Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re continually looking for new ways to maximize fundraising for your mission, expand your organization’s network, and bring in new supporters. Getting creative and re-evaluating old peer-to-peer fundraising methods has become especially important in recent years due to declines in household giving.

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Gyrus

APRIL 19, 2016

You might think if there is a concrete need of a Learning Management System (LMS) versus letting the employees find and learn on their own. The second way sounds simple but unless you have just started your business or have a very small workforce, it is not going to be an effective method in the long run.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Around this time, we also introduced the Philanthropy Classification System —a detailed coding system that provided more nuanced ways to explore this larger data set. The value of these efforts was supported by two concurrent—and connected—realities, which came to a head in 2020.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

It’s a great strategy to use because when you send solicitation letters via direct mail, you’re providing people with a tangible way to interact with your nonprofit and support your mission. One way that you can personalize your appeals is by segmenting your contact list so you can target your message to different groups of supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As I go around and give presentations on the ideas of “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ,” with co-author KD Paine, I’m hearing a few repeated themes. What is funder’s role to support good measurement? Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 4, 2012. That says volumes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

WordPress is the world’s most-used Content Management System (CMS), and Salesforce is the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Solution: Content Management System Form Builders. Similar to the CMS form tools, these tools use a GUI-based system for designing forms and mapping fields. .

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Check out these 5 tips from VolunteerMatch.com , on engaging volunteers and supporters via a mobile device: Text Reminders. Once you have accumulated volunteers–either past, present, or future–keep them in the loop via text message updates, reminders, and volunteer opportunities. Check-In at Events.

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Nucleus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The IT Maturity Model segments the state of IT and its ability to support the organization into 4 stages: Source: [link] The big-picture perspective provided by this model can be useful in helping leaders and staff throughout an organization gain a better understanding of their IT situation and how to improve it.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 13, 2022

This makes it essential for nonprofits to ensure that their online fundraising strategies and online donation processing systems are as effective as possible. When moving online with your group’s transactions, it’s crucial to understand the ins and outs of your payment processing system. Acceptance of multiple forms of payment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

Seven contact attempts over six months, via at least two contact methods. The important point is to have a roadmap and a system in place for navigating it. Do I have a sense of where they would like to direct their support? This marks the end of the qualification road for one nonprofit organization. All positive answers?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. However, many nonprofits operate with tight budgets.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Intentionally target your audience The first step to engaging with your supporters is to define exactly who your audience is. Based on all of this information, determine what kinds of events your supporters would want to participate in. Another helpful factor to keep track of is donors’ preferred communication methods.

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sgEngage

MAY 1, 2024

Whether your fundraising year is tracking ahead of schedule, right on track, or you’re off to a bit of a slow start, there’s no time like the present to consider what kind of experience you are delivering to both new donors and to long-time supporters. When it comes to the donor journey, a proper strategy can make all the difference.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Kate is passionate about supporting mission-driven organizations. These new supporters may have been inspired by the holiday spirit, a social media post from a friend or family member, or even a post or email from your organization. Use these ideas to turn those first-time donors into loyal supporters of your cause.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nonprofit storytelling refers to narratives an organization shares (often called “impact stories”) as a way to illustrate its mission and connect with supporters on a personal, emotional level. It occurs when there is only the appearance of diversity, representation, or inclusion, and no effort is made to create substantial, systemic change.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Help you identify who are your key supporters at the event so you can build up relationships with them throughout the year. Volunteers can check people in, give them their table assignments and add credit cards to supporter files (if applicable). Using these tools gives your event a more polished and organized presentation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Fundraising is important for nonprofits because it supports each organization’s work by providing financial revenue and setting up opportunities for future engagement with donors. No matter how extensive your software features are, the most important thing is that all of these metrics are stored in your centralized CRM system.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Create Different Ticket Types Your nonprofit’s supporters are not a one-size-fits-all group. The partnership between these systems makes for event pages that are dynamic, optimized, and seamlessly integrated. Implement a system for tracking and analyzing ticket sales data: Utilize ticketing software or tools to monitor sales progress.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

