The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change. Some problems cannot be solved by grants of the size that foundations typically provide. We wanted to hear how they would solve a critical problem of our time.” The process also provides public exposure to applicants.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Make a point of subscribing to marketing publications and following the thought leaders. You might be surprised by how enthusiastically people respond to a request for creativity. Become a trendsetter yourself. Better yet, become a trendspotter yourself. Break out of the association bubble. Study across industries. Forbes, CMO Network, Inc.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Learning in Public – Guest post by Victoria Dunning. Learning in Public. And in this networked world where social change and social movements can be seeded overnight with a viral video on YouTube, such public collaboration on complex social issues can have multiple benefits. But learning in public for what?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 28, 2015

This kind of situation is usually the result of bigger, deeper problems. Often their strategy involves putting highly experienced staff to work on problems with little input from the community. You’ve never really had a public engagement strategy. Many organizations never really develop an effective public engagement strategy.

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2024

But what we see emerging now because of the digital world that we live in is that public engagement is more accessible than ever. Outreach campaigns are helping the public to understand why the profession is important and how it serves them. They’re doing outreach to inform the public that accounting is still a great career choice.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The problem might be something you’ve never considered. If you track current events, Sharon advised, you are aware of the erosion of public confidence across a spectrum of institutions. But there was agreement that membership retention and loyalty problems might be symptomatic of declining confidence. Could the issue be trust?

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Yes, it involves assessing the situation and addressing problems. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. There was no working partnership with industry and public health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

Wikis can be terrific platforms for supporting professional learning in real time, but it requires a comfort level with “ learning in public.&# Learning in private is what most of us did in school. How do create an environment where it is okay to learn in public? Three Different Designs for Public Learning On Wiki.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 30, 2018

posted by Prisma Paredes Class 12 Public Ally. What I have learned in Public Allies: · Social justice. Public speaking. One day I got a message – it was from my future director telling me to apply to Public Allies. I can honestly say that my life has changed dramatically with Public Allies. Data rescue. Networking.

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

ChatGPT was launched to the public on November 30, 2022. AI offers the amazing opportunity to solve not only the problems we know about, but unforeseen challenges. We can channel these new superpowers to deepen our commitment to service and to support wise decision-making and insightful problem-solving.

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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. And if you’re unsure, here’s a hint: ask your grantees.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

The Form 990 is public information and easily accessed through numerous sources including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Grant professionals are increasingly finding that the awards attachment is not included with the online Form 990 available for public view. Nonprofits often publicize awards and media often make announcements.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

To understand how Candid products can best serve our users, we need to know what problems those users are trying to solve. What problems are we trying to solve? For straightforward problems, we produce one design and ask users to confirm that it should work. And as our design and engineering teams build, we test.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

What’s the problem? Community engagement: Nonprofits can support initiatives that engage the public in the news-making process, such as town hall meetings, citizen journalism projects, or community media literacy programs. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Praise in public, censure in private. Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Always remember to : Recognize achievements and accomplishments often. Celebrate success.

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2024

Behind each project, build, campaign, or strategy, there are the people working day in and day out to solve sometimes very complex problems.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

The new book, Bridgebuilders , should be on the reading list of every public official, CEO, and civic leader. Furthermore, the outdated model that worked well at one time—identifying a problem and creating a program designed to solve it—is giving way to new, muti-sector approaches to create public value.” Eggers and Donald F.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2018

It's sparked public uproar, legal battles, and nationwide press coverage. It's cracked the crumbling, outdated rules around deaccessioning--and unearthed more serious issues of public trust. Cue public uproar and legal action to block the auction. The issue is violation of public trust. Here's what happened.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 27, 2022

With a greater understanding of available information, better decisions can happen to recover from past problems and change future outcomes. For instance, if your organization chose to take a new tactic in expanding publication subscriptions, data can show success or failure in that task. Support previous decisions . Reduce risks.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Burlington Public Library was one of our test installation sites. The library also offers free WiFi, a laptop checkout program, and 30 public access computers. TechSoup and InterConnection teamed up to supply the Burlington Library with everything they would need to set up a 7-station MultiPoint Server-based public access computers.

