CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

This guide will help you understand the two main ways of using Facebook: a page and a group. What is a Facebook Group? If you want a place that people can connect together and have discussions, create a Facebook Group. What is a Facebook Group? Facebook Groups are something entirely different from pages.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Ryan loves working in small groups and has been in fundraising since his career started in 2002. Through the years I’ve seen many development directors spend time and effort on acquiring new donors. Shouldn’t we spend more time getting to know who they are? I would argue differently. This question needs our attention.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Wouldn’t it be great if we could invest a bigger portion of that significant time in giving and receiving joy? But if you make random acts of kindness a habit, you build credit for times when being too much yourself is inevitable. Take time to listen to the answer. Allocate time off for exercise. Offer support.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s full of data-backed fundraising strategies for engaging with donors during difficult times, including tips for fundraising during times of uncertainty. Hard times happen! during difficult times. How do you communicate and raise money during hard times? Different crises require different responses.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Hire for Fit Don’t rely on games, group lunches, or happy hours to turn incompatibility into excellence. Then you need an environment that maximizes individual talents while allowing groups to work successfully together. Don’t rely on games or group lunches to turn incompatibility into excellence. Trust me, it’s worth it.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

It takes resilience so that every time you hear “no,” you don’t let it stop you, especially when times are hard, the economy is tanking, or some other crisis is looming. Not only is asking for donations uncomfortable at times, but with SO many great causes out there to donate to, WHY would someone choose your cause? Y’all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2023

By Jeni Putalavage-Ross , SVP of Operations at Ribbon – a platform helps nonprofits and charitable individuals start nonprofits quicker while saving time, money, and effort. Inspiration has struck and you have an amazing, world-changing idea for a public good group that you would like to make a reality. What do you do to get started?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 17, 2022

There’s a big difference between making a pledge and making a donation. A pledge is when you promise to give a certain amount of money to a cause, usually over time. A donation, on the other hand, is a one-time gift. However, this is still a payment spread over time that the donor pays to the nonprofit. .

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

It takes time. Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. Or to go to different systems within the association to pull data for the calculation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Using the scientific method for experiments can yield insights about how much time and effort – whether our effort has to reach perfection or not. Along with measuring against impact results, it is important to look at how much time has been invested. Are we actually making a difference? And you shouldn’t be either.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2023

In order to raise the most money for your cause and create a stable future for your organization, you need several different sources of funding. But interestingly, there are many times when grants are not the answer. In fact, here are 12 examples of times when you should NOT look for grants. Time is important.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2022

But while major donors are important , they’re fewer in number than potential donors willing to give smaller amounts over time. In this article, I’ll explain what micro donations are and how you can leverage small gifts to make a big difference. Donors like to know how their gifts will make a difference. Show Impact.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2023

I prefer a different donor paradigm. A New Nonprofit Donor Paradigm How about categorizing gifts as: First time Habitual Thoughtful Passionate Today we’ll look at the first two; we’ll cover the latter two in Part 2. First time First-time donors are making their very first gift to your organization. What else could we do?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Are your board meetings caught in a frustrating time loop? Nobody seems to notice that the same initiatives dressed in different costumes are masquerading as something new. A different perspective is needed. It’s a shift that many groups struggle to implement. The faces change, but the concepts are entrenched.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

See how your Insights Brief groups your donors/prospects into immediately usable lifestyle segments. Visualize the usefulness of targeting different geographic areas. FREE for a limited time to nonprofit orgs or qualified service providers. Better understand the core demographics and interests of your donors. And much more.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

While you may not have a Warren Buffett in the group, hopefully, there are some above-average number crunchers. This is a concept that bears repeating, so don’t hesitate to remind the group, from time to time, where the buck stops. Invite the auditor to present to the group as preparation for the audit review.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Last week I presented for my second time with Nonprofit Webinars. The first time I focused on DIY Community Engagement Metrics and shared lots of templates and examples. Here are the definitions I use in my work and when talking to groups I work with. Is it a one-time or sustained engagement? Definitions.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Target new audiences – We focus on member experience, satisfaction, and retention, but what about the more tangential groups we touch as an organization? These groups can include partners, contributors, affiliates, event attendees, learners, and more – and they can be a great source for new members.

