Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

But since they’re such big projects, capital campaigns bring inherent risks and challenges, and they require you to plan like you’ve never planned a fundraising campaign before. But you can’t point to a specific project or set of investments that will take you there. Your board is losing confidence and your team is losing motivation.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Many AMS vendors use the same basic implementation phases: Onboarding, Discovery, Implementation, and Launch. What’s important, and where the difference lies, is how they approach those phases. The Nimble AMS implementation team takes a unique approach to project implementation. Using Salesforce Trailhead. Staying flexible.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

By giving you the support you need to complete a major expansion project or otherwise grow your capacity, a well-planned campaign can unlock new levels of growth while. Traditionally, capital campaigns are broken down into seven phases: Pre-Campaign Planning. The Quiet Phase. The Public Phase. Major and Mid-Level Donors.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

They learn from fundraisers about the complex process of finding a foundation to fund their project, and from program officers and grant managers about vetting a grant applicant. It is critical to have a clear understanding of all phases of their work to create an effective solution. We scrapped the design and started over.

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fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

For example, your member onboarding process might involve several steps like online forms, signature collection, document verification, and personalized welcome content – all of which can be automated with a platform like Salesforce. In these cases, it’s helpful to pick one isolated, low-risk area to work on first.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When we deliver a Fonteva implementation project, we also deliver plans for change management, communication, training and development, to help ensure that resistance to adoption doesn’t undermine your investment. On the technical side, data architecture is key to implementing Fonteva effectively.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Start by assessing and documenting the current state of your data. More time – your staff can spend more time on valuable projects rather than creating reports or developing Excel spreadsheets. Lifetime value – you can use data analytics to project the lifetime value (LTV) of members and you can break down the LTV by segments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In practice: 1) The Brain Donor Project. The Brain Donor Project’s end goal is to get you to register your brain for donation after your death—a major ask that is likely to be shocking or even offensive to some people. How they use this technique : They anticipate the visitor’s emotional journey. 2) SOS Violence Conjugale.

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EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Grants Management on EveryAction establishes a clean process for users to identify and research prospective funders, track deadlines and documents throughout the grant lifecycle, and analyze for performance and improvements. Here's how it works: Grant Management plans consist of three main sections: Grant Proposal, Award, and Grant Details.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This was likely followed by testing out one or two project management systems as you tried to find a work-from-home solution that served your nonprofit well. Prepare any initial documentation for your nonprofit consulting partner. If your nonprofit has an internal information technology (IT) team, that team can lead the project.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

A robust discovery phase is recommended to understand both user and organizational requirements prior to selecting a particular approach, solution, vendor, or model. The latency in fetching documents and generating responses should be minimized to maintain a smooth and natural conversation flow.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Due diligence best practices include reviewing the organization’s 990 and audited financial statements, among other documentation. Make sure you look at the nonprofit’s financial records and ensure that there are no red flags that could indicate this may be an unwise investment. Not sure what financial information to look for?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 24, 2017

If you find a federal grant that interests your organization, you’ll need to go through the following stages: Pre-Award Phase. This is the phase where you’ll seek out new grants that are applicable to your organization and work toward submitting an application that matches the given criteria. Award Phase. Post Award. Post Award.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We’ll also begin producing documentation for all of your processes, setup and infrastructure, so that it’s always clear what’s going into your integration. fusionSpan’s Salesforce integration projects We’ve been helping nonprofits and membership organizations support their mission with seamless Salesforce integrations for over a decade.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

I have led Martus outreach and training for the past 4 years and worked with human rights defenders all over the world, but because of the project-specific nature of our work, I interact with each of our partners separately. What if you could quickly and easily import data from other formats, like a Word document, PDF file or photograph?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Within Forum One, and among the mission-driven organizations we work with, I sense that more people understand that accessibility isn’t a box to check, but rather an integrated part of project design and delivery. This takes our approach out of a project-by-project mindset, and also challenges us to look internally.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Required documents: To obtain grants, you need proof of your nonprofit status or fiscal sponsor. Starting with a small-scale or pilot project allows for innovation, gathering feedback, refining the model as needed, and expanding the program if it proves successful. Senior citizens? In what zip codes do they live? Any testimonials?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In 2011, NTEN, with support from the Knight Foundation , convened the CTOs for Good forum and conducted follow-up interviews with the participants in order to document and share the group’s experiences and challenges. A deliberate, cautious, phased approach to migrating applications and data to the cloud.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You may feel like you are doing everything yourself, but at some point you will be collaborating with others on documents, and you will need Docs and Sheets. Cloud storage: For file sharing and storage, you can start with Drive through Google Workspace, so all documents can be stored in a convenient, accessible place. And, it’s free!