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Donorbox

JULY 7, 2023

Nonprofits are allowed to educate the public and encourage real change in the policies and laws that affect their mission. But where do those actions cross the line and become a problem for the IRS? In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of nonprofit advocacy.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

People who laugh together are better equipped to meet challenges and solve problems as a group. Offer to help when help isn’t expected. Bring a colleague their favorite Starbucks beverage. Volunteer for a task or chore that no one else wants. Chat with someone you don’t usually talk to. Publicly Recognize a colleague’s expertise.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2022

Complex Problems Aren’t Solved in a Vacuum. While many organizations are working on the problem, no one individual, government agency, nonprofit, or school can solve it on their own. Submit an Idea. To address these challenges, the connection between technology and community is critical.

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M+R

JANUARY 8, 2024

Facing the Problem For so many issues I’ve worked on, the problem is not that we, the advocates, don’t have a solution. The problem is that we can’t get the solution over the finish line. Here’s how we’re getting it done (and how you can join us!): The obstacle that must be overcome is not one of policy but of politics.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

Public Good is a new donation platform from the people who revolutionized grassroots online giving for the 2012 Obama presidential campaign. Public Good is a new online donor management platform that was designed from the ground up to reflect how people organize around causes. Public Good offers a number of features, including.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

When it comes to observing data, IAEE likes to focus on metrics including product and publication downloads, event registrations, email interaction, social media engagement, volunteer signups, and donations. One opportunity IAEE uses for observation is a series of small group discussions called Community Buzz Hours.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2024

This is key to living up to our nonprofit mission to provide data as a sustainable public good that supports the entire sector’s success. Our aim is to provide the most robust and current data possible to facilitate the social sector’s work on the vast problems we face as a society. We do this in three ways: Enhance 990s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The opposite, more utopian view was that AI was magic fairy dust and could wave a wand and solve all our problems. On the one hand, was the “Evil Robots Overlords” view that we will never control AI and it will control us and take over all our jobs through automation. In reality, both of these are false narratives. And never should).

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2016

Today Microsoft Philanthropies announced it will donate $1 billion of Microsoft Cloud services to nonprofits and university researchers over the next three years to serve the public good. Microsoft Philanthropies aims to serve 70,000 nonprofits over the next three years with these Microsoft Cloud services. What Steps Can You Take?

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TechImpact

JULY 15, 2014

Whether they be donors, employees, volunteers, partners, sponsors just someone who likes to read your blog, nonprofits are leveraging technology to allow the public a looking glass into the inner working of their organizations. Why is this important? It’s important because transparency builds trust. Idea testing. Social engagement.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Define the problem. Add to the story by explaining your organization’s unique solution for addressing the problem, including how your nonprofit’s work will drive impact. This is a launch to a limited portion of your audience, so you can gather data and feedback before going public. Outline the solution.

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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., First, it is comprehensive; all foundations and grantmaking public charities are legally obligated to disclose data about their grantmaking.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

We addressed these problems through data investigations and corrections, and enhancements to how we sample data. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear. What problem is your AI trying to solve, and what is the definition of bias and harm for that problem? What can bias look like in the data?

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Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

She found that small nonprofits fared better in their fundraising when their mission statements had positive, hopeful messages; while larger organizations fared better when their missions focused on the problems they are trying to solve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Keeping teams organized and synched can be a convoluted process, but the right calendar option can remedy this problem. Threaded conversations, document management, and simple UI, make it easy for teams to collaborate on a grant proposal, communicate constituent needs, and even organize a lunch meet up. #5 5 Online Calendar. Recommendation ?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As you read the book, you’ll discover more about these types of activist leaders: The Fixer The Mobiliser The Campaigner The Pathfinder The Bridge-builder The authors share “that most people feel powerless when they look at the problems facing the world – but if you’re a leader in a big business, you’re not powerless.”

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