SocialFish

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

If that were the case, then the symposia, orientations, and conversations would solve the problem, but they don’t. Associations that don’t fix this cultural and system problem will be at a disadvantage. There is a huge conversation we’re not fully having in the association community, and that is about the incredible, ongoing, and massive destruction of value perpetrated by Boards of Directors for many, many associations (and other nonprofits too).

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

This has been a problem for a long time. It used to be a United Way problem. But that hasn’t solved any problems. The problem is only getting worse. The problem is that everything related to corporate giving programs and workplace giving data has changed. The second blog, Why Mid-sized Businesses Need CSR , gives us a map of the problem. We have borrowed the CSR Spectrum graphic from AmeriGives to bring home our point about the problem.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 28, 2019

At some point, we all have to deal with problem employees: people who are just plain difficult. But there might be more to the problem than meets the eye. They have their own problems and hardships that you might be completely oblivious to. The post 5 Steps for Dealing With Problem Employees appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. We know the struggle all too well.

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SocialFish

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

If that were the case, then the symposia, orientations, and conversations would solve the problem, but they don’t. Associations that don’t fix this cultural and system problem will be at a disadvantage. There is a huge conversation we’re not fully having in the association community, and that is about the incredible, ongoing, and massive destruction of value perpetrated by Boards of Directors for many, many associations (and other nonprofits too).

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Problem System Associations Structure 50

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2016

But there’s a problem with crowdfunding. It’s a microcosm for the societal shift to digital solutions to problems. The post The Problem With Crowdfunding appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Crowdfunding has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity over the last couple of years. Both individuals and businesses have begun to turn to crowdfunding to pay their way out of misfortune, generate donations and fund startups.

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Problem Causes Campaign Donation 61

Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2017

In philanthropy, one way you see leadership is in someone’s response to a problem or issue – instead of saying, “Who will fix this?” When you put that tapestry together, you have a powerful way to solve problems and advance social change. Of course, this “powerful way to solve problems” has its power when it’s put into action. This week, Council on Foundations ’ (CoF) annual conference is underway in Dallas, with an agenda focused on a timely theme: leading together.

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2017

In Part I of “Quick Fixes to Common WordPress Problems” we looked into five of the most frequently encountered hiccups that occur for both beginning users and well-versed pros. But when it comes to “common” and “problems” in regards to the WordPress platform, there are unfortunately a great deal more than just five. The post Quick Fixes to Common WordPress Problems: Part 2 appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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SocialFish

OCTOBER 15, 2014

EVERY SINGLE younger generation is blamed as the problem as they enter adulthood. The younger generation is NEVER the problem. We may be forever destined to be annoyed by them as they come along with their new approach, but we should stop all the teeth-gnashing about what a problem they are. That’s the real problem. The entrance of the Millennials may be highlighting the problem, but they themselves are not the problem.

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Byte Technology

MAY 31, 2016

To begin, consider using a program that monitors your site 24/7 and instantly reports problems when and if they occur. It can be a bit tricky to build (however there are lots of great online resources to guide you through the process) but once up and running the service will monitor your site at five-minute intervals and send you alerts via Gmail or an SMS should it detect problem.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2019

It’s easy to think of data as something that’s entirely neutral, but like most things, data is open to interpretation. It can be affected by human choices and by human biases, and often social good organizations don’t realize that they are working with biased data that ultimately affects how they achieve their mission. Today’s guests are Vanice Dunn, director of equity, and Lane Trisko, director of digital and data strategy at Provoc.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

People and process problems frequently masquerade as technology problems. In fact, in many cases, what seem like problems with a particular piece of technology are actually due to issues with people, processes, or overall technology strategy. So how can you identify these types of problems and help your organization - and yourself - better use technology to meet your mission? & technology for organizational problems. Copyright P. Mueller [link].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

’nuff said

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The post Why Google Might Be the Answer to Your Problems appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. At Nonprofit Hub, we use Google for everything—and I mean everything. From our calendars, to our email accounts, to important documents and spreadsheets, Google is our best friend. And why wouldn’t it be? Google gives you virtually unlimited storage, easy sharing and compatibility with tons of apps and websites all for FREE.

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Problem Doc Google Slides 67

Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2014

In order to better navigate your content marketing journey, join our July 16th webinar when we’ll discuss these 6 nonprofit content marketing problems solved by a written content strategy: 1. A written content strategy solves this problem by defining the specific content, channels, technology and engagement activities to be used according to a specific timeline (often, an editorial calendar). Post by Russell Sparkman, CEO / Producer at FusionSpark Media, Inc.

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Problem Content Strategy Calendar 171

AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The Chicken and Egg Problem of Nonprofit Social Media Measurement : My new job is forcing me to confront my arithmophobia/dyscalculia (I’m not sure which it actually is–basically any kind of numbers or math freaks me out) as well as my loathing of Excel and I admit it’s almost pleasurable.

