Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

While you don’t have to memorize a speech or carry note cards in your back pocket, you should review your pitch several times before making your official ask. Even though you’ll be making the ask in person, it’s always a good idea to talk to prospects using different communication channels prior to and after making the ask.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Formed as a response to the work our community was already doing, the program provides a framework to support nonprofit and education professionals looking to volunteer their ideas, skills, and expertise to build innovative solutions and share them with the broader Salesforce.org community.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Before we get into ideas for thanking volunteers, let’s go deeper into WHY this is so important. Now, ready for some practical ideas? 18 Ideas for Thanking Volunteers There are SO many ways you can thank volunteers. This is the same idea. Choose a place with good reviews and neighborhood buzz.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 23, 2022

Should you shoot video ahead of time or let speakers potentially go off-script with live video? No worries about a speaker going “off script” or worse – not showing up at all. . Would you manage your speakers yourself or hire a professional video production company? How do you get the video assets or live-streaming deployed?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. Review the status of all of your major donor asks. . TIP: One terrific idea from my colleague Pamela Grow over on SOFII is: . Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. After reviewing many of their year-end appeals, she noticed that these nonprofits talked a lot about what they did, but NOT about how they did it or why. BETH’S BLOG.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

You can also capture positive reviews on Facebook, emails, and holiday cards from people thanking your organization for changing lives. Work from a script so everyone is comfortable making these calls, asking for donations. Your organization has the inside track on how to help people or animals in a meaningful way.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. I think about that sometimes when I’m coaching other writers at M+R. Go read it!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It’s a good idea to follow strategic best practices , but be true to your own vision, mission, and values rather than copying a competitor’s playbook. Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2021

The Drupal upgrade process used to involve: Using a migration module or have a developer write migration scripts to move your data from your old Drupal site into a new one. Review upgrade paths : Find out which contributed modules don’t have Drupal 9 releases and find alternatives. How to prepare if you are on Drupal 7.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It’s a good idea to follow strategic best practices , but be true to your own vision, mission, and values rather than copying a competitor’s playbook. Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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email Communication Effective Fundraising 71

Judi Sohn

JULY 17, 2010

It was a line of script on the most recent post pointing to some malware site I obviously won't say here. I've requested through the Webmasters tool that Google re-review my site so browsers won't complain, and then I'm redirecting judisohn.com and momathome.com here once and for all.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Share the ultimate Ask script that has been passed from fundraiser to fundraiser, and then give them the opportunity to learn through role play: “Me” sentence: . And if your ambassadors can help with high-level ideas, they might be more bought in to sharing them. Review volunteer lists and see who consistently shows up.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Review the Online Fundraising Checklist for opportunities you can’t afford to miss! . Here are five things you had no idea your online donation forms could do: . . And when you’re willing to try something new or take a risk. The post 5 Things You had No Idea Your Donation Form Could Do first appeared on npENGAGE.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2005

So I started trolling the net for new ideas and sample scripts for improving my Blogger site. As I play with these tools over the next while I'll offer more substantial reviews that might be useful to other Blogger-based bloggers out there - but until then, let me leave you with a few useful sites: 1. I found quite a few.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2009

What I love is the idea of setting up a private room for organizational listening that Laura suggests in the slide deck. Use FriendFeed to Keep Up on Nonprofits by Laura Norvig Louis Gray's FriendFeed Blog Posts - key expert in FriendFeed Lifestream Blog - News, tips, resources, reviews, scripts, services, and sites for creating a Lifestream.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Write the script, then create the PowerPoint. for ideas. Review guidelines, like how people can participate (i.e. They aren't that different than best practices for face-to-face presenting. I hope you'll share your tips too. Run a practice webinar to work out any technical glitches. Arrive early so you can welcome folks.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

This not only matters when looking for fundraising ideas during COVID, but also in general since there’s always going to be a level of risk associated with any in-person event. Come prepared with visual aids, such as walk route ideas, if needed! It’s best to establish your expectations on the front-end to ensure a smooth event.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I have too many ideas be sequential. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). It comes with a scripting language and interpreter, called ‘ij’ which is how you can interact with Derby on the command line. I promise (!) It is also cross platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I have too many ideas be sequential. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). It comes with a scripting language and interpreter, called ‘ij’ which is how you can interact with Derby on the command line. I promise (!) It is also cross platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

