Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2023

How does someone test an idea for a nonprofit without committing the time, effort, and money to apply for 501(c)(3) status, find a board, and secure long-term funding? Chamber of Commerce ,“Social entrepreneurship is the process by which individuals, startups and entrepreneurs develop and fund solutions that directly address social issues.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In fundraising, digital acquisition is the process of acquiring email addresses and converting them into donors. To grow your donor file, add three easy upgrades to your current acquisition plan and watch how kickstarting a better content, promotion, and conversion strategy can work wonders for your donor pipeline.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When you’re working with limited resources it can be a struggle to both get new people in the door and then keep them there once you do. Getting in front of target buyers and communicating value happen to be two of the main principles of the common sales process. It’s no secret that growing membership is hard.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2024

The process takes time, effort, and patience—but the prospect of n ew technology can be one of the most exciting opportunities for your association. Learn how to set the stage for a successful AMS implementation and software launch. Maybe you want to enhance the member experience or to advance staff processes?

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That comment isn’t meant to cast shade; just to point out that although the bots are fun, there are still some hurdles involved in really putting them to work. Streamline event registration and ticketing processes with an AI-powered chatbot. Humans still do better creative. In other words, you need a bot of your own.

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Forum One

MAY 16, 2024

After all the work to ensure your new website is accessible and in compliance with Section 508 and WCAG standards, you shift into day-to-day operations, and… things change. Survey your content creators and pressure-test your design system—do you have adequate styles for all your content needs? Educate and engage. Don’t go it alone.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Throughout the evaluation process, it’s important to keep your association’s unique goals and success metrics top-of-mind. Third parties are able to staff with top experts that can deliver the work and provide consultation before, during and after implementation. And don’t forget to test, test, test before launching.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

Your “low-coders” or “citizen developers” can use technology to optimize the unique business processes they already know intimately. Unlike low-code, it’s a complicated process. We follow the SDLC process to ensure we are creating software that is valuable, usable, and perhaps most important, secure.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. This is well meaning, but under-informed.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Both MarCom and membership have a significant role to play in an integrated planning process,” Jane observed. It’s an ongoing process that should keep membership and marketing teams working together routinely. Outline Processes and Procedures Don’t let collaboration slip through the cracks. Data is an important connector.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Remote work was one of those unsettling tests. We must stop the punch-clock mentality and the belief that if we let staff out of our sight, they’re going to be doing anything other than working. The traditional workplace reality is you’re lucky if you get up to five hours of productive work from each employee every day.

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2021

In this post, we focus on the processes and technology of migrating your government services to digital. Streamlining and improving your processes. One of the goals of modernization should be to streamline and improve processes. Improving your process will be critical to the perceived success of your modernization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

There’s a lot going on in the world (we’re looking at you, recession worries and existential dread), and fundraising efforts that have worked in the past may not be delivering the same results. If it works, do more of it. It’s a strategy that works well in business, and it can do the same for nonprofits. Franklin D.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2020

Now is an ideal time to assess your organization’s tools and approaches for working remotely. It’s fairly common in today’s world for some or all of an organization’s staff to work from home. During times of crisis like the one the world faces today, working from home can become a requirement for many organizations.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Once the team aggregated the data and they were able to form a hypothesis, test it and confirm a need. Strategy 2: Double Down With the Double Down strategy, you’re looking for products, services, and member segments that are really working well for your association.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” Offices were shuttered and work from home setups proliferated. Stress soared.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

As you may have heard, we’re building new Candid tools to help those working in the social sector to do good even more efficiently and effectively in a fast-changing world. It is critical to have a clear understanding of all phases of their work to create an effective solution. Does the solution work?

