Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Happy Holidays Have Fun, Do Gooders! I've also been cooking up some healthier items from my review copy of Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. I found a super-easy, super-yummy recipe for Swedish Jam-filled cookies on this blog that I highly recommend. Needed a bit more flavor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Offer to draft, edit, review and improve the acknowledgment emails or letters the organization sends to donors. Offer to review organizational materials and offer feedback on how it could adapt or improve its talking points. It’s easier than it sounds.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up! . That may sound strange, but let me explain: Consultants and others often advise nonprofits to focus on business objectives such as streamlining departments, minimizing overhead, and creating a results-focused organization.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Volunteers who are excited about their work will invite friends and family to join them in the fun, magically growing your volunteer base. Craft stores are full of stickers, decals, paper punches, and other fun items to create little masterpieces. Yard signs are so much fun and very effective at driving the point home.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Today, customers expect more than a simple storefront and a few Yelp reviews. Although it may sound obvious, do an in-house audit of your current technology and see if it’s up to snuff. So make sure that experience is unique, engaging, shareable and, of course, fun from beginning to end. What are some ways to accomplish this?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This might sound easy, but sharing an idea with your board, boss, or team can be tricky, even nerve-wracking. Here you can review a comparison of virtual tools. And some of the really fun tools take some practice. Or even fun! Or you’re stuck. To stay healthy, nonprofits must continually generate and share new ideas.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Now let’s look at the original photo which I have seen before when our friends were on a text chain doing a fashion review on a text chain for how amazing Kendra looked on election day when she was out celebrating with communities since she was the person who topped the ticket in the district that day. So it’s been a lot of fun.

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Qgiv

JUNE 15, 2022

These include fun things, like bringing dogs and kids to the office to the more difficult things, like telling you the whole truth, even if it’s painful. That’s a fun side of the work because it sometimes lets us encounter new ideas in the for-profit world that we can apply to our nonprofit clients. Things have changed.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Sounds great, right? This is a fun, easy, and low-pressure way to bring in new donors, leveraging the power of relationships! Use your fundraising ambassadors as a sounding board for messaging you are considering. Review volunteer lists and see who consistently shows up. Will they be proud to share this message?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Sound proof the office. Review self-care activities and celebrate Friendship. Casual Fridays or “Fun Fridays” Encourage staff to ask for help. Casual Fridays or “Fun Fridays” Encourage staff to ask for help. Do fun icebreakers at meetings and other team building activities.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

As a funder, I have reviewed hundreds of sponsorship pitch decks, negotiated, made fund allocation decisions, executed brand activations, and more. Securing a corporate sponsor or finding enough sponsors to cover the cost of a nonprofit event might sound overwhelming or even impossible to some people.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

sound, the data theme seemed the most natural direction that each of the eight or so panel discussions could take; the most fundamental of. we like to buy mobile phones to have fun, talk to friends, listen to music, tweet and connect on Facebook.” However, the surprise was that. professional pursuits. development in Africa.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2022

Tone and language for web content: Do you want your NGO to come across as fun-loving and laid back? Whatever your mission is, you likely have an idea of what you want your organizations to “sound like” on the web. Review the Web Content Accessibility Guidel ines. Serious and professional?

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Design Websites NGO Strategy 75

Achieve

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When people learn what my job is, I’m usually met with, “Oh, that sounds awful.” This is where the fun begins! This natural curiosity. is why I became a researcher. Folks tend to be kind enough to follow-up with, “What kind of research do you conduct?”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Custom artwork You may think it sounds unwise to sell an auction item that doesn’t technically exist yet, but attendees will be on board when you offer custom artwork. How to Choose Live Auction Items We’ve just reviewed plenty of options to consider for your live auction event, but how can you narrow down the list?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

That can be more difficult than it sounds, especially when you may have various stakeholders wanting you to fill roles yesterday , but trust me when I say that it’s much better to put the work in on the front end to do your best to find the right person. Volunteers that have fun together typically stay engaged and retained.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

You can easily adapt these for your nonprofit’s event, and review them before, during, and after your event to gauge your success. Registrants: Classy aims to increase the total number of registrants for the Collaborative year over year, so Alexa’s team reviews this metric first. How to Measure Success. Highlight Value and Impact.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2011

After reading reviews and getting opinions from friends on social media, as well as time spent just playing with different phones in the AT&T store, I decided on the Samsung Infuse 4G. But in a fun way that only someone who finds these things fun can appreciate. The screen is beautiful and large.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This includes characters that look and sound like the coworkers, volunteers, and constituents learners will encounter— if your entire team isn’t blonde-haired and blue-eyed, your characters shouldn’t be. However, we made it a fun e-learning game that’s much more engaging. Here are a few tips to help: Experiment with your formatting.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