Surfing a tag stream (another word for a collection of content found in one screen using a tag) can also help you discover other people, s, and ideas. Here's the script. will scan later) Also, I haven't fully mastered the editing features yet as I was just trying to get it from script to filming. Categories: nptech , net2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

And, in looking over the evaluations and reviews , I think the participants did too. I was delighted to see that some of my colleagues were excited to try some of these ideas in their trainings and Kivi Leroux Miller suggested that we do a session at NTC this year called "Online Trainings That Don't Suck," so watch out.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

There are some interesting comparison’s out there – see Notmyself, Phil Crissman , and Jeff Croft for a good review of Ma.gnolia’s open API. First, I’ll do a quickie review of the social bookmarking phenomena and why I’ve been using del.icio.us, and why I’m switching to Ma.gnolia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" If your organization is using social media, perhaps you've been wondering how to measure or whether if you can even measure "embeds" (that cut and paste script for videos, badges, widgets, and the like). Alexandra Samuel has a great idea for using twitter - provide updates on how you've changed the world!

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My story is more a case of "Getting Hired: It's What You Want, How Aggressive You Are, and What Ideas You Can Offer." I learned about game design, theme park design, video production, script-writing, show programming, and air compressors, working with cranks and fire marshals and brilliant folks of all kinds.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This is one of my absolute favorite topics in philanthropy, this idea of engaging board members as fundraising ambassadors. So over the summer, BoardSource published a really excellent report called “Leading with Intent: Reviewing the State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Nonprofit Boards.”

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Forum One

JUNE 15, 2021

As we prepare for Google’s inclusion of Core Web Vitals as one of the factors that impact search rankings, we’ve reviewed the performance of hundreds of websites. Render-blocking resources are scripts, cascading style sheets (CSS), and HTML imports that block or delay the browser from rendering page content to the screen.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The online platform has two parts: a website , where all projects originate, and a Second Life presence ("The Tech" in Second Life), where participants can communicate in real-time, share ideas, and build virtual prototypes. I'm planning a full slate of programming, from museum tours to build classes to design reviews with the pros.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

One of the most difficult yet most important evidence to review is that which demonstrates that the provider has continually updated not only their feature set, but the core architecture of their software over time. Ask for a copy as part of your vendor review process. The exchange of ideas is always useful. Trusted Advice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We used a broad definition of crowd sourcing, simply stated as: Getting ideas, content, volunteer tasks, money, or other things from a wide swath of people. And that’s good thing for solving complex social problems with innovative ideas. Next practices in integrating social media for program delivery that leads to social outcomes.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

You may also consider using something like a National Change of Address (NCOA) update service, especially if you have lots of addresses to review. Validation checks: Employ automated scripts to validate data against predefined rules. While cleaning, consider enriching your data.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 18, 2009

With a few exceptions, I’ve always thought the whole idea of an unread indicator on a feed reader is silly. Most of us connected-types had accounts with a web hosting company, and the thought of setting up a MySQL database, uploading a folder via FTP and running a setup script in a browser was no big deal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

I’ve also been looking at ideas from the the Lean Start Up movement, ignited by Eric Ries, author of the Lean Start Up. One of the Lean Startup’s core concepts is build>measure>learn —the process that start ups follow to iterate and learn. Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

But I’m going to give you lots of really great stewardship ideas to warm people up. You are still going to get a lot of really great ideas, but kudos to you. . ” Write your phone ask scripts and plan your list of who you’re going to call and what you’re going to ask for. ” I love it.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe get interrupted or you just want to review the awesome content you’re about to hear, don’t worry. I don’t like a script either because this should be like you’re talking to a real person, because you are, and you want to make sure that they feel warm and thanked.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So, if you have to leave early or maybe just want to review the content, don’t worry, we’ll get all that good stuff to you before the end of the day, I promise. And so I’ll do like a script with them. As a grant reviewer, the second thing I do is I go to an organization’s website to see what they’re about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Here's the script from the screencast written back in October. These program notes will help you implement some of the ideas presented in the screencast. Getting Started Guide as a first step and review other help documents as needed. Review your collection by navigating by tag. Some of my thinking has definitely evolved.

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