ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 25, 2021

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. And *poof*… the volunteers were gone. As nonprofits limited worker contact, many shuttered or adjusted programs and asked their volunteers to stay away. The first big piece was a survey of volunteer administrators.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Now that we’re entering a new post-COVID era, nonprofit leaders need to think about what virtual fundraising will look like in the future. In our 2020 Navigating the Unknown Report , we found that over 50% of nonprofits pivoted to virtual events last year. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2022

Dear the ghosts are watching, The first thing to understand is, while you and the ghosts think this is a historic mission, the majority of the universe has no idea you even exist. Think of the universe of prospective donors as concentric circles. You can use a research tool like Grantli or the Foundation Center Directory.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means you’ve got (1) motivated leaders; (2) volunteers; (3) leadership; (4) a board, and (5) staff. This means an ongoing organization-wide culture embracing (1) acceptance of purpose; (2) validation of needs; (3) preparation of plan; (4) selection of markets; (5) enlistment of volunteers; (6) team building, and (7) ethical practice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

One of Habitat for Humanity of Chicago’s flagship programs is HomeBuyer University , a pilot effort that began in 2019 to break down barriers to becoming a homeowner by helping prospective homeowners understand the process and how to prepare for applying for a mortgage. Well, volunteering for Habitat is the same. The Challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Creating a page with 3-5 CTAs on your website could be a great tool for engagement. Then help implement these tools. your neighbors. your family members. Thank Supporters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each year, we celebrate Pro Bono Week: a time to recognize professionals around the world who volunteer their skills for causes they care about. Salesforce.org community members who volunteer their time and expertise on the Summit Events project through Open Sources Commons. By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

The organization focused early in its transformation on unifying data about programming and volunteers. He tells his teammates, “I’m not going to tell you what to do, but here are the tools, here’s the data. Do we give each donor, volunteer, and partner a tailored experience based on their needs and preferences?

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

At this point, your organization has probably already created a Facebook page, amassed a decent number of supporters following that page, and perhaps even used Facebook Ads to expand the reach of your social media-based fundraising efforts— such as running ads to promote any upcoming virtual fundraising events or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Work smarter, not harder, with automated tools. By now, you’re surely in the routine of posting frequently to spread the word about your organization’s fundraising and volunteer opportunities. It makes sense to use all of the fundraising tools available to you—including social media fundraising. The rest is history!

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

However, although you engage with it every day, we’d guess that your nonprofit isn’t using the platforms and their fundraising tools to the fullest extent. Facebook Challenges are time-bound virtual peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns that take place entirely through the social network. or even a service-based task like volunteering.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

For example, many nonprofits responded to the pandemic by shifting programs online, hosting virtual fundraisers, and having socially-distanced events. Creative, socially-distant fundraising events at local universities. Exploring volunteer grant programs: Another corporate social responsibility program to promote is volunteer grants.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

What happens when we combine a near-universal dependence on texting with the desire to do some good? Even without the resources of a larger organization, your organization can use a reliable text-to-donate tool to collect gifts, send quick communications, and provide convenience for donors. Text fundraising! Ready to dive in?

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Western Kentucky University created a fundraising campaign dedicated to making adjustments to their house. Especially if you’re planning a peer-to-peer fundraiser, you want to arm your members and your alumni with all the tools they need to be successful fundraisers. Volunteer Together.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2019

Whether it be social media, digital media, data analytics, information technology or virtual volunteerism, nonprofits have a multitude of pathways to integrate technology into their organizations to improve and advance their social missions. Engage volunteers.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Find new volunteers. Increase virtual event attendance. To sum up, if you are a 501c3 and not a government entity, hospital/medical group, or school/university/academic institution, you’re eligible to get in. Strategy 2: Finding New Volunteers. Grow your donor email list by thousands of new people. Further Opportunities.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2021

But as communities continue to rely on volunteers to deliver vital services, it’s important to remain vigilant. So, we enlisted the help of a public health expert to bring you these rules for keeping your volunteers healthy while continuing to ensure the wellbeing of your community. Require volunteers and staff to wear masks.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Work smarter, not harder, with automated tools. By now, you’re surely in the routine of posting frequently to spread the word about your organization’s fundraising and volunteer opportunities. It makes sense to use all of the fundraising tools available to you—including social media fundraising. The rest is history!

