The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes How to Mobilize a Movement: 6 Tech Strategies for Supporter Advocacy We know your journey is sprinkled with dreams of making a huge difference, as well as the occasional sleepless night, wondering how you can mobilize a movement with the resources you have. Sounds like a dream?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

This Mother’s Day, I find myself pondering how much my kids have actually taught me. Gen Z has discovered from a very young age just how much damage has been done to the world and they’re not going to rest until they fix it. Even as a child, I was always drawn to all the great causes out there. Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As more funders seek to use demographic data to inform their grantmaking decision-making, 125 partners have now joined the Demographics via Candid movement. Rather, it’s simply a means for funders to understand their own portfolios over time. The process and timing of asking nonprofits for demographic data matters.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s. billion by the summer of 2020. .

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Candid

MAY 9, 2022

Racial equity is having a moment in philanthropy, but it needs to be a movement. There was much conversation about how 2020 and the murder of George Floyd has shone a spotlight on racial (in)equity within philanthropy, and how many funders previously not involved in racial equity are now proclaiming to focus on it.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Do you believe that children should have the right to choose their own family? Influencer campaigns are the spiritual successor to the pioneering direct mail efforts, with massive potential to help movement organizations win. Read time: 5 minutes It’s 1980, and you hear the mail slot clank down the hallway. But now you are.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

And every philanthropist or foundation chooses how to frame that impact, directing funds to one cause over another. million nonprofit organizations, causes, and movements. million nonprofit organizations, causes, and movements. How does impact investing differ from program-related and mission-related investing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If that wasn’t enough, the stretches have entertaining names and movements, including the chicken neck and self Vulcan mind meld. Learn more tips and how to apply them to your team at my upcoming virtual workshop, Self-Care for Nonprofit Leaders During a Pandemic , on Friday, November 6 and hosted by Candid. He made them do it.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In doing so, it undermines the freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment for all to choose how and where to give. What is at stake is the ability to express our values through philanthropy—by giving to the causes, organizations, and movements aligned with those values. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

In this guide, we’ll cover how to determine which mobilization tactics are right for your organization, communicate the changes, cultivate your community, and win more support for your cause. No one understands the needs and preferences of your community better than its own members. Collect feedback from stakeholders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

When you read the book, you’ll discover the 12 common sales presentations mistakes and you’ll learn why the mistakes happen, why the mistakes are damaging, and how to avoid the mistakes. One of my favorite parts of the book is where Sjodin teaches how best to use visual aids in your presentations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2019

How to Participate. Your experience and advice on how to counteract the negativity and trolls on social media. Your experience and advice on how to counteract the negativity and trolls on social media. Charities quickly jumped to this movement to highlight their impact and their amazing work. History of #ReclaimSocial.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. Who owns the information collected? Where does the learning go?

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

The massive generosity movement is largely driven by an active online community. How Does Social Media Benefit Nonprofits on GivingTuesday? More people are giving, volunteering, and being inspired to participate than ever before. Why is it so important on this day in particular?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As the movement has grown, we’ve responded to nonprofit learning needs along the way. You can take these short, bite-sized trainings to find answers and actionable approaches for addressing these common barriers: Why and how to collect demographic information for your organization , and Four free ways to access Candid’s demographic data.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Interrogating how legacy social media platforms and their harmful content policies impact nonprofit communications, organizing, and fundraising can lead us to prioritize equity and safety when moving to new platforms—or choosing to stay on existing ones. For nonprofits, this moment presents an opportunity for a social media strategy “do-over.”

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last week, in honor of Labor Day, we shared an introduction to unions, including six things people might not know about the role of unions in the social sector. In this second blog in a two-part series, we share key facts and figures about U.S. labor unions based on Candid’s data and discuss trends and opportunities for future research.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques. Artificial intelligences (the plural is intentional) are clearly having a moment. The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2022

In this session, nonprofit workplace justice advocate expert, Mazarine Treyz, will show you how to use the Great Resignation to your organization’s benefit. In this session, nonprofit workplace justice advocate expert, Mazarine Treyz, will show you how to use the Great Resignation to your organization’s benefit.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. While advocating for survivors in San Francisco, I witnessed first-hand how critical stories are in tapping into people’s empathy.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

Learn how you can celebrate and what nonprofits to support this Disability Pride Month! How to celebrate Disability Pride Month Learn about the history of the Disability Rights Movement Before you start celebrating Disability Pride Month, learn about why you should be celebrating! On July 26, 1990, President George H.W.

