Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As a fundraising coordinator who prepares these reports, you work with this data every day. The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. . Donor data to exclude from your report. Information to include in your donor report. Additional information to share.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Polman had distinct metrics, targets, and roles to separate financial and social targets and track each. Separating opposing demands ensures that we pay attention to both. Connecting involves finding synergies and integration. He also connected to a higher vision that integrated both. If these initiatives worked, he stuck with them.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

The 118th Congress has new leadership and plenty of new lawmakers. Meeting these three milestones before the end of the month will get your grassroots team back on track just in time to launch your 2023 campaigns. Report #1: took one to three actions in the past six months. Even the incumbents are in new districts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. 3) Time Management & Expense Reporting. Recommendation ? Recommendation ?

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

If you’re struggling to find someone to share your data woes with, we’re here to help you decipher the signs and get you back on track. Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. But when it comes to a troubling relationship with your data, can you turn to those same people?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Today's great leadership advice comes from the recently released book, Thrive With A Hybrid Workplace , by Felice B. Two parallel tracks are operating: the work track and the personal track. Ekelman, JD and Julie P. Kantor, PhD. They explain that: " Leaders need to facilitate connections with their teams.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

EGA has a long-standing history that includes more than 10 years of data collaboration with Candid, to support their Tracking the Field (TTF) research program. EGA found only 21% of environmental grantees who reported have leadership that identifies as BIPOC—compared to 25% for nonprofits across all issue areas.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Once you have this information, it’s time to meet with your leadership. So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Adopt a robust fund accounting system.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If all your Ts aren’t crossed and your Is aren’t dotted on your grant reporting, your chances of repeat funding from that entity are low. When your accounting system is not built to handle restricted funding , each report can feel like a fire drill. It’s not just the end-of-grant reporting that can cause problems.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 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.  Check out our last installment here ! These four are key: 1. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Ph.D. ,

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

If your bill is in committee, start with the committee members and leadership. Extra barriers like dialing switchboards can make it less likely that supporters will make the call, and your organization will likely then rely on word-of-mouth and counting emails for reporting purposes. Send and track your advocacy calls!

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Those written goals will serve as an overview map for you and your leadership team. If most of your leadership meeting agendas include a list of problems (of course in business we call them “challenges”) to be remedied, that is not the best use of your time and is not moving your business forward. To Stop Putting Out Fires.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. The chair and staff need to draft and track a significant amount of materials. 3) Conserve Resources.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Analyzing Instructor Performance Be sure to track completion rates, course ratings, and learner engagement for each of your different instructors so you can easily identify trends and discrepancies. Tracking Long-Term Impact True success for your learning programs can be found by evaluating their long-term impact.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts. For example, can this new tech augment existing reports and dashboards—or provide more accurate forecasting into campaign revenue, grants, and major giving?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This giveaway could be as simple as a special report or article delivered via e-mail, or as tangible as an invitation to your annual cultivation event or a free bumpers sticker highlighting your cause. Create Social Media Leadership Roles.

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Neon CRM

MAY 11, 2023

Nonprofit Donor Management Software Comparison A good donor management system will help you store and organize your supporters’ data, track your campaigns’ progress, and engage with your community more effectively. Let’s take a look. But how can you know which solution is the best for your own unique needs?

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. Members with longer tenure are more likely to assess their organizations at the Leadership end of the spectrum. > Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. IT Staff continues to be NTEN’s largest constituency (22%), followed by Marketing/Communications Staff (20%).

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

In the spring of 2013, NTEN and Avectra surveyed nonprofit communications, fundraising, and leadership staff about their engagement data management practices, findings, and future plans. The results of the study are available in this graphic report.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The authors define middle managers as the people who are at least once removed from the front line and at least a layer below the senior leadership. As the filter between senior leadership and the front line, the modern middle manager should be a coach, connector, talent manager, and strategist.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I want you to have the confidence (and your leadership team to have the confidence in you) that with data and time, you can make annual giving work for your organization. Tip: Using the Giving Analysis for Appeals report in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® is a great first step to analyzing your historical data.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Once you have this information, it’s time to meet with your leadership. Tip 2: Review your scheduled reports.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2023

Important items to include are: volunteer roles and duties, introductions to leadership, schedules, maps, parking instructions, and safety tips. Receive real-time updates Use an app that provides real-time updates reporting how many volunteers have checked in.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

These employees must provide the leadership team with the necessary financial information for planning, budgeting, and growth of the organization. Experience with grant monitoring and required expense tracking for grants is a plus. Controller/CFO Your Controller or CFO will be the financial expert on your leadership team.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Do you have a strong track record? Do you have strong leadership and an active and supportive board? If your organization doesn’t have the leadership in place to successfully operate in a given year, it will be difficult to apply for grant funding. It is important to have evidence of success in serving your target population.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Explore the Nonprofit Podcast List Tracking podcast downloads can be difficult and a bit messy. This is a curated podcast list is composed of a variety of podcasts concerning technology, management in the nonprofit sector, grant writing, fundraising, and many cause issues ranging from mitigation of climate change to human rights.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Identify the person who will be the primary project manager as well as the member of leadership who will make the final decisions. However, a clearly defined scope is critical to keeping a project on track throughout its life cycle. Leave space in your list to track when each deliverable was completed. out of scope).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. I always like to get the weather report. That’s awesome, really involved in their nonprofit leadership program, which is really cool. And it represents the highest year of giving on record since the Giving Institute began tracking this data more than 60 years ago.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cumulative giving statements Donors rarely know or keep track of their cumulative giving, so when you point out the total, they’re usually quite pleasantly surprised. Major gift officers often prepare TOTAL GIVING statements before meeting with their major donors because they, too, lose track of their cumulative generosity.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Inspired by more than 40 years of collaboration with private school leaders, Blackbaud has created a track of sessions for ATLIS 2024 , the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools’ annual conference. That’s why getting IT leaders and the Business Office aligned is key to advancing school operations.

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Many organizations use disparate systems, CRM, online giving, volunteer management, email marketing, wealth screening, website tracking, the list goes on. If those systems don’t communicate, or place data into the same data warehouse, your organization can’t track donor/constituent engagement and behavior.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2014

The First-Time Leader book by George Bradt and Gillian Davis begins with a discussion of taking charge of your new team and then tracks through BRAVE leadership components from the outside in. BRAVE is a leadership framework that helps first-time leaders successfully build their team by uniting them around a shared purpose.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Members report having to work doubly and triply hard to shore up their credibility. The key takeaways from this discussion are: Start conversations at the staff, leadership, and Board levels. Track trends in your industry. A few execs said their industries are not affected, including tourism and agriculture.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Trends in Impact and Outcomes Reporting in Grantmaking Measuring the impact of your grantmaking can be difficult and time-consuming. You also don’t want to create an undue burden on your grantees for extensive reporting. The post bbcon 2023: The Must-Attend Grantmaking Sessions for Leaders first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Just this week, Points of Light released its Civic Life Today: A look at American Civic Engagement Amid a Global Pandemic report, which states that: Prior to the pandemic, voting and donations to nonprofits were the primary ways people participated in civic life. Today, people believe civic action is more important than ever before.

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