CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

If you’ve spent any time in the fundraising world, you’ve probably heard the phrase “capital campaign” before. You set a period of time, a goal amount, and a purpose for the fundraiser. Why would you want to set aside a long chunk of time to fundraise in a way that’s outside of your typical structures?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. Structural change – this include teams, departments, and job structure. According to the ADJAR Model, there are three phases to change. Phase 1: Prepare your Approach. Phase 2: Manage Change.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

Start to put some structure to your ideas. If you had just jotted down notes or concepts in the pre-writing phase, starting connecting them to form sentences. Punctuation, spelling, sentence structure. Now it’s time to share your work! Now that you know the 5 steps, set a time-frame for yourself. Drafting. .

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Qgiv

MAY 10, 2022

Ensure that you’re able to do your best work by setting up a donor pipeline: a structured way to attract, cultivate, and retain your donors. A donor pipeline, or donor funnel, in its simplest form is a structured way for nonprofits to convert more prospective donors into donors. Not sure what your donor pipeline should look like?

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

When it comes time to put the idea into practice, the qualities that enable someone to be a founder can manifest as micromanagement or frustration, especially when others cannot see the details as clearly as you can. As time goes by, you may begin to feel isolated, like staff are aligned against you. Ask Yourself: Is it Me?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MARCH 7, 2022

As a non-profit professional, it’s essential to come out of the weeds of individual storytelling so that you can be strategic with what you tell your audience over time. Over time, a season in the case of a TV show, a story arc reveals itself. Building audience engagement over time as you reach the climax of the story arc or campaign.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

A robust discovery phase is recommended to understand both user and organizational requirements prior to selecting a particular approach, solution, vendor, or model. Each type of solution has benefits and drawbacks, so it’s important to understand the landscape and map the right solution to the use case at hand.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2023

Signals any needs to make future adjustments during planning phases. Flexibility and structure are not mutually exclusive. Regardless of whether a change will require a lot of training or not, it’s a good practice to take time to identify any training needs. Provides a sense of ownership in making the change work.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

Since you spend all day talking, it can be highly beneficial to set aside time specifically to. Take the time to craft better public speaking skills, so you can connect with each of these internal audiences on a deeper level. Many experts recommend grabbing a pen and paper to sketch out your presentation’s format and structure.

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fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

That said, it’s not only a question of keeping up with the times. As Salesforce found in their nonprofit trend report, digitally mature organizations are twice as likely to see improvement in efficiency, and four times more likely to achieve their mission goals. Are new members receiving welcome messaging at the right time?

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Read Time: 5 minutes. GA3) is being phased out effective July 1, 2023, and there are a number of significant changes to the new product. Examples of recommended events are purchase , with additional information about the form (monthly vs. one-time, etc.); If your organization contains more than one internal structure (i.e.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. This is also the time when many organizations host their year-end gala or another major event to drive even more donations. Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Providing structure and encouragement improves the results. This group will develop and implement a strategy and meet several times over one or two months in the early phases of the campaign. Once you’ve reached your goal, it’s time to celebrate! These options are likely to yield different results. Your executive or.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Compared to one-time emergency donors, monthly donors have much higher retention rates and lifetime value.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Once this is determined, it’s time to get researching. We call this process of information-gathering the “discovery” phase. The goal of the discovery phase is to understand what your audience cares about, what their values are, and what are their anxieties or concerns. . Structure Your Message Effectively .

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EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Organizations need a structured and effective way of following their grants throughout the grant's lifecycle so they can easily manage this very important revenue stream and track these funds in the same place as major gifts and other sources of revenue. Many nonprofits receive anywhere from 10-90% of their revenue from foundation grants.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 29, 2021

Some organizations come to Cloud for Good ready to optimize and move their technology at once, while others want to take a more gradual approach by making a lateral move to NPSP to take advantage of all the benefits and optimize a little bit at a time.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

Setting goals that a re specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely will make a big difference , and help set your nonprofit up for success! . While this can be a frustrating process, it will be well worth your organization’s time. However, you also have a time frame in which that goal must be completed.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge, however, is socially constructed and located specifically in place and time. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Fast forward to today….

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

When making a technology change, change management is a process of applying a structured approach to transition from the old system to the new system. Over time, it helps build your organization’s change management “muscle” and helps your organization to stay resilient no matter what the future brings. Offer time off.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Lead Gift Committees often meet at least every month during the Quiet Phase of the campaign , and sometimes more often. It often includes powerful and well-connected people, and you’ll want to make sure that the meetings are well-planned and structured. Create a short and clear description of the purpose and structure of the group.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I believe I can forecast the success of an individual leader based on the amount of time it takes for them to change direction when the outcome is objectively inevitable. Do I thrive in ambiguity or structure? And time spent prematurely cultivating buy-in and fostering consensus just amounts to energy leakage.

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Classy

APRIL 19, 2021

And if your supporters don’t engage with your call to action the first time around, a well-structured follow-up is crucial. Learn how to introduce and motivate your biggest advocates to get involved, and how to follow up with the donors that didn’t engage with your appeal the first time around. Email #1: Introduce the Campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It pays big in the long run to take the time to make sure everyone is on the same page and understands their role so you can build a cohesive group of people who partner with you to lead your nonprofit forward. Normally that seems like something they would do during the startup phase of the nonprofit, but missions can change over time.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Mobilize your volunteers to share your cause with their friends and family using a team structure. Do you have specific times throughout the year when everyone is talking about annual giving? Then by the community phase ($1,000 and under) you want everyone to know what you are building or planning with your campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore? If your slider is typically where blog posts or news items go, an emergency or timely announcement will fit right in.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

Getting started with personalization can be broken down into three phases: Crawl, Walk, Run. A lot of organizations have had to get creative in how they convene or continue programming in a time when they continue to operate remotely. Perhaps now is the time to explore if your current brand still conveys the value of your organization.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

External Consultants: These consultants are hired to work with your association for a set period of time and often work with a number of other organizations in the same capacity. Web Courseworks’ Three-Phased Learning Business Approach. The three-phased approach that Web Courseworks follows includes: 1. Organizational Readiness.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In partnership with the Case Foundation, Achieve just published findings from the most recent research phase of this project, which is our ninth annual study of millennial cause behaviors and motivations. At the same time, the first generation to grow up with digital outlets for their voices is turning them into megaphones for good.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

This initial phase of research can give you and your direct mail fundraising partners a better idea of what your organization is working with, what the broader market of supporters value, and how you can stand out against peer organizations. Identify and define specific parameters. Develop concrete strategies.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you skip on preparation, you will end up with a house of cards that can come tumbling down at any time. The needs assessment is a learning and listening phase. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The problem is the organizational structure in most nonprofits prevents it. This structure is derived from the industrial age when mass production transformed the workplace. It has been the foundation of organizational structure for the last 100 years. In the sprint planning phase, the team decides how to complete the work.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you haven’t already started using Google Analytics 4 (GA4), there’s no time like the present. In UA, the basic unit of collected data is referred to as a hit; UA records one pageview hit each time someone views a page. The next five months can be your learning phase. What happens to my existing data?

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We often continue to create page designs after the style guide has been given to the developers, but it allows them to start the development phase while continuing with the design phase. . Why are style guides used? This format allows us to distill down most design decisions for a web project into one handy reference guide.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

If your nonprofit has a small staff, little technical expertise or limited time, a consultant may be just what you need. For instance, just because someone has database experience, does not necessarily mean they will know how to apply your association’s membership and accounting structure within an AMS.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Starting a nonprofit requires a decent amount of time and energy. For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. What questions should you ask before starting a nonprofit? Determine salary ranges.

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