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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Discoveries are essentially risk mitigation exercises, and they should be a separate contract from the build phase whenever possible. Why is that?

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1

Media Cause

We call this process of information-gathering the “discovery” phase. The goal of the discovery phase is to understand what your audience cares about, their values, and their concerns. While it may be tempting to lead with the problem, it’s actually more effective to lead with shared values.

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

This means that we help them to transform their business — not only digitally, but using a human-centered approach that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all the steps of a problem-solving process. Volunteer Alliance Projects. About the Author. Kate O’Connor. Innovation Consulting Manager. .

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Planning Your Nonprofit’s Capital Campaign: 4 Do's & Don'ts

Achieve

Here’s another problem you may encounter: Let’s say you can clearly define what you want to do with your campaign and why, so you jump into the planning process, skipping key steps like a feasibility study and prospect research and cultivation. Don’t underestimate the amount of time you’ll need. And what about your lead donors?

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1: Tell an Impactful Story

Media Cause

Elevate the stories of people closest to the problem and who are eager to share their journey. . We call this process of information-gathering the “discovery” phase. The goal of the discovery phase is to understand what your audience cares about, what their values are, and what are their anxieties or concerns. .

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6 Website Elements to Include to Drive Year-Round Donations

Greater Giving

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. You can use interviews with those your organization has helped, your staff members, and your volunteers to determine your main characters. Your story should have a main character as well as a driving conflict and eventual resolution.

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From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last week I published an interview with Lean Start Up author, Eric Ries, that talked about how the lean start up ideas apply to the nonprofit sector. We think that it is time to invite them to the “adults’ table”—even though this may entail a gawky “adolescent” phase. Flickr Photo by Banana Custard.