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

The goal was to become better grantmakers by completing a review of our practices, processes and forms. This was a year-long project that required CDP to closely examine our processes and have bold conversations about how we wanted our grantmaking to look. We incorporated learnings and feedback from grantee partners.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Take a Test Drive You might think the combination of AI and data is a superpower reserved for corporate behemoths. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who provides services for clients while working from their home office. Be sure to ask for work samples if appropriate for the work you are requesting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This article delves into the intricate process of crafting a nonprofit digital strategy, harnessing the capabilities of ChatGPT , while closely aligning with The International Social Impact Institute ® ‘s (The ISII) Digital Strategy Framework. Implement and Test : Develop and implement your ChatGPT-powered initiatives.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Be sure this person is allowed enough time to manage the software implementation project and regular work tasks, which might require pausing some of the person’s tasks or temporarily shifting tasks to other staff members in the organization until the software implementation project is completed. Do a data clean-up.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 14, 2023

Initially Bard, the underdog who I was rooting for, failed this test miserably. Here is how the bots describe themselves: ChatGPT Bard Artificial Intelligence Language Model: ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that can process and generate human-like text based on the input it receives. I conducted my own little experiment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2023

For more information about the ad grants and how they work for nonprofits, read the Ultimate Guide to the Microsoft Ads for Social Impact Grants. You’ll then be able to upload photos, hours, contact information, and complete a verification process to ensure that only staff at your nonprofit has the ability to edit the page.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This is why buying an email list and just asking for donations doesn’t work — these people don’t know your organization and haven’t been primed to give. Listen to this podcast with their digital strategy team on how they make it work for them. No matter the tactic you try, remember it is the process that will determine success.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The growing interest from donors and nonprofits alike in sustainer programs is an opportunity to test and do something different. With testing, nonprofits can experiment and improve on what communications work best for their sustainer audience. Use your technology to your advantage, even if it is a simple A/B test.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

These tools help you see how your campaigns are doing in real-time, so you can optimize your marketing budget by spending your money on what’s working best. If you don’t have a process in place to get your info, we suggest that you implement a workflow for your email list requests. Understanding this process is key.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It’s a lot of due diligence and compliance work to handle. Each team played a role, whether big or small, in supporting this work. Avoid assumptions—test iteratively A saying I’ve always lived by is, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” We also leaned on teams across Candid to refine and test these procedures.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

While understanding audience needs is the basis of all good strategy and user experience processes, end users often get lost or deprioritized in the design phase. And that strategic teamwork translates to efficiency on the other end, building products that audiences want to engage with because they’ve been thoroughly tested and designed.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

How AI Fundraising Tools Work There are many types of AI fundraising tools that suit a wide range of needs. Other AI solutions nonprofits commonly use include chatbots or virtual assistants to help streamline manual work. Your team tests the new solution with new data points to see how it responds and the accuracy of its outputs.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

There are a few types of online fraud nonprofits should look out for, but one of the most prevalent is card testing. Card testing is when someone tests if stolen card numbers are processing payments by making small donations to nonprofits, often appearing as spam donations to an organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you’re working for a nonprofit organisation, put yourself in the position of one of your supporters for a moment. Action 1: Get the Basics Right and Test, Test, Test. This means it is critical that donation and email subscription forms work smoothly and are simple and easy to follow. What would you do?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. Online support: Add AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants to your website to answer frequently asked questions, process donations, and provide donors with round-the-clock support.

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Qgiv

JUNE 30, 2021

Problems don’t stop there: What if you hire using an unlawful process? Streamlines and Automates the Payroll-Process. As your non-profit grows, the payroll process will become more complicated, which will force your HR employees to work longer hours on the same task. Recruitment Process is Quick, Easy, and Accurate.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. For an in-depth look at creating a successful process, watch Blackbaud’s webinar “Organize a Software Implementation Your Users Will Love” on demand. Mindset matters.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2023

NTEN has had an increasingly distributed team and a flexible work schedule throughout our 23 years as an organization. So when everyone shifted to working from home during the pandemic, we already had half the staff working remotely, which allowed us to better adapt than many organizations. Working at NTEN is just one aspect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ask platform providers to set up a test auction so you can see how easy it is for your supporters to access and use. This can work particularly well for local non-profits with a strong community support base. Consider working with a third-party organization who specialize in providing exclusive prizes for fundraising auctions.

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