The day is always productive as we spend time reviewing the work we’ve done and gearing up for the next few months. Trust me it sounds more serious than it is.). We are a fun-loving, hard-working group and our awards also reflect the culture of our organization. We recognize non-traditional work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Grassroots Philanthropy by Bill Somerville and Fred Setterberg As I wrote in my review, I Want to Be a Grassroots Philanthropist!, Bill Somerville makes the search for innovative funding opportunities sound like an Indiana Jones adventure. Check out Billy Matheson's review of Here Comes Everybody on WorldChanging.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

This sounds ridiculous, but it’s the way many museums approach participatory projects. In many cases, museum staff erroneously assume that visitors want to participate “for the fun of it” and don’t care how and if their work will be used. It’s not simply because it’s fun to rate things. Why does this happen?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe you get interrupted, or you just want to review the content later on, maybe share it with a friend or a colleague you’ll be able to do that because I’m going to send you the recording also going to send out the slides. Aaron: Sounds great. Aaron: Yeah, sounds good, Brian.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sound familiar? Not only will this ensure a fun event experience, but it’ll help you know what you need to communicate before and during the event to attendees. If you sound stressed, others will follow suit. We discovered that approximately 65% of nonprofits surveyed didn’t have one. What will guests see, smell, hear, etc.?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

My favorite, because it is so creative and have fun-do goody is the Harry Potter Alliance which, "seeks to motivate Harry Potter fans to take a stand against tyranny, genocide, global warming, and more, using parallels to the book series." Keep It Sound 4. Full disclosure: I requested a review copy of Not on Our Watch from Hyperion.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Pro Tip: Ask others in the organization to rate each volunteer’s performance and share this information during reviews. And don’t forget to have fun with your volunteers—they are phenomenal people who share your same desire for success. The post 6 Tips to Retain Volunteers first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

If we can make it sound very confident like it’s something people do every day, it removes another roadblock and allows the donor prospect to review the request without our negative emotions and make the path a little more clear.”. Part of what makes the ask scary is the vulnerability that comes once you ask the question.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

This’ll be a fun one. . So if you have to leave or leave early, or maybe get interrupted or just want to review the content, don’t worry, we’ll get all that good stuff to you later today. . That’s just a quick fun fact for you. ” It might sound a little bit condescending. I’m Steven.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 14, 2008

Bill Somerville makes the search for innovative funding opportunities sound like an Indiana Jones adventure. Here are some other bloggers' review of the book: * How Foundations Can Assist Grassroots Movements Even Better. Full disclosure: I was sent a review copy of Grassroots Philanthropy. Intuition or Prejudice?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Need headphones to monitor sound. All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast. Update: The presentation slides are available on FivePaths. About $270 on Amazon.com. Built-in mike MicroTrack 2 by M-Audio. About $270 on Amazon. Electro-Voice Microphone 635A.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 2, 2009

You make explicit designations by making purchases, expressing preference via ratings or reviews, or choosing some things over others. The presumption on the part of museums is that rating things is a fun activity onto itself and that's why people use them on Netflix and other sites. But they aren't just fun ways to express yourself.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

We know this might sound a little obvious, but sometimes it’s nice to be reassured that you don’t need to attend a webinar purely for the sake of it. Plus, it’s always more fun to do something with a friend—have a coffee, share a snack, and make an event out of it. Prioritize webinars that establish what you’ll learn.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It’s going to be a fun one. So if you have to bounce early, or maybe you get interrupted, or just want to review the content, don’t worry. But a lot of fun. And we won actually a lot of awards for that and it was really fun to see that come in. And it was really fun to experience that.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

Unlike telemarketing, mobile campaigns offer something a bit more fresh, fun and cutting-edge than old-fashioned cold calling. As exciting as it sounds, the mobile wave has some substantial drawbacks as well. You can do so through sending out ads, collecting text messages, and even calling to chat.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Chad will review the best practices in fundraising prospect identification and provide practical tips for how small nonprofits can maximize their network. Chad: Sounds great, Steven. You do this and they say, “Oh, you know, that sounds a little bit like my neighbor, Monica. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. All right.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2021

Plus, it’s fun! Sounds good, doesn’t it? The least fun aspect of running a nonprofit may be setting up those 3 P’s to ensure everything runs smoothly. In fact, your nonprofit’s Form 990 is published online for anyone who wants to review it. Who are they trying to be? Who are they trying to sell to? Or a good value?

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