Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Keep this straightforward and free from industry jargon. This means the language you use in your elevator pitch, on your website, and in your communications materials should sound like it comes from one organization. Your nonprofit’s history . It should be as specific as possible. . How do you do it? Assign a mentor.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Feel free to check out the DEI style guide or use the Inclusivity Tool to expand your appreciation toward others and leverage more considerate, person-first language in your marketing and in your own life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2016

A Brief History of the.NGO Domain.ORG was established in 1985 as the one of the Internet’s original top-level domains – along with.COM and.NET.GOV and.EDU were also available, but verification was required. “NGO” ONG” is the same, except in romantic languages (i.e. You buy one, you get the other free.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

On its website, the Wikimedia Foundation describes Wikipedia in bold terms and five languages as “the essential infrastructure for free knowledge.” The website also highlights a plan to “ increase contributor diversity. ”.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Look into your audience’s giving history, previous event attendance, in-kind donation support, or online engagement with your cause to understand how to best reach them. Supplement this post with engaging language like “Cook a mouth-watering five-star meal with celebrity chef, Suzanne Jones.” Previous engagement.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Generative AI is more than a trend, it’s a pathway to redesign your workflows with a human-centric approach, freeing staff to take on greater challenges. Much of the public discourse currently revolves around natural language models, and you’ve probably read commentary positing that ChatGPT offers a solution to virtually every problem.

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

If you saw an ad, and later read an email, you’d know it was the same, just from the language. Final fun fact: for anyone who gave $100 or more, we sent a free pie as a thank you! We incorporated the results into our creative — into the email content, across the website, and in our paid advertising.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Give Context : Make your style clear by using descriptive language about your audience and flex that thesaurus for tone. These histories can be built on but there is a risk they begin to drift from the original prompt and even forget key elements. This helps the AI understand your requirements better and provide a relevant response.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

For many , this led to changes in terminology and language used to describe the work. Over the course of history, our oral tradition has been instrumental in shaping humanity. It was also the year that most companies and CEOs reaffirmed their commitment to the importance of environmental, social, and governance impact work.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Use Normal Language in Your Story A long, drawn-out, flat story with a bunch of numbers and statistics and jargon is not a good way to convey your message and your needs. It’s one of the most iconic photos in history, and it’s that way for a reason. Free Music Archive: [link]. Did you recognize the five elements in our story?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The nonprofit lets the impact stand on its own on certain pages – no pictures, very little language, and lots of white space. org integrated videos throughout the report so readers can get more information about two of their campaigns — Exxon Knew and Break Free — all while keeping the word count down. We think that’s a win-win!

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Automation can turn minutes, hours, or days of busy work into a second or two, freeing up a fundraiser’s head space and calendar space for truly creative work. Proposal writing : Using AI tools, automatically draft major giving proposals based on programs a donor has given to, interests they have expressed, and giving history.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. Jimmy then explained it was free, and would always be free. We can do better! It was a magical hour.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, an animal advocacy organization with the goal of homing more pets than they did the previous year might have a mission statement like, “We work to reduce the number of homeless pets in the community by offering free rescue services and housing animals with volunteer foster homes.” Track progress. Show appreciation to volunteers.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

If they have given to your organization in the past, you can look at their past giving history to get a ballpark estimate of how much you should ask for. Practice in front of a mirror or with colleagues to make notes of your body language and any nervous gestures. Then sign up for our free Fundraising Boot Camp email series!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

There is a free webinar on March 7 with the author to discuss the ideas in the book and how to put them into practice. Thus, performance management was a way to drive activities, not results. He also talks about the strategic use of performance management – data that helps an organization understand impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ditch the industry jargon and formal language when writing or speaking with your supporters. Try combining messaging you know resonates with your audiences with references to your donor’s history with your nonprofit. If donors prefer virtual options instead of an in-person meeting, feel free to go virtual.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

