Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Media Applications and Tools.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

AI tools are already being used by many organizations to brainstorm ideas, find efficiencies, and explore new ways of working. The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. We’re always eager to problem-solve with you. Copyediting.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Through our CARE Model process and other tools , we ensure communities and institutions embrace lived-experience data of marginalized populations in order to deconstruct underlying narratives and work together to find equitable solutions. What is the MEASURE CARE Model and what problem are you trying to solve with this program?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Data for Inclusion: Enabling people with disabilities to provide firsthand reports on the issues they face to inform policy at the local, national, and global level. Helped environmental leaders design, manage, monitor, and evaluate global conservation projects and campaigns with the first open source conservation project management tool.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. We all know that hunger is a complex and growing problem. Why Food Insecurity in the U.S.? Elizabeth Whamond.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2023

This is also true of our nonprofits and without the right tools and understanding the problem can go undiagnosed and unresolved. Have you ever been too tired to function or experienced the sensation of being hangry? When our basic needs are unmet, we cannot perform at our best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. Think about AI and bots, and the algorithms that fuel them as tools that can swim through large pools of data pools of data, text, photos, and even videos. million in seed capital.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Data silos are a common problem across all industries and can cause serious pain points, especially as data volume increases. Restricted research: Inconsistent data restricts healthcare teams’ ability to perform meaningful research and problem-solve. Use analytics tools to surface new patient insights.

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Whole Whale

JULY 15, 2020

Many tools like HubSpot, Marketo, Leadberry, and Salesforce have ways of tracking individual website browsing behavior. However, be warned that Google Analytics policy prohibits you from adding PII (Personally Identifiable Information) into Google Analytics. The Problem. Which is why we created GetLighthouse.io. The Solution.

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Forum One

JUNE 1, 2021

A well-designed governance framework significantly reduces confusion over roles and responsibilities, improves communication between teams, and provides consistent policies across channels and teams for a cohesive and strategic approach. What policies exist? Which policies are missing? 3 elements of an effective governance plan.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Eroding Trust The loss of trust is now a global problem. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face. What was initially considered a challenge has now become a workforce crisis in need of immediate remedy and commitment to overcome longstanding problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.” And that’s saying a lot.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here !

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Forum One

APRIL 25, 2023

This can become a problem when employees expect interactions with the organization on par with the customer experience (CX) they are getting elsewhere. If you survey employees about culture or a new policy or procedure, close the loop by reporting on feedback findings and integrating that into the change effort.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By fostering relationships, promoting knowledge exchange, and encouraging collective problem-solving, foundations help create a vibrant ecosystem where nonprofits can learn from one another, share resources, and amplify their impact.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

Software-defined networking (SDN) offers your network administrators a set of tools to virtualize your network’s infrastructure. It is ultimately up to the organization to decide whether or not a BYOD policy is right for them. Questions like: What potential security hazards does a BYOD policy present?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

The problem with ratios. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. Storytellers strategically place the donor or prospect into the story, allowing them to help solve a problem, making them a hero. Equip your nonprofit to tell stories of impact today.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. You have zero control over Facebook and its ever-changing policies. Despite the downsides, Facebook can be a powerful fundraising tool. And they’re scrolling through Facebook every day anyway.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

And this is a problem. In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. Every nonprofit has a Board of Directors. Yet most people don’t understand exactly what the Board’s job is. It’s surprising.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

We provide examples of how to achieve this alignment more effectively, as well as examples of common data problems that organizations encounter and need to overcome. Based on informal discussions with webinar attendees, the problem seems clear. Step one is to recognize the problem. Do your data governance policies need updating?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As you think about 2023, ask yourself: “is our suite of digital tools and strategies best meeting our audiences’ needs and our organization’s goals? Also known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP has provided meaningful data to help improve education policy and practice across the country since 1969.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

As our understanding of the problem has evolved, the language we use has evolved too. We once thought the problem was simply about a lack of calories, but now we know it’s more about not having enough nutritious food to support body and brain development. The Power of Tech to Solve Big Problems. Nutrition insecurity.

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Givinga

MAY 4, 2021

The finalists of Fast Company ’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality. Philantech connects users to 1.8

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

Alexis de Tocqueville, a French early nineteenth century political thinker and scholar known for his book Democracy in America , often pondered questions of societal well-being, or social policy. Aside from risk management, SIBs lead to a new school of thought when looking at the financing of community problems. Like this article?

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. Elevate the stories of people closest to the problem and who are eager to share their journey. . Frankly, people don’t want any more problems.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Consider offering supplies, professional coaching, skills training and resources, technology, leadership, feedback loops, convening space (and snacks), communications tools, writing expertise, fiscal policies , quiet or loud encouragement, and endorsement to other funders—to name just a few options.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Learn about the problem, the effects, and the solutions. Focus on things that can have ripple effects, like influencing your work to adopt a new travel policy, helping your sport club organize carpooling, or taking part in local decision making. Tenacity — Climate change is not a quick-fix problem, and building a movement takes time.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

Your success, however, is masking a serious problem. So we studied the problem, then created custom scripts to clean and de-dupe based on reasonable best practices. Step one is always acknowledging that you have problem! Step two , determine the extent of the problem. Some CRMs contain tools that analyze the data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on the age of automation and it implications for civil society. Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. AI Technology.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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Qgiv

MARCH 15, 2022

In that case, you must clearly state the problem you’re trying to solve and share how you’ll approach solving it. Why is your approach to solving the problem better? Ask coworkers (if company policy allows you to ask for donations), family, and friends to donate to your nonprofit. How are you different? Engage your advocates.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By employing these tools, you can craft a powerful narrative that will resonate with your supporters and move them to action. It requires more than a description of a problem or initiative—in the Story of Now, you have to inspire your audience to act together with you to solve the problem. Sounds simple, right?

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

This is where we expand on the stated problem or opportunity and work to better understand the people involved in the service delivery process. Phase 3: Ideation Once you’ve created a solid understanding of the problem, opportunity, and audiences, it’s time to ideate! Here’s an example of a preliminary draft service blueprint.

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