Candid

JANUARY 24, 2022

With that in mind, we’d like to kick off 2022 by actively questioning the use of certain words—and what is meant—so that we can continue to improve by phasing out terms that might be overused, harmful, or inaccurate. Many organizations that use this language exist because there is something that can be done. Disappointed?

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Language Alternative Audience Impact 115

Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

Psychological segmentation answers the question of why your donors choose to support your organization. When donors become part of your community, they typically move through five phases of involvement, landing on the one that best suits their level of commitment. Now they’ve opened the door to a conversation with your nonprofit.

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Communication Donor Strategy Phase 80

Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Because of the unique factors that come into play with each and every project, the Media Cause creative team uses several different approaches to help explore, establish, and implement a common visual language with our clients and development teams: m oodboards, style tiles, style guides, and stylescapes. . Moodboards. Style tiles.

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Language Design Guide Phase 52

Media Cause

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Making sure that our visions align is crucial, and success depends heavily on communication: asking the right questions from the start and helping whoever the request is coming from to articulate their needs when they might lack the creative language to do so feasibly. Asking questions and staying curious is the best way to do this.

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Process Design Articulate Nonprofit 52

Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

High-level options include custom GPTs on top of general purpose Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT , vertical-specific out-of-the-box solutions, semi-custom vendor solutions such as Azure OpenAI , and fully custom models and applications.

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Conversation Guide Model Application 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2018

The next disruptive technology phase is already upon here and it includes a technology designed to emulate human conversation – chatbots programmed with artificial intelligence. Today, the average chatbot’s language skills have advanced enough that they can do all kinds of things beyond answers to basic questions.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

The easiest place to start is with the practical question of how much your project is going to cost. You can always adjust it after your silent phase , and there’s no shame in that. Typically about one year of that time is spent focused exclusively on major donors (this is called the silent phase). Making a Budget for Your Plan.

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Campaign Build Pledge Phase 68

Classy

APRIL 19, 2021

You could also try posing a question, like “True or false: $50 can save a life.”. Use language that creates a sense of exclusivity. Provide a point of contact to answer any questions. Use language that makes each donor feel special . Make it personal. Include all necessary tools to fundraise, if applicable.

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Template email Campaign Fundraising 66

Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Here’s how Solis views the three phases of where we’ve been and where we’re headed: BC = Before COVID. Now the only thing normal about the phase we’re in is everyone is in this same transitional space, focused on politics, new social behaviors, and the associated socioeconomics. Think back to how different things were.

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Digital Strategy Nonprofit Phase 121

Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

Instead of fighting against the current, view this as a once-in-a-digital-generation opportunity to gain a competitive advantage by leaning into privacy—including form consent language, up-to-date privacy policies, internal data security initiatives, and opt-in vs. opt-out based tracking decisions. What’s next?

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Marketing Plugin Track Policy 52

Forum One

APRIL 6, 2021

Questions to ask about your brand narrative if your scope is growing or changing. If so, when will we phase out that message and transition fully to a new one? How are other organizations in this space describing their work and how can we ensure we use language that explains what we do? You’re going through a visual rebrand.

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Reflection Audience Story Phase 47

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

The post-emergency phase sees many organizations grappling with a decline in donations, a critical period where strategic donor engagement can make a difference. By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels.

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Support Donor Community Retention 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, AI, and self-driving cars will have widespread adoption. First, if you are not doing custom coding like the Einstein Bot , bots work best with close-choice questions that lead the user to more information or an action. There are two design tasks.

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Script Ethiopia Nonprofit Facebook 103

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

An easy way to start with item descriptions is to use the language that describes the item on its packaging. They’ll answer questions and restage items after they’re picked up and inspected by potential bidders. It’s important to keep small, high value items secure during this phase of the event.

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Management Photo Accessibility Policy 97

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This Impact Lab cohort sets out to address the question: How might we enable female, small-scale farmers in maximizing food production and planning proactively? We generated ideas for features like crop-specific guidance, multi-language accessibility, real-time market pricing data, and access to peer-to-peer training and resources.

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Hunger Global Impact Rwanda 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Community Fellows posed the question: “How might we leverage the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem – employees, philanthropy, product, suppliers, and policy influence – to address food insecurity?” In the next phase, we will continue to work with the community to build out these ideas. These ideas are just the beginning.

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Hunger Impact Puerto Rico Arkansas 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

The study aimed to get the nonprofit perspective on these two important questions: How important do nonprofits believe performance assessment is to demonstrating impact? Here’s why it is important according to the Lean Analytics: It answers the most important question you have. That’s the OMTM. It focuses the entire company.

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Metrics Measure Analytics Method 101

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

for the most current language being used and incorporate it into your plan. The critical next step in this initial planning phase is to determine the assets your organization has at its disposal. Tip: At this phase in the planning process, it’s also a helpful exercise to consider the potential for future giving.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Designing and delivering a training to a nonprofit audience is not about extreme content delivery or putting together a PowerPoint and answering questions. If you want to get results, you need to think about instructional design and learning theory. And, there is no shortage of learning theories and research. I do this all the time.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Through your explainer video, you explain something, like your program or mission, and answer a few common questions that people might have. Avoid an overly sweet or flowery language or imagery. Explainer video: This type of video introduces your organization or a new program or service. What problem are you addressing?

