Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2020

The workshop, Work/Life Balance: Tips Fundraisers During A Pandemic included fundraisers from many different countries. One thing I shared was the importance of creating a “shutting down from work,” ritual. Unless you set good boundaries, you can find yourself working all the time and not having any downtime.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021. If we learned anything during 2020, work-life balance is much harder when working from home. Our sense of time is distorted, making it easier than ever to work (or think about work) all the time.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraisers like you have a lot of work to do to make the world a better place, so any time you can save on administrative tasks is incredibly valuable. By automating these tasks, you save your nonprofit time that would normally take a person hours to complete, allowing your personnel to engage in more meaningful work at your organization.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But wait—a couple of days later, your phone rings. The nonprofit’s stewardship plan and timely appeal did the work for them. Then, around the beginning of the end-of-year giving season, steward them with a card, phone call, email, or video to thank them. Here are example phone scripts a staff member can use to ask for a gift: .

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Here is your guide for creating a non-profit website that brings interested people into your world, tells them what your organization is all about, invites them to be part of the work by making a donation, and then thanks them for doing so. Choose the option you think will work best for your needs and move forward. Through your brand!

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TechImpact

MARCH 28, 2014

There’s no denying the fact that technology has changed the way Americans work. Smart phones, tablets, laptop computers, and desktop computers are synonymous with work. The internet, too, has made work possible. Have you ever been in an office when the internet goes down? It’s like a grade school field day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. Here’s how it works.

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TechImpact

APRIL 29, 2014

The commute to work. The commute home from work. All too often nonprofit employees fall victim to the daily rhythm, and allow it to dictate their mood and their effectiveness at work. Falling into this frame of mind can be detrimental to not only you work, but your happiness as well. Image courtesy of idiva.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. Now, making a purchase on Amazon is as simple as sliding a button from left to right on your cell phone.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2014

I love being on planes because my beloved cell phone gets turned completely off, or put into airplane mode. I am rarely more than a foot away from my phone, so theres something about airplane mode that I find liberatingnot having to respond to anyone or anything. cell phone Strategy work-life balance'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Unleashing Your Inner Leader , by Vickie Condolff Bevenour , provides these six easy steps to help you find and work with a mentor: Step 1 – Find the person in your company or industry that you most respect. 30- to 60-minute meeting or phone/Zoom-style call every month). Step 2 – Ask her or him to be your mentor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

A lot of my work consists of sitting — working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. As Nilofer Merchant points out in this Ted.com talk , people are sitting 9.3 ” I have cut out non-productive work time where I sit at my desk and can’t concentrate!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Telework (also called telecommuting) is where an employee regularly does their work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling. To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. That's around 1.3

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

That’s why we often say that advocacy is for everyone: when decisions are being made that affect your organization’s work, mission, and vision, it just makes sense to get involved, unite your supporters, and move them to take action with you in pursuit of a specific mission-oriented goal.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Not that long ago, there were dozens of charity mobile phone donation programs vying for attention. Why Phone Recycling Matters. In the world of electronics recycling, mobile phones are a problem. One popular method of getting people to turn in their old phones has been to recycle them for charity. Phones 4 Charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

An account representative should be able to provide you with everything you need to know about training options and work with you to determine which type of training is best for your team and your budget. Levels of fundraising software support typically include phone, email, and chat. 3) Support. Know you’re not alone. Show and tell.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 28, 2020

Unleashing Your Inner Leader , by Vickie Condolff Bevenour, provides these six easy steps to help you find and work with a mentor: Step 1 – Find the person in your company or industry that you most respect. 30- to 60-minute meeting or phone/Zoom-style call every month). Step 2 – Ask her or him to be your mentor.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

For state-level work, you’ll want to focus on voters within a target’s district. If you work on multiple issues and have tagged your supporters by their interests it will be easy to identify your most likely action-takers, but you have several other options as well. Send and track your advocacy calls! Building an advocacy campaign?

