DipJar

JANUARY 21, 2021

Pick up the phone to say ‘thank you’, send a personalized email, or mail a handwritten note. Regularly communicate with your current donors through email campaigns, social media, events, and phone calls. Even better, donors just need to ‘dip’ their credit card into the DipJar, then lights, sound, & success!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

One surefire way to ruin your sleep is to use your mobile phone as your bedtime routine. Many of us fall into this trap because use our mobile phones as an alarm clock. The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. That is not a great way to to start the day.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Sounds serious. And PUT DOWN THE PHONE. Ask them to remind you that you’re working too much or that you are on your phone when you shouldn’t be. It’s a growing problem in the nonprofit world, especially for small organizations where people are overworked, understaffed, and dealing with problems that are emotionally taxing.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with. For a phone call, you can literally have these in writing in front of you. Phone or In Person? Or, even better, would you like to meet for coffee?”.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

The problem lies in thinking of editing as a process of correction — where a better, more knowledgeable, or more experienced writer fixes the shortcomings in a draft. They might not get breaking news alerts on their phone. Q: How does it sound? Does this sound or look like a policy briefing? What problem needs solving?

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Greater Giving

JULY 8, 2021

The livestream is the only point of contact between guests and the cause, so it must look good, sound good, and maintain excitement and tension throughout to keep people from walking away. Record as much of your event in advance as you can, and that will minimize any technical problems or irregularities in broadcast quality.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Or even the next six months if the year sounds overwhelming! Even if you’re a tiny little community theatre in Nebraska, you’re standing up for something, there’s a problem you’re solving, there’s a reason you exist. Do a survey, do a poll, do a Facebook Live, call people on the phone, do a focus group. We all have phones.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

CauseVox makes it so easy to donate on your phone.”. You want to make it easy for your donors, especially because so many people are likely going to donate on their phones. You don’t want to deal with a page that doesn’t load right on mobile, and have to deal with those problems.”. CauseVox Helps You Raise More On Mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2015

One surefire way to ruin your sleep is to use your mobile phone as an alarm clock. According to scientific research , reading a tablet or mobile phone with its backlit display in bed can make it harder to fall asleep and your sleep won’t be as rejuvenating. The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2011

After reading reviews and getting opinions from friends on social media, as well as time spent just playing with different phones in the AT&T store, I decided on the Samsung Infuse 4G. It’s incredible how light and thin this phone is. 3 Gmail accounts, no problem. The screen is beautiful and large. Many free choices.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2022

Don’t worry, this is easier than it sounds if you follow the next six tips… 2. Run through how you’ll call them on the phone. At the same time, don’t be scared of sounding awkward or too forward by asking things like, “What do you think is the biggest challenge we face in this area?” Practice your ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

According to the CDC, insufficient sleep is a public health problem. In fact, the “ blue light ”from our computers or mobile phones is known to disrupt your melatonin levels and delay the onset of sleep. If 2017 is the year for you to start to become a happy and healthy data nerd, the process might sound familiar.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Another problem in theory is fraud, and another problem is that many sites only included last and first names which in a mass of several hundred thousand displaced persons obviously included many duplicates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

” These apps can transform our mobile phones, tablets, and computers from agents of distraction into agents of mindfulness. It may sound counter-intuitive but we need to use technology. One thing that I do is try to do my interaction on my phone and use my desktop for posting.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

This may sound hard, but a clear, concise, key message is vital to creating a successful video. A phone tripod or tripod app (to prevent shaky filming). Remember, smartphone imagery can easily be manipulated, but poor sound can seriously affect the perceived quality of your video. Start with your audience. What motivates them?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

That sounds great, right? Writing down a person’s strengths alongside their weaknesses doesn’t erase the problem you need to work with the employee to solve. Being disorganized is a problem that affects the team and the nonprofit. Invite staff, volunteers, and board members to help with handwritten cards or make phone calls.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” What problem are you addressing? If you just talk into your phone for four minutes, you will likely lose viewers rather than inspire them to give. Sound and lighting: No matter how short or spontaneous your video is, you want viewers to have a positive experience when viewing it.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. To stop the growing problem of smartphone theft, a state senator in California has introduced a bill that would mandates manufacturers to sell devices with built-in kill switches. Legislation Beat.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