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fusionSpan

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The issue, however, is that data comparisons are tedious, repetitive, and time-consuming. CompareDF is an MIT Licensed software package developed by Alex Joseph and a group of data enthusiasts. The package is used to easily compare two different datasets using R. The script is easy to write and execution time is short.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

Are you acknowledging those differences in the way you build relationships with these supporters? When time and resources are scarce, it’s easier to send out the same fundraising message to everyone in your community. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

Jeremiah Owyang, an industry analyst with digital strategy consulting firm Altimeter Group , interviewed 140 enterprise-class social strategists for a report on the “ Career Path of the Corporate Social Strategist ”. Do you currently have or plan on hiring a full time social media strategist?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2014

Are you driven to make a real difference from a leadership position in the open source community, at the heart of Silicon Valley and at the unique intersection of technology and social change? Are you willing to work on delivering maximum good for humanity, rather than maximum profits?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same. Once you’ve identified what’s working, you can reinvest, and promote those projects.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

In case you missed it, Matrix Group now has a podcast. The BAAA’s annual conference is held at different times of the year, in different locations, and with different program elements. What We’re Learning from the Associations Thrive Podcast appeared first on Matrix Group International.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

When a member volunteer joins your program, be sure to extend a warm welcome in your member community, make introductions, and get your new volunteers connected within your existing volunteer program groups. If your volunteer program is large, you might want to add more groups to ensure conversation flows more freely.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Other times, we talk to our donors through newsletters, e-mails and snail mail letters. The second type of storytelling that your non-profit will engage in, and our focus for this article, is telling the stories of the individual people and groups that are involved with your organization.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

Schwartz, partner at law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher wrote to The NonProfit Times. “As This is the first court decision in the 150+ year history of the post-Civil War civil rights law that has halted private charitable support for any racial or ethnic group. It’s different for all of us, and that’s a strength.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

The general population across all ages showed that men (22%) are more than 2 times more likely to be crypto holders than women (10%) ( Pew Research, 2021 ). This volatility may become a huge difference from traditional fiat giving trends that show that Q4 is when most donors choose to give and lock in profits/losses in equity markets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Before you even start drafting your RFP, invest time in thorough research. It respects their time and yours by filtering out mismatched bids, leading to realistically tailored proposals to your financial capabilities. Why This Works: More time encourages more considered and detailed proposals. It’s incredibly demoralizing!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Our first task was to create an efficient solution that would allow us to accept all donations in any currency, and which could support many different languages,” Yaroslav said. We’re so grateful to Yaroslav for taking the time to share his story with us at NetHope, and I was honored to be a part of it.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2024

An online community is a group of people with a shared interest or purpose who choose to connect and communicate virtually. Some examples of online communities include a LinkedIn or Facebook group where industry professionals connect. Here are three more ways an online community differs from virtual networking communities: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

Things like smart computers that learn, better ways for different programs to work together, and ways to customize how things are done. Come along with us as we explore how nonprofit grant management software is evolving and what cool new things it can do to help organizations like yours get and use funding to make a real difference.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

eCardWidget’s guide to charity eCards provides examples of the different occasions nonprofits can send eCards to supporters to show they’re valued: After a donation. For example, early summer when various initiatives are underway may be a time when exciting things are happening at your nonprofit, but staff can stop to chat with donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team's needs. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

It does this by finding the best timing, messaging, and asking amounts for each donor. Gain insights into donor behavior, understand stakeholder preferences, and more, while freeing up time for relationship-building. It also shows the best time to ask for donations. These features let groups focus on their resources.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

You are 8 times more likely to get a response from a text message than a voicemail or email. They tell you how your gift made a difference. Both groups had given the same number of gifts. But tantalizingly, the group that received the extra thank-you note was more generous. Twelve months later, they reviewed the results.

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