Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. Focus instead on the benefit that your work brings to the societal problem you’re trying to solve.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Chances are your problems stem from focusing too much on technology and not enough on behavior. They make the cultural shifts that enable thinking and problem-solving in ways that are compatible with rapid change. That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving. Here’s another important bit of wisdom.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Be an open-minded reader. Break out of the association bubble. Study across industries. Forbes, CMO Network, Inc., Entrepreneur, Social Media Today, Adweek, and Adage are a few of the resources on my radar. Consider ideas that, at first glance, don’t seem like a great fit. These are three interwoven trends that are currently in my sites.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

He further maintains that we need scaled corporations to recover their problem-solving capacity. And often, the further you look outside your immediate context, the more likely your mind is to be stretched to find creative solutions,” adds Parker. It's time to build again,” says Parker.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. Acknowledging these problems is the first step to improving your board’s operations and processes. If you’re not communicating regularly, board duties end up out of sight, out of mind. However, nonprofits are also an integral part of our society.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Today, I feature a guest post by Garret Kramer: The Problem-solving Fast Track By Garret Kramer Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life In virtually every business, organization, or family in the world today, people are doing their best to solve problems. How do you get on the problem-solving fast track?

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Don’t let “out of sight” become “out of mind.” If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. Fortunately, subpar technology is a problem that can be fixed. While most employees enjoy the flexibility of working from home, physical separation can, for a variety of reasons, be problematic for some staffers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

We started with mindfulness from Chris Block, improvisation from David Havens , and Heather and I co-facilitated a session on networks. Expect a few blog posts from me on these topics, but in this post I’d like to reflect on what I learned about mindfulness lead by Chris Block , CEO of American Leadership Forum in Silicon.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The problem might be something you’ve never considered. Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence. What if the usual suspects are not to blame? Could the issue be trust?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving. Meditation, journaling, and other mindfulness practices are additional avenues to greater self-awareness. Being self-aware helps us to acknowledge our fears and deal with negativity that surfaces when we have to adapt to new circumstances or learn new skills.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

How can your organization embrace the speed and power of low-code development and still have the peace of mind that your data is protected ? How can you help low-coders keep security considerations front of mind? However, this is also one of the glaring problems with low-code development.

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Media Cause

JULY 29, 2022

This mindset allows you to take on problems from a different perspective. . Creative problem solving is a great way to think of new ideas that can open your eyes to many possibilities you may have never seen. If you have an open mind for trying new things, your creativity will expand and grow.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They will reward you by crafting messages that move the hearts and minds of your most important audiences and reinforce brand identity. Confront problems quickly and openly using objective information. They can alert membership to emerging issues. When strategy doesn’t filter through departments, communications lose that impact.

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

In the Millennial Impact Project – a national study of Millennial cause engagement in the US – we found that the top three factors that spur Millennials to engage in a cause are: being passionate about the issue, meeting like-minded people, and enhancing their expertise. Rather, they want to go about it in a different way.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

We addressed these problems through data investigations and corrections, and enhancements to how we sample data. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear. What problem is your AI trying to solve, and what is the definition of bias and harm for that problem? What can bias look like in the data?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Clarity refers to the nonprofit’s ability to concisely and effectively integrate the four storytelling framework elements referred to above (problem – solution – impact – ask), preferably in multiple formats such as audio, video, images, and text.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As you attend discovery sessions, approach the meetings with an open mind. When you view your implem entation as partnership, you’ll be better prepared to problem solve as challenges happen. Your association will also better be prepared for your new AMS and the eventual organizational changes.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Last night, I was watching an old episode of The Office (US version) that brought a common non-profit problem to mind. In this episode , Michael is getting chided (over the phone) by the corporate office for spending too much money holding office parties.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 5, 2022

The Problem Story. Making a donation to a non-profit is all about solving a problem. In the fundraising appeal, you are laying out a case for why donating will make a real difference to a community or global problem. Why does the problem persist? Why have others failed to address it? The Impact Story.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Assemble relevant accounts and data to highlight the processes you want to simplify and problems you want to solve with new software. The benefit of tracking in your financial software is that you can determine revenue per visit and cost per visit, making it easy to identify business problems such as lagging locations or providers.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

