Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Don’t just reflect on their impact. Reflect on who they are—kind, generous, and compassionate. Before you ask, tell your donors the impact they made this year. Here are 3 rules for reporting impact Be warm, heartfelt, and sentimental. Your communications are a mirror to your donors. How will you make them look?

Gift 103

Gift Script Phone Voice 103

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

The latest resource from the Blackbaud Institute, Development Plan Toolkit: Your Three-Step Guide to Strategic Fundraising offers a pathway to reaching and retaining major donors: Step 1: Reflect on successes and opportunities. Why is 2023 the right time to focus on major giving?

Gift 75

Gift Develop Measure Reflection 75

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

We addressed these problems through data investigations and corrections, and enhancements to how we sample data. Anyone considering how to use AI ethically should reflect on their work: what constitutes harm, and how AI can help. This reflection should generate criteria by which to establish ethical guidelines.

Tools 52

Tools Guidelines Model Grant 52

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Start with a prompt to create a skeleton sample golf tournament marketing plan that your team can further flesh out with your content, or verbiage for promotional emails. Alternatively, you could ask it to brainstorm outreach channels and digital campaign ideas.

Charity 77

Charity Create Sponsor Sample 77

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

—– I recently posted about Jumo with reflections, notes from my experience using the new platform, and questions – this post has also generated a great deal of valuable conversation in the comments (over 70 thoughtful comments so far). On & Offline Engagement. Online is great for organizing.

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Reflection Offline Social Network Collaboration 129

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems. If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

Application 89

Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As Candid moves to more proactively promote equity in the broader social sector, we also continue to reflect on what our own role might be in supporting that effort. Equitable access begins at home Last year, Candid formed a new Equitable Access department to apply a long-term lens to addressing this question.

Training 105

Training Train Proposal Course 105

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

The latest resource from the Blackbaud Institute, Development Plan Toolkit: Your Three-Step Guide to Strategic Fundraising offers a pathway to reaching and retaining major donors: Step 1: Reflect on successes and opportunities. Why is 2023 the right time to focus on major giving?

Gift 52

Gift Develop Measure Reflection 52

Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

In this guide, we’ll offer some tips and sample scripts you can use when calling donors to request a face-to-face meeting or directly request donations. Reflect on their kindness: “[Their name], you have such a compassionate heart for [your cause] and we’re so thankful. Let’s dive in! Why and when to use a script for fundraising.

Script 107

Script Examples Donation Fundraising 107

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can check out the Community Voices group on the Social by Social community for videos, notes and other reflections from the event. Were you there, and have ideas to add to this reflection? Digital inclusion is not about cool social media tools, or even fancy hardware. It starts with people and stays with people. What do you think?

Voice 102

Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can check out the Community Voices group on the Social by Social community for videos, notes and other reflections from the event. Were you there, and have ideas to add to this reflection? Digital inclusion is not about cool social media tools, or even fancy hardware. It starts with people and stays with people. What do you think?

Voice 102

Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

You may be tempted to just change your bylaws to reflect how the Board is currently operating, but you shouldn’t do that. You can also find templates for nonprofit bylaws and nonprofit bylaws samples online, if you feel like your refresh will be more of a rewrite. What you want and what you have right now may be different.

Government 122

Government Nonprofit Review Language 122

Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

When deciding to conduct research with a population, it is necessary to reflect on the timing and impact on participants before moving forward: Is the research we are conducting essential to carrying out the mission of the organization? Diverse research samples result in more inclusive outcomes.

Audience 66

Audience Research Change Sample 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2010

The other wonderful thing is that Amy Sample Ward and Peggy Duvette were in the audience live blogging and I'm so grateful for their notes. One of the best things about doing sessions at the NTC is that I know so many people in the audience and can call them out to share their experience.

NTC 92

NTC Network Reflection Nonprofit 92

Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I have learned how to deep dive into Foundation Directory, align our grant asks with funders’ typical award amounts, and use Candid Learning’s sample letters of inquiry (LOIs). We have been able to invest in community outreach to marginalized groups in order to see a more representative reflection of Utah’s population in our data sample.

Utah 52

Utah Project Lesson Time 52

Candid

JULY 27, 2023

2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. Over the past 21 years, we’ve strived to evolve Candid’s overall grants data set to reflect the needs of our ever-changing sector. private and community foundations.

Grant 98

Grant Data Pledge Analysis 98

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, many nonprofit boards do not reflect the communities in which those same organizations are serving. The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review. As our country continues to diversify, our nonprofits should strive to achieve a level of diversity on their boards that meets that of their current constituents and community.

Help 96

Help Strategy San Diego Iowa 96

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments.

