5 questions to ask when setting your capital campaign’s goal
Big Duck
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Capital campaign goals must be set with care. Ask yourself these 5 essential questions as you refine an initial dollar amount into a true working goal.
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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question
.orgSource
MARCH 6, 2023
The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. The World Café is a strategy designed to deeply explore a series of topical questions.
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Five questions to consider before asking a donor to make a gift
Charity Village
JANUARY 18, 2024
While there are some big considerations such as developing a fundraising goal, creating compelling messaging about your organization’s cause, […] The post Five questions to consider before asking a donor to make a gift appeared first on CharityVillage.
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Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees
sgEngage
JANUARY 22, 2024
Over the years, we noticed that excellence in the sector was evolving, but our questions felt like they were behind the curve. The winning organizations were consistently exhibiting interesting characteristics, but we weren’t asking questions targeted at those characteristics. We needed to change up our questions. Take it out.
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Critical Questions To Ask Your New Hires
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 10, 2024
In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?
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Answers to the Top 13 Questions Nonprofits Have About Giving Tuesday
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
To help you capitalize on the start of the biggest donation season of the year, Classy.org is answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season. Put your creativity to work and decide which campaign type makes the most sense for your goals. Giving Tuesday 2021 is right around the corner.
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Eleven Questions for Every Sponsorship Prospect
The Sponsorship Collective
MARCH 13, 2024
Once you’ve identified your sponsorship prospects, your next goal is to set up a discovery session. This first meeting doesn’t always take place in person, especially anymore. You can have the discovery session on the phone or through Facetime, Zoom, or any other popular video-chatting platform.
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[ASK AN EXPERT] Does Sharing A Campaign’s Fundraising Goal Drive More Donations?
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s a good idea to announce and share a financial goal for their fundraising campaign. . — Goal Averse. What happens then? .
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[Case Study] First-Time Golf Tournament Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Habitat for Humanity of Chicago
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 9, 2022
Chris, with the help of Associate Board member Brian Doyle of BMO Harris in Chicago and the rest of the planning team, set a conservative goal to raise about $8,000 for the tournament’s first year. The first-year tournament surpassed its fundraising goal, taking in $13,000. The Solution. GolfStatus had all this and more,” he says.
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Your End Of Year Fundraising Questions Answered
Bloomerang
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
We had close to 2,000 fundraising friends sign up, and we kicked things off by surveying the audience about their year-end fundraising goals (which we defined to include Giving Tuesday ). The response was overwhelming and we received a ton of really great questions. 22% had a goal to raise $25,001 – $50,000 at year-end.
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Digital Fundraising Guide: Ideas & Steps to Reach Your Goals
Qgiv
MARCH 4, 2024
If you’ve asked yourself any of these questions, we’ve got some good news for you! Our latest eBook, the Digital Fundraising Guide: Ideas & Steps to Reach Your Goals , is a complete guide to help you choose the right digital fundraising solution that works for your specific nonprofit’s needs.
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3 questions to ask during demos at Chicago AMS Fest
Nimble AMS
MAY 30, 2023
At AMS Fest 2023, you can see 22 AMS product demos and ask questions directly to the product vendors. How to find the right AMS for your association at AMS Fest 2023 T o help you find the right AMS for your organization , here are three questions to ask vendors at AMS Fest 2023 : 1. What’s our answer? Online community platform.
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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 21, 2022
And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. Be clear about your goal for the meeting, whether that’s to learn the top 3 charities they support or what they think about your new program or something else. If they seem animated and happy to talk, ask more questions.
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A Monthly Giving How-To: Visualize Your Goal
Top Nonprofits
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
One of the questions I always start with is how many monthly donors organizations have now. Then closer to the end, I ask them to write down their goals. Just like there’s something magical about using matches in your fundraising, there’s also something magical about writing down your goals. That’s how you grow. I dare you!
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Top Interview Questions For Hiring a Major Gifts Officer
Allegiance Group
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The MGO is a big deal because it requires a unique skill set: A love for people A genuine dedication to your cause A good storyteller (and ‘question asker’!) But not all of these may be immediately on display when you’re interviewing someone – so you have to ask the right questions to find out!
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The Most Important Questions To Ask New Hires
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?
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Critical Questions To Ask New Hires
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 2, 2023
In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?
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10 Questions Superbosses Ask Themselves
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Here are ten questions (or bundles of questions) you should ask yourself to ensure you are thinking and acting like a superboss. Do you push your reports to meet only the formal goals set for the team, or are there other goals that employees sometimes also strive to achieve? What's that like when it happens?
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How Asking Questions Helps You Connect With Your Donors
Bloomerang
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
I believe it comes down to asking interesting questions and paying attention to the information coming back to you. That’s the goal: Make sure they know that you sincerely appreciate their support. . How to become a better communicator through questioning. One way to do that is through questioning. .
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Critical Questions To Ask Your New Hires
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 21, 2022
In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?
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Answer these 6 questions to frame your fundraising plan structure
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 9, 2022
There are lots of details to think through and lots of questions to answer. To get started, answer these six questions. You need a goal for your annual fundraising plan. That’s not a goal. That will have an impact on your goal. Make that your goal, at least for now. And that takes time. It’s a wish.
