Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your goal should be to write a power-packed thank-you letter that makes the donor think “I love this nonprofit – they do such good work.” Your thank-you letter should touch the reader’s heart, not sound like an academic paper. Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

That tip sounds kind of goofy, doesn’t it? It’s easy to feel like you’re the voice of your organization, and it’s tempting to try to talk like you are that organization. When posting on social media, skip the formalities and embrace your unique voice and tone. But communicating with your supporters can be intimidating.

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Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

In fact, matching gift emails sent in the first 24 hours after a donation result in 2-3 times higher than the average nonprofit email open rate ! It’s what often makes or breaks your outreach, playing a significant role in the recipient’s decision to open or ignore your email. I’m not sure where to get started.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

An eye-catching opening, slick text animation, smooth transitions — these are all important elements of polished social videos. But what really makes a story shine is a strong, concise message, told in a way only your unique perspective and voice can. Can you open in a clever way that stops thumbs in their tracks?

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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. The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” Or you’re stuck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

” Udi was not on Twitter before he started tweeting for his organization and was a Twitter novice, but he was opened to sitting down with his communications staff for a half hour tutorial where they showed him the basics of using Twitter and how to do it from his mobile phone. Stay Focused: Use online visualize tools to mindmap ideas.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Q: Do I know what my goals and guidelines are? Before anything else, make sure you understand who your audience is, and what the goal of your message is — whether that is revenue, petition signatures, clicks, education, or anything else. Whose voices are you choosing to elevate? Q: How does it sound? How does it look?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Using that same user journey from above, searching for good food while in New York, Gen Z most likely will pop open their TikTok or Instagram app to find that desired information (and for user demographics, TikTok isn’t just a target platform for Gen Z —50% of users* are between the ages of 30-49.) Learn more about our social media services.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 12, 2022

The start of a new year is a time many organizations revisit their strategic goals to make sure their teams’ initiatives for the year are aligned with those goals. If this sounds familiar, you have your data to help! Identify the key metrics you’ll use to measure your goals. It’s important to check them regularly.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

It takes much more than just opening your doors to get donations to come your way. Studies show that fundraisers with specific goal amounts are more successful than open-ended fundraisers. Your donors want to SEE that their dollars REALLY do make a difference in moving you towards your goal. And YOU are their voice.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Criteria is really important to consider: the crowds voting = who do you want to win this; the hosts/judges/experts voting = quality, value, innovation or alignment with competition/organizational goals. I think you create balance by focusing the competition on the stages of: Open door policy for contributing/submitting.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . Krista prides herself on helping others discover their resilience and use it to achieve their goals. An open communication style and proactive stress release initiatives make a big difference. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

” Her definition of an engaged leader is someone who uses digital, mobile, and social tools strategically to achieve established goals as they relate to leading people and managing organizations. As she points out, these three steps work together to help executives use engagement to reach their goals.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

Here are a few design rules I use to think about what kinds of designed dialogue environments are right for different experience goals. If your goal is to encourage visitors to perceive themselves as partners in the content co-creation experience, make room for their thoughts sooner rather than later.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

This sounds so obvious, but not planning ahead is easily one of the most frequent mistakes I see organizations making. Creating an year-long strategy with clearly stated goals/. What are your goals? Once you’ve ironed out your timeline and key goals, it’s much easier to plan strategic campaigns and upcoming content calendars. .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2016

You also might accuse me of sounding like a broken record because I tend to say this a lot, but it needs to be said. There is no better time to turn messages of hope into action—to giving time, money, talents, and voice. If you know me, you know I think “ good is for everyone.”. What it is NOT, to be clear, is magic.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

