Greater Giving

JUNE 4, 2021

What if you could skip that step, and instead create an open door for sponsors to offer up their own donations—without even having to ask for money? Let your sponsor guide the conversation to how they want to participate in your nonprofit work , and use that information to create a wide open doorway for a sponsorship. Open That Door!

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But we’ve got the solution you’ve been waiting for – a donor-centered appeal letter template that will resonate with your supporters and drive real results. Create a Powerful Opening: Hook your reader from the very beginning. All you have to do is fill-in-the-blanks! Download your Template below and follow along: 1.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 According to UNFPA , lockdowns have left twelve million women without access to contraceptives, resulting in 1.4 Generation Equality Forum to drive major policy reforms and generate over $40 billion in new investments."

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M+R

AUGUST 24, 2022

They were seeing significant year-over-year growth in both the number of people they were reaching — and in fundraising results — for many years in a row. They sent ~1,000 co-op file names a high-performing message, and the results were encouraging. LCV is one of many organizations that the Scout Quest co-op has been successful with.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

There is a lot to figure out to ensure you send your appeal as efficiently and cheaply as possible, AND that it gets the results you’re looking for. Do you want a special message on the outside of your envelope to tease people into opening the envelope? Writing an appeal letter is part art and part science. Or a special design?

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3rd Sector Labs

DECEMBER 1, 2013

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc., Yes, millions.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

The results were surprisingly good for many nonprofits, which has brought us to the next generation of fundraising—the hybrid event. Opening the bidding early and running it online throughout the program will provide more opportunities for bidders to find, bookmark, and bid on their favorite items. The Hybrid Event.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Results Count: The Path to Equity. ” Opening Up Grants Processes Leads to More Equity’ After Slamming the Doors on Too Many Grantees, a New Approach Improved Our Foundation’s Impact. This is an open-ended list. The lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. Showing Up with an Equity Lens. Race, Equity and Boston.

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Forum One

MAY 12, 2021

When incorporated within a larger content strategy, an effective digital personalization strategy can result in tangible, increased user engagement. The post An Open Source Website Personalization Tool for Mission-Driven Organizations appeared first on Forum One | Turn Ideas Into Impact. Potential and growth of our tool.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 14, 2011

The browser wars between proprietary and open source browsers have changed in some ways from the days that it was simply Internet Explorer vs. Netscape. This drop has been primarily, but not exclusively due to the open source browser, Firefox. Chrome, which is sort of an open source browser, is now getting around 14% of the market.

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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 quality of the search results were limited by our querying capabilities and relevancy ranking. The results we were able to produce didn’t reflect the full contents of our database.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. If possible, compare the remote team’s results to their previous in-person performance. Determine whether teams are delivering the anticipated results. Provide a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions allowing for individualized responses.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

There’s a lot of news right now about people using AI to achieve better results. Content optimization—Assess keyword density, title tag length (The length of the title that is displayed in search engine results.), You can also identify links that may be harming your results. But they were an impressive starting point.

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.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

Technology has opened protected space. This initiative resulted in ABMS CertLink®. And there’s a dashboard that highlights individual areas for improvement and compares results to other participants. The results signal success within their community, and ABMS is now investigating how to grow interest beyond the member boards.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Results may not always be perfect, and it can be disheartening when outputs don’t meet expectations. 3) Implement an Organisation-Wide Policy Implementing a comprehensive AI policy not only aligns everyone in your organisation but also opens the door for innovation.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 14, 2022

The results gave us a clear picture of the benefit of both Brand Awareness and Promotional Broadcast campaigns for Flourish. And being online NOW was essential to ensure having new patients scheduled for when they did open their doors. Jackie chose to hold off on the brand awareness campaigns until their clinic was open.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

Big brands know that texts have an incredibly high open rate—that’s why many of our favorite retailers have adopted a text marketing strategy. Marketing-related text messages have an incredibly high open rate of about 99%, compared to the average email open rate, which is closer to 30%. You can read all about it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The discussion about the recent changes on Facebook has focused mostly around what it means for individuals, particularly the tension between openness and privacy. Many people are wondering what it means for nonprofit brands using Facebook as one of their marketing channels. Flickr Photo by Lululemon. This advice still holds true.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2016

High-functioning and effective teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results. How open are you to giving direct feedback to team members? Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J.

