ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2018

posted by Ashley Mitchell, MNLM, LBSW Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Advocacy Manager, Bay Area Turning Point - Houston, Texas. Hand counting for grant reports should long be a practice of the past. Having this safeguard can provide peace of mind. Create a compliance department.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The TechSoup blog is also sharing practical tips to keep you safer online (just in case there isn’t a NetSquared group near you!). Houston, Texas: Monthly Meet-Up with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE! North Richland Hills, Texas: NTEN Monthly Meetup. Upcoming Events. Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. With those statistics in mind, let’s take a look at what this reveals about donors. Who Is Giving? That spike in online payments at 3:00 a.m.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2021

Ayo is majoring in General Engineering – Computer Science at Texas A&M University. It is our job as developers to design our products with maximal efficiency in mind, and when we do that job right, it means organizations are able to better deliver on their missions. Those nine weeks were amazing, and I got to learn a ton.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. The best way to practice an ask is to videotape yourself performing a mock ask. Practice truly makes perfect. While you are practicing, try these 10 tips: 1.Smile Quiet your mind to become more present, sensitive and in the moment. We’re grateful Rachel!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2014

Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. If This Then That (IFTTT) , offers a creative, unique, free and practical alternative to keeping up with your multiple social media initiatives.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

I know that personally, last year was the first time we’d ever had 20 people participating in our Rosh Hashana dinner, joining us around our humble Atlanta-based table from their own setups in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Ah, technology. And mute buttons.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I bet a few different things just popped in your mind, didn’t they?) And if you need help navigating Foundation Directory Online, their handy Features Guide offers tips, best practices, and video tutorials. Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money. They offer free webinars to learn more too.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 16, 2013

Her workshop instructor firmly declared that “best practices” dictated a board of 18-25. Keeping in mind all of these decisions required compliance with the agency’s bylaws, Courtney got just what she needed. After the 180-minute workshop and networking, Courtney was completely confused about one seemingly-vital element. she wondered.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

When we ask for it out of order, we create anxiety in the mind of the person on the other side of the screen. This is an experiment that the Texas State Historical Association conducted on a landing page for an eBook download. This problem doesn’t exist online, and yet, so often we follow this same practice!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

The University of Texas at Austin just announced a new endowment providing free tuition for students from families with incomes less than $65,000. Some of your efforts may not pay off for several years—or even several decades —so keep this in mind when you plan your fundraising strategy.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. All of these conduits were built with individual users in mind, so they lack built-in tools for organizational use, but here are a few external tools that can help. What will the nonprofit office of the future look like?

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

Howdy|Hi there|Hey there|Hi|Hello|Hey} would you mind {stating|sharing} which blog platform you’re {working with|using}? Howdy|Hi there|Hi|Hey there|Hello|Hey} would you mind letting me know which {webhost|hosting company|web host} you’re {utilizing|working with|using}? Its {like you|such as you} {read|learn} my {mind|thoughts}!

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

But don’t do that right now because we got Sabrina Walker Hernandez joining us from beautiful Texas. Right, Sabrina, you’re in Texas? Sabrina: I am in South Texas. Steven: It’s cold here in Indy too if it’s cold in Texas. Steven: For South Texas, that’s. So keep that in mind.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

So, with that in mind, get ready to pack your bags and hit the road. With informative sessions, this workshop is a must for all PBS fundraisers and provides the opportunity to hear about best practices and the challenges facing pledge today. And as you can see, there’s no shortage of inspiring events.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

When you’re selecting your software, keep in mind the ease of use. North Texas Food Bank asked volunteers to host their own virtual food banks and raise money. As a best practice, send out a weekly email while you’re running a peer-to-peer campaign to share campaign updates, celebrate wins, and keep them on track with promotional tips.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

For the most part, Kickstarter projects are managed by young, creative individuals with small projects (and smallish funding goals) in mind. Kickstarter backers are mostly young adults with money who are broadly interested in supporting the arts and creative practice. In one case, a man in Texas donated $1,000 to the campaign.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2009

Like most social media, there is dialogue going on, and like Holly Ross and I have (independently, but great minds think alike) both said, the dialogue is more like a party than a conversation , with a lot of voices, but not so many that the action can’t be followed. Deanna Zandt has another great post on how to use Twitter.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 21, 2021

When principles, strategies, and best practices are applied consistently, they will produce amazing results. . The successful fundraiser wants to obtain the gift, in the largest amount possible, with all their body, mind, and soul. Believing in yourself as a fundraiser is not cockiness. Establish real connections. It feels terrific. .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2009

Like most social media, there is dialogue going on, and like Holly Ross and I have (independently, but great minds think alike) both said, the dialogue is more like a party than a conversation , with a lot of voices, but not so many that the action can’t be followed. Deanna Zandt has another great post on how to use Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

His tweets reveal him as a renaissance thinker, not just a narrow-minded tech geek. . I brainstormed series of equations or theories that represent best practices that nonprofits are using to implement social media. The nonprofit story I'm using is from the Capital Area Foodbank in Austin, Texas.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When we ask for it out of order, we create anxiety in the mind of the person on the other side of the screen. This is an experiment that the Texas State Historical Association conducted on a landing page for an eBook download. This problem doesn’t exist online, and yet, so often we follow this same practice!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 13, 2008

Not just why did I do it in a fun, interesting way, but what mechanism is going on inside of my heart, and my body, and my mind such that I would choose to engage in something so disciplined, and stick to it so impeccably for an entire year? I get a lot of my inspiration or guidance to do these things from the practice of yoga.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 18, 2022

Also, even though you want to limit the number of choices, it’s good practice to include an “Other” option for donors who have a specific gift amount in mind. For one of their campaigns, Communities in Schools of Central Texas set up a single recurring gift option of $12.50 per month for five months.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 15, 2020

I recognize that gift acceptance and volunteer engagement policies were probably not at their top of mind last week, but I deeply appreciate every returned email and phone call. In my conversations with development professionals around the country, the policies and practices are as varied as the communities that they serve.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Additionally, you know, right now paint’s hard to find, or is becoming harder to find because last year there was an ice storm in Texas and Louisiana, and of which is where most of our paint is refined and made and, you know, shipped out to Home Depot and Sherwin-Williams. The last best practice I’ll share with you is contingency.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

At each event, we're helping to build and sustain a self-supporting community of practice for tech-minded nonprofit staffers. Arlington, Texas: Bi-Weekly Developers Call For the Joseph Storehouse Project. Austin, Texas: How to Make Infographics That Change the World. They're having a huge impact.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

So what that means is I oversee our regional team of seven different major gift officers, raging raising ranging from California, Colorado, Texas, Chicago, New York. He just retired out of private practice about five years ago. Amber Leonti, Operation Smile: You bet. as you mentioned, I am the director of us philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

With that in mind, consider planning your Doctors’ Day campaign around different audience segments, with different messages and “calls to action” for each group. Download 5 Email Marketing Best Practices that Take Your Organization to the Top of the Inbox. These are all simple calls to action that encourage recipients to get involved.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

At least wait an hour because we’ve got some good year-end tips for you from my good buddy, Rachel Muir, joining us from beautiful Austin, Texas. So kudos to those 28% of you, and like mind blown on the 2% of you that have already done it. But don’t do that right now. Rachel, how’s it going? Are you doing okay?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

I was a ski bum for a winter, and landed one week in Austin, Texas and got a job waiting tables. When I did a little digging, I realized that aside from threatening our water supply in Austin, Texas, they had sufficiently done that in Indonesia, and the Philippines and pretty much all over the world. That was really me. So, that's it.

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