Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

This inclusivity can foster a sense of shared philanthropy and strengthen the overall relationship with your nonprofit. Use clear and simple language and include testimonials or examples relevant to their life stage. Most impactful is having sample bequest language that donors can share with their legal advisors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Successfully including all stakeholders in the life of a nonprofit requires attention to enacting and maintaining inclusive practices. I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., Respect self-identifying language. Utilize inclusive language.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

They have the financial resources to support both their personal needs and philanthropic aspirations, making them prime candidates. Life Stage and Age : While age alone is not a determining factor, donors who have reached certain life stages, such as retirement or active estate planning, are more likely to consider making a planned gift.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2023

Your generosity can give them a new lease on life. Words When it comes to words, here are my favorites to sprinkle throughout your appeal as appropriate: You Because Thanks Small Immediate Expert Support You “You” is one of the five most powerful words in the English language. This vital work cannot continue without your help.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

” Data-driven philanthropy is based on fact and not on a gut feeling. Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

We did a lot of planning to make this event come to life but the moments we couldn’t have planned or perfected made the experience one to remember. . This panel discussion featured new thoughts on how the pandemic’s economic and social ripple effects are still unfolding and what’s next for philanthropy. Download Your Free Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Write tweets in clear, concise language. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. Since tweets have a very short life span, it’s a good practice to retweet your own tweets. Format your tweets for easy reading. Retweet your own tweets.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This is especially true when your subject has opened up to you about a traumatic moment in their life. Saviorism: This term is often referred to as the “savior complex” and is unfortunately common in philanthropy and volunteer work. To that aim, there are two important terms to know. Whenever possible, let their voice be heard.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Language barriers For those who are not fluent in English, language barriers can create additional challenges and make it difficult to access certain opportunities and succeed in certain fields. The Black Philanthropy Network is another organization that works to support Black leadership in the nonprofit sector.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Relying too heavily on technology means that those who lack the resources, language skills, and savvy to use technology to its full potential are left behind. English as a second language. In addition to deepening inequities for low-income people, modern technology has a way of isolating or segmenting people by language.

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

The first indicator of a successful nonprofit organization is the amount of time they spend on the details that bring their fundraising campaigns to life right from the start. . Customizing default social media language to display when campaigns are shared. A successful nonprofit dedicates time early on to master the details.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. Just while writing this piece, I’ve received email newsletters from the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC).

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

We did a lot of planning to make this event come to life but the moments we couldn’t have planned or perfected made the experience one to remember. . This panel discussion featured new thoughts on how the pandemic’s economic and social ripple effects are still unfolding and what’s next for philanthropy. Download Your Free Report.

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Achieve

MARCH 30, 2016

This article originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest’s blog, Philantopic. . While the typical solicitation often includes language from an organization’s mission and values statements, it rarely appeals to potential supporters with a unique and compelling proposition. In too many instances, the answer to that question is “no.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Unless you plan on working at your current nonprofit for the rest of your life, it’s entirely possible that during your next job search, recruiters and your future boss will be browsing your LinkedIn Profile. There are also special sections of your profile where you can list certifications, languages, patents, skills, and publications.

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Achieve

JULY 27, 2017

Philanthropy News Digest. How has their life trajectory been affected? Include participatory, “you”-centric language (e.g., “Are Use emotive language that shows rather than tells. Share the story of a specific individual and how your organization’s services/actions/efforts improved his or her life. Are you in?”)

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

The first indicator of a successful nonprofit organization is the amount of time they spend on the details that bring their fundraising campaigns to life right from the start. . Customizing default social media language to display when campaigns are shared. A successful nonprofit dedicates time early on to master the details.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

It’s a movement of people who want to make generosity a part of everyday life.&#. ammado supports 76 currencies and 12 languages. They call it “social fundraising that makes it easy for individuals to get involved in philanthropy in a whole new way!&#. According to them “Razoo is more than a website.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 21, 2013

Back when I was in school, we always used to call the work world “real life.” ” After school, we would enter “real life,” get a job, get a car, do what grown ups did. But what’s even more cool is that I continue to learn new things every day in this “real life.” ” Shocker!

