Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Defining ‘community service’ broadly Based on surveys and focus groups, Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service found that young people ages 18 to 25 defined “community service” broadly, beyond volunteering with a nonprofit organization. The students also emphasized that service increased their sense of agency.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Choose a fundraiser that educates students. Celebrate students by offering prizes. What about students’ extended families? Just as your student body changes year by year, so might your donors.

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Donor Community Tips Fundraising 74

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 3, 2023

School Fundraising Insights: A Recap of Greater Giving’s Infographic We’re excited to share some fascinating insights from our recent survey on school fundraising. By working together, schools can pool their resources, expertise, and networks to create successful fundraising campaigns that benefit everyone involved.

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Fundraising Student PDF Education 52

Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2020

While most institutions have been able to successfully transition students to online learning, admission leaders are still adjusting their strategies to promote new student growth and sustain retention despite the changing times. For adult students, ask about work adjustments and family experiences. Show student work.

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Student Tips Classes Virtual 31

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

Education 77

Education Student Award University 77

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to a survey by the University of California at Santa Cruz , the number of working African American business owners fell more than 40% during the pandemic—a much steeper drop than other racial groups. Historians and other individuals come from far and wide to use their resources as primary source material.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Effective fundraising can help your program put on better shows, train students more effectively, and ultimately boost its reputation for high-quality instruction in the arts. There are so many vital activities that keep your program afloat aside from fundraising, from scheduling classes to holding auditions to supporting students.

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Arts Create Fundraising Tips 52

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Raw data—such as customer lists with phone numbers and email addresses—is a valuable resource as-is. The Association for Institutional Research ( AIR ) provides resources and connections for those “working at the intersection of people and data.” Management – What tool/resource(s) do we use to store and analyze our data?

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2022

Currently, 36% of surveyed members and 50% of surveyed association professionals believe that the fact their association isn’t keeping up with the pace of technology is the main reason their organization is falling behind. Consider sending out surveys to routinely gather feedback and plan on when to implement your next idea.

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Associations Adopt United States Survey 116

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For example, in a mentoring program, one short-term outcome is “student and mentor develop a positive relationship.” You might: Ask a simple yes/no survey question (“ Do you and your mentor/mentee have a positive relationship ”?). These metrics should measure what really matters rather than simply what is possible or easy to track.

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Practice Impact Data Effective 73

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2019

Engaged current student and future alumni supporter : My daughter gets very excited when she hears talk about the university she’s attending. That’s because her university has done a great job of engaging her while she’s still a student. Engaged student and alumni turned non-supporter : . She will be one of the 26.3%

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Some examples: Employee retention rate Absenteeism rate Employee satisfaction, quantified on a questionnaire or survey Free Guide Development Plan Toolkit Download Now Utilizing Effective Data Tools Many nonprofits started out as a grassroots group with a dream and some bootstraps.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Are we reaching our partners, donors, users, stakeholders, and others where they already are in meaningful ways that drive them to engage with and/or use our resources and services? Is it easy for them to access and actually use our services and resources? Case in point: The Nation’s Report Card. End-to-end brand experiences.

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Digital Strategy Student Education 56

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 12, 2021

Perhaps more importantly, Cloud for Good was placed on this list as a direct result of survey responses from current employees. The Best Small & Medium Workplaces award is based on an analysis of survey responses from more than 280,000 current employees. Success Story: Transforming Student Journeys Through Salesforce.

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Place Culture Work Survey 116

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

DBG Detroit empowers students to be positive and productive members of society through education, athletics, mentorship, and intervention. Talking with people — whether one on one or in broader formats such as surveys — increases the inclusivity of decision making and helps to ensure that those decisions represent organizational values.

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Tech Detroit Organization Student 98

Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

Or, if you’re still planning community engagement ideas, send out a survey to your support base to ask for their opinions on ways they’d like to get more involved. Advocacy fellowships: Incentivize students to get involved by offering an organizing internship or fellowship. Clean supporter data.

