ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

The reason that we begin with the question – How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact? – Nonprofits must never forget that they are called to be active participants in the lives of people, learning stories, and, when appropriate, storytelling for further impact. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

is the founder of Data Viz for Nonprofits , a design consultancy that delivers high-quality visualizations that help organizations to quickly grasp their data, improve their work, and show their impact. Amelia Kohm, Ph.D. , Seems nonprofit communications folks everywhere have jumped on the infographic bandwagon. Source: Visual Capitalist.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, we’re excited to announce the release of the Community Impact Report 2022. In our fifth annual report, we highlight how our customers are using the resources provided by Salesforce.org and our partners to create and amplify their social impact. For more insights, check out the full Community Impact Report 2022.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We use Salesforce tools to create a digital environment which engages at-risk youth, and has proven to be highly impactful in changing negative trajectories and positively impacting wellbeing. The evidence on this is clear: if we impact their wellbeing, we get better health, social, education, and engagement outcomes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Today, we’re announcing our third Salesforce.org Impact Labs cohort, which will focus on climate justice. Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Why Climate Justice?

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. Maps can be used to illustrate the work of a nonprofit, the areas they serve, and the impact of their fundraising efforts. Uncover the Benefits of Maps for Nonprofit Fundraising.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Today, we’re introducing our first Salesforce.org Impact Labs cohort on zero hunger and their work on U.S Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. How might we inspire funders to work toward long-range impact? Food Insecurity.

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Qgiv

JULY 6, 2021

Helping Up Mission is a Baltimore-based nonprofit that is leading the right against addiction, poverty, and homelessness in Greater Baltimore. The Spiritual Recovery Program integrates the practical needs of their clients — food, clothing, shelter — with clients’ clinical, mental health, medical, educational, and vocational needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The data from GivingTuesday comes from their 2019 GivingTuesday Impact Report and the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report data is based on the survey responses of 2,263 GivingTuesday 2019 donors. 5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Education and literacy – 5%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. This group is known for vetting an organization by looking into their impact reports and online presence.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Meet the Impact Lab Community Fellow Cohort on Small-Scale Farming. Why Small-Scale Farmers? Casper Stryndom.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2024

In a conversation with Candid insights, Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO of BWF, underscored how a “cascade effect” —a downward spiral of interconnected events—could lead to veterans needing assistance and how reduced assistance can impact their physical and mental health.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2023

Additionally, we will offer practical tips for nonprofit organizations to engage in LGBTQIA+ philanthropy and maximize the impact of their Pride Month events. Challenges Faced by the LGBTQIA+ Community Before delving into the impact of LGBTQIA+ philanthropy, it’s crucial to recognize the challenges faced by the community.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. Here are ten tips to help you succeed with virtual fundraising for education: 1.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Today we will talk about how to help your audience visualize the impact their donation can have within your organization and then how to communicate the results when a campaign has ended. There are several ways to communicate goals to your audience but this blog will cover two of the most common: Impact Goals and Financial Goals.

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Kindful

MARCH 1, 2021

This Women’s History Month, we’re proud to highlight the innovative and impactful work of these Kindful customers. On this page, you’ll find their missions, the areas of impact they serve, and ways to support their important work. Impacting: Gender equity in the music industry. Impacting: Science. 500 Women Scientists.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? It also has one of the highest rates of people experiencing homelessness in the country. Harnessing the power of the Nonprofit Cloud has enabled Habitat to be more efficient, have greater impact, and carry out its mission more successfully.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re proud to highlight the innovative and impactful work of these Kindful customers. Impacting: Mental health. Impacting: Mental health. Impacting: Mental health. Mission: Next Rung exists to make an impact in the lives of firefighters and first responders. Porter’s Call.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. They may be looking for employee education and enrichment options with which your staff may offer expertise. At another point in time, it may translate to work development programs.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Donors care about singular impact. This shows them the impact they will create – this person will get fed – because the donor helped. Ultimately, a well-synched communications program – where the right hand knows what the left is doing — will more successfully connect with donors and demonstrate greater, resonant impact.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit mission statement is how you communicate your organization’s impact to supporters, clients, and the community at large. Mission statements are typically short and to the point, briefly communicating the nature of the organization’s work, impact , goals, and values. Why does your nonprofit exist?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 25, 2019

The difference between a skilled volunteer and a non-skilled volunteer is that skilled volunteers have education, training or abilities that a volunteer from the general population would not have. These volunteers are individuals who volunteer in the capacity of their everyday work or with skills that they are specifically trained in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2019

Unfortunately, the grant only covered the hardware, not the software, furniture or education. The New Life Center (NLC), led by Rob Swiers, provides support and shelter for those afflicted with addiction and homelessness. John Fisher of CHARISM learned a lesson in restricted funding when he accepted a grant for new computers.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. ” Its newest innovation is to provide cloud-based document storage for the homeless.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Appreciate them and make sure they know they’re making an impact. A comprehensive board handbook is a great tool for educating your board about the organization and empowering them to serve. To successfully manage your board, you need to do three things: Determine exactly what you expect of them from the beginning. Your donor pool.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. They may be looking for employee education and enrichment options with which your staff may offer expertise. At another point in time, it may translate to work development programs.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2011

On Saturday, May 7, team members decked out their dogs in custom ReadyTalk collars and leashes and joined 10,000 other pet lovers to help the Dumb Friends League help 25,000 homeless pets this year! ReadyTalk's Charitable Contributions Committee played an important role in the fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

You can make your request for donations about the impact your nonprofit is trying to make, which just makes fundraising easier. Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The top three causes are medical expenses (54%), disaster relief (12%), and education costs (12%). Of those inspired by social media, Facebook (47%) has the largest impact, then Instagram (23%) and Twitter (20%). ? The top three occasions are birthdays (31%), graduation (17%), and memorials (17%). ? 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We strategize to demonstrate volunteer impact, or obtain adequate technology, or train ourselves and our co-workers on the art of volunteer management. Our work provides plenty of opportunities for educating our volunteers about the lived experience of our clients. What’s Behind the Why of Working with Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

For example, More Than Words in Boston is a social enterprise that provides youth who are in the foster care system, homeless, or out of school with the developmental supports they need to thrive along with employment and educational services to prepare them for the future. Experimental impact evaluations are too expensive.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity. Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

5) Messaging apps have very little impact on donors. 9) Religious donors are more likely to give to charitable organizations that provide basic needs and support the causes of children and youth, health and wellness, and hunger and homelessness. Only 1% of donors worldwide say that they are inspired to give by messaging apps.

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CauseVox

MARCH 9, 2021

Show Monthly Donor’s Impact. Donation tiers move us nicely into our next tactic for converting recurring donors: showing impact. One clear way to do that is to include information about impact in your donation tiers. There are so many ways to describe impact. But there are other ways you can show impact.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Orlando, Florida: Microsoft Gives Back: Community, Education, and Philanthropy. Austin, Texas: Communicating with Impact: Adobe Spark | #Storymakers2017. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Thursday, September 14, 2017. Seattle, Washington: Mission-Driven Website Planning Workshop.

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