Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and to spread generosity. What about your nonprofit? Want to better understand the use cases for AI and nonprofits in fundraising, programs, and other areas? The author, Sema K.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In today’s world, nonprofits rely on their technology to help bring them closer to their goals. Nonprofits looking to reassess or develop a new technical strategy should consider partnering with a nonprofit technology consulting firm. Your nonprofit is unique, so your solutions and strategies should be too.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Faced with existential crises thanks to the pandemic and the social upheaval of the past year, businesses of all stripes (nonprofits included) went into survival mode. They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. It will be this way for everyone, and nonprofits are not immune.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Capital campaigns are multi-year undertakings that can completely reshape how your nonprofit operates. Traditionally, capital campaigns are broken down into seven phases: Pre-Campaign Planning. The Quiet Phase. The Public Phase. This is the stage at which many nonprofits. strengthening ties with supporters.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

posted by Karyn Cooks Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofit interest in cross-sector collaboration is ramping up due to evaporating resources and increased demand for services. So where should nonprofit leaders begin? Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Recommendations. Build a trusted network.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). As is often the case for smaller nonprofits, everyone was involved in development. I was absolutely amazed by what was available to nonprofits for free through the library.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2017

Finding grants for your nonprofit organization is a lot like shopping for a pair of jeans. Square one on your mission to finding grants for your nonprofit starts here. If you find a federal grant that interests your organization, you’ll need to go through the following stages: Pre-Award Phase. Award Phase. Grants.gov.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

You’re ready to take your nonprofit to the next level, scale up its capacity, and make an even bigger impact in your community. Capital campaigns are among the biggest fundraising undertakings that nonprofit organizations tackle, and they only come around roughly once a decade. It might be time for a capital campaign.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

As a nonprofit professional or leader, your days are full of conversations. In this guide, we’ll cover the internal and external benefits your nonprofit will receive when you and other leaders at your organization work on developing better public speaking skills. Research these groups and craft presentations that resonate with them.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Flickr: ccbrand Even though summer''s in full swing and it''s so easy to spend those lovely afternoons just sipping lemonade, the nptech community is hard at work putting out new research, collecting data, and figuring out how to put technology to work to solve today''s most pressing issues. The study involved 94 nonprofits and 33,000 people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At this year’s Council on Foundations conference in New Orleans, I had the honor of doing a mini-workshop for CEOs of Community Foundations as part of a half-day pre-conference session organized by the Knight Digital Media Center called “Digital Strategies for Community Foundations.”

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

For many donors, your nonprofit’s website provides their first impression of your organization and subsequently influences how they’ll interact with your organization going forward. Marketing savvy nonprofits are well aware of this and make the effort to invest in their websites. How to research consultants .

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Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

Capital campaigns are game-changing undertakings for growing nonprofits. However, as with many other fundraising and operational initiatives, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a considerable curve-ball to the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits of all sizes around the country are still. Are capital campaigns still viable?

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Preparation is key To effectively retain emergency donors, you must have a solid foundation in place.

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EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Many nonprofits receive anywhere from 10-90% of their revenue from foundation grants. These contributions are typically high dollar grant awards that come from foundations, corporations, or the government. Here's how it works: Grant Management plans consist of three main sections: Grant Proposal, Award, and Grant Details.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

It’s been a big buzzword for years now, but AI has moved beyond buzzword status—it’s an accessible and increasingly common tool for nonprofits. AI can completely change how nonprofits engage donors and prepare for fundraising appeals. But there’s still a lot of confusion around exactly what AI is and what it does for nonprofits.

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Global Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Nonprofits on average spend less than 6% of their total operating budget on technology, with a mere 28% of organizations often or regularly using technology volunteers, according to an NTEN study. A new supplement to “ Transforming Technology Pro Bono ,” a publication from the VMware and Taproot Foundations, is designed to help.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide explores the fundraising planning process and breaks down each of the necessary elements that will allow you and your team to elevate your next campaign. A strong fundraising strategic plan starts with a solid foundational case statement. We created this guide to help you build just that.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In the next phase, we will continue to work with the community to build out these ideas. Melanie Calhoun leads the effort to leverage and expand technology adoption to address food insecurity for Crossroads Community Services, a nonprofit that focuses on strengthening families by building nutrition-stable communities. Emilio Tavarez.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

These include: Research and analytics. The trends that appeared reflect that orgs struggle the most with Research and Analytics. One piece of advice that Rachel Clemens gave was to outsource your research when you can. In Rachel’s words, “marketing effectiveness is like Sasquatch:” it’s out there, but hard to pin down.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. Senior citizens?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Still, understanding your audience is the foundation of all other design strategies and directly influences the success or failure of a website. In practice: 1) “I Have A Dream” Foundation. In practice: 1) AMA Foundation. Know your audience’s goals and mindset. 2) Content that was originally static but needs to be updated.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. We talked about our beliefs and experiences with ideas of truth, of research, of story. Philanthropy loves “new” things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results. This may be mean rapid prototyping as well as front-end research. How does your nonprofit facilitate innovating thinking and doing?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While most nonprofits aren’t gathering sticks to build a fire, survival does often depend on the small, unglamourous tasks of research, communication, and reporting to keep your funding streams alive. Generally, the relevance of internal controls to nonprofit programs had been limited at best.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

I recently published the last post in my series about the nonprofit web design process and thought it would be helpful to have a final summary for the entire series. User Research. Analytics data as User Research : Timeframe for which to review analytics data and some specific research questions to drive data analysis.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

When you started researching to build your nonprofit’s first website, what did you encounter? Web Hosting?”), development fees that were well out of your young nonprofit’s budget and a lengthy process. At DNL OmniMedia, we work with nonprofit organizations to custom-build a site that meets their unique needs.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In partnership with the Case Foundation, Achieve just published findings from the most recent research phase of this project, which is our ninth annual study of millennial cause behaviors and motivations. population who voted (Pew Research Institute). As you’ll see, new data collected for the. Involvement belies apathy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, AI, and self-driving cars will have widespread adoption. What does this mean for the nonprofit sector in the future? Nonprofits are also using bots for supporter engagement, fundraising, and cultivation and as part of their digital strategies.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit organizations look to outside experts for all kinds of reasons. Nonprofit consultants and their services can be serious game-changers for organizations. Here’s what we’ll cover: The Basics of Nonprofit Consulting. What is a nonprofit consulting firm? Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm?

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

I hope it's a fun read for anyone either looking to redo their own small nonprofit brand, or who wants a deeper dive on what we did at Fight Colorectal Cancer. Summary: Out with the old: In with the new: We're still in the honeymoon phase, just thrilled the new look is finally "out there" and is well-received.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

As a nonprofit or educational institution, you know firsthand the importance of fundraising to support your mission programming. Still, it can be challenging to navigate the complexities of workplace giving without a solid foundation of knowledge on the topic.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. The foundation for a good content strategy is a current content inventory. The data we gathered via Analytics during the User Research phase and during Stakeholder Discovery is key to assessing content performance. User Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

The Foundation has teamed up with an evaluation consultant, TCC Group, to figure out if working wikily can enhance the quality of learning as the OE Goldmine Research project and the Foundation’s OE program review move forward.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

These are the questions Mozilla and the National Science Foundation have teamed up to ask through the Mozilla Ignite Apps Challenge. Visionaries of all types – developers, researchers, and nonprofit professionals, alike – are invited to submit their ideas through the Ignite Apps Challenge. Workforce technologies.

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