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Now that you’ve identified what the project goals are, pick measurable outcomes to determine what metrics you’ll use to track those goals. Embarking on a new tech project is like building a house. Just like building a house, your project (and related costs) consists of three phases: design, build, and maintenance.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Contrary to what you might think, internal controls are not about writing a bunch of policy or procedure documents and sticking them in a shared drive to gather digital dust. Additionally, as the project moves into the post-award phase, funding agencies and prime recipients have new requirements to manage risk over the life of the award.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

Web Courseworks’ Three-Phased Learning Business Approach. The three-phased approach that Web Courseworks follows includes: 1. The end goal of this three-phased approach is to have a tangible item that will help you move forward with steps to create or otherwise improve your learning business. Organizational Readiness.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

If a capital campaign is on the horizon for your organization, Aaron Bishop and Brian O’Neil will share strategies and resources available to confidently predict your project costs and resources needed. We were talking before the session started, they’ve got a lot of really interesting projects. Aaron, Brian, I got 2:00 Eastern.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The objective of this second phase was to develop UVM’s use of the Salesforce platform for their Office of the Vice President of Research (OVPR) and to UVM Extension , an outreach unit helping to improve the quality of life of Vermonters through research-based educational programs and practical information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago. The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology. The final phase is to design and facilitate in-country bootcamps with participants. (I’ll

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2017

Get Access to Your Documentation. Lack of documentation can be costly to an organization. What's your access to your computer and network documentation? By actually bidding out any project or product you need, you don't just get price and feature comparisons, but an understanding of what the best features are.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

A request for proposal (RFP) is a document that communicates your current needs and your expectations from your consultant. How to establish a working relationship with a consultant While sometimes you might need a consultant for just one project, it’s often more beneficial to find a consultant you can develop a long-term partnership with.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

To create a sitemap, we begin with the documents produced during the Content Strategy phase. Ideally, we’ll have some insight into user needs thanks to the research we conducted in earlier phases of the project such as Surveys and Interviews or Personas. Methodology.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major Gift Fundraising Strategies for Every Phase of the Process In this guide, we’ll take you step by step through every part of the major gift fundraising process and provide you with tips for securing more (and larger!) After all, this is a group of people who already support your work. major gifts. Why Implement It? Why Implement It?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2019

The next step is to ensure that the available funding matches your project needs. Do your research to get a sense of what that grantor pays out, and whether the amount will cover your projected costs. Think about whether the average grant will fund your project. Think about the staff who will be working on the grant application.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

The data we gathered via Analytics during the User Research phase and during Stakeholder Discovery is key to assessing content performance. In addition to the content audit, we may have a workshop with the website stakeholders to create a messaging hierarchy to document key messages for the web presence. Deliverables. What’s Next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

You also need to consider the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the timeline for the project. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation. You also want to document your training.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The most effective nonprofit consulting projects will address immediate problems and provide long-term strategic value that helps you grow. There are a few general steps that you should follow when looking to hire a nonprofit consulting firm for any type of project: Review your needs. Discuss the project with your board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

The “ Valid Metrics Framework “ looks at communications in three phases with each having specific metrics. The document includes examples from different industries, including nonprofit organizations and for advocacy campaigns. How would your nonprofit use this matrix to help measure and guide strategy formation?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

However, the fellowship does give me much more flexibility: I don't have to justify spending Benetech's funds for something that isn't directly connected to our current projects. Route 66 Literacy Our newest project is Route 66 Literacy, and it includes a demonstration site that anyone can try out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

The first step in the DLP is identifying projected outcomes: what do you want learners to achieve? They also wanted staff to make connections with our newly reworked mission and vision statements, as well as our recently developed organizational norms document. Step 1: Be Intentional About Intent. What are your goals and objectives?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2007

The Pew Internet and American Life project has released a meaty report about Internet use profiles and types. Here's the summary of the report and link to full document. phase of the information society. Project conducted a survey designed to classify Americans into different. Flickr photo from Heipei. Lots to digest.

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