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How to Overcome Meddling Nonprofit Management and Boards

Bloomerang

If you have a boss who thinks they can do a better job rewriting your appeal, do a split A/B test to see whose appeal performs best. According to a 2019 study by the Harris Poll, 55% of fundraisers reported feeling “unappreciated” in their work. More than half said they would leave their job within two years. .

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Attention nonprofits: We don’t know our donor data!

3rd Sector Labs

We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. Less than 5% of the advice focused on technology and/or data. 100% rely on 3 or more technology systems to conduct their campaigns.

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How Nonprofit New Media Managers Can Manage Mobile and Social Media Burnout

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s a natural response to an emotionally draining job, and the best cure is a temporary abstinence from mobile and social media. Taking a break from technology and the 24/7 news cycle is crucial. Too many nonprofits are losing their most valuable staff because resentment is growing over low pay and overwhelming job descriptions.

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More fundraising software = more data headaches

3rd Sector Labs

Technology both simplifies and complicates our lives. Well, for starters, every system, software or technology mentioned has its own database. Second, nonprofits are not littered with technology experts and data scientists. Finally, nonprofits do not invest heavily in technology. We don’t know our data.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In fact, according to the Global NGO Technology Report , 27% of nonprofits worldwide have an official policy to allow staff to work on their LinkedIn Profiles during work hours. Admins can invite up to 1,250 of their connections to attend the event and engage attendees with live chat and polls.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning. Creative use of technology and facilitation techniques, however, can maximize the opportunities for interactivity even in larger groups. Medium: Up to 50 people. The connection between participants is less intimate.

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How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Andrea Berry had moved onto another job by then, and so Jeanne Allen took her place.