Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

In today’s ever-changing landscape of nonprofit organizations, effective volunteer management is crucial for achieving impactful and sustainable results. A study by the Corporation for National and Community Service found that nonprofits that regularly use volunteer surveys are more likely to have higher volunteer retention rates.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether your nonprofit is working to improve volunteer management or the success of your community outreach programs, you’re likely considering the impact of your planned or existing actions. . In this guide, we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit impact metrics, including: . Why Are Impact Metrics Important?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Systematic evaluation can positively impact the organization by creating more structure, providing results for adaptability, increasing volunteer retention and improving staff-volunteer relationships.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing. Everyone on your team should have a deep understanding of the strategic goals and how they relate to departmental operations. Live stream sales maximize the impact of both strategies. We all know this, right?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. It became evident that, due to the complexity of the operating environment, there were services outside our realm of expertise that were not being provided. They point to long-term aspirational goals. The response surprised me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different? It’s a common misconception that nonprofits don’t focus on financial goals since they’re not generating a profit. In fact, most nonprofits require a minimum level of fundraising each year to reach their mission goals. public service?organizations

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

The way you set up your dashboards and reports will depend on multiple factors, including your data analysis goals and what data you need to inform your analysis. So, be sure to focus only on metrics that are most relevant to your campaign goals. Evaluate post-campaign data. Access your data. Analyze during the campaign.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

An AI whose vocabulary is limited to customer service platitudes doesn’t seem so threatening. Opportunities must be a two-way street that advances both individual and organizational goals. To move beyond the easy solutions, begin by reviewing your current goals and assessing where there are gaps and weaknesses.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Miriam’s Kitchen is using VolunteerHub to recruit volunteers, engage corporate partners, and positively impact its bottom-line while increasing impact through the software’s integration with Salesforce. The organization, focused on impact , serves an average of 300 fresh meals per day (70,000 annually).

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Imagine this: you set what you think is an ambitious fundraising goal for your virtual event and then watch as you double, triple, quadruple that goal in the days leading up to the event. Then, you cross the finish line – and end up raising 12 times your fundraising goal ! Ah, the powers of technology.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2023

If you’re a fundraiser who also manages your nonprofit’s auctions, you know that successful events and deep donor relationships are the cornerstone of your nonprofit’s impact. If your nonprofit is gearing up for multiple major events with ambitious revenue goals, Handbid could be your ultimate event companion.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. The end goal is to discover opportunities to optimize your tech stack further. Remember— the goal of one of these assessments is to discover areas to optimize your existing tech stack. What is your main goal for the assessment?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Thought leadership helps bring your audience on a journey of shared understanding and insights, in order to drive toward impactful solutions. Someone with the wrong attitude or who doesn’t understand the goals can do more harm than good. Impact—Do their ideas and insights make a difference? I hope I’m preaching to the choir.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. Even if it is not possible to perfectly match all the criteria, the matrix establishes goals. Once you know who is needed, you must explain exactly what the organization expects from their service both in terms of activities and culture. Set Expectations.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

Simply put, a fundraising plan is a way to document your goals into actionable steps that you and your team can take. Putting your plan on paper empowers both you and your stakeholders to understand the goals and the ‘why’ behind them. Take a close look at your fundraising methods and evaluate their effectiveness. Learn More 5.

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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? What Ideas Were Generated?

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success. Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Maybe the organization needs additional help understanding new accounting guidance that is effective and the impacts on its financial records. They implemented weekly check-ins during the audit so both teams could discuss and collaborate on how to achieve the common goal of completing the audit. Collaborate Audits are a team sport!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Our board and I are looking forward to Betsy leading Benetech to even greater impact. Under Betsy’s guidance, Benetech is developing new software for social good enterprises to connect communities with inclusive technology: Service Net: Reshaping the social safety net in human services to better connect people to the services they need.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. Marc Benioff, Co-Founder and CEO of SalesForce, describes the goal like this, “A digital ecology is a network of interconnected digital systems that work together to create value. Innovators are rule-breakers and disruptors.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nonprofits are organizations that have a social impact. This value created could be a product or service for potential customers, as seen in the realm of business. With the common goal of creating value in mind, businesses have wisdom from which nonprofits can make a greater impact and perform at their most effective.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

A donation drive is a purposeful and organized effort to mobilize individuals, communities, or businesses to contribute resources, typically in the form of monetary funds, goods, or services, towards a specific cause or charitable organization. Organize in-kind donation drives for goods or services that your nonprofit needs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

In reality, however, it presents a significant opportunity to increase their impact. The National Council of Nonprofits as of 2019 has found that “nonprofits with the most extraordinary levels of impact do not focus exclusively on either policy advocacy or direct service – the highest performing nonprofits do both.”

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Greater Giving

JULY 24, 2023

As a nonprofit leader, you know the impact of successful fundraising events on your organization’s work. For example, an animal shelter’s welfare program will need funding to provide medical services to adoptable animals. Make a list of what you need and evaluate your software today.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To gain a comprehensive understanding of what your experience should look like, and what to look for when evaluating software, it’s vital to consider how a software provider prioritizes your success. Our onboarding process consists of live onboarding sessions that are tailored to each organization’s specific goals and needs.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Anthem Awards were created to highlight and amplify the most impactful and inspiring work across seven core purposes: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Education, Art, & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment, & Climate.

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2023

Evaluate your current business model. Consider the various impacts the current situation has on your business model, such as staffing, fundraising, and service delivery. Keep your board members aware of the situation and its impact on your organization. Lean on your board of directors. Plan for long-term mission success.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

The scope of your nonprofit’s rebrand will depend on your goals. Before beginning a full rebrand, it’s worth evaluating why your nonprofit is considering this in the first place. The scope of your nonprofit’s rebrand depends on your goals. You’ll need to dedicate time and resources to the rebrand process.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Share the impact Share the impact of your GivingTuesday donations. Update your supporters on how their contributions are making a difference and achieving your organization’s goals. Remind them of your initial GivingTuesday goals. A service like Double the Donation can help you streamline this effort.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. You need to constantly evaluate the data and analyze progress. Adding to the impact, multiple disruptive social and cultural events have characterized the formative working years for younger generations. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

These will support your business case by aligning with your goals: Consistent, trusted data with standard interactive reports using a common language that employees throughout your organization easily understand – all in a secure data warehouse. Evaluate Your Opportunity Costs. Next, define the outcomes you hope to achieve.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. We are all responsible for defining the goals, doing the work required, and being part of the solution. Most people are yearning for and want to provide inclusion.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement. Once you’ve examined the current impact of your organization, you can work with these metrics to aim for future goals and improvements.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

If your organization has offices or on-site services, offer to do tours for new, major, or recurring donors. Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising. Help the organization break down its budget or donations into units of service delivery (e.g. “$50 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

and the Rockefeller Foundation, titled: " A New Tool for Scaling Impact: How Social Impact Bonds Can Mobilize Private Capital to Advance Social Good." Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. One such model is the Social Impact Bond (SIB).

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To make it easier, we’ve organized the components of a nonprofit business plan into three categories based on your responsibilities: Board Support and Guidance Vision and Values Alignment Financial and Resource Planning Executive Summary: A brief overview of the nonprofit’s mission, goals, and strategies.

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