sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Beth Kanter, nonprofit thought leader, virtual facilitator, and author of the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, will deliver our Super Session this year on sustaining wellbeing for remainder of the pandemic & beyond. Using data as a guide, Ashley will uncover clues to illuminate the contemporary nonprofit’s journey.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

This guide will give you the rundown on how to get started so you can smoothly host an engaging podcast that will “wow” audiences. For example, an individual in the nonprofit event planning industry might create a podcast on event-planning best practices, helping to build their audience and potential clientele. Record your podcast.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the following essentials: Employee Engagement FAQs Employee Engagement Dos and Don’ts Employee Engagement Program Ideas Employee Engagement Plan Template Let’s explore why employee engagement is so critical and how you can promote it on an everyday basis. Employee Engagement FAQs What is employee engagement?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

In this guide, we’ll review the importance of year-end giving and the best strategies to use to plan a successful campaign. This gives your team time to prepare and align on strategy and timelines. You might not have experience creating a formal year-end giving strategy, or you may be looking to update your current strategy.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It turns out one of the most important strategies for our time is the ability to effectively generate, exchange, and adopt new ways of doing things. Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a dynamic team, or an individual on a mission, having a well-defined strategy for quickly creating and sharing fresh ideas is a must-have in our times.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tokenism: According to Merriam-Webster, tokenism is “The policy or practice of making only a symbolic effort.” This is just one example of how storytelling impacts engagement and why it’s so crucial to build storytelling into your nonprofit’s strategy. These results can shape your communications strategy in amazing ways.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Which strategies have worked well to keep donors engaged with your mission? Are there any gaps in your current digital fundraising and engagement strategy? If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past few years, it’s that digital-centric strategies have proven to have many benefits and are here to stay.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this buyer’s guide, we’ll cover everything you need to find the right fundraising software for your organization’s needs. Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

In part 1 of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Commit to a manageable social media strategy.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking offers this definition: “Participatory grantmaking cedes decision-making power about funding–including the strategy and criteria behind those decisions–to the very communities that funders seek to serve.”.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Many of today’s nonprofits have a lot of data on constituents but few strategies for what to do with it. Engaging donors: With both segmented communication strategies and targeted fundraising, you can start to build a more personal relationship with your donors that will keep them connected to your cause. You can segment by: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. My Three Themes: This year I’ve selected the following three words to guide me into 2022.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

It is that example of rising to the occasion and people coming together that has helped shape my ardent belief in our collective power and what guides us at the Ms. This critical research informs many of our current practices. Foundation. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms.

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Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. My Three Themes: This year I’ve selected the following three words to guide me into 2022.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Forum One

APRIL 27, 2021

With a well-thought-out content strategy. Content strategy is more than just your content: it’s how it helps you achieve your goals, where it lives, how it is digested, and how often it is updated. What your content strategy is—and is not. Benefits of a content strategy. Uniform content creation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Write A FutureMe Email : I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. I have continued to teach facilitation and meeting design workshops and coaching for online and hybrid meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. Moments in which best practices, know-how, and insights are exchanged, streamlined stories are high leverage strategies to make knowledge memorable.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

In this post, I’ll guide you through five critical mistakes to watch out for in your Statement of Activities. Their expertise can provide tailored advice and strategies for implementing new standards effectively. This practice should highlight variations in income and expenditures, prompting investigation and action when necessary.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

This guide will help you decide whether partnering with a consultant is the right move for your association and how to choose the right team member when doing so. The biggest difference here is who is responsible for carrying out the strategy that the consultant provides— the consultant alongside your internal team or your team itself.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To reenergize your board and refocus their attention on your nonprofit’s priorities, use these best practices: Engage your board members in nonprofit strategic planning Empower board members to help with fundraising Create productive working relationships Your board is a powerful resource for your organization.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

There’s almost nothing you can do in your whole career that has as much impact as guiding your leaders toward following expertise.”. Yet, these words got me thinking: The key principle here is guiding. Why do you need to guide nonprofit leaders? . Rather than guide, we badger. Expert guides don’t tell you what to do.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Speaker(s): Steven Bond, Vice President of Strategy Navigating the shift to Google’s GA4 has been a roller coaster ride for many nonprofits. We’ll also help you assess your brand voice and create a style guide that keeps things consistent while allowing creativity across all your communication channels. Not Loving GA4?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

This is why a strong marketing strategy is essential. To successfully amp up support for your -thon event, try these marketing strategies: Outbound campaigns. Then, you can spend more time combining the right content strategies with the right platforms to boost your reach. Optimize your fundraising website.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

To set your organization up for success, we’ve put together this guide with the basics of virtual fundraising and some event ideas to get the gears rolling: What is Virtual Fundraising? 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas to Try Out Best Virtual Fundraising Strategies Virtual Fundraising Software: Our Top Picks. Leverages common tools.

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Virtual Ideas Guide Fundraising 69

.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

As the executive director, you facilitate an International group that is service-oriented and driven by women. Temporary freelancing was one strategy for staying involved on a limited basis. Networking takes practice. Zonta has a standards guide that includes instructions related to style and formatting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Earlier this week, I was honored to do a webinar for Soapbox Engage about self-care and bringing a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Wondering how to organize and facilitate a meeting where everyone is on their feet instead of their devices?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

The guide offers a few examples, and a reminder that you don’t have to use them all: Dollars to be raised. Take Advantage of Creative Generosity: This is good community management practice. Click to Download. While it may be the dog days of August, GivingTuesday 2014 kicks off on December 4th. Number of donors. Number of new donors.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

The OneCause guide to awareness campaigns recommends researching local businesses in your area that have similar values and missions, as they are more likely to understand the issue your organization is working to solve and how it’s affecting the community. It’s a win-win situation!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2018 professional journal: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman in 2016.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

However, with the rise of online fundraising technology and virtual events, nonprofits are moving away from the traditional strategy of hosting just one larger event each year. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). Intuitive user experience. Accessible content.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences are a great opportunity for industry professionals to hone their skills, network with their peers, and learn innovative new strategies to help their organizations thrive. Nonprofit conferences can feature a variety of topics, like fundraising, marketing, nonprofit tech, and leadership. Cost: Tickets are free!

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. He is the one to whom the “ culture eats strategy for breakfast ” quote is attributed. — Peter Drucker , Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practice.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Not to mention, you’re likely working with limited marketing dollars, meaning the strategies you choose should not only spread the word about your mission, but also help you stretch every dollar in your budget. As you touch up your website, consider these optimization strategies: Leverage visuals. Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Website.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

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