One common issue is the use of multiple, disconnected tools and systems for managing donor and volunteer relationships, events, communications, and more. Enter an all-in-one nonprofit donor relationship management system (DMS), like Bloomerang. Marketing and engagement platforms: To communicate with congregants and supporters.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

It was then able to present a longer, curated list of opportunities for the student to explore. Jay: Some basic applications where AI can deliver include recommendation systems—should I respond to this email or not, what product should I purchase next?–these Does the project support our theory of change?

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Everyaction

JULY 5, 2018

Balancing the tasks of marketing to a broad swath of the general public while also maintaining positive relationships with a closer circle of donors and supporters presents unique challenges to fundraisers and membership professionals.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

From your online fundraising software to your virtual event software, each of your solutions is generating extremely valuable data on how your supporters like to engage with your mission. Use the right outreach method and channel. Donor segmentation works by collecting data on your supporter base and organizing them into groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

There is so much that needs to be done to get staff, board members, volunteers, and donors to put their time, treasure, and talent towards supporting the organization. CauseVox also offers an integrated ticketing system so you can present your donors with a one-stop shop for everything related to your event.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For nonprofits, this moment presents an opportunity for a social media strategy “do-over.” These and other organizations are working to advocate for a just and liberatory tech future by understanding and addressing how anti-Blackness, transphobia, and other oppressive systems impact tech policy.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Be ready to add new supporters to your donor database at any given time with a Quick Add feature in the main navigation of the app. You can also add new engagement activities of existing supporters to their constituent timelines. Then, assign new tasks to others or yourself so that you’re ready for the day ahead. Constituent search.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Credibility: With more visibility comes increased credibility, presenting the organization as a thought leader and credible voice in its industry. As the most traditional membership model of all, the members-as-donors model aims to provide supporters with an avenue to regularly donate to a cause they believe in.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Say goodbye to missed opportunities and hello to a thriving nonprofit as we dive into these game-changing methods that will set your board – and your organization – on the path to success. Provide board members with resources and training on making effective asks for donations and support.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

We all have our own way of doing things, but sometimes our work outgrows our organization methods. With Dropbox you create a folder system that keeps every document in its place. Contact customer support or look up YouTube tutorials if you get stuck. Do you constantly lecture yourself to work smarter? Make you more efficient?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

This is an immense victory for fair use as the basis of a balanced intellectual property system, and we, at Benetech, are delighted by it and by its tremendous positive implications for the public interest. For this IP system to work for all it’s critical that copyright exceptions such as fair use be defended as a laboratory for innovation.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The new year presents challenges resulting from the pandemic, though it also offers opportunity. These tools will also become tied into a company’s commitment to solve longer range and systemic “cause areas” through designated programs and calls to action. What You See is What You Give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. The design challenge was: How do we come up with concrete tools, frameworks and methods for helping people better understand and adopt network systems leadership?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Teach good programming practice and provide general programming and tech support (everything beyond basic IT stuff) to the rest of the team, who are experts in statistics and social science with varying degrees of techiness. Perform a little bit of GNU/Linux system administration.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation offices are vulnerable to this malware, which can lock up your IT system until a ransom is paid. The malware then locks up and encrypts the files in the IT system and holds them for ransom until a payment is made, usually demanded in Bitcoin. How to Protect Your IT System.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

For example, they could assist with the search for a learning management system or consult on the pricing of your courses. If you’ve outgrown your current learning management system, a consultant can help you research solutions, evaluate them against your needs, and make a plan for implementing the new tech into your strategy.

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Everyaction

JULY 16, 2018

Effective fundraising, member engagement, and volunteer management all hinge on the ability to collect and easily utilize information about supporters in both online and offline interactions. Operating this type of organization presents unique challenges, and requires that staff are set up to achieve their fullest potential.

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