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

Meet your new Aunt Mabels – In your event or campaign planning, make sure that you’re spending time with your leaders or influencers (ie through a team captain training or a volunteer/group meeting). Give them what they need to be successful – or, in other words, if you’ve got the web tool, flaunt it.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You know better than anyone that planning a university fundraising campaign can feel a bit overwhelming. 360MatchPro by Double the Donation , the leading provider of matching gift automation software, integrates with the best school and university fundraising platforms. GiveCampus & Matching Gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. Giving 2.0: The goal is for students to create an Individual Giving Action Plan to guide their future giving in a meaningful way.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 8, 2021

All of this is done virtually combining video conferencing with a collaborative tool to capture notes and ideas along the way. There are many benefits to pacing strategic planning sessions and working virtually. It also is often easier for volunteers to fit into their busy schedules. Plan Ahead & Educate Yourself.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

Being the good” doesn’t mean that you’re a perpetual volunteer stuck in the same position forever. We have helped over 11,000 people become Certified Nonprofit Professionals and more than 15,000 other leaders in the sector to advance specific skills with virtual training resources. Actively look for new learning opportunities. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

Leveraging technology is about strategically selecting tools that will advance an organization’s mission. Whether it’s texting, responsive websites, applications, or cloud computing, mobile tools can be tailored to match each organization’s market and needs. Bottom-line: the nonprofit sector must adapt. Responsive Website.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

Volunteers can choose the projects, causes, and organizations they help, and organizations can potentially get help from numerous volunteers. Sparked is a project-based microvolunteering site, where nonprofit organizations “challenge” the Sparked community, and the volunteers then respond. How does it work? Get involved.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

And while you might be a super worker or volunteer, you're not super human so you shouldn't be expected to know everything about everything. It's completely free and offers some handy tools for tracking your progress as you move through the courses. There's a great online community component to the courses, too.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Universal City Studios, Inc., The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. This ruling by the Supreme Court in Sony Corp.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Despite the hard work of many volunteers, some events make very little money once expenses are subtracted from the total. Talk to your Board and your active volunteers to find the right people to help you plan for success. The marketplace offers many choices of platforms and tools for all types of events. Yay, right?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

Telework means an employee or volunteer regularly does work outside of the office, usually at home or when traveling. You can see what those would be for your organization using the Global Workplace Analytics Employer Workplace Savings Calculator (free registration is required to use the tool). Don't want to read the whole thing?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2019

About the same time, CASE released an alumni engagement whitepaper which identified four primary areas to measure alumni engagement: Volunteering: being a career mentor or serving on a board. We wanted to know not only how many people came to events, but who they were and what their connection to the university was. Our Takeaway.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Some of the results include: Facebook is by far the most popular social networking site amongst young people - used by over 7 in 10 (72%) of all 11-25 year olds; rising to 80% of 17-25 year olds, those of college/university age – and to 83% of those who are currently at, or who have already been to, university. What It Means.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Their business intelligence products let organizations create interactive reports and presentations, while their cloud-based tools help enable group decision making. Volunteering 100,000 hours and using employees' skills to help nonprofits run more effectively and reach more people. Making Social Investments. Seven Billion Actions.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Here, I’d like to (virtually) introduce you to Raymond Polikoski, Vice President of Finance & Administration at Special Olympics New York, and Jessie Salpeter, Senior Database Manager at National Park Foundation. It will help us build a diverse portfolio, not just financially, but also in relation to volunteers.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Autodesk ® Building Design Suite Ultimate : 3D building design software with building information modeling (BIM) and computer-aided design (CAD) tools, including AutoCAD and Revit. Autodesk University — on-demand training classes to learn, connect, and explore. See a full list of software included with this suite.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Friendraising, by the way, is the concept of cultivating and developing relationships for purposes other than soliciting philanthropic gifts, such as for a volunteer role or in an advisory capacity. With this component, CC encouraged people to volunteer to host a party at their own homes or at a nearby restaurant.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Search for passes to the most popular theme parks like: Cedar Point Disney World Disneyland Universal Studios Six Flags You can offer one-day, multi-day, or season passes, depending on availability. With Bloomerang + Qgiv, organizations can view and manage all constituent data in one place, whether for donors, event attendees, or volunteers.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

It’s a social bookmarking tool that comes with annotated notes, tags and links so you can save, organize and discover new content. This is a geolocation social media tool where people can use their smartphones to “check-in” to a location (aka your organization). Or, maybe you bookmarked it and still can’t sort through your tabs.

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