The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Focus on educating new donors about unfolding events and exact needs, while demonstrating the impact of contributions already made.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

There are endless unanswered questions about where technology, and particularly AI, will take us, our lifestyles, and our careers. Back on earth, our discussion centered on this question: How is the role of associations in society changing and is it expanding, contracting, or being completely reshaped? We can support you in that.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Calculating indirect costs can assist organizations in accounting for the full cost of impactful programs. Below are five frequently asked questions related to indirect costs to help organizations identify how to calculate and allocate indirect costs. operating costs). What expenses are included in indirect costs for a nonprofit?

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

With such high stakes and near-constant evolution, decision makers need to be confident on compliance basics to ensure you’re asking the right questions of your vendors and counting on them to deliver the partnership that today’s complex compliance environment requires of you. Here are 5 key questions to get you started.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Traditionally, we think of impact as, “For X cost, the organization will serve Y number of people in Z amount of time to create A, B, C outcomes using D, E, F strategies.” All of which combine to make impact difficult to measure and explain. Our expectations around results are powerful. Redefine Success by Solution Testing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. You could also try posing a question, like “True or false: $50 can save a life.”. Make it personal.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

When a complete website redesign is not an option, there are small tweaks and improvements that can help you quickly optimize your website’s impact today. Start by selecting areas where you can execute impact and story-driven design refreshes that better tell your story. Flip the physical to digital. Wondering what to do first?

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

They are charged with posing and answering significant questions like these: Why was our organization founded? When strategy doesn’t filter through departments, communications lose that impact. Using data to upsell and cross-promote products and services, both groups can support increased revenue streams.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Public Sector & Nonprofit Case Management Software Improve Impact Drive stronger outcomes with a solution that empowers your staff, enables more data-informed decision making, and provides expert guidance and best practices. Deep sector expertise and support We understand your unique needs and challenges.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

All your supporters, from your one-time givers to your major donors, should feel appreciated by your organization. We often show these in a pyramid, but in reality, the structure of your tiers is a bit more bottom-heavy. Here are some suggestions for both digital and traditional ways you can thank supporters in each tier.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Consider Temporary Support Another option is to contract temporary support. Live stream sales maximize the impact of both strategies. Take a lesson from QVC.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. Create structure. What are advisory committees?

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Critical Questions What is your association’s value proposition?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2021

That leaves a void that companies can help fill for employees impacted by disaster and hardship – and how quickly they can provide that support makes all the difference. Companies of all sizes wrestle with questions such as: How do you ensure your company is prepared to lend a hand when the unexpected happens?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To make it easier, we’ve organized the components of a nonprofit business plan into three categories based on your responsibilities: Board Support and Guidance Vision and Values Alignment Financial and Resource Planning Executive Summary: A brief overview of the nonprofit’s mission, goals, and strategies.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Funders reported they had swiftly begun distributing emergency funds, had loosened requirements imposed on grantees, and realized the need to commit to deeper change in order to support long-term sector sustainability. Organizations across the globe continue to feel negative impacts of COVID-19.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

This is where a well-orchestrated omnichannel marketing strategy has the potential to have a significant and positive impact on your audience’s overall user experience as well as your organizational goals. Let’s look at 5 tips to help your mission-driven organization create real impact with omnichannel marketing.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. Our objective was to develop grants and programs as a group to strengthen our individual community media centers and support the movement as a whole. and What do they want to do?).

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Within the social sector, AI is a powerful tool for fundraising , researching, grantwriting , and maximizing organizational impact. Setting a framework for AI use At Candid, we acknowledge AI’s value in helping us improve the ways in which we support the social sector through information.

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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. Here’s what they said.

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EveryAction

JUNE 22, 2016

Unfortunately, there were so many questions from the audience that we weren't able answer them all during the alotted time. Here are some great, thoughtful questions that we received and Brett's email wisdom. " Would structuring an email using the 'table' tool increase its likelihood of being spammed?". BS: It depends.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “The path is the journey,” and what we learn along the way as we encounter resistance, as we motivate ourselves, and as we engage others, offers great learning that supports personal and professional growth.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit mission statement is how you communicate your organization’s impact to supporters, clients, and the community at large. As a critical element of your brand, your mission statement needs to represent your organization’s ethos but also be informative, succinct, and moving to your supporter base. Here’s an example.

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fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

Whether it’s because leaders are driven to do things differently or that situations like the pandemic have forced much-needed evolution, nonprofit organizations everywhere are looking for ways to become more efficient and impactful. That said, it’s not only a question of keeping up with the times.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Create a personalized chatbot to interact with members, answer questions, and offer customized recommendations. To provide customized support, an AI must be configured and trained to assist in your particular project. Review your strategic plan, business goals, and data to identify where automation could make an impact.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

BIPOC staff are more likely to aspire to lead than white staff When we began surveying the nonprofit sector about issues of race and leadership in 2016, our primary question was: “Why are there so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?” What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Here’s how Nimble AMS can empower your medical professionals and advance your impact in healthcare: Member management. Efficiently track and organize complex membership structures and boost member engagement. No question was ever off the table. Professional development. Nimble AMS has you covered.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

The question now is — what do we do with all this? Personal And Organizational Productivity AI excels in structuring documents where the content is noncontroversial and exists all over the Internet. First communicate the intended structure, tone, and audience of the item you’re producing. At Google, Bard becames Gemini.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Because the extent of the governor’s legal authority was questionable, the messages were mixed and confusing. Eroding Trust Trust was the theme for the ColLAB. How are you doing?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

By Katy Teson , a content strategist at Wired Impact , an organization seeking to make powerful websites something all nonprofits can afford. She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. healthsolutions.org/donate.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

As nonprofit professionals, we all want to impact the greatest possible number with our work. Ask the following questions: Why should the program scale up? What type of impact is the program making, and is it one that can be most effectively increased by scaling up this individual program? Who is involved?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Unfortunately, “thinking about it” has little applied impact. For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. You can get some of the same impact from embellishing a digital document with colors, shapes, arrows and other personal flairs. We have to get hands on for change to happen.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Adapting to our circumstances has taught us to utilize the tools we have and find unique ways to do what we have always done by innovating how programs are structured. The lack of experience and data left many CSR teams asking questions that seemed to have no answers.

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

It seems like there are always challenges in any given year, so we wanted to understand the challenges that surfaced in 2022 and how this impacts fundraisers’ outlook for 2023. Board Support and Engagement It’s a necessity for the long-term success of a nonprofit that its Board is engaged and committed to supporting its needs.

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