In this Alliance Magazine article David Bonbright, chief executive of Keystone Accountability explains that while the Markets for Good initiative intended to develop a philanthropic ecosystem and social change information marketplace that gave the most marginalized a voice, in reality this has not been the case.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. So I want this to be interactive.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Woke up one day to the sound of sirens and footsteps pounding up the stairs, went into parents'' room to see father on a ventilator. I heard a voice in my head: You''re the man of the house, and you have to take care of your mom and sister." I wish that little voice had told me about money! Ripped it open.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It helps to write out the language you’ll use to help your tone and voice be consistent across your messages. Make sure that your emails sound like the rest of your communications. Text messages have an astounding 98% open rate and only take 90 seconds for a response. Consistency is also important.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

She got back to me quickly and said what we wanted to do sounded like a great fit for their Brandraising program. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Sounded perfect.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But before, during, and after the fun, your message and the voice of your organization need to come through. Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? Volunteer Appreciation, Open Houses, etc., Yes, there will always be times when spur-of-the-moment posts are best. But, don’t be fooled!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sounds like you? Locate the right person in HR and conduct an open exploratory to discover how CSR can support and collaborate with HR. Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Develop a sharable data dashboard to show progress and goals.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Keep an eye on your campaign progress as soon as you open the app with the dashboard. OneCause — Top Fundraising App for Mobile Bidding OneCause offers multiple mobile-optimized tools that can help your organization achieve its fundraising goals for events. Qgiv’s app automates that process and saves your nonprofit time.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

The goals changed. So it’s finding that common ground of this is what our goal is. So I can see your point and are you open to hearing my perspective? She was just on Forbes yesterday, it sounds like, and I just heard about it on LinkedIn and I’ll have to give her a call. The leadership changed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was held in Detroit on May 22, 2018. We have to use this opening to help advance our goal; using software and data to change the world for the better! Can you imagine getting any of these goals without better software and data?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 15, 2015

If all of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. But acting hastily to fill the open position may not be in your best interest. Instead, consider this an opportunity to step back and evaluate goals, responsibilities, qualifications and team structure while also being thoughtful and deliberate about what you really need in the role.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

Here in Santa Cruz, my museum has embarked on a major project to redevelop the plaza outside our doors into a vibrant, cultural hub for downtown, and we are trying to make the development process as open and useful as possible. Child-initiated, shared decisions with adults: Goal isn’t about “kids’ power.” Non-Participation 6.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania. It’s very basic.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

That catchy alliteration makes him sound like a comic book character, like Clark Kent or Lois Lane, Peter Parker or Bruce Banner. Focus on one sense at a time Conjure a specific time and place by focusing on ONE sense — sight, sound, smell, taste — and draw the reader in with an evocative physical description. Still reading?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

This is often the hardest part of institutional transformation--being willing and able to listen to the voices that are NOT inside your organization. Pick one or two goals and repeat them ad nauseum with your team. No one opens a small coffeeshop and thinks, "we''ll really be successful if we are just like Starbucks."

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

Additionally, many of the apps were built using Twilio.org's SMS and voice APIs. They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. The app reminds the clients of financial goals they've committed to during their sessions with the MEDA counselors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

The goals of any online presentation are for your key takeaways to (1) be cemented in the minds of your attendees, (2) be shared with other interested parties, or (3) inspire action in support of your cause. Every decision you make should be in service to one or more of these three goals. Make your points memorable. Final Words.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

She got back to me quickly and said what we wanted to do sounded like a great fit for their Brandraising program. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Sounded perfect.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Is that interaction encouraged to be a free and open dialogue, or are employees' voices knowingly drawn to a hush as leadership walks past? As our world recovers and opens back up for business, most people aren’t just going to give that power back. This category covers the look, feel and operation of your association.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Background: Why They Did What They Did The Henry Art Gallery exhibition we worked with, Vortexhibition Polyphonica , was intended to explore three big ideas: Different voices “intervene” or add new points of view to the exhibition at periodic intervals. All the photos in this post are on Flickr here.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

He gets them to want to open the door. And especially for those kids who know that their job prospects may be shaky, that sounds really good and useful. Teenagers don’t just need someone to help them open the door once. Doron’s team spends the first few months helping youth open the door again and again.

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