EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! We are short 100 signatures to reach our goal—act now!”

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2022

Intimate knowledge of your nonprofit is a cornerstone of your communications strategy. Yet extensive knowledge also hinders communication when your messaging frames only the trees and forgets to show the forest. Take action to make it easier for your community to volunteer and do advocacy work. Analyze your “Donate” page.

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Marketing Impact Strategy Exercise 98

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Adopt Agile and Adaptable Strategies: The future of grantmaking equity demands flexibility and adaptability in response to changing social, economic, and political landscapes. Be Proactive in Legal Advocacy: Engage in legal advocacy efforts to challenge discriminatory laws and policies that hinder progress toward equity.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 83

Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. Identify Your Own Story .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

In today’s world where the success or failure of your mission will hinge on your team’s ability to leverage technology effectively, having a mission-focused, technology-agnostic partner who fills the gaps, get things done, and looks out for your best interests is an essential strategy for every nonprofit – no matter the size.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Our capacity-building strategy aims to strengthen organizations’ sustainability, resiliency, and connectivity, led by women and nonbinary leaders of color. Leaders of grassroots organizations have a depth of knowledge of their communities and creative ideas and solutions to complex problems.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities. Advocacy and Policy Support: Foundations possess a unique position of influence and can leverage their voice to advocate for systemic change.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here ! Raise the Roots.

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Communication Practice Program Instruction 130

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Common subjects include strategic planning, communications, advocacy, and community needs assessments. . 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees.

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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90

Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

The PCS expanded on the NTEE and covers five facets: subjects ; populations ; support strategies (e.g., program support, general support, advocacy); transaction type (e.g., In all, we received over 600 recommendations from nearly 30 organizations, as well as from Candid staff with extensive knowledge of the taxonomy.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Make sure they’ve heard it before you launch your next fundraising or advocacy campaign. It’s a channel that functions as part of your larger digital strategy. An omnichannel strategy brings all your communications into harmony, providing a cohesive donor experience. to your supporters?

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. What makes them the heroes here, and how can you lean into that?

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Audience Advocacy Channel Mind 177

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2021

While lapsed donors are inevitable, there are strategies you can use to both reacquire them and prevent attrition in the first place. Listen in to hear them talk about how to identify those donors most likely to re-engage and the steps to take to create a successful win-back strategy. How to calculate donor attrition.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations. Areas served: US (limited worldwide). Kars4Kids Foundation. Areas served: Illinois. California Community Foundation.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Yet the public will expect knowledge, and their decision-making ability is enhanced if they have a significant working knowledge of your mission’s discipline. That level of knowledge builds over time with ongoing training at board meetings, through tours, at events, and by other means. They don’t need to become experts.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

Your nonprofit’s website is the center of your communication and marketing strategy. Examining the best nonprofit websites out there may give you an idea about whether it’s time to revamp your website or not, but we recommend also using a more empirical approach to determine if you need a new online strategy. Contact information.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 7, 2016

When I encounter 501(c)(3) organizations that would be suited well to engage in online advocacy but don’t currently have programs set up, I tend to hear the same story, “We don’t want to engage in advocacy because we don’t want to risk losing our 501(c)(3) status.” Often, engaging in advocacy means a connection to public funding.

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Advocacy United States San Francisco New York 20

DNL OmniMedia

JULY 25, 2022

EveryAction is a robust constituent relationship management (CRM) system that provides organizations representing a variety of causes with fundraising, outreach, and advocacy tools. Complete your advocacy toolkit with EveryAction’s canvassing, phone banking, direct mail, and activist management features. . PAC compliance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2010

What is Your Nonprofit’s Holiday Content Strategy for Facebook? This post is how we could translate some of these tactics to nonprofit social media strategies. It’s a brilliant strategy; use the fact that people love a deal to grow your base on social networks. What is your nonprofit’s holiday content strategy for Facebook?

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Content Facebook Strategy United States 104

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nonprofits looking to reassess or develop a new technical strategy should consider partnering with a nonprofit technology consulting firm. Nonprofit technology consultants can help you complete a technology assessment, develop a new technical strategy, implement new systems, and provide reliable ongoing support.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2012

Since advocacy as a topic and a career are both near and dear to my heart, I wanted to give you a preview of some awesome advocacy content that you can expect to see. First, my colleague Emily Goodstein will be presenting Out of the Box - Advocacy Superheroes. We are just 40 days away from bbcon 2012 , can you believe it?

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Advocacy America Sound Module 35

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

There are three paths to scaling organizational impact beyond the confines of one’s current organizational context (that will be familiar to most): advocacy, knowledge sharing or (an old funder standby) scaling services. From there, the organizational capacities need to match the strategy for growth.

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San Francisco Seattle Conference Knowledge 93

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The events can also effectively raise funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations for organizations that provide services and advocacy to advance AAPIs. Effective outreach strategies should focus on connecting with local AAPI groups, leaders, and community centers. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

This is where a well-orchestrated omnichannel marketing strategy has the potential to have a significant and positive impact on your audience’s overall user experience as well as your organizational goals. Design your omnichannel strategy around your audiences, not your organization or technology. Develop strong content journeys.

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Marketing Impact Create Tips 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m designing and delivering peer training sessions for grantees all around the theme of social media, learning, and measurement. They measured and learned from the first pilot which was rapid implementation. Reflections.

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Case Study Social Media Studies Integration 98

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Across America, Hispanic and Latino organizations are leading the way in every realm, including advocacy, education, healthcare, and social services. Their work focuses on building a pipeline meant to serve and empower our community, consisting of three parts: civic engagement, issue advocacy, and leadership development.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Leaders discuss hunger reduction strategies at Together Against Hunger. We need to engage, learn, and innovate based on the success of the solutions,” said Imelda Awino, Deputy Director of the Knowledge and Innovation Hub at Action Against Hunger.

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Collaboration Challenge Hunger Kenya 76

Care2

JULY 29, 2014

The survey dug into how (if at all) grantees are using digital fundraising and engagement tools and strategies. The top 2 barriers groups cited in using digital tools to raise money and rally supporters were lack of funding and too few staff members VS. time constraints and limited knowledge.

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Digital Impact Help Survey 65

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

When you have a strong grasp of your audience’s motivations, you can increase donations, volunteer hours, advocacy actions, and the overall public opinion of your nonprofit. We’ve seen firsthand the power of nonprofit market research and are sharing that knowledge in this comprehensive guide. Let’s get started.

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Research Marketing Survey Nonprofit 52

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. Digital Strategy Innovation Summit. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here are four nonprofit storytelling strategies that will help you attract new supporters and keep them for years to come: Maintain the right tone of voice. To get you started, consider if you want your organization to come across as: Knowledgeable. If you aren’t a master orator, don’t worry. Seek inspiration from real storytellers.

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Storytelling Support Influence Voice 84

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Mary Sumners, Vice President of Annual Giving, Kennari Consulting – Mary’s areas of expertise include annual giving strategies, capital campaign management, and board and volunteer committee support. They can use this experience to craft an invitation strategy that incorporates all the things that they liked about other invites.

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