sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Managing your nonprofit’s membership program can feel daunting, whether you’re managing an existing program or creating one from scratch. Nonprofit membership programs can help your organization raise money, build your network, and give members a louder voice in your organization or community. New avenues for donor engagement.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

One major gift-size donation can be the difference between meeting your fundraising goal and not. Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, many nonprofit boards do not reflect the communities in which those same organizations are serving. The following five recommendations can help a nonprofit establish diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies that can help with overall success. Examine current goals and objectives around board diversity and create benchmarks.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

This transformation is not only a response to external pressures but also a proactive adaptation to the evolving demands of the sector, where financial stewardship is intricately linked with organizational strategy and social impact.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For modern nonprofits, comm unicating with d onors , spreading awareness, and connecting with your beneficiaries requires a sophisticated online strategy. While there are many quick fixes nonprofits can make to update their digital strategy incrementally, making real changes often requires taking a long-term approach. Train your team.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

It may seem like the upfront time and resource commitment of DEI initiatives, coupled with an expectation that development revenue is constantly growing, can create an environment where it is very difficult to innovate actual change with diversity programs. Workstream priorities should reflect this knowledge. DEI Benchmarking.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 21, 2022

Taking time to reflect on our progress and missteps will help us navigate through challenges more quickly and effectively. It can be hard to take the time to do this and can be uncomfortable to face some truths, but it’s a critical way to develop self-awareness, a stronger organizational culture, and leadership across teams.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As digital fundraising evolves, your nonprofit should track trends and adapt your fundraising strategies accordingly. If you aren’t sure what to focus on going forward, the following takeaways will help you future-proof your digital fundraising strategy in 2023. This is a long-term strategy, but it has big returns in the long run.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Describe the board development programs that will be available in the future. Invite your investment team to explain your organization’s allocation and risk strategies and investment reports. Explain how both documents reflect organizational priorities, goals, and objectives. Don’t try to cover everything in one meeting.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Using data to help your organization thrive Here are four strategies to help data drive your decisions so your organization can thrive! Know your goals You need to know your goals to let your data drive your decisions. How will you identify these goals? Does the information you have not align with your goals?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Importance of Testimonials Testimonials are personal endorsements, typically in the form of a statement or story, that reflect a person’s experience with your nonprofit. In this section, we delve into strategies and best practices for encouraging your stakeholders to come forward with their stories.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Unfortunately, in the nonprofit boardroom, this change has yet to be reflected. Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards can be divided into three broad phases. Gathering information and involving stakeholders is an important practice to set goals and develop a recruitment strategy. African American and 2.6%

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. The categories that are represented should reflect qualities that directors bring to the board as well as characteristics that will enhance the organization’s growth and development. Formal orientation programs are great.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

For more insights on branding, messaging, strategy, print and web design, sign up to receive Bureau for Good’s once-monthly articles here. Does it still reflect your mission, purpose, strategic goals, and the ways your audiences use the internet? Do your online efforts reflect those changes?

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution for recognizing your supporters; in fact, your organization will be much better off by mixing and matching your donor recognition strategies and including both digital and traditional rewards for all your supporter tiers. That’s where recognition strategies come in. But you need both to make a hat.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Here are five reasons for investing in personalized professional development for leaders and strategies to support your professional journey. Reflect on your strengths, weaknesses, and professional goals to identify areas for improvement and growth.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Greater Good Strategy. Check out our last installment here ! Segment your audience.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Then we’ll give you the strategies you need to find volunteers who can truly make a difference to your organization’s work. Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies. These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. Rituals are routine and intentional activities that carry meaning.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. These convenings are often driven by the needs and goals of participants. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. She also makes an important point about the shift in persuasive strategies away from the aggressive sales pitch and toward a more genuine and personalized approach.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

A nonprofit has many facets of the organization to consider when starting DEI work, including the board, staffing, programs, and how it connects to the greater community. This will lead to a starting point that will create DEI strategies to ensure impact. This will help shape your conversations, strategies, and goals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Whether you’re crafting an emergency plan to react to unexpected external circumstances or creating your strategy for the next two to five years, this guide will help your nonprofit get the most out of its strategic plan. This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 8, 2020

Over the last two posts in my series on build strategy I’ve talked about making decisions about strategy. In both of these posts, my goal was to pull back the curtain on how I make decisions for my consulting clients and even in my own business. So what does all of this have to do with building strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. (In I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

But it’s important to stop and reflect on it. Your messaging cannot be all about you – your programs, your budget, you, you, you. Program goals must be set before fundraising can begin. Start by deciding how your programs will change lives, then figure out what that will cost. We make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been near Camden, Maine for the past few days at the PopTech 2009 Fellows Program as part of the PopTech 2009 conference ( streaming live ), which starts on Wednesday. I taught a very brief workshop in strategic social media using the social media strategy game. Social Media Strategy As Design Process.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Maybe stale programming is stopping the love? Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. Tear down walls (literally and figuratively)​ Embrace a continuous process​ The Erosion of Confidence Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our resident trend watcher.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Rachel Muir’s terrific post, Four Strategies to Retain Your #GivingTuesday Donors , shares her thoughts on this vital subject. Reflect and analyze Review your results from GivingTuesday , including the total amount raised, donor demographics, and the success of your different approaches and social media channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. Finally, prioritize your LinkedIn Page in your overall social media strategy and commit to posting regularly. LinkedIn Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

Note from Beth: My colleagues at See3 had some fun using some of the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and apply it to creating an organizational digital strategy. This post shares a useful exercise for your digital team to reflect on what not to do for your digital strategy! And that’s 80% of strategy, really.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder. Take it out.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. Our goal was to support our members however we could,” Nancy recalled. “We

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This walkthrough isn’t just a cautionary tale—it’s a roadmap to ensuring your financial narrative remains clear, accurate, and reflective of your nonprofit’s integrity and mission. Their expertise can provide tailored advice and strategies for implementing new standards effectively. Let’s dive in!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy.

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