Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

However, we also recognize there are immediate steps we can take to ensure that more individuals can access our tools and learning resources, regardless of their ability to pay. Candid’s courses are led by our team of expert trainers who deliver high-quality content to equip participants with actionable takeaways and practical tools.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Be sure you’ve done the prep work to establish roles and responsibilities, prepare supplies, and bring in tools to facilitate your brainstorming session. Here you can review a comparison of virtual tools. Well, almost.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 96

The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Read on to see how you can maximize the effectiveness of your grant proposal: 1. The funder’s interests should match well with your organization’s mission, and your proposal should follow the funder’s guidelines. In your proposal, explain how and why your organization fits those guidelines.

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Grant Tips Proposal Storytelling 98

Everyaction

MAY 2, 2018

Your board’s job is to look after the financial wellbeing of the organization and they will evaluate your proposals through this lens, so make sure to present your plans in a frame that will interest them. Your focus should be on showing them why the change that you are proposing is well worth the cost. Ditch the tech lingo.

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Tools Fundraising Proposal ROI 54

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. Strengthen your financial reporting efforts.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

ChatGPT (Chat Generated Paragraph Techniques) is an advanced natural language processing tool to provide information and cobble content together based on prompts entered by a user. Why ChatGPT is Beneficial to Nonprofits ChatGPT’s main benefit for nonprofits is that it’s an all-in-one knowledge, productivity, and creativity tool.

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Language Generation Nonprofit Social Media 94

.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

According to a study from Goldman Sachs, “Generative AI tools could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, which could lead to a significant disruption in the job market.” Welcome every proposal. Open-minded humanists, interested in a broad spectrum of topics and issues. Intimidation is Roundup for creativity.

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Skills Collaboration Communication Classroom 221

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ). He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. The updates introduce Semantic Analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities to the Social Actions API and begin to connect Social Actions to the wider Linked Open Data community. I was surprised to the say least.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Most people are yearning for and want to provide inclusion.

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Search engine optimization (SEO) tools to help your site pages rank on search engine results pages. Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. Submit a request for proposal (RFP).

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

I’ve never been one to turn my nose up at technology and have enthusiastically embraced nonprofit CRM and database systems, donor research tools, smartphones, video conferencing, and so much else. With it, the door opens to boundless opportunities in securing the uber competitive gifts of time, talent, and treasure.

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Gift Personal Work Fundraising 81

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. We also opened a TikTok account. This is not groundbreaking news, yet many nonprofit organizations (Candid included) have hesitated to jump in for a variety of reasons.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

Raiser’s Edge NXT is one of Blackbaud’s most popular platforms, providing nonprofits with flexible, out-of-the-box fundraising and donor management tools. Develop Your RFP Once you know the scope of your project, you can begin developing a request for proposal (RFP). Custom development. Fundraising strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 7, 2009

Topic: Revolutionary social media: Exploring social tools for revolts, upheavals & protests. Throughout the world activists, organizers and non-profit professionals are exploring how best to use these tools, and sharing the results using the tools themselves. Details: Date: Thursday, July 9. When: 5 - 7 pm US Eastern Time.

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Social Media Tools Australia Social 100

NTEN

MAY 15, 2014

There have been a tremendous amount of issues and disasters in the news recently, but I want to draw your attention to a critically important story that is developing as you read this: once again, our open Internet is in danger. Why does an open Web matter to your organization? Why does an open Web matter to your organization?

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Proposal Law Internet Voice 100

Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

In the last six years, Community Boost_r , ReStart Challenges , and Things Camp have used an open community challenge model. These open challenges help activists, nonprofits, journalists, techies, and community members identify, refine, build, and launch technology tools to solve pressing local and regional problems.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship. Tip #3: Be Open to Having Conversations Opportunities are everywhere. Focus on fostering relationships and check in regularly to see if any new opportunities have opened up.

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Tips Sponsor Nonprofit Relationship 52

Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Opening speaker Allyson Felix, the world’s great Olympian and most decorated U.S. Making The Ask: 20 Decision Science Tools To Shape Your Solicitation. Takeaways: Bernard started with the 5 P’s that you use to influence your donor: passion, proposal, preparation, persuasion and persistence.

