EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Across America, Hispanic and Latino organizations are leading the way in every realm, including advocacy, education, healthcare, and social services. Here are just a few of our favorite organizations, which deserve your support this month and all year-round! NALEO Educational Fund is the nation’s leading non-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

From ensuring equal access to education to advocating for mental health awareness to creating black history for future generations, all of these organizations inspire us, and we hope they inspire you too. Check out the campaign here and learn more about this incredible organization. The Urban League of Portland was established in 1945 making it one of the oldest African American service, civil rights, and advocacy organizations in the region.

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EveryAction

JUNE 6, 2018

There is no better time to support local and national nonprofits protecting LGBTQ rights and serving the LGBTQ community, and while there are far too many organizations doing great work to list them all, these are a few that we're big fans of. The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As we head into the final months of 2020, some parts of the country are opening up more than others, consumers are itching to get out of their homes, and arts and culture organizations are at a pivotal moment in planning for their comeback. Few organizations thought and acted that way.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Next week’s content will bring up new ideas, new faces, and fresh inspiration to take back to your organization. Arts and Cultural will have thousands of professionals represented from organizations ranging from zoos to museums, performing arts organizations to libraries, and beyond!

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2018

This World Refugee day, here are 5 organizations you can support to help refugees travel safely and keep families together. In addition to working to protect Syrian refugees, they participate in the Share The Journey Migration Campaign with several other Catholic organizations, encouraging supporters to make a pilgrimage in solidarity with migrants around the world. For even more organizations doing great work, check out these 7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

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EveryAction

APRIL 9, 2018

Most nonprofits know firsthand the benefits of using a CRM system to manage their supporter data, and while every organization has common basic needs (reliable tracking for multi-channel campaigns, intuitive donor management, and clear reporting tools, for example), there is also much variation when it comes to the specific needs that arise across issues and missions. This month we’re talking about an area near and dear to all of our earth-loving hearts: environmental organizations.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Consider this 3-day experience a tremendous gift to yourself and your organization to access and connect with the leading minds in nonprofit technology around the world. It’s important to understand how the content is organized so you can easily find the best sessions geared to your job role. In other words, these organizations are NOT higher education, K-12, arts & cultural, faith, foundations, companies or healthcare organizations. Are you ready for bbcon?

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EveryAction

JUNE 6, 2019

We are excited to continue to drive innovation in the nonprofit space, this time by bringing the fundraising insights of the DonorTrends team to the 15,000 organizations that use EveryAction. Smarter segmentation and better optimized donor journeys will result in more immediate and long-term revenue for the nonprofit organizations both companies serve.”. Predictive Analytics Fundraising Product Fuels EveryAction’s Rise in Nonprofit Market. Washington, D.C.,

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations have moved well past the time when technology and data were treated as standalone entities.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2017

Instead, AI has tremendous potential to help improve performance for nonprofits and social good organizations and drive meaningful change in the world. This presents tremendous opportunities for nonprofits and other social good organizations, like universities, foundations, hospitals, and other cause-minded institutions. We know that social good organizations are constantly strapped for resources that allow them to meet their missions.

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EveryAction

JULY 5, 2018

Arts and culture organizations such as media companies, magazines, public radio stations, museums, theaters, and arts advocates have unique needs when it comes to data management. Database and CRM systems for arts and cultural organizations should offer the capability for several key tasks: 1. Securing funding for organizations which promote arts and cultural awareness in society is an extremely important task, and requires that staff are set up to achieve their fullest potential.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A thriving volunteer program can help maximize your organization’s impact. Touch base with every department to identify what your organization needs more help with. Provide your volunteers with a sense of stability by making sure that they have a point of contact at your organization. You can also engage community leaders as ambassadors for your organization. Let the prospective volunteer know what drew you to your organization and why you are passionate about it.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 2, 2018

organizing voter contactFor nonprofits which engage in advocacy around civic engagement or political issues, voter registration drives are a great tool for activating your volunteer base, deepening relationships within your community, and increasing local democratic participation. To maintain 501c3 status, nonprofits must carefully avoid any partisan activity, actions that endorse a candidate or party.