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DipJar

APRIL 14, 2022

The story of that day, the movement it spawned, and its lasting impact are told at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum opened on February 1, 2010, the 50th anniversary of the sit-in that marked a watershed moment in the movement for justice. Photograph Credit :Mark Herboth, ArchDaily. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today I’d like to address something practical: How we learn. How we learn is super important, as it’s the foundation of our ability to succeed. We tried all sorts of things to get attention and see how far we could push the boundaries. Innovative learning strategies I want you to think for a moment about how you learn best.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Environmental sustainability is an ongoing movement, and Earth Day is an excellent reminder of our role. You’ll find their mission statements, creative fundraising examples , and how to connect with each of them below. Kick Start Your Movement With Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

It’s not enough for Salesforce, or any company, to only think about its own footprint. org to educational institutions like University of Massachusetts Amherst , new climate tech startups like BlocPower , and established global brands like Bentley Motors , learn how organizations across these sectors have taken meaningful climate action.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 28, 2021

As we celebrate Pride Month, we asked our team to share their thoughts and sentiments in commemorating this important month and movement. We asked: What does Pride mean to you and how does Accelevents foster the value of Inclusion in the workplace? “Pride is about feeling empowered to be authentically you.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. What is a movement? What is a movement? How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? A movement is inherently counter to branding and needs more than a few inspired individuals. Or engagement?

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

ABFE president and CEO Susan Taylor Batten gave this greeting to those of us who were able to experience the 2023 Harambee conference last month. Make no mistake—it is an experience, both an individual and collective Black experience. Harambee,” which is Swahili for “Let’s all pull together,” was interwoven throughout the conference.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

In a recent webinar, Blackbaud’s VP of Global Social Responsibility Rachel Hutchisson talked with Chantal Forster, the executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), about how the role of technology in today’s charitable organizations no longer hides behind a door marked “IT.” The buildings we work in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Also, on February 19 in collaboration with Nonprofit Tech for Good, she’ll be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online. So how can nonprofits use this powerful tool to build their movements, advance their causes, and raise money for their organizations? . Campaign matching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2018

But GivingTuesday is not limited to the United States, it has caught fire over the past 7 years to become a global movement, with over 150 countries. GivingTuesday celebrates philanthropy and countries around the world that participate make it their own, unleashing creative and localized strategies to promote a culture of giving.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Advances in technology and the emergence of social media tools make it more possible than ever for social movements and causes to quickly spread far and wide (to go “viral” in the parlance of the moment). But how do you take a cause and transform it from an idea into something with universal appeal? It’s a critical distinction.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2021

Between a global pandemic, extreme climate change, increasing inequities, and a growing global movement for equality, it’s not hyperbole to say that we’re facing unprecedented challenges. And unprecedented challenges require unprecedented collaboration from leaders across every sector. None of us can solve these problems alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Today, after several years of researching and writing, Timms and Heimans have finally published their book called “ New Power: How Movements Build, Businesses Thrive, and Ideas Catch Fire in Our Hyperconnected World.” We also seen how organizations can harness connectivity as well as movements. It is a sector must read.

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

How Meat Fight Uses CauseVox. “We Meat Fight is a nonprofit dedicated to “funlanthropy” who has used CauseVox to set records in their digital fundraising. We know you’re wondering about that extraordinary name. Meat Fight is Texas barbecue for a cause. Their events are like a big party, so they call themselves a “funlanthropy”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 29, 2021

It represents an ongoing movement for equality and highlights issues the community still faces today. We asked members of Outforce to share what Pride month means to them, and for their advice on how to be a good ally to the community. Develop an understanding of how the world views and treats them. Listen and Educate Yourself.

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