit expert Sean Kosofsky to answer your most pressing questions about engaging members, growing membership and fundraising. Here are the answers to the most common questions we received
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 15, 2020
By Pat Duffy , co-founder of The Giving Block. 1) Should your nonprofit fundraise cryptocurrency? Hundreds of nonprofits now accept cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin is perhaps the fastest and most tax-efficient way for donors to support nonprofits, but not all nonprofits should accept cryptocurrency. Reasons to accept crypto donations: Simplicity: Crypto is significantly easier than accepting stock donations. . Market Size: Crypto has 70,000,000 users and that number is rising.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 4, 2020
To learn how to stay motivated, read High-Profit Prospecting , by Mark Hunter. It's a powerful read that includes counter intuitive advice and cutting-edge best practices for sales prospecting in today's business world. Today, I share one of my favorite sections of the book where Hunter describes his seven things motivated people do to stay motivated : Motivated people ignore voices in their lives. These might be people in the office and friends who have bad attitudes.
Gyrus
JULY 28, 2020
If you are a business operating in the pharmaceutical, food, or life sciences industries and wondering what a compliant LMS is, here is everything you must know about LMS with 21 CFR Part 11
Connection Cafe
JULY 30, 2020
Today’s episode features Derrick Feldmann, a speaker, researcher, and author of a new book, The Corporate Social Mind , which introduces a new cultural and strategic approach to social issue engagement by companies. Listen in to hear Derrick talk to Rachel Hutchisson about what prompted him to write his latest book, what surprises Derrick discovered in his own research, and what his golden principles are and how they can help the social good community.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 24, 2020
Nonprofit email marketing during a crisis can be a tough task. It becomes a crazy balancing act. Should we send more emails? Should we make it less? It’s hard to tell what the right answer is during such strange times. . We’re making history and living through a crisis. Right now, your email subscribers are being flooded with COVID-19 updates, and they’re probably sick of hearing about “unprecedented times.”
Wild Apricot
JULY 10, 2020
Need to easily create and print membership cards for your members? Here's how to do it using Microsoft Word's mail merge feature
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 13, 2020
By Moree Lambeth , Senior Content Creator at Water.org. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way organizations execute their social media plans. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level.
Blue Fox
JULY 23, 2020
download the full matrix How Do Your Financials Measure Up? Dust off those financial statements and put them to work! Our team at Blue Fox created this Magical Ratio Matrix to help your organization measure its financial health against industry standards. So, how do you measure up? What are the red flags for each ratio? Is your organization in a healthy, sustainable position? BUT FIRST! Before you start your calculations, make sure your financial data is current.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JULY 18, 2020
Make a Refreshing Jump Back into Business with Your Own Drinks Van! As the economy is slowly creeping back to normality , many people have found themselves with a freshly charged desire to do something new and explore more interesting ways to expand their income potential. And there’s a good reason for that – one silver lining in the massive recent cloud that was the Coronavirus pandemic is that there is now a lot of opportunity for starting various types of businesses.
Connection Cafe
JULY 28, 2020
Now more than ever, healthcare organizations are seeing the importance of evolution from hospital care to healthcare to health in order to meet the needs of the community. Simply, healthcare’s emerging mission is less about building hospitals to treat illness and injury and more about elevating the health status of individuals and communities. As the organization shifts to a more community, value-based module, the foundation will need to shift as well.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 22, 2020
“The way we run nonprofits is actually undermining the causes we love and our profound yearning to change the world.”. These words belong to Dan Pallotta, an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist, who, in his Ted Talk, reiterates that a nonprofit should be run like a business. According to Pallotta, philanthropy is a market and it is the business of ‘encouraging love’ and ‘increasing awareness.’
Wild Apricot
JULY 17, 2020
Wondering how your nonprofit can use cause marketing? Here's everything you need to know about partnering with a business for mutual profit. cause marketing Non-profits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 23, 2020
By Grant Hensel , CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone – an agency that specializes in Google Grant management for nonprofits. Nonprofit Megaphone is Google Certified and supports over 300 nonprofit clients. The Google Grant gives nonprofits $10,000/month to spend on ads in Google Search. But as part of this award, nonprofits are required to set up and maintain conversion tracking on their website.
Gyrus
JULY 16, 2020
In current times, where the business environment is experiencing disruptions at a pace never seen before, companies are facing an urgent need to ensure that their employees can upgrade their skill-levels in time to be able to retain their market competitiveness. With the growing size of organizations, and with their branching-out into different locations, there is an urgent need being felt for a virtual platform over which training of employees could be conducted in a centralized manner
Blue Fox
JULY 14, 2020
Tech Thoughts From Our CEO, Chantal When I started Blue Fox, I was delighted at the prospect of working from home and running a virtual, tech-based company. My list of pros was something like this: - Yoga pants - No high heels on the daily - Unfettered access to the fridge - A schedule that works for me - Yoga pants But I never imagined that one of the benefits of running a firm like Blue Fox would be that our services would remain operational during a pandemic.
Connection Cafe
JULY 16, 2020
What does branding mean for nonprofit organizations, and how has it evolved to now require a comprehensive digital strategy? Joining the podcast today is Farra Trompeter, chief growth officer of Big Duck and the co-author of an article about branding in the Blackbaud Institute’s new 2020 npEXPERTS eBook.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 17, 2020
Imagine you’re a large, professional organization. You’ve been getting your revenue primarily from memberships, conferences for members, and fundraising ? and you think it’s time to upgrade to a new database system after 20 or so years. . Let’s say the system you decide on is well-known for how it managed members, events, and fundraising. But there’s one glaring problem ? it doesn’t integrate with your organization’s general ledger (GL).
Wild Apricot
JULY 2, 2020
Proper financial planning and establishing sound accounting practices for your nonprofit are key to remaining sustainable. Here's how you can get started
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 2, 2020
By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com – a blog dedicated to helping others better their productivity. Instagram can be a powerful tool for nonprofits wanting to connect to a broader audience. The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29. The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter.
Gyrus
JULY 13, 2020
Several companies have adopted the use of LMS in their organization. Here are some guidelines on how frequently should one update eLearning content in the LMS
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JULY 1, 2020
Zo maak je vegetarisch eten een makkie. Vegetarisch eten klinkt moeilijk, maar dat hoeft het niet te zijn. In dit artikel geven wij en Makkievega.nl je een aantal tips die het je makkelijker maken om over te stappen op een vegetarische levensstijl. Het zou het beste zijn voor de planeet als we allemaal plantaardig zouden eten. De bioindustrie is namelijk één van de meest uitputtende bronnen op aarde. Maar dat is nogal een opgave.
Connection Cafe
JULY 23, 2020
Many foundations would like to have a more defined measurement process around their grantmaking but aren’t sure where to start. Today’s episode focuses on that process: how to get started, how to iterate through the process, and how to report on your foundation’s accomplishments. In an excerpt from a Blackbaud webinar, you’ll hear from Veronica Dickson of the FMH Foundation and Jessica Tudyk of the Mary E.
Museum 2.0
JULY 1, 2020
This post by Jackie Peterson was so impactful I asked to repost if from her blog : I’ve been thinking about what to say, where to start. So many more folks in the world have said things more poignantly and eloquently than I ever could. Like most Black folks, I’m exhausted. The last time I was on an airplane was for a family memorial service. Every one of my joyful plans (family vacations, birthday celebrations, professional conferences) has been cancelled, postponed or moved to a virtual meeting.
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