Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

A study conducted by Edelman and Linkedin reported 65% of those surveyed said thought leadership content improved their perception of an organization. Well-researched and thoughtfully written content has the power to build association credibility, organization brand awareness, and even attract new members. .

Associations 181

Associations Leadership Content Benefit 181

.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our research included interviewing thought leaders, organizing think tanks, and surveying professionals. In an age when one innovation transforms entire industries, it has never been more hazardous to be at the head of a professional organization. Several years ago, my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I, wrote two books.

Leadership 170

Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

Nimble AMS

JUNE 28, 2023

Technology is the core of your organization. But how can you ensure your organization chooses the right association management software (AMS) to enhance your staff and member experience? About 50% of associations surveyed say their IT budget will increase over the next year.

Associations 136

Associations Adopt Training Train 136

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Defining ‘community service’ broadly Based on surveys and focus groups, Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service found that young people ages 18 to 25 defined “community service” broadly, beyond volunteering with a nonprofit organization. reported for “informal helping.”

Service 119

Service Community Environment Empowerment 119

Bloomerang

AUGUST 14, 2023

As a nonprofit, finding out which donors have a donor-advised fund (DAF) can be challenging since DAF accounts are privately held and not public entities, and because they are managed by sponsoring organizations or financial institutions. charitable organization, the sponsoring organization will usually use your charities of choice.

Fund 68

Fund Donor Strategy Help 68

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Organizations are realizing that people are the only asset that doesn’t depreciate. When your employees are a resource that receives constant cultivation and development, it’s possible that you will grow some of the best people out of your organization. There’s a change going on in business. It’s having the best talent.”

Team 221

Team Time Skills Professional 221

sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. The goals that get you to your mission should be specific and measurable, but also be aligned with the organization’s values. That’s where technology can make a real impact.

Measure 88

Measure Help Analysis Metrics 88

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

And salaries in many nonprofit organizations can’t compete with the for-profit sector. According to The Council of Nonprofits 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey , almost three quarters of nonprofits that completed the survey have current openings at their organization.

Data 74

Data Blackbaud Policy Database 74

Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

Charity 98

Charity Aggregator Rate Survey 98

Candid

MARCH 21, 2022

Nonprofits that put equity into practice and donors that value the work of organizations that demonstrate their commitment to equity have a new opportunity to connect. This information is collected alongside staff and board demographic data via nonprofit profiles. in the assessment of a nonprofit’s policies and practices. .

Practice 105

Practice Demographics Profile Charity 105

EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here! Here’s what they said.

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Local Audience Poll 143

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

Put simply, email automation is a feature of marketing software that allows your organization to set up emails that are automatically triggered by supporters’ actions. Then, when a donor gives, fills out a survey, or takes another specified action, they trigger that message and receive the corresponding email automatically.

Relationship 59

Relationship email Donor Wisconsin 59

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

The good news was that the survey indicated seventy-five-percent of those questioned who stated they had pulled away from their pre-pandemic volunteering roles, were aiming to get back to the grindstone, once life returned to normality. . Useful information for grants and assistance for female led businesses and nonprofits. .

Volunteer 136

Volunteer Grant Survey Headline 136

Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

Candid began collecting demographic data from nonprofit organizations in July 2019, encouraging them to share information on their leadership, staff, and board members on their nonprofit profiles. Among organizations that did not share demographic data, 65% were unaware that this section of their profile was incomplete.

Demographics 59

Demographics Data Support Profile 59

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2014

Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1. Kador and Armstrong caution leaders to NOT do employee surveys: 1.

Survey 49

Survey Attitude Benchmark Environment 49

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

“Innovator” might currently be a buzzword, but your organization should still be striving to blaze technological trails and deliver superior member value. . To drive innovation within your association, leaders will need to become problem solvers , prioritizing new opportunities and adopting flexible practices across the organization.

Literacy 115

Literacy Associations Training Train 115

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization. Admittedly, eight advisory committees is a lot for most organizations!

Voice 88

Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I got to meet the dynamic NPower Seattle executive director Alison Carl White who talked passionately about her organization’s mission and programs. On the other hand, people do want those tips and best practices. So, letting the knowledge out in the room is a balancing act of peer interaction with expert insights.

Knowledge 97

Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Do you suffer from survey fatigue? It seems that a new survey pops up every day, sent to you by organizations, businesses, advertisers, pollsters, and opinion analysts. Surveys are often an advertising gimmick, a marketing ploy, or a general nuisance. So when, and why, should you invest your time in survey participation?

