Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

2 Say you’re a nonprofit working in the area of houselessness and want to put together an advisory committee of people with legislative and policy development experience to advance systemic changes in your community. Decision-Making Process—What steps for proper decision making in the committee?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy. Update the policy based on your current and future needs.

Foundation 81

Foundation Build Fund Review 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2011

What’s In A Social Media Policy? The tone and philosophy in a social media policy depends on the risk appetite of the organization. As this was explained in the discussion on Facebook , organizations with a stronger risk appetite/tolerance for their activities might have a more “permissive&# social media policy.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Leadership is both a process/action and a result, but we often only hear about the results of good leadership. Civic leadership, on the other hand, involves active engagement and participation of individuals in addressing community issues and promoting the common good.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For issues with this, check out Vu Le’s 2015 post “ Weaponized data: How the obsession with data has been hurting marginalized communities.” All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted.

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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. Share the videos with advocates to bring them close to the lawmaking process.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy. Update the policy based on your current and future needs.

Foundation 52

Foundation Build Fund Review 52

Candid

MAY 13, 2024

Another collaborative may monitor the mission-aligned metrics, financial stability, implementation of evidence-based practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies of grantees to assess whether it is supporting the organizations most likely to realize the impact it seeks.

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Measure Collaboration Effective Impact 59

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

and what the voting and decision-making process will be. If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible. Or more importantly, discussing strategic issues that the Board NEEDS to be addressing? What’s on the Agenda?

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Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

You might want to break up your onboarding process into several sessions. Yet the public will expect knowledge, and their decision-making ability is enhanced if they have a significant working knowledge of your mission’s discipline. In short, the board’s duty is to deal with the policies and the “big issues.”

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy Awareness 52

M+R

JULY 10, 2023

And I do think it can be a very productive process, but I also know how easily it turns into playing chess against yourself. The problem lies in thinking of editing as a process of correction — where a better, more knowledgeable, or more experienced writer fixes the shortcomings in a draft. Remember: you are not normal.

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Guidelines Audience Language Content 89

Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design. Truman Scholarship Foundation streamline and modernize its online scholarship application and review process. social justice issues?that?impact?the We helped the Harry S. Participants?observe?a

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. To assist in the arduous grant research process, I’ve created this list of grant resources and funders according to a specific funding focus area: education. . Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Or, perhaps you are aware of a new/different process or product that you believe will move your organization forward, even if the way things are isn’t horrible. Strategic Change – this involves changes to the policies and processes. Identify who should be involved in this process and what role each member of the team will play.

Change Management 108

Change Management Change Management Phase 108

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support.

Knowledge 60

Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

NALEO Educational Fund is the nation’s leading non-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Latino Victory is developing a pipeline of Latino leaders who will fight for the issues that matter. Grassroots Leadership.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 24, 2021

Nurturing nonprofit legacies is a lengthy process, the fruits of which are hard to evaluate in the short term. It’s an area of fundraising strewn with delicate ethical and legal issues which need to be handled with care, as it’s likely you’ll be dealing with spouses and family members who are still dealing with their loss.

Guide 100

Guide Gift Charity Nonprofit 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Some tip include mapping out a good process for work flow and using collaborative technology effectively. Amy Su Jen offers up a great framework for individuals.

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 120

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws. And when you sign the treaty, you haven’t succeeded.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. Because artificial intelligence is so powerful, and we know that it will outstrip the most intelligent human’s capacity to process information, we would be foolhardy not to try to understand the topics that affect us.

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Donor Law Data New York 138

Gyrus

APRIL 7, 2016

Compliance training ensures that employees, contractors, and partners have the right knowledge and understanding to comply with an organization’s legal, operational, ethical aspects of business. Or, they are still following the outdated compliance policies and technology at the organization. The post Are You Compliance Ready?

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Achieve

AUGUST 10, 2014

The research, evaluation, and data needed to satisfy funders about these issues can easily overwhelm an underfunded nonprofit. As you access these sites, though, just remember: A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Industry research and short briefings on issues regarding nonprofit management. I’ve listed a few below.

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Research Analysis Stats Sound 40

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2017

Applicants who accept a position on a nonprofit's general board will have been selected their skills, expertise, knowledge, and a passion for the mission of the nonprofit. Policies and procedures for functions of a nonprofit such as financial duties, handling of IT routines, or a volunteer implementation program, to name a few.

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Phoenix Lesson Journal Classes 40

Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. What ignites your passion about an issue? . We call this process of information-gathering the “discovery” phase.

Advocacy 59

Advocacy San Francisco Story Digital 59

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] The knowledge doesn't just reside with one person." By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0

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Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

Implementing policies and prioritizing DEI best practices will help you start seeing a difference in your own organization. All changes should be rooted in knowledge and learning, so that’s the first step. However, these are not the only actions you should take to address the issue. Wanting it isn’t enough. Lead From the Top.

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Practice Leadership Nonprofit Culture 59

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

In the last post I talked about the difficulties we see organizations have in managing knowledge. But what's worse, it may be spread across heads, with no-one having a complete picture of an issue. Now that we have a process, we need a tool. We've been finding that the wiki is a perfect place to plant organizational knowledge.

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Knowledge Wiki PDF Knowledge Base 40

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The update may fix some issues and create others but consider the consequences of not doing updates. Written procedures are a must for all processes in your organization. What is the cost of losing a staff person, either suddenly or by retirement, and thus their knowledge of your processes?

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Data Technology Community eBook 37

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Even platforms with no recurring monthly or yearly fee may require a transaction or processing fee to process donations. Support: There’s no one readily available to help answer your questions or fix something if you have an issue with the program. The Bloomerang Payments processing fee is 2.2% + $0.30

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Software Free Tools Adobe 88

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

One meaning of neologism is a "newly coined term" that's in the process of entering common usage. Both are governed by boards of directors and can benefit from cutting edge knowledge of board development. However, as part of a sector they have an advocacy voice in policy circles. So, sector is important for policy advocacy.

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Museum Nonprofit Policy Professional 100

Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

How do we respond to common objectives such as a lack of interest, recent issues with the organization, or other giving priorities? We suggest that you: Identify any knowledge gaps and situations where additional training is needed. Issuing reports on campaign progress. Make the process simple and easy for your donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. Peer Learning Exchange: Theory of Change. The latter includes a lack of a formal communication strategy or staffing limitations.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. " It was all about how policy decisions on handling e-waste could improve the economy via environmental stewardship. EPA sponsored process to create U.S.

Global 67

Global Illinois Mississippi Library 67

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The program provides focused attention on key compliance issues for both private foundations and charitable organizations, plus practical walk-throughs of an IRS audit and an Attorney General Investigation. Fundraising & Grants. 2018 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2018 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. Jan 17 - 19.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2009

Quentin Young, Founder, and Margie Schap, Executive Director Health & Medicine Policy Research Group.    Her organization was formed 27 years ago by an activist group of clinicians, social scientists, health care executives and policy analysts to advocate for health equity and improved public health.  

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Facebook Illinois Learning Policy 69