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EveryAction

JULY 16, 2018

For social services organizations such as food banks, shelters, and community centers, managing data well is a critical part of keeping their doors open to members of the community in need of their services. When looking for a data tool for social services organizations, four functions are especially important to keep in mind: 1. Operating this type of organization presents unique challenges, and requires that staff are set up to achieve their fullest potential.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Don’t be fooled into thinking your organization is too small to participate in the success of #GivingTuesday. You may not have all the bells and whistles that some organizations pull out at this time of year, but that’s no reason to let one of the biggest giving days of the year pass your organization by. We’re calling all small organizations!

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 30, 2020

Top six areas of your organization that can be done virtually, so you can stay on top of its needs even when you’re in the midst of social distancing

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Many other student organizations have already automated their administrative work with student organization software, maybe it's time you did too

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The mid-level donor category stretches between your organization's largest average donor and the smallest major donor. If your organization’s average gift is around $200 and your major gifts team handles donors who give $5,000 and more, then your mid-level donors are those who make contributions between $350 and $4,999. A branded group, with increased access to your organization, provides a sense of exclusivity for your mid-level donors.

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EveryAction

JUNE 28, 2018

A broad range of healthcare focused organizations depend on member and donor database software to manage relationships with supporters. From Health Foundations and Retirement or Assisted Living facilities, to Community Health Systems that span states or regions, though they have a diverse set of missions and directives, the common thread running through each is that these are the organizations that Americans trust to keep them safe and healthy throughout their lives.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2020

Follow these tips to help protect your organization and supporters: . What about one claiming to be from the World Health Organization (WHO) or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with important coronavirus updates ? And, most importantly, contact the organization you think sent the email by phone or through their website to verify authenticity. .

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Many nonprofits and campaign organizations regularly empower their supporters to throw their own house parties, host fundraisers, and organize community events. Share this form far-and-wide to recruit multiple supporters to throw community events, house parties, and fundraisers for your organization. Want to see a more in-depth look at how your organization can use EveryAction's supporter-generated events feature? events organizing

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2019

How did a rts, c ultural & h umanities organizations fare on # GivingTuesday ? . While we’re still calculating how much of that total cultural organizations raised, here are some campaigns that stood out: . Also using social media to rally donations were a number of Broadway shows and organizations rais ing money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS who added “donate to Broadway Cares” button s to their Instagram stories.

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EveryAction

MAY 8, 2019

ActionKit offers a Digital toolset recognized for its innovative and powerful features, and for providing the scale and reliability needed by larger organizations. Clients include some of the largest and most successful organizations, like MoveOn, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and ONE. EveryAction has grown into one of the largest and fastest growing providers of Digital, Fundraising, and Organizing SaaS tools to nonprofits and progressive campaigns.

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EveryAction

MAY 15, 2019

So far, the biggest sphere to benefit from this trend is health and healthcare-related organizations, although it is certainly not limited to them. Beyond digital advocacy, traditional organizing and mobilization also benefited, with peer-to-peer text messaging platforms becoming standard parts of electoral and advocacy campaigns Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Email is many donors’ primary mode of engagement with your organization, meaning that it is also your primary means of communicating information about the organization’s work and mission. Donors’ continued financial support relies on their ongoing positive feelings toward your organization, and for many online donors, the majority of this relationship is built entirely through email. For most nonprofits, email is the backbone of their digital fundraising program.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

That experience got me thinking about other ways arts and cultural organizations are innovating with their programs. I wanted to share some cool things I’ve seen various organizations do in the hopes that you’ll be inspired, too. Other organizations have benefitted from hosting special dinners or other food-related events during their off season or renting out their space for weddings or other special events. Have you ever been to a museum with no permanent exhibits ?

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Digital Marketing In 2020: 5 Reasons Why Non-Profit Organizations Need It. When other organizations and companies link back to your site, it gives a positive signal to Google. For every video created by users under this campaign, TikTok donated $1 to the organization.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Many organizations take a step back at the end of the year to set their strategic goals, define their annual budget and inspire their team with a vision for the future year. While it’s a little tougher to squash the optimism of vision-chasing social change professionals, there are some common traps that organizations fall into that derail their ability to march towards their most important goals. How does your organization set goals?

