Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

What does this have to do with someone who leads a small nonprofit? Some smaller nonprofits have endowments. Adopting an Endowment Mindset Most small nonprofits live in the moment, fundraising today for programs happening tomorrow. Small nonprofits are scrappy like that. Your nonprofit should take that advice, too.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

At TechSoup, I've noticed we're talking more and more about the importance of data for nonprofits. In addition, the nonprofit evaluation services GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have teamed up on something called the "Overhead Myth letter. It was called Five Data Don'ts for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Note from Beth: How often have those of worked in nonprofits asked the question or been asked the question by funders, “What’s the impact?” Sometimes our language, traditions, and yes, those pesky power dynamics keep us apart. To me, these sound like the questions that all good evaluation starts with.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, but as nonprofit professionals, we cannot sit by watching the world evolve without us. AI is becoming the ultimate nonprofit personal assistant. What Are Some “Do’s” When It Comes To Using AI At A Nonprofit? AI is becoming the ultimate nonprofit personal assistant.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Still, end-of-year gifts and donations account for a substantial amount of the money raised by nonprofit organizations, which, in an effort to capture every bit of potential support before January 1, typically kick off the end-of-year fundraising season with a series of direct-mail appeals and then move on to email solicitations.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Author’s Note: Recently, we used paid social ads to help a global nonprofit, Humanity & Inclusion , gain insights into their target audience. User research” sounds much more cold and robotic than it should. You can read the full Humanity & Inclusion case study here. Do you even need user research?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

You may be reading this in between reviewing grant applications to support responsible production and consumption or to take action against climate change. You may be part of a nonprofit running a local food bank, doing your part to make sure no one goes hungry in your city. The Global Goals are everyone’s goals.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. How to use educational resources for your nonprofit There are a few major benefits to utilizing free nonprofit resources to their full potential.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

When you are brainstorming, your words might not sound so polished, which is fine. Yea us we got the $150,000 HUD grant! . Most nonprofit leaders would prefer this. Make the Ask using as specific language as possible. We hope to start our pilot program next month with six moms. Use bullet points if you need to.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission. Many nonprofits start out by tracking donors in an Excel spreadsheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I have been in the nonprofit space for about 15 years now and … There we go. Maybe it’s because you’re thinking about fundraising or nonprofit management. Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . This webinar is about my podcast actually.

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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. foreign language 00:48:50].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

As we talked with philanthropic organizations and thought leaders, we saw how foundations struggle with finding the right way to participate in the SDGs, how they can partner with other organizations, and what they should be measuring to see the results of their grants. Listen to all of your stakeholders, nonprofit partners and the community.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

After the drama and trauma of 2020, those nonprofits that survived have a lot in front of them. So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Why is nonprofit marketing so important? Why is nonprofit marketing so important?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2021

Facebook is a powerful marketing tool for small nonprofits, but the real gold is in a robust nonprofit email list. It’s time to get your Facebook followers to share their email addresses so you can build your nonprofit email list. Here are 10 things you can do to build your nonprofit email list with Facebook followers: 1.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Writing a nonprofit mission statement can feel like an intimidating task. A nonprofit mission statement isn’t supposed to include everything you do. Unfortunately, most nonprofits have long, verbose mission statements that pack in every single thing they do, using lots of long words and jargon. Well, good news!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

That sounds good, right? The reality is this: goals ARE vital to success —especially when fundraising for new nonprofits. Fundraising goals help a nonprofit fulfill its mission. So if goals help do all of these spectacular things, why don’t more nonprofit leaders set fundraising goals? Create a grant calendar.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Does this sound familiar? You work for a nonprofit that is totally stuck in the donor acquisition cycle from hell. If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sound good? Effective donor management is crucial for nonprofits. Then let’s get started!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When your nonprofit is just getting started, any nonprofit donation is a welcome donation, right? Are there times that you could actually do your nonprofit harm by taking a non-cash donation? It’s hard to imagine turning down a gift. But trust me, there may be times when you don’t want to say “yes” to the donation being offered.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

one of my favorite things about our guests is she’s been in her shoes, right, she’s been an ED, she’s been not just a consultant but also has worked for and with nonprofits directly, which is great, over two decades. Every business, whether it be for-profit or nonprofit business, is usually created for purpose.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The topic was “4 Simple Steps Simple Steps to Raising All the Money Your Nonprofit Needs.&# We had SO many questions from listeners that we didn’t get them all answered. A: Growing your donor base is a “must-do” activity for ANY nonprofit. Different nonprofits have different units of service. Telling your story.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I’m on the upswing, so if I sound a little groggy, that’s why. But the governor became a friend and then I took my skills to the nonprofit sector, and I’ve been executive director, development director, board member, you name it. I know that thank you calls sound time intensive. Steven: Yes.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Finding new donors online is an important goal for most nonprofits—but where do you start? You can make your subscription form more compelling by adding language that helps people understand what your emails will include. Looking for digital donor acquisition ideas? You’re in the right place! How do you find new audiences?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

Student-led grant committee program with University of Central Florida. Challenge nonprofits to grow and strengthen. Professional services for donors and nonprofits. It gives just enough information, honors brand language and encourages follow-up on our website or via phone. Innovations like EIA (Entrepreneurs in Action).

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What is Jumo? Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 30th, 2010 Jumo means “together in concert” in Yoruba, a West African language. She brings experience from working in and around the nonprofit sector.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Flickr photo: Dom de Oliveira If you've ever implemented a technology project at a nonprofit, you know it's true: technology is 90% psychology. I'm a long-time fan of Maddie Grant , so I was excited to see her and co-author Jamie Notter tackle this very topic in Humanize. I'm probably not your typical nonprofit leader in this regard.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is a nonprofit project pioneering “community funded reporting.” I got the grant about a year ago, and then it took us about four to five months to get up and running. A lot of that is useless when it comes to starting up a nonprofit. That sounds like a horrible way to die. --David Cohn, Founder, Spot.us I totally agree.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

He inspired audible gasps when he quoted a shocking statistic from the Bridgespan Group—only 6% of nonprofits use their data to drive improvements in their work. It is essential that nonprofits get away from using data purely for marketing and instead focus on using data for monitoring. Also, Strive Partnership measured the partners!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. So let’s say that Oprah with her big personality said, “Honey, I want to give you $50,000 dropped into your nonprofit’s account, but you have to have a little friendly competition with someone else in order to get it.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. Like so many of you, and you can raise your hand if this applies to you, I became an accidental fundraiser as a nonprofit executive director. I just started working my way up in the nonprofit sector. Mallory: Do it.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

She’s an awesome nonprofit consultant. nonprofit CEOs were killing it, knocking it out of the park, but they still need more money, and they needed their revenue to grow at a higher rate because frankly, the amount of money they were bringing in was simply not matching their strategic plans or the plans within their strategic plans.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. To talk about the evolution of nonprofit technology we really need to pick a place to start, because the beginning could be anywhere. Analog Strategies. Social Paradigm.

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