Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

Choose people that have different understandings and relationships with your (new) organization and whose influence with their peer group is notable. A mix of opinions will ensure that many voices are included. What specific business goals does your organization have that would be bolstered by rebranding? In Summary.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Here’s a detailed breakdown of critical steps to prepare: Understand organizational goals and governance needs: Begin by peering into the core of your organization. Keep the conversation going: Develop relationships with potential members through regular updates and check-ins. What are your dreams? Your challenges?

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Qgiv

JUNE 11, 2024

Community-centric fundraising (CCF) is a fundraising method that prioritizes the collective well-being of the community over individual organizational goals. Other fundraising methods often focus on raising the most money to meet their goals or gaining the most donors. Inclusive voices. Strengthened community ties.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

As you’re identifying your targets, your technology should help your supporters connect with the right decision-makers—after all, flooding an elected official’s line with calls from non-constituents isn’t typically the strongest tactic for meeting an advocacy goal. Advocacy forms should include a clear call-to-action—no matter your goal.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness campaigns and messages can be directed at existing or potential supporters, with the goal of educating them about a specific issue. Legislative advocacy and lobbying Legislative advocacy happens when someone contacts lawmakers with the goal of influencing legislation. This is where issue awareness comes in.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

They amplified the voices and perspectives of women of color leaders on this platform and in their webinars. Ultimately, it was Candid’s responsiveness and emphasis on relationship building that shifted my perspective from uncertainty to confidence. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

That’s why we often say that advocacy is for everyone: when decisions are being made that affect your organization’s work, mission, and vision, it just makes sense to get involved, unite your supporters, and move them to take action with you in pursuit of a specific mission-oriented goal. This means their voices hold power in a range of ways.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Plan targeted communications to each audience with specific messaging that will best engage them in your campaign because of who they are and your relationship with them. These will differ for all participants based on recency of signup, team or individual involvement, individual goal setting and progress, as well as remaining time to event.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. We are short 100 signatures to reach our goal—act now!” Don’t assume!

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

However, you also know these cycles of boom and bust aren’t always efficient or effective at building a truly successful program—instead, retaining advocates year-round and between campaigns is what will help you build more power and make a deeper impact in alignment with your long-term vision and goals.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 25, 2022

This thank you letter can be the gateway to building a long lasting relationship between the donor and your cause. Source: Campaign Monitor Tip #3 Find your non-profit’s unique voice When you read your organization’s thank you letter, does it sound like something you would actually say to someone? That’s your natural voice!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Good communication is the key to being an effective fundraiser, building strong relationships, leading well, and serving the people you’re working to help. The things I’ll cover in this series—strategy, creativity, and logistics— are the building blocks for how to share quality stories that change minds, win hearts, and improve relationships.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

To address these inequities, our goal at Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is to boost reservation-based programs and projects that address immediate needs and long-term solutions. Building relationships for smarter grantmaking . But this did not emerge overnight.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Center the Voices of Impacted Communities: Listen to and prioritize the perspectives of those most affected by systemic inequities. Philanthropic organizations can embrace experimentation, innovation, and learning to identify what works best in advancing equity goals.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

As improving community health becomes a definitive strategic priority for most hospitals, development must learn a new “beat” – and cultivate a relationship with a new champion. As a fundraiser, you regularly set big, hairy, audacious goals, whether running a billion-dollar campaign or building a new hospital campus. This individual?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships. As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Advocacy and Policy Support: Foundations possess a unique position of influence and can leverage their voice to advocate for systemic change.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Welcome Risk and Change Entrepreneurs have an intimate relationship with risk. Giving employees voice and recognition are a high priority. He developed several programs, which are interactive and fun, to achieve those goals. The goal is to get one or more executives to sponsor the initiative.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

When nonprofit leadership takes the time to build relationships, mentor staff, elicit insights and feedback and demonstrate the ability to act on that feedback, the staff will begin to trust that they have a place and a voice within the organization. The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable).

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2024

By regularly texting your supporters, you can show the value in supporting your organization, develop deeper relationships, and encourage recurring giving. This way, you can maintain strong donor relationships built on trust and respect. In no time at all, you’ll have a loyal donor pool you can count on year-round!

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

As part of their democracy portfolios, they’re funding not only newsroom operations and training but also research and collaborations to bring diverse voices to the fore. The Institute for Nonprofit News launched the RuralNewsNetwork.org , which centers rural voices and supports collaborative reporting.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Your branding and voice are what make your content recognizable. These standards may include details about: Color schemes Logos Image style Tone of voice Messaging themes When your content’s branding aligns across all platforms, you’ll not only create consistency but also build trust with your audience. Let’s get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals. To increase positive messaging about health reform from diverse voices. To build capacity for social media in policy partners.

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Forum One

JANUARY 13, 2022

One of the most significant hurdles in implementing a successful digital strategy is a lack of common understanding around digital tools, processes and goals. Getting buy-in from disparate teams—each motivated by their own goals and perspectives—is of course easier said than done. Build Trusted Relationships. Educate Your Teams.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. It’s about making sure that your questions align with your organizational values and your goals for the grantmaking program. Use standard writing best practices, such as short sentences and active voice.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The bottom line: you need a fundraising plan built on the right fundraising plan template — one that outlines goals, actions, and the specific results you want. That means you need a fundraising plan template that meets YOUR needs, plays to YOUR strengths, and helps you reach YOUR goals. No two nonprofits are exactly alike.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning is the process of creating a blueprint that guides an organization for a specified time period and helps accomplish its goals. The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them.

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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. It is voiced or expressed outwardly in society in some way. Knowledge, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In your planning session you’ll want to: Set a goal – What does your team want to focus on for this #GivingTuesday ? Set an ambitious yet achievable goal and make sure your team is in agreement. Make a plan and assign roles – With your goal in mind, write out a plan for how you will get there.

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Achieve

JANUARY 22, 2024

Your nonprofit relies on a regular influx of donations to meet your annual goals and support your organization’s mission. Because mid-level donations play an essential role in your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy, cultivating and stewarding strong mid-level donor relationships is vital. Offer ways to give feedback.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

ICYMI: We released a guide to help nonprofits develop creative that reaches your goals while living your values. But just because there is no face does not mean there is no voice, and the voice still must be authentic. Read time: 3 minutes. It’s a pretty great read, if we do say so ourselves ! . Source: SEIU.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

In your planning session you’ll want to: Set a goal – What does your team want to focus on for this #GivingTuesday ? Set an ambitious yet achievable goal and make sure your team is in agreement. Make a plan and assign roles – With your goal in mind, write out a plan for how you will get there.

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Tips Social Media Campaign Goal 97

sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

For example, if your goal is to connect with a younger audience, check out these ways we recommend using storytelling to reach Millennials and Gen-Z. No amount of impact numbers can convey the same feeling as giving a voice to those who were previously unheard.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

Want to learn how to use social fundraising to get the most out of your supporters voice? But when it comes to social fundraising, try to go one step further and encourage your supporters to use their own voices to share what they’re doing with your cause and tap into a whole new audience that might be unaware of your nonprofit and mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Many beneficiaries are unaware of existing mechanisms designed to give them a voice and a platform. Also, make sure your mechanisms align with the nature of your relationships with beneficiaries (short-term vs. long-term). Adjust the power asymmetry in your relationships by welcoming criticism , and then use it constructively.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table.

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Roundtree

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The goal is to be efficient and effective with your words. Make sure you include at least one ambitious goal you have for the year ahead. But you need to include someone’s voice other than your own who can build credibility. State at least one ambitious goal or challenge for the next year. Mission + Metrics (2-4 pages).

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