Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Developing SMS communication capability , providing a simple yet powerful way for individuals to interact with Mifos via their SMS-enabled phone. Making Mifos more transparent by empowering staff to more easily use client information for document generation and reporting.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. The 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report provides analysis of 28 major nonprofit organizations and transactions for over 15 million donors and more than $1 billion in revenue.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2018

So why haven’t you been doing your monthly financial reporting in a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) yet? Source: NTEN 2018 Cloud Report. According to NTEN’s State of the Nonprofit Cloud Report , 67.44% of respondents said the security of their data was the deciding factor when determining software options.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Learning this type of information about your volunteers can help your organization best utilize each volunteer to further your mission and even extend your internal team’s work. Before heading out to an event, quickly pull a report of your volunteer t-shirt sizes to prevent your volunteers from wearing a t-shirt two sizes too big!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential. Recent data indicates that there are in excess of 1.5

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

TBP practices such as multi-year unrestricted funding and simplified application and reporting processes are the logical outcome of treating grantees as our partners. We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

email addresses are not allowed, and as a general rule, should not be used for your nonprofit communications publicly or internally. As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2017

If you have donated to a nonprofit within the last 12 months, then please take the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report ! Seven of the 25 nonprofits required a donor to provide their phone number. The Wilderness Society , UNICEF , and Conservation International have well-designed donation pages that were easy-to-use and effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. 11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Michael’s guest post explains more: A Better Way to Produce Reports Nonprofit Annual Reports , guest post by Michael Hoffman, See3 Communications. The same design and the same code works on PCs, Macs and Linux desktop computers or Apple, Android, and Blackberry smart phones and tablets like iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

An Interview with Ruy Fortini , Founder and CEO of Doare and official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 1) The Global Trends in Giving Report is meant to help the nonprofit sector better understand individual giving worldwide, but data and statistics don’t communicate well what is happening on the ground in Brazil.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Like the phone companies, the gas companies, even the internet companies. it’s all very visible, but when, I guess whenever the whistleblower released specific, story, Julia Campbell : The interviews that she released was from Facebook’s own internal research department and they knew that it was going on and they covered it up.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

With that in mind, think about how you can feature a volunteer in both internal and external communications. . You can even share their stories in your annual report or direct mail communications. . Pick up the phone and call them. Send them a Certificate of Appreciation. . Wondering if this is worth your time?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Inviting writing Research shows when we write things down ( especially handwriting ), we internalize it more and remember it better. turn a fundraising appeal letter into an email, text, and/or social media post; write a brief impact report using a storytelling approach to summarize key outcomes). Try something like “Smile!”

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

is because our society has shifted from being a “civil society” and into a “digital civil society,” according to a report from the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Over five billion people have mobile phones, and 81% of the U.S.

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Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

nonprofits (79 percent) plan to prioritize talent acquisition in 2022, up from 59 percent in 2020, a report from human resources firm Nonprofit HR finds. Report offers roadmap for modernizing U.S. The report, Public Health Forward: Modernizing the U.S. Nearly eight in ten U.S. Grants totaling $23.5 December 8, 2021.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The migration is not like updating an iPhone from iOS 15 to 16: it’s more like switching from an iPhone to an Android phone (or vice versa). GA4 also provides few built-in reports, compared to UA. It’s important to understand GA4 as a replacement for UA. Why is Google making this change? How do I switch from UA to GA4?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

If someone has indicated that they want to donate, but hasn’t, don’t hesitate to follow up with a phone call, text, or reminder email, especially as the time for the event or campaign runs down. According to the 2022 Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report , the annual value of a sustainer is four times greater than a one-time donor.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

Be sure to share genuine, personal thank you messages that greet the donor by name, reference the specific ways they are supporting your mission, and report on the impact their gift will make. Stewardship: This stage involves keeping the relationship alive and strengthening your connection with the donor.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

We even have a dedicated internal channel where we share important updates to this resource. If you need to know how to do something specific—like create a custom field, run a report, or add an element to your website—this will be what you need. You can add chat support and phone support to your account; click here to learn more.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Of that time, roughly 88% of is spent on apps according to eMarketer reports. You might hear an assumption along the lines of the following: Your organization’s audience all have mobile phones, there is therefore a huge opportunity for all of them to connect with your org on a custom app. Listen to our podcast interview below.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2012

This post is republished with permission from GuideStar International's blog. Big data, open data, charity reporting, and crowdsourcing were the order of the day at the recent Transforming your charity by bringing your data to life. Mobile phones were identified as one of the. other development issues.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. The 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report shows that, regardless of generation, online is now the preferred channel for donations.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

More specifically, the flagship land grant and top research university sought out this Salesforce CRM expansion to enable greater collaboration and insight into UVM researcher engagements with internal stakeholders and external partners. Enabling UVM’s Salesforce CRM Expansion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

In a research report called “ Exhausted But Unable to Disconnect, ” professors from Lehigh University, Virginia Tech, and Colorado State University found that an “always on” culture may prevent employees from fully disengaging from work, causing stress. Set up internal chat lines for sharing photos or brief social updates.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology.

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DipJar

JANUARY 21, 2021

Pick up the phone to say ‘thank you’, send a personalized email, or mail a handwritten note. Regularly communicate with your current donors through email campaigns, social media, events, and phone calls. New Donors. It is imperative to engage them immediately following their donation. Current Donors. Build Up to The Ask.

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Money Raise Fundraising Newsletter 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Here are a few 2021 key findings from the report to help us retain and upgrade nonprofit donors: . International affairs -related causes grew 9.1% (7.8% adjusted for inflation).

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

This was originally posted on the GuideStar International blog. phone was a brand new and exciting phenomenon and something that only a. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU). reported that this year there are over 5 billion mobile subscriptions. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

Thank you phone calls have the effect of closing the loop, helping to keep alive the warm glow people experience when making a gift. Try some tests: EXAMPLE: International Rescue Committee tested calls to donors giving $100 to $149, dividing them into three groups: The first, the control group, received no call.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Ask, thank, report, and repeat—it’s a simple but powerful way to manage your relationships. While there are tons of ways that your nonprofit can engage donors, following the basic steps of the donor engagement cycle—ask, thank, report and repeat—will forge a clear path that the rest of your stewardship strategy can follow.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Where contact information is requested, provide (if applicable) Name, Title, Address, Email Address, Phone Number. Intern Roles (if any). Miscellaneous (3 percent). Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Using a third party to handle the follow-up saves the school time internally and conveys the seriousness of the late payment. The ability to take payments on the phone or online has greatly decreased the number of payments processed here at the school. Understanding the need for flexibility. Paul’s Episcopal Day School. “I

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Classy

JUNE 7, 2021

The Returning One-Time Donors Report available in Classy helps them do this more efficiently by showing them who has given more than one donation to their organization. Phone calls and personalized emails can go a long way in establishing trust and rapport with recurring donors. . Add a Personal Touch to Your Outreach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Also, email communication services offer reporting metrics, such as who opened your email and what links they visited, and eliminate the need to manually manage your email list as your subscribers are stored in an online database and unsubscribes are automatic. CARE International :: care-international.org. . Brac :: brac.net.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

This form can be completed by mail, phone, fax, or online. The turnaround is immediate online or by phone. Establish financial auditing procedures and internal controls. . Retain or consult with a bookkeeper to create accounting records and financial reports. . Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN). .

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