Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As a program officer at GlobalGiving, I use it for our one-on-one catch ups, our staff meetings, crowdfunding training, and our worldwide Peer Learning Networks. If you are suddenly tasked with turning an event into a webinar, these nonprofit video conferencing tips are for you. Want more tips like this?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program. Now another important aspect of our strategy for enhancing Bookshare’s new language capabilities is developing the capacity to handle non-European scripts and languages so that the content may be presented in its original form in our members’ native languages.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. It’s true.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Whole Whale has been building AI prompts into custom tools for clients since Q1 of 2022 and we’ve learned a lot about what makes a good vs generic prompt. Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

What does this mean for the nonprofit sector in the future? She said that in a world of connectivity where individuals can do their own crowdfunding for services, bypassing nonprofits, that nonprofits will still have the advantage because of the human relationships. Designing an Effective Nonprofit Chatbot.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

Not only do you have to successfully pitch your organization’s mission and vision to someone who only has an outsider’s view, but you also must ask that person to contribute monetarily to your nonprofit. People want to meet in person to get a good feel for your nonprofit and your cause before they write a sizable check.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Miscellaneous (3 percent). Total Number of Staff Hours. How to get started now.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

If you Google “nonprofit logos,” you’ll see some common themes. Many nonprofit leaders really want to take every opportunity to help you understand that they are helping people. I’ve also learned why this approach can be problematic, so I want to help folks rethink this perspective. . Holding hands around a globe. Recent Posts.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

The impact of burnout is particularly significant for nonprofit organizations. Many nonprofits are way ahead of the game. Learn your selected platform : Most low-code platforms offer tutorials, documentation, and community support— gain access now. Automation can improve accuracy and standardization.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Reading time: 12 minutes Soon after I learned the rules of chess, I started playing a lot of games against myself. Eliminate, or clarify, any jargon or Official Language that may be opaque to readers. Some other things to listen for or look for: Repetitive language. Wonky language and jargon. Or, not only that.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

Drilling down on the most powerful and simple ways to segment your donor list begins by examining the fundamental reasons why donors are choosing to support your nonprofit. Start by thinking about what you want to learn about your donors and place that information into three categories. Their Role Within Your Organization.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. I would love to learn how you became interested in XYZ cause. Be clear about your goal for the meeting, whether that’s to learn the top 3 charities they support or what they think about your new program or something else.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But out of this huge challenge, we’ve seen some amazing creativity crop up as nonprofits revamp their fundraising approaches to be safe and successful. A stellar toolkit: to help out their fundraisers, they put together a resource that answered common questions, provided basic fundraising advice, and laid out scripts for fundraisers to use.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

Strong and effective body language. I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and Effective Body Language. Body language can betray you. Asking is part art and part science.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Note from Beth: If I could wave a magic wand, and ask for a wish related to my work to come true, it would be this: I’d like to spend a year to attend conferences where I don’t know a lot of the content or people and learn and network and blog about the experience. You’re going to connect more than to learn.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message.

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

For over 20 years, EveryAction has provided technology to support nonprofits working to make the world a better place, and we’re honoring that history through our product roadmap and commitments. Our purpose is to power those who power social impact, and we came together for a reason: to better meet the needs of our customers—the doers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. More importantly, this experiential learning — not just discussion.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The time has finally come to demystify Search Engine Optimization ( SEO) for nonprofits. Why nonprofits should be investing in SEO. What this guide isn’t : There are a ton of SEO factors that aren’t mentioned in this guide and is intended to help beginners learn and navigate through the best practices.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When you think of fundraising ambassadors, you might think of celebrities who use their fame to mobilize support for their favorite nonprofits. Share the ultimate Ask script that has been passed from fundraiser to fundraiser, and then give them the opportunity to learn through role play: “Me” sentence: . But, I wouldn’t assume.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

It’s the goal of every nonprofit that creates a video – creating a video that has impact. During the hour-long chat on Twitter, nonprofit video experts and audience shared thoughts on what makes powerful videos, technical aspects of creating video that leads to action, and techniques to ensure a video gets shared.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

You’re looking for folks who: Are recognized and connected within the community Have experience in the nonprofit sphere Will work hard and contribute over the long haul Are not afraid to ask for a donation. You’ll want to craft some specific language for your board early on to let them know what their role is and how they can help.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! to Nonprofit Donors 1. Begin by making donor retention a priority. Or give more. Not a canned receipt.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This is the fourth part in my series about learning how to test the usability of your online donation form and website with real donors. I’ve seen test participants use salty language (yes, really) and even break into hard sweats (yes, really). Today, we gear up for your big test day! It’s test day… what now?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

That’s awesome, really involved in their nonprofit leadership program, which is really cool. And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. As nonprofits, we have the missions of our organizations. Really thrilled to be here.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Since most nonprofits rely on events as part of their income strategy each year, it’s critical that you take the time to set yourself up for success and do your best to prepare for incidents that could negatively impact your mission. We know the ultimate goal of any nonprofit fundraiser is to raise as much money for the mission as possible.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. foreign language 00:48:50]. There may not be anybody else telling you this, but it’s true.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

For the script, before jumping into the how-to of widgets, the screencast will give some context, of course. It will explain the problem that a widget may solve for a nonprofit blog, some examples of nonprofit blogs using them, and oh yeah, answer the age old question "What is a Widget? What problem does a widget solve?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We recently sat down with Zephyr to hear the insights they learned from their Steps for Autism event on CauseVox. The language that we use is vitally important to our fundraising efforts. Zephyr’s biggest tip for small and medium nonprofits is to empower your fundraisers and donors. Communicate with them. Then communicate more.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And so, again, I am Sabrina Walker Hernandez, and I studied political science and public administration and I obtained a nonprofit management certification from Harvard Business School and for the last 25 years, I’ve worked in a nonprofit industry. They need to spend time in a nonprofit. I conduct free webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many nonprofits considering starting a blog should look at a team approach so the onus isn't on one person to blog. " Nonprofits and Web2.0 Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Kaushik's thinking is based on " Occam's Razor Principle " (which boils down to a poetic way of saying " KISS ") The screencast will show some practical examples of how at least one nonprofit organization's web site, the Idealist , is using the software in practice. Learning Goals. Act 1: Analytics This!

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

If you’re like any of the nonprofit clients we work with, you are committed to making the world a better place by furthering your organization’s mission. PROVEN WAYS TO USE VIDEO MARKETING FOR YOUR NONPROFIT. In truth, there’s no one “right way” to create video collateral for your nonprofit. local community event. In this video.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I learned stuff. I come be on your webinars to learn from my colleagues. And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . They have someone that goes out to take photos, learn stories. So thanks for letting me join in. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And I’m grateful beyond words for all the things that you’ve done for the nonprofit world and for Bloomerang, you know, great software, great customer service. And he’s been in your shoes he’s actually founded eight nonprofits. I’m really excited to learn from you, Tom. I’m just so happy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” After spending five years living and breathing networks and measurement and designing and delivering many, many nonprofit capacity building programs, my focus is going to be on how nonprofits can apply measurement and their networks to learn for impact. Patrice Martin, IDEO.org (Co-Lead & Creative Director).

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