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VisionLink

MAY 1, 2024

You can start by picking up the phone and calling 211 or 988. Our customers are helping millions of people, with many thousands of staff and volunteers working in every state of the Union every day. As we often say, working together we all work better. Start by knowing the facts and who to call. Visionlink.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. Text-to-donate enables your attendees to give by phone without having to navigate away from your virtual event page. Try it from your mobile phone now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 1, 2019

In this fast-paced, practical session Nick will take you through case studies from nonprofits of all shapes and sizes who are working out through innovation, trial and error, how to thank, engage and capture new supporters through this new and growing area of social media fundraising. Tips and tricks for saving staff time. <<

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2020

How live scoring works and how to evaluate a provider. << Toll-free numbers are not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Best practices for sponsorship packages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower – guest post by Carrie Avery. At the Durfee Foundation, we bring together nonprofit leaders from different fields to work on intractable problems in the Los Angeles region. The Stanton Fellowship asks six fellows from diverse fields to work on solving an intractable problem in LA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

Stars would ask for donations and answer phone calls, and people would ring in to donate over the phone. Other virtual assistants are working toward providing this feature. Currently, however, they’re limited to only working with certain nonprofits. 2) Donations via the Gaming Industry. McLoughlin currently has 23.6

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

charitable market works, its scope, where potential competitors and collaborators are, and how to overcome hurdles. Also, a toll-free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. million U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 30, 2014

Maybe, but for many NPOs, saddling up, getting down in the dirt and hitting the phones is still one of the most effective ways to get those donations. We’re also wannabe hipsters, however, so today we’re going to walk you through how to improve your nonprofit’s phone fundraising because, well, we’re totally retro and not mainstream.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2019

Below is a sneak peek at the trends their team will discuss: Big Results for Nonprofits That Embrace Flexible Work Environments. Also, a toll-free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar.

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Make sure to include all your contact info (email, phone, etc). Keep that in mind and do your best to tell the world about the work your doing. Launch of new programs, colleges/schools, community work, etc. Tell your story (Keep it short, but get the main points accross). Add your mission statement. Enter your address w/ map.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2012

They work in collaboration with health care providers, policy, and decision makers, industry experts, advocates, and individuals in communities across Colorado. Tweet a photo you took with your phone. ” Here’s an example: Find a new hashtag and use it successfully. Follow 5 new people that interest you.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2014

iBeacons are the first mainstream technology to provide indoor location information to phones. They’re the first mainstream technology to provide indoor location information to phones, and they’ve opened up an explosion of possible applications for nonprofits. ThoughtWorks.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First names only! Here are 6 channel options: A simple phone call from you, or even better—a board member A postcard A video email A letter An email A text 3 time-saving ways to report impact with scale and efficiency (no matter how big or small you are!) Texting is the 21st century version of a phone call. Much lower!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

From apps to new devices to connected home objects that can be controlled with your phone, the market is saturated with all things mobile. For this month's column, I'm going to dissect the latest entry into the smartphone field: the Amazon Fire Phone. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2019

Also, a toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. If you work at a nonprofit or NGO, please volunteer 6-8 minutes of your time and take the survey.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

You must be able to customize the CRM to so it works for you. Mobile Phone Access. This is especially important if you have a team that working externally, as they might not be able to get access to a desktop to use the CRM technology. In many cases, the CRM will come with standard fields. Divide Contacts Into Subsets.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

What's New in Green Mobile Phones. If you're in the market for a new cell phone or smartphone, there are some green models that you've probably never heard of like the Sony Ericsson GreenHeart , Samsung Reclaim , Samsung Blue Earth , Nokia Evolve , and the Motorola Renew. Earth2Tech has a nice list of them.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2015

TechSoup has some completely awesome customer service folks (we call their department Client Services) who help our members by phone or email to get the product donations they need. Telling you how each donation program works and what donations your organization is eligible for. Meet TechSoup Client Services.

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