What ‘Star Trek’ Can Teach Us About Nonprofits
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 24, 2024
Some nonprofits act like they exist outside the market economy, but a lesson from "Star Trek" can help your nonprofit embrace reality.
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NonProfit PRO
MAY 5, 2021
For the last two years, I’ve been studying the impact of identity on prosocial behavior; it’s the topic of my doctoral dissertation. This idea informs the fundraising copy that I write for our clients at Turnkey. Last week, I saw an interesting example of how identity influences attitudes.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 1, 2022
Recently, a master’s level student and her professor at Mindanao State University in the Philippines asked me to lecture their class on nonprofit management principles. Since I enjoy teaching, I loved this class interaction.
Cloud 4 Good
MARCH 29, 2022
Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit that recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding leaders who make an initial two-year commitment to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to end educational inequity.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 20, 2021
With so many worthy nonprofit causes to choose from, how will someone decide to give to yours? The post What Hocus Pocus Can Teach You About Major Gift Fundraising appeared first on Bloomerang. Donors give because it makes them feel good about the good they’re doing. Are your appeals emotional and compelling?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 14, 2022
However, by understanding the multitude of reasons why a person may donate to a nonprofit organization, you can start connecting with more of your supporters on a deeper level – and transform your fundraising results in the process. On the other end of the spectrum, there are nonprofit leaders who neglect philanthropy psychology.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
By Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, CFRE , Founder and CEO at The International Social Impact Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University In the rapidly evolving landscape of nonprofit organizations, adapting to the digital realm has become a pivotal challenge. Among the innovative tools that have garnered attention is ChatGPT.
John Kenyon
MARCH 4, 2024
Is your nonprofit harnessing the power of AI like ChatGPT in your daily operations? It’s like when you’re teaching your pet goldfish to fetch – it might swim circles around the bowl instead. Embracing AI like ChatGPT can be a game-changer for nonprofit organizations. So, why does this happen?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 17, 2021
By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. In-person training.
sgEngage
APRIL 12, 2024
In the realm of social impact and nonprofit work, the quest for sustainable, innovative solutions to society’s challenges is ceaseless. Brooks’ nonprofit management course at the Harvard Kennedy School. But it’s much harder to dig up examples of intrapreneurship in the nonprofit world than it is in the for-profit world.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 25, 2024
She shared a few highlights from Microsoft’s recent nonprofit sector research. If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. We also discussed use cases, benefits, limitations, adoptions, and lots of practical tips.
Saleforce Nonprofit
APRIL 7, 2021
headlining our first-ever Nonprofit Summit. But if you’re still on the fence about whether or not to join us for the nonprofit event of the year on April 21, we put together a list of the top seven reasons why you should absolutely, definitely be there. You’ll learn how Nonprofit Cloud can increase your organization’s social impact.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 12, 2019
She is also the author of Courageous Communication: How Codependence Is Making Your Nonprofit Brand Boring and What to Do About It. Many nonprofits don’t put time and energy into SEO because they don’t understand the benefits. Once they find you and are engaged, you can teach them your language. Use keywords in image titles.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 13, 2011
As a technology trainer, capacity builder, and consultant working with nonprofits, I always ask the fishing question, especially since I work in the area of emerging technologies that often falls prey to Shiny Object Syndrome — ( Google + anyone? How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? What you think?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 3, 2024
Update & Review My Work-Life Harmony Plan : In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience. In 2023, I continued to present keynotes, deliver practical workshops using generative AI for nonprofit productivity, and write articles. I just received my 2023 email.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 5, 2022
Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I reflect on my themes for the year and habits to improve.
Neon CRM
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 21, 2012
They even got to meet Keo Savon, the young Cambodian women that we are sending to college by donating the royalties from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” to the Sharing Foundation. I introduced her to my colleague, Mark Horvath’s organization, Invisible People , and we donated.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 2, 2023
Update & Review My Work-Life Harmony Plan : In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience. In 2021, I was honored and very surprised to be awarded the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. I reflect on my themes for the year and habits to improve.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 2, 2022
Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 8, 2022
We break down storytelling best practices and teach you how to apply them to boost your online fundraising. We can easily adapt a framework that has been perfected over the last 100 years by a multi-billion-dollar industry—and use it for good!
Candid
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
We’ve curated a nonprofit reading list to help your organization make the most out of this charitable time of year. So is almost every other nonprofit. These nonprofit books provide sample messaging and practical guidance to help you write appeals that resonate with your donors and compel them to support your organization.