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Problem Measure Social Media Life 116

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome. These practices may be so deeply rooted in a funder’s culture that they are practiced without anyone realizing the problems they may be causing as a result. The nature of philanthropy is a want to help.

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Problem Foundation Causes North Carolina 69

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The problem is the only way Facebook has found to make money is by treating all entities on the site as advertisers and charging them to share their content. WATCH THIS VIDEO. Science filmmaker Derek Muller: “Facebook is a complex ecosystem of individuals, creators, brands and advertisers, but I don’t think it serves any of these groups particularly well because its top priority is to make money.

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SocialFish

MARCH 21, 2013

Dan Pallotta talks about a deep problem we face in the nonprofit community. I’m going to post this without initial comment, except that this reminds me of our mantra that “nonprofit” is (read should be) a tax status, not a business model. I’d love to hear your thoughts. This post contains an awesome video, worth watching here if you can’t see it. ———-. photo credit ). Debunking the Hype Featured Potluck

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Problem Model Photo Video 98

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2015

Sargeant said the problem wasn’t just the board, but also who the board was selecting to lead the fundraising efforts. “A The post Admitting the Problem: Your Donor Retention Needs Work appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. In our January/February edition, we explored how to keep donors around all year.

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Problem Retention Work United Kingdom 81

SocialFish

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

My new job is forcing me to confront my arithmophobia/dyscalculia (I’m not sure which it actually is–basically any kind of numbers or math freaks me out) as well as my loathing of Excel and I admit it’s almost pleasurable. Maybe I’ve been too hasty totally dismissing numbers from my life for so long. I’m reading Measuring the Networked Nonprofit now and I’m kind of obsessed with it–I can almost envision myself becoming an Excel geek. Almost.

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Problem Measure Social Media Stats 100

AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The Ice Bucket Challenge Won’t Solve Charity’s Biggest Problem - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review So, are we looking at the future of charity? We are glimpsing the potential of momentary collective engagement, but at the same time, we are seeing the confining rules by which nonprofits must play, collectively imprisoned in an ancient way of thinking. The ALS Association is already being scrutinized to make sure it doesn’t spend a penny of the Ice Bucket money on anything but research.

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Problem Review Challenge Charity 122

NonProfit Hub

JULY 1, 2015

There is a problem with nonprofits today. Or as Eric Weinheimer might say, there is a problem with nonprofits “non-yesterday, non-tomorrow.” The title isn’t the only problem with nonprofits though. The post [MCON 2015] The Problem With Nonprofits ‘Non-Yesterday’ appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. a.k.a. today). Could something as simple as the title of our sector be crippling industry growth?

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Problem Director Industry Lesson 71

Wild Apricot

JULY 7, 2014

In this guest post, Amanda Kaiser offers some ideas for dealing with big and seemingly unsolvable problems so you can move forward again. membership

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Problem Job Volunteer Ideas 100

Wild Apricot

JULY 20, 2016

In fact, most membership organizations suffer from at least one major website problem. If you're not growing your membership or generating the kind of revenue you want, your website could be a major culprit. The good news is, fixing these website issues is probably a lot easier than you might think. design website builder Abourahma Lamees

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Problem Websites Generation News 82

SocialFish

JULY 31, 2013

I will be assisting Rick Johnston with his ASAE13 session in Atlanta on Monday on “Crowdsourcing for Problem Solving”, along with IdeaScale’s Josh Folk. Crowdsourcing for Problem Solving – Monday 8/5, 3:15 pm, Room B214. You’ll be joined by online colleagues nationwide to work together LIVE to select a common association problem, identify possible solutions, and build on each other’s ideas—a real-time test of “the wisdom of crowds.” We need your help!

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Problem Ideas Atlanta Sample 82

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 31, 2014

And one of the biggest problems for nonprofits is finding that value through social media measurement. Transcript: The biggest problem is really measurement of social media. The post The Biggest Problem Nonprofits Face on Social Media appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Social media wasn’t created for the mundane. Yet as nonprofits, it’s easy to fall into the trap of posting just to post. With habits like that, it’s no wonder we can’t see the value in social media.

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Problem Social Media Measure Channel 71

NetWits

APRIL 24, 2012

Your brand isn’t as simple as a logo or website. It’s a living, breathing and ever evolving thing that must resonate throughout all aspects of your organization. It’s intangible and emotional while at the same time tangible and based in real life. It’s what your constituents think of you, the energy your organization portrays, and the feeling evoked from your communications.

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Problem Guide History Guidelines 154

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Today, I feature a guest post by Garret Kramer: The Problem-solving Fast Track By Garret Kramer Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life In virtually every business, organization, or family in the world today, people are doing their best to solve problems. Here' the way 99 percent of us approach our problems : We perceive a circumstance as difficult, so we conclude that the way to solve it is to think about it some more.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2012

How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World’s Problems | TIME.com : Edna McConnell Clark, which doled out $53 million in grants this year, is among a legion of foundations pushing nonprofits into the data-driven future by awarding money to organizations that have found ways to turn their lofty stated goals into specific data points measuring impact.