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How To Make Acquisition Goal Setting A Breeze
Kindful
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Some people love setting goals. The thing I love about it is that I know I’m getting closer to my goals even when I don’t achieve them. Today I want to talk about the goals you have for your nonprofit, specifically your goals around acquisition. And isn’t that the, dare I say it, goal? .
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4 Tips to Increase Patient Acquisition and Hit Growth Goals
Nonprofits Source
MAY 25, 2023
4 Tips to Increase Patient Acquisition and Hit Growth Goals Patient acquisition is vital to your organization’s growth. The goal of every SEO strategy is to generate more qualified leads for your website which translates to more patients, positive reputation building, and higher sales.
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How To Attract New Potential Donors With 3 Questions And A 6-Step Process
Bloomerang
JULY 7, 2021
Here are three questions whose answers will give you guidance on how to start serving donors. Question 1: What are our donors’ needs? Question 2: What is your core belief and expertise? saving lives is the highest goal: get people access to clean water quickly. If you want to serve donors, you need to know their needs.
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Ask Yourself These Superbosses Questions
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Here are ten questions (or bundles of questions) you should ask yourself to ensure you are thinking and acting like a superboss. Do you push your reports to meet only the formal goals set for the team, or are there other goals that employees sometimes also strive to achieve? What's that like when it happens?
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3 Essential Questions to Assess Your Digital Transformation
Saleforce Nonprofit
APRIL 19, 2021
If you’re curious about where your organization stands in its digital transformation, ask yourself three questions: 1. For most organizations, the goal is to deeply understand how slight tweaks to timing, channels, content, and calls to action impact fundraising so that you can maximize each solicitation. Assessing Your Transformation.
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Giving Tuesday 2021: Your Top Questions, Answered
Classy
AUGUST 9, 2021
To help you capitalize on the biggest donation day of the year, we’re answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season. Put your creativity to work and decide which campaign type makes the most sense for your goals. . Nailing down the “why” behind this year’s fundraising goals.
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Important Questions for Your Post Virtual Event Survey
AccelEvents
AUGUST 10, 2020
To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. But before you start randomly lobbing questions at participants, we have a few tips that will help you improve the process.
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Critical Questions To Ask New Hires
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?
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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration
.orgSource
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded? Integrated planning gives departments, like membership and marketing, a format for collaboration on agendas and goals. Integrated goals, objectives, and tactics keep everyone on point. What has changed over time?
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Important Questions To Ask New Hires
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 8, 2022
In Paul Falcone ’s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? Who do you talk to when you have questions about your work?
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Questions to Ask During the RFP Process
Whole Whale
APRIL 13, 2022
The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present a project in the context of the organization and its goals so that great vendors can submit the best possible proposals. Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Questions to ask Vendors. Here is a helpful approach to getting vendors to bid. Considering a Rebrand?
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Question-first Nonprofit Quora Strategy: 7 Ideas to Boost Awareness
Whole Whale
JANUARY 27, 2023
With Quora’s vast variety of topics, your nonprofit will have instant exposure on a platform with tons of users looking for answers to their questions. Answer Questions This is a question-first platform that rewards the best responses with a top position on the thread and on Google Search results.
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10 Questions A Superboss Asks
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 4, 2020
Here are ten questions (or bundles of questions) you should ask yourself to ensure you are thinking and acting like a superboss. Do you push your reports to meet only the formal goals set for the team, or are there other goals that employees sometimes also strive to achieve? What's that like when it happens?
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Your Major Gift Work Is Not About the Money
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
As a major gifts officer, the primary question asked is, essentially, “How’s the money coming in?” The goal you made also set an expectation that a certain amount of money would come in. So, it is a fair question. The finance office needs to know because it can't pay the bills with air.
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10 Important Questions Leaders Need To Ask
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 14, 2021
Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?
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Unanswered Questions When Moving To The Cloud
TechImpact
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
However, sometimes the obvious, simpler questions are skipped over or ignored. The general question of why you should move to the cloud is a layered one, and is perhaps the most difficult question to answer. The question really hinges upon where your needs lie. What will your computing needs be then?
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10 Questions Asked By A Superboss
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 6, 2020
Here are ten questions (or bundles of questions) you should ask yourself to ensure you are thinking and acting like a superboss. Do you push your reports to meet only the formal goals set for the team, or are there other goals that employees sometimes also strive to achieve? What's that like when it happens?
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5 Essential RFP Writing Best Practices for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 11, 2024
Use resources like Google and professional networks to ask questions. To ensure there is budget transparency, you should: Identify financial boundaries internally and externally that align with your expectations and goals During the research process, ask how much similar projects at comparable organizations cost.
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10 Important Questions Every Business Leader Should Ask
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?
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Let Data Drive Your Decisions
Bloomerang
APRIL 17, 2024
Know your goals You need to know your goals to let your data drive your decisions. How will you identify these goals? Some organizations utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure their goals. Please talk with your staff and board members about what goals would best serve your organization and prioritize them.
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Superbosses Ask Themselves These 10 Essential Questions
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 28, 2021
Here are ten questions (or bundles of questions) you should ask yourself to ensure you are thinking and acting like a superboss. Do you push your reports to meet only the formal goals set for the team, or are there other goals that employees sometimes also strive to achieve? What's that like when it happens?
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