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

By honing in on outcome language – what you alone can do because of the unique impact you make in this world – donors will naturally gravitate toward giving. Hone in on outcome language so donors understand your organization’s unique impact on this world. What matters to them, and what are they responding to in terms of asks?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

Better maybe, for the different pieces to keep to themselves, with their own methods, language, and professional development programs? The term "philanthropy" has been in American parlance for a long time, referring to individual action, charitable behavior, and (more recently) the professional field of grantmaking foundations.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 31, 2016

People who do what I do for a living spend their lives championing what we call “corporate social responsibility,” what companies do to give back (philanthropy, volunteerism, ethical supply chain, sustainability, etc.). You’re putting up barriers, in the very language you use, that says “this isn’t for you.” Partner on doing good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Unless you plan on working at your current nonprofit for the rest of your life, it’s entirely possible that during your next job search, recruiters and your future boss will be browsing your LinkedIn Profile. There are also special sections of your profile where you can list certifications, languages, patents, skills, and publications.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Because more than ever, donors are looking for opportunities online to champion the causes they love—especially in the wake of a pandemic, which has shifted so much of life to digital spaces. . Call-to-action language . It’s time to step into your donors’ shoes and work to optimize their experience on your website. . Donation buttons

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

That’s what philanthropy is all about The word literally means the feeling of love ( philos ) towards humankind ( anthropos ). The human tool to unlock philanthropy: empathy. Let’s get back to the powerful notion of philanthropy as love (a strong emotional feeling) of humankind. All philanthropy is a value-for-value exchange.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So my perspective today is as somebody who’s been studying philanthropy for my career, but also as a passion. And maybe not take everything so seriously because life is serious and life is hard, but we should be having a good time. That’s how philanthropy has been reflected as well until the most recent years. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The LIN mission is to foster a culture of philanthropy and social responsibility by providing support services to local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and donors who are committed to building strong communities. English is increasingly favored as a second language. The official language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a Malay language.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

As I reflect on what Literacy Day means, I can’t help thinking about the origins of my interest in Room to Read as an organization, and one particularly sticky literacy-for-development related issue that came up during that season of my life. I remember a Spanish-language version of Eva Luna, and a biography of Lance Armstrong.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This is one of my absolute favorite topics in philanthropy, this idea of engaging board members as fundraising ambassadors. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. And this is according to a 2020 report The Role of Volunteering In Philanthropy by Fidelity Charitable.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Museums might earn their philanthropy partly through commercial enterprises, but for a very long time, their workplaces were run very differently. Dashboards and ROI are as much part of our workplace language as community engagement and light-sensitivity. In an old life, I took plenty of stats. Numbers and graphs excite me.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The seventeen SDGs use a common language to provide a blueprint for action in local cities and towns across the globe. We believe it’s our primary purpose to help all individuals realize life’s exciting moments. At Berkshire Bank, an SME ourselves, we have a long standing commitment to social responsibility.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

I needed to know more about aid, about philanthropy, about the history of Western involvement in international development. I needed to know we weren’t doing more harm than good by insisting that Western principles, like education and lengthy life spans, were paramount to all cultures on this planet. We say, “it’s better”.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

The language we use around defining missions and goals is unnecessarily convoluted. Why can’t we just use simple language to define what we’re doing? We need more evaluation and measurement as this is vital to moving a cause forward and the only way to improve.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Knowledge work in philanthropy is a big umbrella, expanding exponentially over the last decade to cover more of what grants professionals do on a regular basis. Philanthropy and knowledge work have a long history, from demonstration projects to evaluation to the encouragement of learning communities and grantee learning networks.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

But during the past year and a half, people have really been questioning the meaning of life and their own mortality in unprecedented ways and kind of wondering, “Well, what will my legacy be?” It’s really part of the circle of life. Not today and really not ever. No one escapes death. That’s how it works.

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

Then in 2012, Ross Hendrickson and myself decided to start Bloomerang based upon the premise of bringing proven best practices in professional fundraising to life. It is downright scary going to a country where none of us speak the language. This usually meant a hug or two and nice follow-up emails between us.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

But what if I tell her in a language she doesn't understand? The Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 85% of Americans have mobile phones, a majority of which will be Internet connected multimedia smartphones by year's end. What if I don't speak loudly enough?

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