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Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Having these kinds of insights will make you a rockstar at your association because you’re tying decisions to data and showing measurable results. Analytics allows you to see what’s working and what isn’t so you can get the most out of every program or initiative that your association offers.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2013

The results are in and we’d like to share some of the key findings from the survey! Ratings aren’t necessary: One survey result that caught our eye was the very low ranking on the ability to rate discussions. We’ve kept the survey open, so please feel free to add your voice to the mix !

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Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

As a result of your thought leadership efforts, you’ll see an increase in member engagement and retention. Being an association thought leader can open the door to the whole staff becoming thought leaders. Watch as this open conversation with staff transforms the culture at your organization. Empower staff to be thought leaders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2020

Features you want : An Institutional Account: Open an account with your 501c3, not individually. . Autosell/Auto-receipt: Open an account that can sell the crypto for you and issue donor receipts. Nonprofits who don’t effectively promote their cryptocurrency campaign can expect minimal results. . Join a platform.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

And even when measured, it can be tricky to know how to use engagement scores to improve member experience and operational results. Providing extra education opportunities for these members also opened up a new source of non-dues revenue for the association.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2014

But surprisingly few nonprofits are talking about open data. The government is even planning to appoint a chief data officer to manage the effort, earning praise from the Open Data Institute as the most advanced government in the field of open data. According to the Open Data Institute, open data saved Canada $3.2

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Although these results are pretty incredible, it’s always important to balance email volume with targeting the right donor segments so that each one of your supporters receives the right email messages as part of your omni-channel strategy.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After 10 years of this special giving event, donors recognize this day as an opportunity to take action for social good and show up for the causes they care about: GivingTuesday 2022 resulted in a very generous $3.1 Want to take a deeper dive into this year’s GivingTuesday results?

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s also a valuable tool to help nonprofits evaluate their results by giving them a comparison point for their performance against organizations of similar sizes and issue areas. It’s a reliable touchstone to identify giving trends as well as shifts in sustainer and email engagement in the nonprofit digital space.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2022

Particularly as in-person fundraising events were curtailed as a result of the pandemic, it has been beneficial for non-profits to consider new ways for donors to have an impact. As a result, pre-tax stock gifts are generally much larger than after-tax cash gifts. “So the opportunity to help nonprofits is very significant.”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

High-functioning teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results. How open are you to giving direct feedback to team members? Team members can also disagree and still care about each other.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

High-functioning teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results. How open are you to giving direct feedback to team members? Team members can also disagree and still care about each other.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the key takeaways from the book for me is where Keyes explains that companies must find ways to have everyone embrace open and honest communication. This environment will reward competency and the open sharing of best practices. These behaviors result in a culture that those on the outside can see and feel.

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Gyrus

MARCH 11, 2015

Open source learning management systems have become increasingly popular, and on paper they always sound good. The term free is usually a misnomer; there is almost always a cost associated with using open source LMSs. You search the internet for free LMS and click on the first search result for an open source product that looks good.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 25, 2015

Should your online community be open or closed? Online Community Results : "If your community is completely open, anyone can see everything, post anything, and participate as a full member of the community. In most cases, private online communities operate best when they have a mixture of open and closed spaces."

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

We continue to implement this open feedback cycle, as it helps us ensure that HF’s fundamental approach remains rooted in trust and connection. In our experience, TBP is the logical result of listening to grassroots organizations, rather than a theoretical framework that grantmakers should adopt for purely philosophical reasons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2021

This year’s tools tap into fundraising trends that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from t-shirt fundraising for virtual events to contactless in-person giving. Each year Nonprofit Tech for Good features a new set of online fundraising tools that are timely and relevant for the year to come. Bonfire :: bonfire.com.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

High-functioning and effective teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results. How open are you to giving direct feedback to team members? Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J.

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