English is increasingly favored as a second language. Since 1986, the country has been transitioning from a central-planned economy to a free-market system and trying to move from its dependency on agriculture to industry. The official language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a Malay language.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2022

Do they have a history of giving? And then, connect their existing passions and desires to our nonprofit’s cause, using the same language they use. This will allow you to be far more confident and free when it comes to actually making the ask. Do they talk about their passions? What do they care about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Develop shared language. Click to see larger version.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2011

The first two chapters of the Networked Non-profit book has given us the shared language and vision we needed (thanks guys) and the idea of ‘free agents’ has released us from the fear that this new younger groups of energetic volunteers might not be as loyal as their parents were.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2016

Five years ago, I left the consulting world to take the helm at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) at a time of crisis and change. Abbott Square will include free outdoor public seating, a public food market, and several areas for free art and cultural activities. We went through a dramatic turnaround.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Switch Up Your Fundraising Language. Your donors have probably seen the same type of language from nonprofit organizations and businesses alike regarding COVID-19. At this point, all the language around “these trying times” and “unprecedented needs” and how you’ve had to “pivot” to adjust are white noise.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

Understanding the new up-and-coming generation is a little like learning a new language—and I’m not just talking about deciphering their slang. And we need to do so in their language. Here are five things a millennial would tell you as you work to connect and engage with the largest generation in American history. Or stream it.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

For example, this could include personalizing email campaigns or making targeted recommendations based on their giving history. Pricing: Tars offers a 14-day free trial but ongoing use of the platform requires a paid subscription. Pricing: ChatGPT is currently free to use. Dialogflow by Google Need another chatbot contender?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Explain in-depth where it asks about your history, mission, etc. There are lots of free (and paid) social media monitoring tools. A good rule is that abusive or foul language will be removed, as well as overtly promotional links that don’t apply to your mission or interest. They’ll probably be your organization name.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

Facebook empowers non-profits by enabling them to mobilize communities, organize events, increase fundraising, reduce costs with free online tools, and raise awareness through viral networks. More interactive content is better - the Wall is a history of interactive. I learned a lot, but not I captured it all. Standard best practice.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Translate your project into the language used by the resources and funders: key words, subject matter, geographic area, target audience, gender, race, and any parameters that fit your interests. A shortcut to finding library grants is available on a free website called Library Grants. Research Grant Guides. Search Tips.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 17, 2016

Details about campaign performance, donor history, gift amounts, last gift date, and preferred channel will allow you to understand who to ask for what amount and deploy messages that are more relevant. Learn more in our free webinar on August 24. August 24 • 11:30 CT • Free Webinar. Targeting Donors for Year-End Success.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Staff members led us in reframing our language to talk about the museum as transforming from a “traditional model to a 21 st century model” instead of failing and then succeeding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

The paper traces the history of nonprofit technology circuit riding and includes lots of the history from Gavin Clabaugh. (In As the field has grown, it has had to tone down its some of its progressive ideology and adopt the language of capacity building, which is less threatening to foundations and potential corporate funders.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns. Test the link language, placement, image vs. text, or link frequency. eMarketing Dynamics’ free calculator can do this for you. How to Test.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is a software solution that nonprofit professionals use to access insights into their supporters’ engagement histories, track key fundraising metrics, and measure success. Use robust profiles to manage information about your supporters, including their donation histories, volunteer hours, sponsorships, grants, and more.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

It may include researching individuals’ giving history, political affiliations, and philanthropic interests, as well as analyzing publicly available data and market research. WealthEngine: This database provides comprehensive wealth and lifestyle information on individuals, including their philanthropic history and giving capacity.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

Examining The Past: History and Timeline of Blackbaud Grantmaking Believe it or not, what we know as Blackbaud Grantmaking has been around since the 1990s in one form or another. Not only will it save your applicants tons of time, but your grant staff can also expect to receive higher quality and error-free applications in return.

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