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Problem Data Measure Grant 130

AFP Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

The “Peace Corps for Geeks” Delivers Tech Solutions to Urban Problems - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : Calling itself “the Peace Corps for Geeks,” the San Francisco–based nonprofit Code for America (CFA) is on a mission to help city government work better through technology.

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Problem San Francisco America Tech 122

AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Microsoft Pri0 | Microsoft helping nonprofits solve technology problems with Imagine Cup | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Microsoft launched Imagine Cup Solve This on Monday. The Imagine Cup competition brings together student teams from around the world who build software. In the past few years, Microsoft has asked students to build software that helps advance the United Nations' Millennium

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Make sure that nothing gets overlooked or forgotten in the shuffle by using a checklist to keep your team organized and quickly spot anything that needs to be addressed before it causes a problem. #GivingTuesday is right around the corner! Whether you’re still putting together your plan, or just double checking to make sure that everything is ready to go, here are seven tips to decrease your stress and increase your fundraising this year.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The crux of his argument is this: make sure you are working on the most important problems in your field. He explains: If you do not work on an important problem, it's unlikely you'll do important work. Great scientists have thought through, in a careful way, a number of important problems in their field, and they keep an eye on wondering how to attack them. Let me warn you, `important problem' must be phrased carefully. That is what makes a problem important.

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Problem Museum Baltimore Culture 87

NonProfit Hub

MAY 26, 2015

To see why this process might not be in your best interest, check out the full article on Firespring.org >> The post Nonprofit Website Mistakes: The Problem with Failing to Research and Plan appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. I understand how difficult it is for a nonprofit organization to do a proper amount of planning and research. Budgets are tight, resources are limited, your staff is small—I get that. But planning and research is crucial before building a new nonprofit website.

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Problem Research Director Websites 63

Mobile Commons

MAY 23, 2012

Here’s a great example of how a text message campaign can encourage supporters to become reporters – informing people about important developments right as they happen. A new Pennsylvania law was recently passed that would require voters to show ID before voting. Working America is concerned that the law may have a negative effect on voter turnout, since 11% of Americans don’t have the kind of ID required by the law.

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Problem America Pennsylvania Law 65

SocialFish

JULY 31, 2014

Below are the aforementioned 5 problems, and I’ve attempted to provide a solution to help you remedy the problems. The problem: The initial inclination when building an online community is volume. The problem: You have a community of extremely well-versed and passionate UX designers (for example), and your community manager is just now learning about the importance of website wireframes. The problem: People are busy.

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Problem Community Mentoring Online 96

Donor Search

AUGUST 18, 2015

DonorSearch’s blog aims to cover and explore a broad range of topics related to prospect research. With that goal in mind, we like to occasionally feature posts by guest authors. Today’s post is by Jon Biedermann, VP for DonorPerfect Online Fundraising Software. Six out of every ten donors will stop giving to your organization… Guest Post Monthly Giving Uncategorized

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Problem Retention Mind Authoring 55

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2013

Although these positive developments are possible, the Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and the National Council of Nonprofits are well aware that there are many challenges and problems that have wormed their way into the system. In 2010, the Urban Institute conducted the first comprehensive national survey of nonprofits to assess the problems with government contracts and nonprofits ( view the full report here ). Failing to pay is not a simple problem, though.

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Government Problem North Carolina Connecticut 64

SocialFish

JULY 31, 2014

Below are the aforementioned 5 problems, and I’ve attempted to provide a solution to help you remedy the problems. The problem: The initial inclination when building an online community is volume. The problem: You have a community of extremely well-versed and passionate UX designers (for example), and your community manager is just now learning about the importance of website wireframes. The problem: People are busy.

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Problem Community Mentoring Online 92

Vertex Systems

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

This is from a great article from the online publication Eastern Iowa Government, a story that continues our discussion of the issues concerning bill H.R. 3086 – the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act 2011 – which proposes an … Continue reading →

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Running your campaign through multiple days and avenues bolsters your chances of reaching your supporters effectively and avoiding the problem of daily fluctuations in deliverability. Email deliverability is an important metric for nonprofit fundraisers and digital staff to track, especially in the time leading up to major digital fundraising days, such as Giving Tuesday. Between 2016 and 2017, spam rates rose for nonprofits across the board, averaging at 24.16% for the year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology See a problem? In a conversation with a colleague over some wonderful Asian fusion lunch, we both agreed that in fact, the problem that nonprofits faced in the 90s, lack of good information, was, in a broad sense, mostly solved (there are, for sure, areas where there are gaps, but overall, the coverage is quite good.)

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

All the best problem solving techniques can be defeated by biases that get in the way of clear thinking. There are three we've seen often in our work that having a major impact on technical problem solving. It also contributes to the oft-cited failing of Not-Invented-Here , where a techie will devote a week cobbling together a solution to a problem rather than buying a two-hundred dollar utility to accomplish the same task.

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