Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

For nonprofits looking to expand their crowdfunding campaigns in 2020, here are four key features of the new GoFundMe Charity : 1) Customizable campaigns to reflect your nonprofit’s brand. Charities also receive reports on personal fundraisers raising money on their behalf, both currently and historically, on GoFundMe.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

When we raise money to change lives, we are helping to release folks from something onerous. But it’s important to stop and reflect on it. I see way too many good organizations struggling to raise the money they need. The relationship is worth more than the money. THAT’S how much money you should raise.

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Help Fundraising Goal Money 111

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A strong nonprofit brand can help you: Raise more money. Your logo, tagline, colors, and fonts should all be consistent and reflect your brand identity. Your branding should be reflected in all your communications, from your website and social media pages to your print materials and events. Develop a strong visual identity.

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Strategy Tips Nonprofit Conservancy 110

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Save your organization money and resources by preventing a large pile of returned mail. Twelve percent of all Americans move each year and outdated data won’t reflect that. What kind of bandwidth does your team have? Do you have a dedicated database manager or team? Keeps you from reaching the right audience.

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Data Organization Database Donor 116

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To save money, time, and effort while putting together your annual report, we’ve compiled nonprofit annual report examples to help give your organization inspiration and a comprehensive guide to get you started. You don’t have to jam all of these components into your annual report if they don’t reflect your goals.

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Report Organization PDF Tanzania 180

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. I think too many times people are raising money without a specific objective in mind. For me, Twestival is more than just about events in cities raising money for a cause.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

Additionally, assigning team members to oversee each task can help emphasize the importance of accountability and ensure the timeline is followed. Either way, achieving these goals will take significant time and effort, and it’s a decision that should be made by your team, organization, and advisory committee. Best of luck!

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 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! Learn more at MESG.marketing ! Learn more at WeRaiseTheRoots.com

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Advocacy Local Audience Poll 143

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them. Here is an overview of a few misconceptions about the process: Our nonprofit should be focused on saving/generating money, not spending it.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2022

Dear Conflicted and Conflated, When donors designate a specific use for their donation, it is incumbent on the charity to spend that money according to the donor’s expressed intentions. They must track the money coming in and going out. Also, the finance department wants to know how much money they have available for either purpose.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

What’s more, most charity golf tournaments are held in the four-person scramble format, which means golfers must tap their personal and professional networks to field a team—instantly expanding your donor base. Tap into your planning team, employee, and board members’ sphere of influence to get the word out about your golf event.

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Charity Create Sponsor Sample 82

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

To help nonprofits tackle this quandary, we teamed up with two other business professors , Arian Aflaki and Goker Aydin , to develop a mathematical model to guide nonprofits on how to divvy up their spending to optimize both current performance and future resilience through their spending priorities. Read the original article.

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Research Ohio Fundraising Long Beach 52

NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

On August 2-3, I attended the 5th biennial Money for Our Movements (MFOM) social justice fundraising conference in Baltimore, Maryland, convened by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. Special thanks to the mighty team at the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training! Here''s what they said.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

To get the scoop on running a successful peer-to-peer fundraiser, we sat down with Krista Mortensen, a seasoned fundraiser and the development manager at Invest in Kids to discuss fundraising tips that helped her raise a ton of money during their 2022 Jane-A-Thon event. Example of a personal fundraising page tied to a team fundraising page).

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Tips Fundraising Sponsor Org 72

Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2022

Are you asking them in a way that reflects their personal commitment to your mission? Successful fundraising takes the commitment of the entire organization, not just the fundraising team. These are the donors most likely to continue or increase their giving during difficult times. This is even more essential during challenging times.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2019

She was being a spacemaker for me and for other creative risk-takers on her team. In others, like the Community Issue Exhibition process, I was there as a fundraiser, networker, and sounding board for our brilliant team as they went deeper and further with community than I knew how to go. In all these projects, I had to take a risk.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

At in-person events, your donor outreach team can have one-on-one conversations with multiple guests to help start your nonprofit’s relationship with them off on the right foot. All of your donors deserve a thank you, but your team should take extra steps when following up with guests who made major contributions during your event.

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Virtual Sponsor Survey Reflection 98

CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraisers (aka social fundraisers) harness the power of your supporters to raise money on your behalf. Whether participants are joining with a corporate sponsor, or signing up with family and friends, individuals of all ages and skill levels can make an impact by raising money for kids in need. Types of “Athons”.

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Practice Fundraising Registration Sponsor 71

Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2021

Now is a great time to reflect, make changes, or even plan ahead! Make sure that you have clear goals, a set strategy, and the right team members and vendors in place to make your campaign a success. Make sure that you have clear goals, a set strategy, and the right team members and vendors in place to make your campaign a success.