Survey 52

Survey Voice Benchmark Comparison 52

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

Issue 98

Issue Resource New Mexico Mexico 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar. By: Rebecca Shore.

Benchmark 103

Benchmark Social Media Global Project 103

Volunteer Hub

JULY 15, 2022

Strategically matching volunteers with assignments that allow them to excel can increase retention, improve engagement, and help your organization achieve its mission. It is amazing how well a volunteer program can perform when an organization leverages the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) of volunteers.

Volunteer 86

Volunteer Roles Skills Retention 86

Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

Charity 52

Charity Aggregator Rate Survey 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 10, 2012

Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1. Kador and Armstrong caution leaders to NOT do employee surveys: 1.

Survey 49

Survey Attitude Benchmark Environment 49

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future. This year, the report features survey responses from 1,250 nonprofit employees at the manager level and above. Trends in diversity, equity, and inclusion. and 26% in Australia.

Trend 111

Trend Report United Kingdom Australia 111

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

This guide will cover the ins and outs of conducting nonprofit market research through the following points: Market Research for Nonprofit Organizations: The Basics. We’ve seen firsthand the power of nonprofit market research and are sharing that knowledge in this comprehensive guide. Let’s get started.

Research 52

Research Marketing Survey Nonprofit 52

M+R

AUGUST 14, 2023

Focused on audience and message research, M+R’s Gwen McGarry will moderate a panel featuring smart colleagues Nehal Mahmoud, Amanda Person, and Laurin Gonzalez as they share super interesting and useful findings from all kinds of usability, creative, survey, and focus group research over the last year or so! August 16: Fewer Guesses.

Audience 52

Audience Research Free Test 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

From this pivotal position, a middle manager’s job is to bring out the best in their people, and in that way bring out the best in their organizations. Build their organization’s knowledge and realign it with shifts from digital disruption. They can inform all three in return.

Management 78

Management Develop Authoring Leadership 78

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Try creating roles in which volunteers can connect more members to your organization, like a moderator or ambassador. Encourage qualified volunteers to offer their specialized industry knowledge to create continuing education courses or webinars for your members. You’re not alone! Mentoring program.

Associations 134

Associations Volunteer Mentoring Industry 134

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Instead, they have learned to gauge how they should behave and perform by becoming aware of informal (and unspoken) rules that exist just below the surface. Informal Social Network – the people you turn to for encouragement, support, or help with professional or personal challenges. getting support for your next promotion.

Work 72

Work Journal Studies Benefit 72

Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. While security, cost, and Internet access were widely cited as barriers to cloud adoption, lack of knowledge was by far the most widespread barrier.

NGO 48

NGO Survey Global Knowledge 48

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 31, 2017

A few weeks ago, we talked about why feedback surveys are a helpful tool to help towards success. This got our wheels turning and made us prompted us to talk about specifically what you can do to get the most back from feedback surveys. If you’re asking questions willy-nilly, then your survey’s going to turn out pretty useless.

Survey 28

Survey Question Attitude Volunteer 28

Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Candid’s mission to get you the information you need to do good hinges on both the information and getting it to you. The information can be highly relevant and compelling. Candid receives and moves vast quantities of digital information in the social sector. Top 5 GlassPockets blogs for funder s.

Paypal 59

Paypal Foundation Lesson Grant 59

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For member-based nonprofits and associations, figuring out what membership benefits you’ll offer is one of the most important decisions your organization will make. In other words, your organization should probably be offering members these four benefits in one form or another. Let’s get at it!

Benefit 52

Benefit Associations Nonprofit Grant 52

TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2013

Rogue cloud computing occurs when staff within your nonprofit use a cloud service without consulting with your IT or information security department. In fact, 83% of large organizations surveyed admit rogue cloud computing occurs, and 70% of smaller organizations say the same, in a survey sponsored by Symantec.

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Survey Service Industry Sponsor 104

Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

And Will Make Your Organization More Sustainable This is especially important as the nonprofit industry wrestles with current donor trends. Giving from individual donors is down , which means organizations are increasingly relying on gifts from major donors.

Retention 98

Retention Donor Gift Template 98

M+R

AUGUST 7, 2023

All free, one hour each, and jam-packed with information and ideas and actionable steps. Along the way, we’ll share tons of non-profit examples, and drop in useful tips and tools for making your organization’s testing program the best it can be! Join us for one, or all: August 16: Fewer Guesses.

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Test Broadcast Influence Fun 52