Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

What if you didn’t need a highly trained designer every time you needed an image for an article or report? By creating images that evoke emotion, you can make your materials more impactful and persuade people to donate to your cause. Creative Ideas for Social Impact Imagery. A picture is worth a thousand words. DALL-E-2.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

A healthy balance sheet is the source of innovation, impact, and engagement. Provide an opportunity for board members to get personal training in reading statements and financial reports from a staff member or other expert. Don’t Forget Policies and Procedures There’s more to oversight than reading the financial statements.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Motivations for their giving include receiving tax deductions and understanding the impact their investment is making. Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. So, how can nonprofit leaders effectively communicate impact to stakeholders?

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Solution : Solve this challenge by creating a data capture policy. For example, include any details on how that KPI may impact other projects or results. Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes. Be deliberate in what you include in your collection.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

We’ll also discuss taking DEIAB from a one-off training to a sustainable part of your culture. With equity, the people who are impacted or closest to challenges have an opportunity to weigh in on the solutions. Renee Rubin Ross are nonprofit consultants who often work together to conduct DEIAB training and workshops.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every area of our lives. So, it’s no surprise that your nonprofit’s staff and the training they receive is also evolving because of the pandemic. When it comes to training, your staff has new questions. They also have new barriers to completing the training.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

Ease of access means that with more people using these systems, the potential impact of unethical use grows. As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? The harmful impact of these early problems was clear.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

Many organizations delayed their policy agenda-setting until they were certain which party would be in control of each chamber of Congress. The change in congressional leadership and redistricting means you might no longer have highly-trained volunteers in the districts where you need them most. Let’s get started.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Meet the Impact Lab Community Fellow Cohort on Small-Scale Farming. Why Small-Scale Farmers? What Ideas Were Generated?

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 94

Greater Giving

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s an investment in trust, transparency, and ultimately, the sustainability and impact of your mission. Upholding data privacy helps promote: Donor Trust & Reputation : Breaches or careless handling of data can erode donor trust, impacting future donations and support. Update it regularly and make it easily accessible.

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Take a look at your most visited page, and ask yourself: What images could we replace to make this page more high-impact? Even updating two or three little things can make a big impact! If you’re not sure how to do that and need help, maybe now is also a good time to invest in some Analytics training. Speaking of Analytics….

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 21, 2022

Without cybersecurity policies and protocols in place, your nonprofit is more vulnerable to data breaches. According to a cybersecurity survey conducted by Microsoft, 60% of nonprofit respondents do not know of or do not have a digital data policy for handling cybersecurity risks and protecting data. Invest in Training.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 9, 2016

The Importance of Training and Development for Start-ups and Small Businesses. With the hectic nature of start-up organizations today, one can easily make a claim that it is never too early to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Learning, Training, and Development program.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

Over the past year and a half, the rapid improvement of generative AI has created a wealth of new opportunities to deliver impact in the digital space. It is an important factor to consider when looking at not only designing a RAG-based conversational AI, but also when designing organizational AI policy in general.

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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. Here are a few key ways to mobilize your advocates: Provide training opportunities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Technology can be used for a variety of tasks across organizations to help them increase their impact in the sector and the communities that they serve. Nonprofits should be highly encouraged to facilitate the use of new platforms of service delivery to increase their impact.”. Gain staff buy-in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2022

A small amount of nonprofits indicated that one staff was involved in implementing the organization’s diversity efforts, and fewer than half of nonprofits indicate having a “formal diversity statement, providing diversity training for staff, or having formal policies to promote diversity in their organizations.”.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

Having a diverse group of volunteers provides a broad perspective of opinions and philosophies to your association, bolstering your DEI initiatives and positively impacting your members and community. . After you’ve created the group, you can move into training and engaging your volunteers. . Train your volunteers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 79

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. At the end of the day, an inclusive advisory committee is critical for meaningful impact and reach across your larger community. What are advisory committees?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Was the Zappos agent trained to do that? The moral of the story is that the Zappos employee was trained to provide customer service…in this instance, the agent found a solution to the problem even though it did not result in a sale for Zappos. Question : How is providing the best possible brand experience impacted by social media?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Develop top-notch policies and procedures. Develop a set of best practice policies and procedures to meet the needs of even the most challenging funders—like federal agencies. Support these policies with management tools that help you stay on track with requirements and deadlines throughout the entire grant lifecycle.

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Grant Process Management Tips 91

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2012

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. So … when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was adopted by Congress in 2002, there just wasn’t much history to help nonprofits understand its impact – on them. Conflict of interest policy.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Develop and implement an incident response plan for your organization to notify all necessary parties and mitigate the impact of cyberattacks. You can counter this risk by conducting scheduled training sessions to educate your team on cybersecurity best practices and common attack vectors. Updated training. Best practices.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. Without leveraging data about our community’s specific needs, we could not have expanded our impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 21, 2013

Nonprofit Technology, News, Training, Australia. Huffington Post Impact :: @ HuffPostImpact. huffingtonpost.com/impact. Policy, Leadership, Governance. Fundraising, Research, Training. Social Media, Mobile Commuicatons & Fundraising, Training. Nonprofit Technology, News, Training. guidestar.org.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

One question you can ask is: “ What impact do you want your organization to make ?” You implement a new training program and offer additional benefits. To avoid inaccurate or bad data: Train your staff. The CITI Program offers training covering the APA Code of Ethics.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The first iteration tracks disclosure of 22 data points across six specific dimensions of racial equity: (1) Pay Equity, (2) Racial/Ethnic Diversity Data, (3) Education and Training Programs, (4) Response to Mass Incarceration, (5) Community Investments, and (6) Anti-Discrimination Policies.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success. These non-cash opportunities can sometimes be more impactful than a grant itself.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

Or should we be approaching DEI more from the programmatic, operational, and cultural efforts; A ka, the impact that we’re making on DEI versus focusing on sourcing money from a diverse group of individuals? How can I talk about the importance of sharing this value? How do we incorporate that into a DEI policy?

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Other grants will likely go to intermediary organizations that support local news, either by making grants themselves or providing support like training, legal support, and technical infrastructure. But it’s definitely one of the ways that we’re going to be looking at impact.”

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, grants to create publicly available data sets or data training for marginalized groups or under resourced organizations do not by themselves lead to equitable outcomes. Policy Change Furthermore, the implicit idea that widespread quality data leads directly to positive policy change is also not accurate.

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