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Fundraising Test Relationship Review 125

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 1, 2022

Consider the reputation and values of the business you are partnering with since that will reflect on your organization. Remember, sponsors can give more than just money. Your nonprofit’s marketing team can meet with your sponsor’s leadership team to make sure the company is getting promoted in the way it wants.

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Sponsor Demographics Proposal Nonprofit 105

Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

By doing so, your team deepens relationships with supporters, increasing your retention rate and securing future gifts for a sustainable strategy in the future. Ensure your donors know where their money went, and how you used it to make an impact. A thank you for their time and money. An update on their impact on your campaign.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Sure, you’ll raise some money. But you’ll leave even more money on the table. Because everyone is impacted by your ability to raise money. Which means you must help others overcome the “ money taboo.” We’ve been trained in our society that it’s not polite to talk about money. I wouldn’t hire you.

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Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 125

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Four Ways to Promote Healthy Risk-Taking: Open Communication: Nonprofit leaders can begin promoting healthy risk-taking by encouraging staff to embrace failure through safe discussions and reflection. Every Friday, we met as a team to discuss our weekly failures. We’ve learned that admitting a failure means taking the blame.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

They also know first-hand the pain, money, and time that is wasted, and the impact and outcomes that are reduced or even lost when nonprofits and schools don’t get the help they need. Terri is best known for working with leaders to help grow teams and businesses by encouraging empathy and understanding in everything we do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Hon Weng Chong, a member of the team, described StethoCloud is a “cloud-powered, mobile-hybrid stethoscope for early detection of pneumonia.” It sounds like science fiction, but let me share a few examples I heard about at the conference.

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Los Angeles Data Social Reflection 105

Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

Who attends : Professional fundraisers, nonprofit communications teams, and tons of vendors. Who attends : Professional fundraisers, nonprofit communications teams, and tons of vendors. Who attends : Nonprofit communications teams, techies, and some fundraisers. Website : [link]. How much : $99-$999. Audience size : Around 200.

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Conference Nonprofit Americorp Fort Worth 122

Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Over the past five years of researching and writing about AI adoption for the nonprofit sector, we have argued for nonprofits to use AI ethically and responsibly—which means taking a human-centered, strategic, and reflective approach. The demand for mental health hotlines skyrocketed during the pandemic and has continued ever since.

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Literacy Advice Test Training 138

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Grantmakers and nonprofit leaders should take this into consideration when engaging with their team and the communities they serve. Women are drawn to an expanded definition of philanthropy, tapping into all their resources—not just money but also their time, expertise, advocacy, and networks—to support the causes they care about.

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Honduras Philanthropy Iran Michigan 83

DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 8, 2023

With a non-native app or external platform, you’ll spend time, money, and energy connecting the apps (and often through a third-party service). Because these apps work as an extension of your Salesforce features, your reports will reflect that information and provide a positive experience for registrants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

Of note, I wanted to let you know that the reflection paper about America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation has been published ( Allison Fine and I were the co-authors.) When the Case Foundation team launched their Giving Challenge. My notes are here. The Challenge raised $1.8

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America Social Network Challenge Reflection 91

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

However, it is equally, if not more important to reflect on the things we’ve learned, and what we’re grateful for. There is a misconception that employees would view budgets for those programs as money that could have retained others. It is important to acknowledge that the last few years have been really difficult.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

A tech-savvy team is essential for nonprofit organizations that want to thrive in the digital age. Provide opportunities for people to learn by watching, reading, practicing, and reflecting. Budget time and money for professional development, including informal learning, and dips in productivity as people acquire new habits and skills.

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Skills Technology Develop Training 88

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It’s the same for any industry or profession, but in the field of cause work, the risk and potential loss are significant because the risk is shared not only by the organization’s team but by the community they serve. In the midst of change and pressure, how do we ensure our team is all sharing the same vision?

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Nonprofit Classes Culture Test 60

sgEngage

JULY 19, 2021

Like many in your position, as you look for a solution , you worry that: Your hospital is giving away potentially significant sums of money, but the data is dispersed across many different departments. Every time a new request for support arrives, your organization is re-inventing the wheel.

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Platform Grant Policy Benefit 95

Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to give everyday people the chance to fight back against cancer by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness. Also, get creative by making your donors feel like they’re a part of your team. LoveYourBrain: Building Resilience Project.

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Donor Sudan Cancer Gift 84

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By connecting with nonprofits and starting your own employee giving program, your employees can feel proud about working for a company that reflects their values and is devoted to making the world a better place. Another way to set up a volunteer grant program is to donate money to the nonprofits employees volunteer at.

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Program Create Giving Companies 98

CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

You know, a place that reflects who you are, where lifelong memories will be made, and where your bond as brothers and sisters will grow even stronger. Whether you’re aiming to raise money for a brand new house or to spruce up your current one, you need a solid plan. That’s where a capital campaign comes in.

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Pledge Fundraising Chapter Classes 74