Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 2, 2022

To drive member engagement, you’ll want to ensure your events are aligned with current member interest s and values. C onsider conducting routi ne surveys to guarantee your programs are delivering what your members want and to determine whether your events meet your members’ needs.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to Marketing General Incorporated’s 2021 Marketing Benchmarking Report, 50% of associations surveyed believe lack of engagement is the top reason members didn’t renew. Loyalty – as they become more engaged and committed, they are now taking steps like volunteering, donating, mentoring and posting in the community chats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “ The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Yet, the post-initiative surveys and the first-hand accounts reported during year-end convenings, we have been delightfully impressed by all that the participating teams have achieved. Engage a mentor or an accountability partner to meet and share progress regularly. Instead, they engaged volunteers to help them adapt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

An Interview with Ruy Fortini , Founder and CEO of Doare and official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 1) The Global Trends in Giving Report is meant to help the nonprofit sector better understand individual giving worldwide, but data and statistics don’t communicate well what is happening on the ground in Brazil.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

According to the Race to Lead Revisited report , only 20% of organizations have been led by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) CEOs or executive directors over the last 15 years. Survey responses suggest that systemic racial barriers may be the cause of these inconsistencies. Increasing mentoring initiatives for BIPOC staff.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Consider asking volunteers who have been at your organization for at least six months to lend a hand and become mentors. Be sure to create open lines of communication so your new remote volunteers feel supported in their roles and can check in with their mentors or volunteer managers as needed.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

The survey results found half of the volunteers donated money to the organization because they also volunteered. . Offer mentor/mentee programs . Did you know that volunteers not only donate their time but their money, too? Thanking volunteers accelerates recruitment. Never assume a volunteer knows you appreciate their efforts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

Pay scale surveys show that nonprofit employees typically earn less than their counterparts in the for-profit world. Job satisfaction surveys show that compensation is part of the equation, but people are also looking for good relationships with their colleagues, opportunities for advancement, and professional development. Conclusion.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

The monthly social trends report from Media Cause spotlights the biggest trends on social media each month, and spotlights how nonprofits and social good organizations can use social media effectively to reach and engage with their audience. We hope you enjoyed our monthly trend report! Happy New Year, and welcome to 2024!

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This might mean educational resources, research reports, and industry insights that non-members cannot access. This is not only beneficial to mentees; it’s also rewarding for mentors. Access to Exclusive Content One of the primary benefits of joining a membership-based organization is gaining access to exclusive content.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Peer-to-peer learning models is a great way for staff to mentor each other and either learn a new skill or strengthen a previous skill.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. End-to-end reporting that syncs with your CRM to provide a comprehensive view of your volunteers.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

For example, based on your members’ interests and preferences, recommend new industry reports or new services offered by your organization. Consider conducting a member survey to better understand your members’ digital behavior and how they would like to interact with your association. So, get your members more involved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2019

What comes to mind when you hear Diagnostic Survey? The other moment was when our program coordinator came to me and explained how she had read up on in-kind reporting because she knew how important the Return on Volunteer Investment was for the Foundation. How about Certification Rubric? Her excitement was so exhilarating!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You might still see yourself as a local animal shelter, but if 80% of your programmatic impact reports focus on one cohort of service (in this case, dogs from Tijuana), some of your donors may not feel the same connection to your mission. If you don’t already have this information, consider conducting a donor survey.

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Care2

MARCH 19, 2012

Working with our new partners at MAP for Nonprofits , we surveyed 180 Minnesota human services organizations about the technologies they were using, and then followed up with 13 of them in detailed interviews. This week we released a free report detailing our findings. Our new research shows that they can. What did we learn?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Use surveys to find out what staff need. Create safe space to discuss any negative issues, Provide clear procedure for reporting grievances or complaints so people feel heard. Mentoring program and cross training. Better lighting in office, natural light. Adequate desks and chairs for how people want to work.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And you’re far from the only one; studies report that 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. Do you schedule one-on-one meetings with your direct reports? How about sending out informational surveys about how to improve the workplace? Leadership style. Organizational culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The concept was genius — providing an app and free cell phone to the individuals in exchange for filling out the surveys. Completing the survey would get them more cell phone time. The concept included enlisting a telco partner who would provide the phones and data cards. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Invite them to serve as a mentor, or even hold a leadership position. For example, based on your members’ interests and preferences, you can recommend new industry reports or new services offered by your organization that will help them in their specific career stage. So, how can you get your members more involved?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

And there's good reason to worry, reports the Denver Business Journal: In a survey conducted in late 2001 and early 2002 by the Alexandria, Va.-based But just two months after the terrorist attacks, nearly half of charities polled reported a decrease in funding.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

If you believe in stuff like reports, surveys and studies, the number one factor in recruiting and retaining quality employees is pay. People who encourage, who mentor, who take big chances that could fail massively but feel okay, because they know we’re around to help them get back up.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

Survey your volunteers and routinely seek their feedback. The easiest way to listen to your volunteers’ voices is to conduct a survey. The aim of conducting a volunteer survey is to gain statistically beneficial answers, while simultaneously empowering them and bolstering your retention efforts. . Make the survey anonymous.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2022

According to a recent study conducted by Forrester , 80% of surveyed employees report they’d remain in their current jobs if they had tech training. However, only 47% of these employees report they were offered technology training opportunities. . Additionally, employees express great interest in technology training.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). You can learn more tips for writing employee surveys in John Kador’s and Katherine J.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

If you believe in stuff like reports, surveys and studies, the number one factor in recruiting and retaining quality employees is pay. People who encourage, who mentor, who take big chances that could fail massively but feel okay, because they know we’re around to help them get back up.

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Place Associations History Work 156

Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Remarkably, a substantial 93% of organizations that have incorporated personalized videos have reported a noteworthy uptick in conversion rates. eCardWidget’s guide to member appreciation encourages associations to send surveys to members regularly, explaining that they “show members that you appreciate and respect their opinions.”

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2021

Gorman spoke with the poise and self-confidence of an artist who has been performing her whole life, but just a few years ago she was a shy teenager who was apprehensive about sharing her work – a “skinny girl with a speech impediment who needed a mentor,” in her words.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Even as more reports illustrate the harms of biased tech, nonprofit organizations are also strategically using digital technology’s power to fight inequality and racial injustice at scale. Safiya Umoja Noble’s research on Google’s top results for specific phrases about women and girls of color.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). The report that you just prepared for me was thorough and concise. Don't Praise.

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Giving Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 63

Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Gorman spoke with the poise and self-confidence of an artist who has been performing her whole life, but just a few years ago she was a shy teenager who was apprehensive about sharing her work – a “skinny girl with a speech impediment who needed a mentor,” in her words.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We tell our colleagues, other folks have mentors, or we do some research about it. We had surveyed an alternative high school and half the kids had said, “There’s no adult that I can talk to but I need to talk to somebody.” In the survey and interviews process, that is the primary way to reach everyone.

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