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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. According to The Guardian , people are spending an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phone per day. Registering for a charity walk, bike, or run just takes a few minutes and participants can do it right from their phones.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

.orgSource

Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Don’t Forget Policies and Procedures There’s more to oversight than reading the financial statements. Be sure to review important policies and procedures. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? Is that even possible?

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

sgEngage

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Four strategies to celebrate advocacy efforts at your association

Nimble AMS

The group a lso worked to gather support for various economic development policies. Advocacy is an integral part of the work of any association. Provide updates on ongoing policies and details on how members can volunteer with your advocacy program. Boost member communications. Leverage your online community platform.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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Your 2024 New Year's Resolution Check-In

Eric Jacobsen Blog

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient. Building an advocacy campaign?

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