In short, the founder problem isn’t really a problem, if you understand it correctly. A new nonprofit begins as a figment, something fully realized only in the founder’s mind. And instead of displacing the problem onto others — avoiding responsibility — it is wise look inward, asking: Am I, the founder, who is the problem?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

Keep these elements in mind when drafting your next follow-up email: Include their name in the subject line. If possible, include data to show the full extent of the problem you’re addressing. Even if you’ve crafted the world’s best appeal, it’s possible some donors won’t engage. Be specific in your storytelling. Ask for feedback.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With that in mind, it’s important that we think strategically about which donors we spend our time stewarding. Keep the community you serve in mind when fundraising. . The biggest problem John McClane set out to solve wasn’t really about the money. Our time is limited. You should do the same. . Sounds like fundraisers, right?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The problem that every nonprofit faces, however, is that data degrades, and donor data degrades faster than most. Some donors may not mind not being addressed or recognized incorrectly, but some will. Bloomerang automatically runs nightly address verification and deceased suppression updates to combat this problem.

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sgEngage

JULY 8, 2022

It’s easy to overpromise on the capabilities of AI in marketing materials (“Let’s throw some AI at the problem!”), leading to a disconnect between the promise of the technology and its actual utility to a customer. Of course, technology alone doesn’t magically change your outcomes (in some cases, it can slow you down).

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

However, all corporations, whether “for profit” or not, need to solve a problem and create value for others. From the donor’s perspective, their “purchase” of investment in a nonprofit’s work results in the gratification of being a part of the solution to a societal problem.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

It’s medicine, it serves as critical fuel for our bodies and minds, and it provides comfort and a sense of safety. Complex Problems Aren’t Solved in a Vacuum. While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. Food is more than nutrition.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2021

It’s a great tool when analyzing problems, helping create new solutions, and making effective action plans. Doing so would allow him to conceptualize the problem from various angles to generate creative and appropriate solutions. It’s not a seat of problems but of actualization of possibilities. The Three Chairs Method.

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Donor Search

AUGUST 18, 2015

With that goal in mind, we like to occasionally feature posts by guest authors. DonorSearch’s blog aims to cover and explore a broad range of topics related to prospect research. Today’s post is by Jon Biedermann, VP for DonorPerfect Online Fundraising Software.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This means that we help them to transform their business — not only digitally, but using a human-centered approach that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all the steps of a problem-solving process. Results for Venture2Impact. Anna-Sophie Oertzen.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

People want to work for companies that are helping to change the world, consumers are making purchasing decisions based on how brands are solving social problems and addressing climate change and investors consider companies that are ESG laggards to be high-risk. Keeping the small and mid-sized businesses in mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

To start, bring the problems your organization wants to fix into the light. For many people, issues that are out of sight are also out of mind. Augmented reality, however, takes virtual items and projects them on the real world. How can you use VR and AR as a tool for nonprofit donations?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Are they facing similar problems? At a time of crisis, you are going to need the hive mind of your top team.” Among the advice Burstall offers is that when a disaster strikes, he recommends you look beyond your organization for help. The first place to turn when widening your circle externally is your sector or industry network.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Does it solve a unique problem, or does it solve it more effectively than the software we currently have? Keep data security top of mind. There is a reason why “solution” is often used as a synonym for software—it is meant to solve a problem, make someone’s job easier, and improve workflow.

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OneCause

JANUARY 19, 2022

Donor fatigue is a real problem—nonprofits ranked it third among their current biggest challenges, right after the pandemic and driving donor engagement. To retain and engage more supporters in 2022, you’ll have to keep your mission on donors’ minds without under- or overdoing it. Donors need to be reminded why their support matters.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. Naturally, it will take a lot of time, training, and labor to get it up and running, but once it is all configured, it will solve all your problems. You did it!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. A story that compels includes a protagonist your audience cares about, important problems that must be overcome, a solution that overcomes the problem (something to root for), and (4) an ending—hopefully a happy one. .

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