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EveryAction

MARCH 5, 2019

Current donors are a curated universe who have already demonstrated a belief in your organization’s mission, and willingness to take action toward it. As such, for most nonprofit organizations, pursuing strategies to reducing donor losses is the most affordable strategy for increasing net fundraising gains. Less than half of all donors return to nonprofits each year, leaving organizations in a perpetual scramble to attract dwindling numbers of new donors.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Even if your development team and your board work well together, there is probably more that the executive director, development director, and board chair can do to ensure that the organization is taking advantage of everyone’s strengths. Set Clear Expectations When you’re introducing prospects to your organization, you explain how their contribution helps the organization carry out its mission.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 15, 2019

Consider creating a member directory for your organization to facilitate outreach, support your communications, and more Wondering how to keep your members connected?

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

With customizable analytics dashboards , nonprofits can build beautiful charts and graphs of their digital, fundraising, advocacy, and organizing data to paint a better picture of their work. #9. EveryAction's organizing toolset is trusted by major labor unions and advocacy groups - providing them with access to SmartVAN, the gold standard in voter contact technology. #10.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 4, 2018

With Giving Tuesday behind us, it's time to highlight just a few of the organizations who ran stellar campaigns, activated supporters, and beat their fundraising goals. Successful fundraising campaigns come in many shapes and sizes, and not every tactic works for every organization's audience. Each of these five organizations exemplifies different ways to make industry best practices and technology tools work in a way that resonates with their supporter base.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! As many of you know, before joining NTEN as the Membership Director last year, I managed the NetSquared program which included locally-organized groups around the world, innovation challenges, and more. Q: What does “online” add to the community organizing? interview community communitybuilding organizing

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2017

Many digital advocacy organizations simply focus on campaigns that supporters can participate in by simply adding their names to petitions or letters to Congress. This model of organization-led campaigning limits what can be accomplished and restricts decisions and activity to campaign staff. . In our experience working with many of the world’s leading advocacy organizations, supporter-led distributed organizing is a key tool to scale impact.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

#GivingTuesday is less than three weeks away… is your organization ready to leverage this global day of giving? From fundraising to volunteer engagement to just plain old engagement, there are many ways organizations across the social good ecosystem can participate. Leverage #GivingTuesday as a day to ask potential new supporters to engage with you in easy, low-pressure ways such as holiday email raffles or signing a pledge that aligns with your organization’s mission.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In the most recent episode of the sgENGAGE podcast, Rachel Hutchisson interviewed Natalye Paquin, CEO of Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. Rachel and Natalye’s discussion focuses on the most valuable asset any organization can have – not money, time or energy, but people.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2020

Doing so provides a friendly face to your organization, increase s your brand recognition and allows you to hear firsthand what type of programming is most important to your neighbors. These days, simply cleaning your database isn’t doing enough to realize your organization ’s full potential. 2020 is here!

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Many organizations have moved away from passive language such as “join our mailing list” or “sign up to receive our newsletter,” and toward active calls such as “take action” or “join the movement.” For more ideas and instructions on how to use testing to improve your organization’s digital engagement, download our complete guide below! There’s no secret trick to instantly improving digital engagement for nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2017

As a religious organization , your donors are at the heart of your mission. Yet, far too many religious organizations shy away from talking about fundraising with donors, members and other friends of the organization because they worry that doing so will turn off supporters or otherwise compromise their spiritual mission. Show your donors how giving to your organization is part of being a good and faithful steward.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

What’s surprised me are the parallels I see with other industries – namely retail where I was most recently focused – and it got me thinking: what can arts & cultural organizations learn from the retail industry? These values include everything from how organizations treat their employees to being environmentally responsible to helping to create a community. Visitor experience matters to arts & cultural organizations as well.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2019

The broad outline of the goals affords the opportunity for a wide variety of organizations to attribute their positive programs, grantmaking efforts, and environmental, social and governance activities to one, if not many, of the goals. The large umbrella of issues covered by the SDGs is increasing transparency between philanthropic giving organizations and nonprofit organizations by providing a common impact language.

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