Reflection 108

Reflection Case Study RSS Comment 108

Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As I dug into the advice, I couldn’t help but reflect on the way I engage with nonprofit social media: Is the use of humor and short-form video crucial for brands to grab my attention? While this is a small sample size, it was highly targeted to people interested in nonprofits. For example, our preference for video content rings true.

Advice 98

Advice Social Media Media Meme 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Additionally, they may have reached a point in their lives where they are reflecting on their legacy and the impact they want to leave behind. Most impactful is having sample bequest language that donors can share with their legal advisors. Provide clear instructions. Donors report that they like that the most.

Donor 84

Donor Giving Tips Gift 84

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. Are you on track to meet your goals?

Develop 76

Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 76

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As we cross the milestone of having 1 million Trailhead badges earned, now is a great opportunity to reflect and share key takeaways on what our team learned through the process of designing and implementing a learning program on Trailhead. A sampling of badge art from Salesforce.org Trailhead modules.

Badge 134

Badge Lesson Celebrate Philanthropy 134

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2021

Choosing a sample population that reflects the outcome you’re looking for. The donors who are prized candidates for giving again. How to calculate donor attrition. Information that you need to pull about donors. How to leverage the data you already have. Affinity scoring. Wealth rating scores. Preventing lapsed donors.

Podcast 49

Podcast Donor Sample Rate 49

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

But even the overall statistical correlation of text messages and building damage is not useful, because the text messages are really just reflecting the underlying building density. Then they used spatial statistical techniques to show that the pattern of aggregated text messages predicted where the damaged buildings were concentrated.

Statistics 263

Statistics Data Haiti Stream 263

Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions.

Consultant 111

Consultant Script Evaluation Nonprofit 111

CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2021

What photos or images best reflect our impact on our mission? Here is a sample of what your recruitment email calendar might look like for a peer-to-peer fundraising event: Your list of targeted emails will vary based on your campaign or event. Sample “Registration Now Open” email. What impact are we having on our mission?

Campaign 70

Campaign Fundraising Registration Calendar 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance.

Review 97

Review Social Media Action Strategy 97

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

There’s also a group of well known influential thinkers who have contributed, including Jonathan Waddingham at JustGiving, Rachel Beer at beautiful world, Steve Bridger and Amy Sample Ward.

Trend 137

Trend Charity Communication Cancer 137

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2009

My favorite couplet You have engagement fully measured, not its time to calculate the resulting Renee Alexander, SXSW Smiles Journal Amy Sample Ward, SXSW Poetry Slam Ed Schipul, Tweet w/ links to the Photos There are some videos coming! Celebrating with a drink afterwards, Wendy Harman got some good luck !

Social Media 50

Social Media Reflection Media ROI 50

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Women Give 2010 is the first report to compare philanthropic giving between men and women across all income levels based on a nationally representative sample. Chris Anderson explains how this new paradigm reflects the inevitable course of capitalism.

Web 175

Web Romania Indiana San Francisco 175

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

To build your reputation as a leader, it is important to regularly reflect on how you can be more clear, transparent, and consistent. Sample questions to ask include: How could I be more open about the decisions I make? And if you don’t know how to do all that, ask your teammates for feedback and input on how you can improve.

Work 72

Work Journal Studies Benefit 72

sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

A Sampling of the Data from the Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study. While no one wants to relive 2020, we can reflect on the successes and challenges of the unprecedented year to carve a new path for P2P fundraising this year and beyond. Online Registrations by Month. The first two months of 2020 started on a hopeful note.

Blackbaud 65

Blackbaud Studies Fundraising Registration 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Right before Thanksgiving I ended up getting sick and have been behind in posting my conference slides and reflections. I had the honor of presenting with Laura Whitehead and Amy Sample Ward who were on site. The last couple of months have been busy with conferences, workshops, and travel.

Tag 50

Tag Reflection Conference Miami 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2015

helps readers craft a volunteer program that reflects the organization’s mission and approaches daily management needs with an eye toward the future. Other esteemed contributors include: Jayne Cravens, Aria Finger, Holly Ross, Amy Sample Ward, Joe Waters, Scott Henderson, Meg Garlinghouse, Robert Eggers, and Greg Baldwin.

Volunteer 50

Volunteer Chapter Sample History 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey.

Data 111

Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. I asked Amy Sample Ward if she would share some thoughts based on her experience with launching and working on connectipedia in the process section of the wiki. And as Dave mentions, this happens through tagging.

Process 50

Process Reflection Work Wiki 50

NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Furthermore, we found that how nonprofits are currently using data does not necessarily reflect how they would like to use it. Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics. 89% track financial data and find it useful for making decisions. 50% are tracking data about outcomes of clients/constituents.

Research 85

Research Data Metrics Nonprofit 85