Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 21, 2012

A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database. The trainer needs to understand the database, present technical concepts clearly and without jargon, teach at the students' level, and be incredibly patient. Train end users on a sample database, not production data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. One goal that I had was to a peer support community through the twitter hashtag # npsmpeer – where nonprofit social media managers could share advice and support one another. “You have to break the rules.”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This strategy encourages your supporters to engage with each other and their friends and creates further awareness for your nonprofit by spreading your mission to new audiences. To encourage social sharing, you’ll also want to provide them with sample posts and any resources (videos, etc.) that you created for the campaign.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. As a leader in the nonprofit sector, you’re not only concerned with your own learning journey, but the professional development of your employees as well. So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Colleague Miriam Brousseau tagged me and several other “close professional ties” asking us for resources on nonprofits and content strategy. I asked Miriam if she would summarize what she learned about nonprofits and content strategy in a guest post and here it is. Nonprofit tech and communications specialist Ash Shepard.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As a nonprofit organization, your mission statement is your guiding light. We can allow donors to teach us through their behaviors. It is at the heart of every grant you write and outreach letter you send and is the first metric you use to measure your impact year to year. But what about your value proposition?

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Revenue increases were widespread, but not uniform—some nonprofits saw an influx in mid-level and large gifts, while others grew their low-dollar conversions. That was wholly evident in our 2020 EOY fundraising numbers: supporters stepped up when nonprofits asked for help. . Inboxes keep blowing up! Ad programs are growing up.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff. TechSoup hosts free hour-long webinars each week for nonprofits and libraries. These informational sessions feature experts on topics like fundraising, accounting, marketing, storytelling, and many other nonprofit technology topics. Tips for Nonprofits Setting Up SharePoint Online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. 5) Online classes.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

You will probably need to hire a WordPress developer to build your site, but your developer can teach you how to make updates after your site goes live. If you want to go with WordPress, hire someone who understands your vision and has experience with websites for small nonprofits. Nonprofit websites typically have a welcoming feel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

For one nonprofit we work with, individual donors who give between $1,000–$99,000 make up less than 1% of the overall donor base, but they contribute an amount that is equal to the entire small donor program. Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . . Samples from LCV’s advertising to mid-level and major donors. . .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide samples of everything. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Hold fundraising lunches/seminars/receptions to teach them how to fundraise. Encourage them to use their social network.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2013

The following article originally appeared in The NonProfit Times Live from bbcon newsletter. To subscribe to a future newsletter, visit [link]. Putting QR codes on a billboard isn’t a good idea. So, don’t do it. In fact, pull over, because you’re getting a citation for even thinking about it. Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

As someone who works in the nonprofit sector, I understand the importance of giving - and trying to pass that down to my kids. I was curious about my colleagues, who work for nonprofits and are parents, what do they do to encourage their children's spirit of giving at a young age? "Time, enthusiasm, expertise, skills.it

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . You may know I love applying lessons from other disciplines to nonprofit fundraising and marketing; recently an article from Merkle inspired me to consider how the social benefit sector might use commercial business insights to increase donor loyalty.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. Direct service can teach you a lot about digital strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

And little did I know that Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk were planning one hell of a surprise party! For example, in reading Allison Fine's post , the coauthor with me of our forthcoming book, The Networked Nonprofit, I realized that we've known each other through out blogs since 2006. But it is late, and time for bed!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

One big myth is that Millennials don’t trust nonprofit institutions and that isn’t true according to Wendy Harman from the Red Cross. They get emerging media and are ready to teach. They can bring their passion, their “fire in the belly&# to the nonprofit and the nonprofit is better for it.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Email is a critical business tool for nonprofits. Unfortunately, nonprofits face the same threats to their email security that other businesses and organizations face. Even if the email is from a known sender but somehow looks out of the ordinary, teach your employees to be cautious. Stop Spam & Phishing Emails. spanhidden.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

David : I agree there are a lot of things about the nonprofit sector that are attractive to Millennials, but hopefully it continues to become more competitive with forprofits for actually making those paychecks. When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you’re normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Are you a Joomla expert who wants to volunteer for a great nonprofit? encourages other nonprofits to use film and video to tell their stories, but they need some a little assistance with their website. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward !

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. The nonprofit world swims in an ocean of written documents. We spell poorly, and we know less grammar and sentence structure now than when we played tetherball.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. Abbotsford, Canada offered an introduction to crowdfunding for nonprofits. Charity & Nonprofit Analytics Meetup: Email.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

Nonprofit Management Institute. After 22 years in the fields of volunteer program management and nonprofit administration, I’m often asked by colleagues in the sector for advice on how they can improve the volunteer program in their organization. She currently teaches NMI 104: Managing Staff and Volunteers for the ASU Lodestar Center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2007

Here's what he had to say: Beth is a guru in the use of technology for nonprofits. She seems to be involved everywhere nonprofit technology is discussed online. Beth practices what she teaches (and let's others watch and participate as she does it). She's well-known in her local community of nonprofits and the one on her blog!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. More people can find out about your Nonprofit because your Facebook Page gets indexed and is searchable inside and outside (i.e. No limit on the number of people who can express their support for your nonprofit by becoming your fan. See a sample of what the stats look like here.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Points of Light is celebrating the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Are you a Joomla expert who wants to volunteer for a great nonprofit? encourages other nonprofits to use film and video to tell their stories, but they need some a little assistance with their website. The presenter is NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward !

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. By Laura Norvig, Special Librarian, the Resource Center.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Rachel Muir, CFRE, is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and speaker at Cause Camp 2016. When she was 26 years old, Rachel Muir launched Girlstart, a nonprofit organization to empower girls in math, science, engineering and technology in the living room of her apartment with $500 and a credit card. Hope to see you there.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

districts, from blocking and filtering to teaching children to be. You can view sample policies and a wireless policy checklist that other nonprofit organizations have shared. districts, from blocking and filtering to teaching children to be. Educational organizations walk a fine line: enabling student access.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

But it is also theme of a panel that I’m moderating at the Innogive Conference on Monday, April 2 that will focus on how this trend is and will continue to impact nonprofits’ communication strategies. She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. What are the best practices? Best Practices.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

That’s right, a widely recognized nonprofit organization has created a parody so that it can propagate a meme. Whether it’s “Call Me Maybe,” “Sh*t People Say,” or any other meme that comes along, here are three guidelines you can use to decide when and how to get your nonprofit involved in an Internet meme.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class – Beth's Blog: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Use Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change – Beth shares some great lessons from the fundraising campaign she recently ran for her birthday. "This " My favorite lesson? .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. your connection to soccer, teens, nonprofits, Classy, etc.). Make it more personal to you (i.e.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Download 54 Ways to Skyrocket Your Nonprofit Email List ! Get creative.

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