They calculated that they were spending 3,600 staff hours (the equivalent of two full-time staff positions) on the phone each year to convey basic information to students. If it sounds scary, Google it first. If a young person posts something that sounds problematic or worrisome, plop it into Google. The program was a success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I cried after my first big film was released,” she admitted, in hushed tones over the phone. To me, these sound like the questions that all good evaluation starts with. From my point of view, the connection between “arts and culture” and engaging people in solving urgent problems is too potent to guess about.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

TechImpact shared that security is actually better with Office 365 than with an on-premises solution because Microsoft has hundreds of security techs focused on preventing data breaches and security problems. Sound like you, too? Anti-spam and malware protection, community and phone support, and Office web applications.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 18, 2011

Be a problem-solver. What does your blogging voice sound like? Can you take photos that inspire you throughout the week with your cell phone? Write about what other people care about. What will move them? How can you help? Be a human. Keep it short, except when you need to be long. Use images. Invite guest posts.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. So I want this to be interactive.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

But building a website does not need to be as time-consuming or painful as it may sound – with our premade templates and flexible DIVI builder , you can have a unique website set up in no time. Having too many interested customers isn’t a bad problem to have! This isn’t surprising. They can simply be directed to your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

There is more analysis of the problems over simplification like this cogent analysis from Ethan Zuckerman. Here’s the problem – these simple narratives can cause damage. The proposed solutions – a ban on the use of “conflict minerals” in mobile phones – sounds good on paper.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

Amidst all the sound and fury it became clear that the famous Yahoo telecommuting ban affected just full-time home workers, around 200 out of 12,000 Yahoo employees or 1.6 You just need a phone to use it. How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework. Not That Much of a Telecommuting Ban. percent of employees. Telework Policies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Sounds obvious, right? Telerivet allows you to conduct a mobile phone survey of them—or anyone—with a mobile phone through SMS (no internet or smartphones needed.) Five Ways to Help Your Nonprofit Learn from Feedback (and Earn More Funding Too!) – Guest Post by Alison Carlman.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists. They can go straight to work to create useful apps and other tools for solving social problems.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2016

Tech Impact shared that security is actually better with Office 365 Nonprofit than with an on-premises solution because Microsoft has hundreds of security techs focused on preventing data breaches and security problems. Sound like you, too? Your Office 365 Nonprofit Subscription Includes All Sorts of Built-In Extras. What exactly?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

And that’s a problem. Just use your phone. A simple script might sound like this: “ Hey, I heard from our Executive Director that our program would not be successful were it not for you, and I wanted to say thank you.” Or maybe they’ve lost sight of the value volunteers bring to the table. Don’t make anything long or fancy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Being online or living a connected lifestyle is something many of us do - and as smart phones, Facebook, ipads, and other technology tools become part of lives, we have to examine our relationship with them and find balance. She also plays another game with the battery life of her phone at the end of the day. Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

After triple checking to ensure you have your iPad, mobile phone, laptop, and all of your respective chargers in tow — you board a flight, land in a new city, and head straight for the convention center. Sound familiar? Will the Virtual Summit Replace Face-to-Face? This scenario plays out time and again in cities across the country.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

While this may sound like something straight out of a business playbook, it’s actually very relevant in the nonprofit sphere. Get a clock that counts seconds, like your watch or cell phone. The problem is that most people throw out an entire process leading up to those three seconds, and an equally important process after.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2018

Stewardship professionals are looking to tackle this problem in a variety of ways. This all sounds easier said than done, right? These notes end up sounding insincere and don’t get that the heart of the student’s gratitude. Donor phone calls and inquiries can be a significant time investment. Proactively inform donors.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Record turnout sounds like a good thing for democracy, but it could come with record problems. So, bring your phone or mobile device with you to the polls tomorrow. "#12345" #machine for machine problems; ex., EP+your state if you have a serious problem and need help from the Election Protection coalition; ex.,

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

The piece uses vibrations to communicate information so the user can focus on other sounds. I think this is certainly doable — after all, cell phones now fit in the palm of our hand!" If it finds one, it will alert the user via a Bluetooth earpiece. Other Smart Cane Models.

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 23, 2016

You want to sound like you are writing a friend, or an insider. Here’s the phone number and email address of our donor-relations staffer who would love to meet you! As a supporter of the xxx, you understand what the problem really is. . Now, use this checklist and evaluate your next appeal letter! It is NOT formal or lofty.

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