Byte Technology
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
For anyone who owns—or has ever owned—a smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop computer, the mantra that is constantly hammered into us is “update, update, update.” Why? Simply put, the software and hardware we use every day and depend on like never before is constantly in a state of flux, with new features and improvements being added on a dizzying schedule.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
If your association targets recent graduates, young professionals, and those looking to gain more employable credentials (or would like to), you may be familiar with the current educational landscape.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Credit: Rob Cottingham. We are just weeks away from the launch of the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout , my third book, co-authored with Aliza Sherman. Yesterday, I was honored to deliver the ending keynote, “From Self-Care to We-Care” at the Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute. The interactive keynote had 300 nonprofit leaders take and discuss the nonprofit burnout assessment and brainstorm self-care ideas to put into practice.
Gyrus
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Fostering User Adoption in your Learning Program. As you transition from your outdated Learning Management System (LMS) to your new GyrusAim v16.1.0.4 application it is important to keep in mind your users’ perception of the change. Successful implementations hinge on how well the user base accepts the new program and what is has to offer. Below I have compiled a list of change management strategies that can be used specifically in optimizing your experience in migrating your enterprise ov
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.
NonProfit Hub
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
The clock is consistently and constantly ticking – 86,400 times a day, to be exact. Despite the seemingly monumental amount of seconds, there never seems to be enough time in a day. Time is a precious resource for fundraisers. So when it comes to divvying up your time among donors, it’s crucial to maximize every second and every minute. There’s nothing worse than wasting precious time on a prospect that will never be fruitful.
Care2
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Facebook recently changed its algorithm again. This can have a major impact on your work if you run a nonprofits Facebook page. TechCrunch has been studying these changes over time and shared some useful tips on how to keep your nonprofit's Facebook page engagement up.
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Donor Search
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
To launch a successful fundraising program, an organization should have created a number of documents, including the Case for Support, Gift Acceptance Policies and Procedures, and a Donor Recognition Policy.
NonProfit Hub
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
People are constantly looking for jobs at businesses that best fit them while employers are simultaneously looking for employees that fit their needs. Traditional hiring processes aren’t always the ideal way to complete the process. How much can somebody really learn in a few interviews? It’s time to turn to alternatives whether you’re looking for a job or new employee.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Ken Marlin 's new book, The Marine Corps Way To Win On Wall Street , is all about a Marine-turned-banker's tactics for succeeding ethically, and more specifically about 11 key principles from battlefield to boardroom. Ken Marlin "I wrote the book in part because of the bashing that corporate executives and Wall Street bankers have been receiving for many years in the press and in political circles.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
For many organizations, the terms "transparency" and "accountability," when uttered in the same sentence as "indirect/administrative costs," mean only one thing: it's time for another round of belt-tightening. The errors of a few, but well-known nonprofit organizations have hurt the nonprofit sector in public opinion as well as capacity- and infrastructure-building ability.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio
The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
IMPACT 2030 is the Global Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. It’s the only private sector-led coalition aligning employee volunteering in the services of the Sustainable Development Agenda – a first-of-its-kind plan to ensure a sustainable existence for seven generations. Key Themes on Change and Transformation: Connecting Innovation to the Private Sector.
NonProfit Hub
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Marc Pitman has spent years consulting with nonprofits to get their boards and staff excited to raise money for their organizations. During that time he’s come to find that it’s not all roses with nonprofit leadership in our sector. Building upon his research, he developed the Nonprofit Sector Leadership Report 2016. What he found was that these negative experiences weren’t outliers, and that our sector has a lot of work to do.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
From Jay Miletsky's book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. In tense situations choose positive responses by maintaining perspective and getting along well with others. Acknowledge mistakes and shortcomings and learn how to correct them.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Are you struggling to turn your data into meaningful insights that can improve your work or tell your organization's story? At Tableau, we want to empower nonprofits to make a difference with their data. With the right knowledge and tools, we believe every nonprofit can better explore its data and spot trends, outliers, and even new opportunities.
Advertiser: Digital Ocean
Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
This post is part 2 of our New Age of Grant Management series. If you haven’t already, make sure to go back and read part one, Welcome to the New Age of Accountability in Grant Management. I’m not afraid to admit that I’m a big fan of those reality television survival shows. Not the ones with the fake contests and contrived conflicts, but the ones that pit you against the weather, the wildlife, and the natural environment.
NonProfit Hub
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
If you’re not paying close attention to how your nonprofit is doing fundraising, your time and effort will be drained before you know it. Maximizing impact doesn’t have to exhaust those resources of yours. That’s where engagement fundraising comes in; letting nonprofits know that they can work smarter, not harder. Engagement fundraising makes use of research and technology to help you make the most of your time.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and the self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." -- Theodore Roosevelt "Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand." -- Colin Powell.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
There are so many good things to learn in the book, Helping People Win At Work , by Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge. Among those is the section about how to define meaningful work. Their definition consists of these seven attributes. Work is meaningful when it : It is conducted in a manner that is "good and proper" in all respects. It positively affects our company and our communities, giving our work an impact that extends beyond ourselves.
Advertiser: Syncrony
Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
"Customers fall in love with or hate brands because of customer service," explains Flavio Martins, author of the book, Win the Customer. Customers call it quits when brands neglect them and fail to deliver what they need and want. If you are leading a company, focus on these six key ways to make your customers fall in love with what you do, says Martins: Deliver awesome service with awesome value.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
In addition to Laurie Sudbrink's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes. Here are some of my favorites: Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are - Kurt Cobain The respect you show to others (or lack thereof) is an immediate reflection on your self respect - Alex Elle You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - Harper Lee People only see what they are prepared to see -
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
How can we take concrete, measurable action to align and motivate an unprecedented amount of human resources towards Agenda 2030? I challenge us to consider the following four tactics that were highlighted during Impact2030 breakout sessions. Engaging employees – In order for companies to get their employees on board with initiatives, they need to understand the Sustainable Development Goals.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Greetings from San Francisco! I’m here with colleagues from the MicroEdge division of Blackbaud to attend SOCAP16. For those of you unfamiliar with SOCAP16, here is a brief overview: SOCAP16 is “a conference at the intersection of money + meaning.” Impact investors, social entrepreneurs, foundations, and global NPOs come together with the goal of furthering social, environmental, and economically sustainable solutions.
Advertiser: DonorDock
Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Fueled by the power of social media, #GivingTuesday has emerged as the largest day of giving with $116M raised, 114M Twitter impression, and 1.3M social media mentions. The single biggest reason for it’s viral success is the collective action of sharing on social media. Because social sharing plays such a critical role, we want to show you how to radically boost your fundraising engagement by adding one piece you’re probably missing from your #GivingTuesday campaign – a social ambassador p
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
The next 100 days (give or take) will play a major role in the following 365 days to come. After all, how year-end giving ends will impact the possibilities for future mission-fulfilling activities and fundraising programs. Right now, my inbox is filled with articles, webinar announcements, and infographics telling me what to do to make the year-end fabulous.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
It was an invigorating first day at SOCAP16, connecting with innovators, all convening for one sole reason: strategizing the best way to leverage capital for social benefit. At the forefront of strategies is impact investing. From the plenary speech alone, it was clear how much the impact investing field has evolved. Access to capital has been growing over the past ten years, and international collaboration is increasing in order to build a stronger infrastructure to support impact investing.
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