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Mobile Strategy Advocacy Causes 59

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks). But, it’s turned out to be one of the best surveys of assistive technology we’ve ever seen.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

The EU LGBT survey by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency shows that respondents rarely report discrimination or violence, mainly because they believe nothing would happen or change. Integrate LGBTQ+ topics, history, and books as part of your lesson plans so that LGBTQ+ students can see themselves being included and accepted.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

that accept volunteer hours as course credit for high school and college students. You can glean this information by incorporating a question or two about why someone is volunteering, either in the application process or as a quick poll or survey when onboarding new volunteers for an event. There are also several states in the U.S.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Do you serve K-12 students? You’re vigilant about gathering this information through post-program surveys or via your website. For instance, there may be several nonprofits that offer art programs for secondary school students, but you are one of the few entities that serve adults 18 years and older. Senior citizens?

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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 72

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

The reactionary funding of Black leaders and communities raises a critical question: what is possible when we build sustainable funding ecosystems that affirm the genius of Black leaders and sufficiently resource them to develop and deploy world-changing solutions? . of CEOs and leaders of surveyed foundations are people of color. .

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Green Pledge Alternative Fund 98

Nimble AMS

JULY 8, 2021

Learn tips on how to deliver a great member experience – from recruitment to renewal for students to retirees and everything in between – in the guide, Supporting the Lifetime Member Journey. Some ideas: Send a periodic survey to gather their thoughts and ideas about your organization’s programs and benefits. Do offer a personal touch.

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Associations Retention Industry Map 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The concept was genius — providing an app and free cell phone to the individuals in exchange for filling out the surveys. Completing the survey would get them more cell phone time. The concept included enlisting a telco partner who would provide the phones and data cards. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Data Help Measure Analysis 107

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

This framing captured the impact not only of the technology tools of their partners, required by certain funders, but also of the access to information for migrants, which would be measurable on an ongoing basis through surveys. Decision-making based on performance and financial management. Market forces. Field (i.e.,

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Impact Management Organization Evaluation 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. It also has benefits to students themselves who can use the data to customize their participation in the class.

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Analytics Teach Training Train 97

Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The survey asked the following question: “Which of the following actions did you take to support a charity or cause after engaging on social media?” ” Check out the survey responses: Donate money: 59%. Volunteer: 53%. Donate clothing, food or other personal items: 52%. Next, they were asked to give money or volunteer.

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Social Media Studies People Media 75

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. Use current volunteers as a resource. In addition to turning to your current volunteers, you should also use former volunteers as a resource. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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Volunteer Strategy Guide Local 98

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. This week’s installment of Research Friday will examine a range of new data from the field about our sector’s human resources—often, our most powerful but undervalued form of capital. Angela Francis , Senior Associate. As part of a.

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Research Survey Retention Nonprofit 104

Achieve

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Looking to make some extra cash in college, I joined a small but relentless army of student workers calling alumni and asking them to donate to the university. And often they would make a donation because they believed in investing in students and faculty they had never met. Always make student scholarships an option for donors.

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University Giving Student Fundraising 52

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

join as a student, new grad, or within the first five years of employment. Ask an association staff member to participate in the group to help answer questions, direct members to helpful resources, and listen to their comments. Set up online surveys and polls, and then promote them in posts to the early careerist group.

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Community Badge Online Organization 78

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

Project your future needs and allocate resources accordingly. Assemble and track collected data from surveys, assessments, and interviews all in one place to efficiently manage your foundational impact statistics and more. Check your budget and resources when determining the types and amounts of data you’d like to collect.

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Statistics Stats Program Management 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? If you think of your training as making a soup, your participant survey is like the food critic’s review of the soup. Too often, our participant surveys only focus on the first level.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2020

When international students had to return to their home countries, m any institutions matched international alumni living abroad with these students back in their home country. COVID-19 pressure has tested existing EdTech needs and processes, especially in the areas of support for online students.

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Virtual South Carolina Student Education 28

Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Do this with a simple free survey or ask the question on your donation thank you landing page or in your thank you email. 8 Ways College Students Can Save the Environment Every Day. If they’re not working together, you’re duplicating resources and potentially weakening your brand through inconsistent messaging. . Environmental.

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Content Marketing Strategy Fundraising 126

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit.

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Research Survey Fund Stats 85

Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.

Education 52

Education Virtual Fundraising Guide 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. However, studies reveal that most nonprofits still view evaluation as exclusively about program outputs, and they often perceive data gathering as a resource drain and distraction. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a.

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Research Culture Evaluation Arizona 82