Tech Soup
APRIL 7, 2014
Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. Assessments/Quizzes. GCF Learn Free.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 5, 2021
Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops , I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance. The five-year journal helps you look back as you look ahead.
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 18, 2022
We’ll break down storytelling best practices and teach you how to apply them to boost your online fundraising. We can easily adapt a framework that has been perfected over the last 100 years by a multi-billion-dollar industry—and use it for good!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Currently, there are over 20,000 Skills available for download in the Amazon Skills Store : 3) Early adopter nonprofits are developing Amazon Skills. The Audubon Society has released an Amazon Skill to teach bird calls. The era of nonprofits embracing the Internet of Things has begun.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 8, 2015
I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. This exercise was teaching us to be open to change.
The NonProfit Times
MAY 13, 2024
Though our name will be new, our mission remains unchanged: we are committed to teaching young people to be Prepared. The post Boy Scouts Of America Rebrands To Scouting America appeared first on The NonProfit Times. For Life,” President and CEO Roger A. Krone said via a statement.
DNL OmniMedia
APRIL 26, 2024
As a result, nonprofits often consider cutting back on their online marketing efforts if they do not see immediate results. While allocating marketing resources to various offline promotional strategies is perfectly fine, abandoning your nonprofit’s digital outreach is almost always a mistake. Influencer marketing.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 29, 2014
Nonprofits: Up for the Privacy Challenge. Simple Steps for Teaching Privacy. Although privacy issues can be a challenge to teach, Scott recommends a few simple steps for digital literacy educators: Provide basic privacy instruction. It's a heated, political topic and it will come up when you're teaching privacy.
EveryAction
DECEMBER 8, 2014
If the huge success of #GivingTuesday teaches us anything, it''s that good marketing is a nonprofit''s best friend. Here''s a list of nonprofit marketing conferences that every marketing maven should have on their radar for 2015. nonprofit strategy conferences marketing'
Allegiance Group
MARCH 7, 2024
When you consider how much the for-profit world has evolved over the years, nonprofits seem to be moving at a snail’s pace by comparison. Drawing on her experience as a successful businesswoman, Greer is now out to “save giving” by teaching nonprofits how to improve the ways they interact with donors.
Kindful
JUNE 8, 2021
Not every nonprofit board member needs to be a financial whiz to effectively serve on a board. You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. Teach them about fundraising. The three basic financial statements most nonprofits use should be reviewed monthly.
The Nerdy NonProfit
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Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. The truth is, there are a ton of elements that go into effective nonprofit e-learning, and in order to make sure your e-learning is exactly what your team needs, you have to take some strategies into consideration. These seem like no-brainers.
Bloomerang
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Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they should hire a development consultant: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a one-person development shop, wondering if I should hire a consultant to help with some of the work that’s not getting done. Once you’ve learned the ropes, you can take this program in house.
Bloomerang
JULY 8, 2021
Do they recognize your personal nonprofit branding and know what it is your organization stands to change? So why the superhero angle for personal nonprofit branding? It’s a sort of point of entry for us to power up our nonprofit marketing through the conventions of a universally understood genre. . Individuality.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
This week I was honored to teach a Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workshop at the 1440 Multiversity Nonprofit Service Week. This past week they opened up the campus to nonprofits and I was lucky enough to be part of the faculty to teach a workshop. They also teach yoga and meditation classes in this room.
Cloud 4 Good
MARCH 8, 2022
The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) will be holding its annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) on March 23-25, 2022. Many nonprofit organizations know they are making a difference in their unique communities, but do they also know how to showcase that impact? Opportunities for Professional Development.
TechImpact
MAY 29, 2014
At the dawn of the internet, websites were a sign of prosperity for a nonprofit organization. It showed your nonprofit was ahead of the curve, a forward thinker, and was ready for anything. Here are 4 reasons your nonprofit needs a focused content marketing blog sooner rather than later. Image courtesy of bp. And they won’t.
Qgiv
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Golf tournament With the Masters Tournament in the first week of April, a community golf tournament is a great April fundraising idea for your nonprofit. Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 9, 2020
3) Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops on resilience, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.
NTEN
JUNE 6, 2023
A tech-savvy team is essential for nonprofit organizations that want to thrive in the digital age. Digital Marketing, Outreach, & Fundraising Tech Skills Map — an interactive diagram of digital competencies for nonprofit roles (free but requires you to provide contact info).
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