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Guide Gift Donor Retention 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2017

Fund for Shared Insight (Shared Insight), a funder collaborative that pools financial and other resources to make grants to improve philanthropy, has released a national open request for proposals for its signature initiative, Listen for Good (L4G). L4G is dedicated to building the practice of listening to the people we seek to help.

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National Survey Hawaii Tools 51

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. See the slide deck below and notes from the panelists: WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Set criteria for contacts, proposals, planning, and forecasting. For example, you may want to measure total visits, the number of proposals submitted, the dollars raised, and first-time or qualification visits. Accountability meetings keep a pulse on things and maintain open communication. Clarify roles and responsibilities.

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Develop Management Gift Proposal 77

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices. Questions Are Your Tools As a funder, one of your primary mechanisms for gathering information to guide your decision making is the questions you ask.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Some Winning Stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Tendenci Released as Open Source by Schipul. Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. This topic was especially relevant…. Tech Talk at SXSW.

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Interaction Nptech Open Source Houston 215

Classy

JULY 5, 2021

However, corporations also receive many requests for support from nonprofits, so it can be more difficult to make your proposal stand out, especially if you’re a smaller organization with less audience reach. Above all, remember that storytelling is a powerful tool. Download the Guide to Pitching Corporate Sponsors. Small Business.

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Donation Influence Local Nonprofit 108

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

That’s right, the session selection process is open for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! I have a few proposals up for voting but there are SO many great ones that I am enjoying reading through them all (hope all the 5 star votes don’t through things off!). There are 25 proposals on each page. Vote today!

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

There''s a whole industry of tools and tips for getting things done, and I don''t intend to add this blog to that empire. But I figure that we all have come up with tools that help us, both individually and in teams, to organize our work. I use this tool to clear my inbox of things that I need to follow up on eventually but not now.

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Tools Work Organization Calendar 36

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

SignOn.org Beta – Have you seen the new petition tool from MoveOn.org? "SignOn " What We Lose if We Lose Data.gov | Freedom to Tinker – "In its latest 2011 budget proposal, Congress makes deep cuts to the Electronic Government Fund. " What do you think? ."

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Web Kenya Iraq Proposal 105

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Rob Acker, CEO of Salesforce.org, opening our keynote session. Our call for proposals is now open. And if you’d like to go back and watch — or rewatch — any sessions that you may have missed the first time around, they’re all available for you to catch on demand through our new streaming platform, Salesforce+. About the Author.

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San Diego Student Education Philanthropy 128

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Creating a page with 3-5 CTAs on your website could be a great tool for engagement. For example, accepting gifts of stock by opening a brokerage account, accepting Venmo donations, accepting cryptocurrency , and accepting donations from Alexa (Amazon devices). Then help implement these tools. Is the donor renewal rate low?

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Fundraising Mail Law Donation 343

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. Social Actions Transition: Request for Letters of Interest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Submissions will be open until December 31st, 2016 at 5pm ET. Here’s a curated list of examples, tips, and tools that can help any nonprofit improve their storytelling skills. Story Types for Grant Proposals by Impact Circle . TechSoup Canada’s Round Up of Nonprofit Storytelling Tools and Resources. Blog Posts.

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Grant Storytelling Contest Philanthropy 99

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. . Are your appeals emotional and compelling? Make the ask. . “In

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Gift Teach Fundraising Donor 136

Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

The matrix is the tool you will use for candidate screening, evaluation, and interview outcomes. If you have a three-alarm fire happening at your nonprofit, you want someone with the right skills and who can willingly take it on with eyes wide open, right? Stay flexible and open to the project changing. Timeframe for screening.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

To tap into this revenue source, nonprofit leaders should have a basic understanding of what workplace giving is, the modern software corporations use, and what tools their own organization can leverage to earn more from donors employed at companies with workplace giving programs. Potential for new donors to find your nonprofit.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

These metrics can work as lead generation tools or increase sales and marketing efforts post-event. . However, you can host an amazing hybrid event with the right ideas and tools. . 4 Ideas for Hybrid Events. Hosting a top-of-the-line hybrid event can be difficult. For online attendees, the chat is the new social mingling. .

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