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Video Giving Fundraising Script 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Many of the same questions are being asked. Ask questions about the total relationship with the supporter now. Haven't we seen this before? Why does any of this matter? This is Part 0. Déjà Vu All Over Again Web 2.0 in 2009 reminds me of Web 1.0 Lots of talk. Lots of uncertainty. Lots of buzzword bingo. Lots of new vendors. Few owners.

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Social Network Network Create Strategy 50

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then we’ll have some time for question and answers to make sure that we can do our best to address some of the things that you and your teams and your boards are facing today. So we have three questions that will help anchor our conversation. And just to make it easy, we’ll ask you to type your questions in the chat.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 64

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Here’s what their donation page looked like: Notice how the language on the donation page encourages donors to take advantage of the opportunity to increase their impact! Here are some ways you keep your supporters engaged during the event: Offer a prize or a registration fee donation match for the team that gets the most questions right.

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Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 6, 2017

I had good questions to ask them, and they had valuable advice to share. It was like learning another language. It's possible, if not likely, that I'm going through a phase in my professional learning and growth. Conferences became an essential way for me to connect with friends, do business, and learn.

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Training Train Conference Learning 21

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

They end up keeping the templated language and design on the page. Keep up the great work and please don’t hesitate to come to me with any questions! The honeymoon phase is over and we’re in that mid-campaign slump… Have no fear though, it happens with every peer-to-peer campaign. You guys rock! Hi Fundraisers, It’s official.

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Goal Fundraising Help Africa 310

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

But most importantly, feel free to chat in your questions and comments along the way. You will get exactly the same amount of content and your questions answered in the time that you have allotted for this training. ” And when you’re interviewing those candidates, of course, you’re going to ask some questions.

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Roles Resource Develop Video 123

Museum 2.0

MARCH 25, 2009

You prepare for months, getting ready to answer every question you think you’re likely to get with well-thought-out, reasoned answers. Technology professionals therefore attempted to incorporate that language to make their projects more comprehensible (and prestigious) to that scholarly audience. So in short, watch your language.

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Language Museum Professional Application 20

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

But most importantly, we love for these sessions to be interactive, so feel free to use that chat box and the question box throughout the next hour or so. ” But the question to be asking instead is, “Who do you know that cares about blank? Just look for an email from me a little later on today with all those goodies. .

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Raise Video Map Fundraising 89

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

But most importantly, we love for these sessions to be interactive, so feel free to use that chat box and the question box throughout the next hour or so. But the question to be asking instead is, “Who do you know that cares about blank? Just look for an email from me a little later on today with all those goodies. . Think about it.

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Raise Map Fundraising Money 75

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And so at any point, if you have a question, a comment, you want to just co-sign, give me a plus one, please keep your chat up so that we can keep talking and I’ll be looking at it while I’m going through my slides. So I have a question for y’all. And so the question then comes into play, is it really time to go back?

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Management Work Video Slides 93

Whole Whale

JUNE 1, 2023

1000+ chats with scripted dialogues and empathetic language. Moderate risk of harmful, legally questionable, dangerous or unethical advice without human oversight and backup. Responder monitors chatbot, handles support, and takes over when needed. Test requirements : Functionality tests ensure proper greetings, routing.

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Teen Test Advice Review 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

More and more people are adopting social media messaging, including Facebook Messenger , to contact nonprofits with questions, comments, or requests. The bot is more fun and engaging than most—full of animated gifs, puns, and witty comments about relativity and robots, even if they don’t match the question you asked. Momconnect.

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South Africa Facebook Impact Africa 90

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Introduce yourself if you haven’t, say hi, but ask questions, you know, leave comments. And if there are questions that you’re like, “Oh, this is a really good one,” feel free to just say, “Hey, Julie, we got a good question here.” I’m unable to address specific hand-raising questions.

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Community Video Slides Survey 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Michael Quinn Patton uses metaphors and stories to talk about evaluation in everyday language. The question of how to adapt evaluation methods to other political and cultural systems in developing countries was big challenge because evaluation, over the past three decades, has been deeply rooted in the Western ways of thinking.

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Social Media Story Evaluation Media 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

It helps me to understand the questions, concerns, and everyday context of many nonprofits that want to embrace emerging media like social or mobile and to design and build peer exchange programs or Train-the-Trainers programs. The Mayo Clinic has addressed in its social media policy – many nonprofits have borrowed their language.

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Facebook Network Metrics Nonprofit 101

Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

At the end of 2020, internet browsers phased out Adobe Flash and many organizations needed to adjust their courses accordingly. Though Adobe Flash compatibility was phased out at the tail end of 2020, Captivate is still available and able to publish courses as HTML-5 files. 10+ ready-to-use content modules and question types.

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eLearning Authoring Course Platform 36

Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

In the meantime here is some language that Pamela Grow included in the Grow Report : “PS: If you’re using gmail to read The Grow Report, Gmail’s bizarre new interface is probably dumping me into your Promotions tab. This is the last phase of the project, which now includes all 54 countries of the African Union.

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