The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This includes: Audience research – Here’s my guide to audience research and how to build an audience persona for your storytelling work. I find that organizations in this phase of storytelling need to work on looking for low hanging fruit and quick wins. Your goal in this phase is to optimize your storytelling work.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

We begin by researching how fundraisers, funders, and others keen to assist nonprofits approach their work, how they interact with technology, and what they like and don’t like. It is critical to have a clear understanding of all phases of their work to create an effective solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. General AI is still a laboratory experiment.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Traditionally, capital campaigns are broken down into seven phases: Pre-Campaign Planning. The Quiet Phase. The Public Phase. At each of these phases, understanding exactly who your audience is and how you should connect with them will be essential, especially after a year of pandemic challenges and distractions.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

Research from Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management identified a significant data point in favor of churn: About 66% of high value prospects—defined as prospects with $1 million or more in net worth and scoring in the top 5% of constituents for major gift capacity and affinity—are unassigned to gift officers.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore six smart strategies to drive major giving success for large nonprofits: Enlist prospect research to identify major donor prospects. Enlist prospect research to identify major donor prospects. Nonprofits often use prospect research to gather and analyze information about potential donors or prospects.

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Candid

JULY 9, 2021

The gift will launch the next phase for the campus and includes support for construction of a 175,000-square-foot bioengineering and applied science research building with core research facilities and flexible lab spaces.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Here’s another problem you may encounter: Let’s say you can clearly define what you want to do with your campaign and why, so you jump into the planning process, skipping key steps like a feasibility study and prospect research and cultivation. Do your research to understand the structure and timeline of a typical capital campaign in advance.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I was also unaccustomed to having to find all my own resources; I had spent the previous 15 years of my career working in higher education with access to a university research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. I’d taken it for granted that these resources were just there.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

From the first phase of writing a proposal to actually receiving a check could take six to nine months. The next steps in seeking a grant include identifying and researching potential funders and crafting proposals. If you need funds immediately, a grant probably isn’t going to come through in time.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2022

User research is at the forefront of our designs, not only to understand audience needs but also to inspire passion and care for the work we create. In the discovery phase, two research methods we use are “netnography” and user focus groups. The inspiration from Introspective Innovations has stayed with me, for months later.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Issue Lab is where Candid collects, preserves, and shares research reports, whitepapers, evaluations, case studies, issue briefs, and more, published and/or funded by social sector organizations. If you're getting started with research on an issue, we've got a filter for that. Looking to create a new funding strategy or program area?

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Flickr: ccbrand Even though summer''s in full swing and it''s so easy to spend those lovely afternoons just sipping lemonade, the nptech community is hard at work putting out new research, collecting data, and figuring out how to put technology to work to solve today''s most pressing issues.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

To get the most out of rebranding, it’s best to begin by completing research on the process. While this type of feedback is always worth exploring, it’s especially important to ground your nonprofit’s rebranding decisions in audience research to ensure any changes you make to your current brand will produce the impacts you desire.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Steps in the Direct Mail Fundraising Process Designing a direct mail fundraising campaign involves many moving parts, from conducting intensive donor research to enlisting marketing strategists who will develop messaging frameworks and concepts. Research and exploration. Research and exploration. The market landscape.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and to spread generosity. These E-books, research, and articles will get you up to speed. What about your nonprofit? AI4GOOD NONPROFIT READS.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2022

Potential buyers know they can trust these insights when researching and selecting software because they’re rooted in vetted, verified, and authentic reviews.”. These awards are named in the midst of an exciting phase of growth for the company.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

They typically have four phases of implementation: Planning: includes setting a budget, gathering volunteers, setting your goals, and researching prospective donors. Quiet phase: includes securing major donors to raise 50 to 70% of your fundraising goal. Read Next: The 4 Phases of a Modern Capital Campaign.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 14, 2023

Pre-trained on Vast Data: Prior to deployment, ChatGPT undergoes a pre-training phase using a massive dataset gathered from various sources on the internet. Growing Abilities The longer I spend researching these two platforms, the more I realize that what is true right now, will not be valid in five minutes. Go figure??

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Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

At Donorly, we specialize in guiding growing nonprofits through planning campaigns, researching prospective donors, and making successful asks. Give yourself plenty of time to plan and host them during your campaign’s public phase. prospect researcher. for spreading the word about your campaign during its public phase.

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AccelEvents

JULY 26, 2021

If you have presenters, then you need to prepare them for this content production phase. A content writing team will have the experience of writing well-written and highly-researched content that fits your needs. You might also consider audience engagement in the content development phase.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ongoing support can be especially helpful for organizations interested in completing their project in phases. Rather than finding a new consultant for each phase, you can partner with one consultant who is already familiar with your technology and can ensure your system remains cohesive. Research top providers.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 19, 2024

In this article, we will explore the critical phases of selecting, negotiating, and managing event vendor partnerships. Follow these steps to ensure you assemble a group that enhances your event: Thorough Research Investigate potential vendors thoroughly.

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Global Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It expands on initial research, which introduced the Solution Development Framework, a phased-approach to discover, design, implement, and maintain sustainable solutions that meet nonprofit needs. Guiding questions for the discovery assessment phase of a pro bono technology project. Key Takeaways. Length: 13 pages.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 13, 2021

In this phase, we start by questioning and seeing what gives us pivotal knowledge. During this phase, it’s important to spend time determining and designing solutions for specific goals. Success | In this phase, we evaluate. The latest research underscores this. This helps provide the basis for confident action.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Research how comparably-sized nonprofits or neighbor organizations successfully use technology—especially technology you’d like to use at your own organization. You’ll want to approach this project in phases, and build a solid foundation first to help you create lasting change.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Not only does NPCF focus on ultimately eliminating pediatric cancer, they’re dedicated to research and clinical trials to find less toxic, more effective treatments for childhood cancer. Their goal is to bring together the nation’s top doctors and researchers to find a faster cure for pediatric cancer. Projects and Impact.

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Cancer National Foundation Childhood 52

Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!) Impact 4 Ways to Expertly Manage Donor Data 9 min read Read Now Perform Prospect Research What Is This Strategy?

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

The previous 15 years of my career, I worked in higher education with access to a research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. They taught me about researching funders, finding grant opportunities, and making connections in the fundraising and grantmaking landscape.

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Utah Project Lesson Time 52

Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Here we also share the key components of each phase and best practices for streamlining your efforts. Do your research on your target audience, including: Needs, motivations, characteristics, and pain points. But managing a campaign’s moving pieces can be challenging. Types of advertisements, topics, and content they respond to.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

This is the reason many capital campaigns don’t go to the “public phase” until they’ve raised the lion’s share of their goal through individual major gifts. . Research shows fundraising thermometers can create a sense of urgency that drives more donations. People give more money when they know the impact of their giving. .

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Then we conduct deeper research exploring what API calls each point needs to receive and what technical spec is needed to make that happen. We’ll also begin producing documentation for all of your processes, setup and infrastructure, so that it’s always clear what’s going into your integration.

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EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Grants Management on EveryAction establishes a clean process for users to identify and research prospective funders, track deadlines and documents throughout the grant lifecycle, and analyze for performance and improvements. Here's how it works: Grant Management plans consist of three main sections: Grant Proposal, Award, and Grant Details.

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Global Giving

JULY 25, 2017

The two key insights from our research is to 1) start with the customer’s needs and 2) apply established best practices. A: Throughout our research, we heard about the challenges of developing sustainable solutions that met the nonprofit’s need. The key is that it’s in phases: Discover, Design, Implement, and Maintain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2018

The next disruptive technology phase is already upon here and it includes a technology designed to emulate human conversation – chatbots programmed with artificial intelligence. It will have implications for nonprofits way beyond simply setting up a Facebook Messenger bot for your nonprofit’s Facebook Brand Page.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2017

If you find a federal grant that interests your organization, you’ll need to go through the following stages: Pre-Award Phase. This is the phase where you’ll seek out new grants that are applicable to your organization and work toward submitting an application that matches the given criteria. Award Phase. Post Award.

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

After the first phase is approved, the next step is to build a basic Google Ads account and submit that for approval. Keyword Research is the Key When you’re building your keyword list, it can seem overwhelming. Once you have set up your Google for Nonprofits account, you can apply for the Google Grant.

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