The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Embarking on Your AAPI Heritage Month Journey Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrated every May in the United States, provides an important opportunity to honor the history, culture, and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Reach out to Asian American student groups on college campuses as well.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

“Frank” (who anonymously shared his story with us) has always been an avid reader, but the progression of his neuromuscular disease to his arms made reading difficult. This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. I began a reading binge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

And that is setting back the cause of people with disabilities who need that kind of access. We have an action by Amazon that sets back years of work to make ebooks accessible. A recent example of this was web site accessibility. pointed out that the authors have long supported disability access. Roy Blount Jr.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Organization’s Founding Date/History. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. Organization’s Contact Information.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

Whether it’s community services, donor relations, governance, volunteer management, or communications, data plays a critical role in telling the story and uncovering the insights required to develop a response. . Learn more about the history of DLRS, and Andy’s decision to join the Open Source Commons program.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. Storytelling matters in grant writing for two key reasons: Stories help you stand out. Stories make things real.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

In the most financially challenging time in the history of higher education, proving the value of your technology investments is more important than ever before. The University of Portsmouth modernized its fundraising and communication systems to better engage with students and alumni.

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Whole Whale

MAY 10, 2024

DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI) DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From a great story to a compelling ask, each of these elements work together to build the case for support that results in donations. From talking with many of my Master Class students, where they run into problems is establishing urgency. There are a lot of elements that make a fundraising appeal work. donate to the campaign).

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. We especially love how they paired a full-page image of a student with key stats that support the organization’s overall mission, a mix of showing and telling. Check out the annual report template!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

with a BA in history and a minor in nonprofit management. On Tuesday, November 30, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students worldwide will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage philanthropic giving. Share your story. About #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday 2021 Storytelling.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 4, 2012

Museums have been grappling with this question for years ( here's a 2007 roundup of such projects ), most aggressively in zoos and natural history museums where staff hope to inspire conservation and in history/concept museums that focus on civic engagement and activism. No small task for a museum exhibition. age/gender unknown).

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 14, 2014

As our beloved alma maters like fictional Faber College from the movie continue to evolve in the 21st century, they continue to struggle with setting themselves apart and selling themselves, even to their own students. Higher education engagement is absolutely crucial because engaged students are more likely to turn around and promote you.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2008

Below is a story from the New York times that gives us a glimpse of what that world might be like - where two high school children, albeit with some good connections, can demonstrate that some NY sushi is not "kosher" - offering farmed tilapia at tuna prices.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In any case, when I was a kid, growing up on Long Island, the newly opened Hall of Gems and Minerals at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) was like a mysterious dark cave for my sister and I to explore, ever on a hunt for gems. But, I will say, I also love a game with a story. What’s your favorite part? How about you?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 14, 2014

As our beloved alma maters like fictional Faber College from the movie continue to evolve in the 21st century, they continue to struggle with setting themselves apart and selling themselves, even to their own students. Higher education engagement is absolutely crucial because engaged students are more likely to turn around and promote you.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Citizen archivists, staff archivists, students and researchers together share insights and manpower to make the records and America’s history more accessible to all. Hosted by: Razoo and AARP. Location: AARP.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2019

By sharing personal stories of how donor funds have impacted individuals’ educational experiences and telling the narrative about a gift’s impact on campus, you’re able to tell a story that resonates more with donor. While simply saying thank you for a gift is a given, institutions can do more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It can be helpful to lead a planning process within your own organization that examines your organizational assets and access so you can translate them into benefits. History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. These exist already!

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Whose stories resonated most? Big goals in addition to iterating on the products and getting them adopted widely: By 2016, they will solidify their business strategy, aggregate a mentorship program of 100,000 students around the world, and plant a million trees. Who will win $2,000 to put toward their projects? In the U.S.,

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

An extrinsic reward is a benefit the donor receives from your organization when they make a donation, such as a tangible item or recognition and priority access. Did your donation dollars allow schools to bring students to your educational programming for free last year? They are all extrinsic rewards.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2007

They are committed to making this technology accessible (and free!) You can use it to create your own narrative experience, and you can also allow other users to comment on and add their own commentary to the images. to educators permanently. there may be some great opportunities for collaboration for museums, too.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 25, 2014

An extrinsic reward is a benefit the donor receives from your organization when they make a donation, such as a tangible item or recognition and priority access. Did your donation dollars allow schools to bring students to your educational programming for free last year? They are all extrinsic rewards.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

The exhibition had a real story and theme determined by the young curators. My favorite part of the report is the clear expectations set out for the students, museum staff, and the school (page 7). My favorite part of the report is the clear expectations set out for the students, museum staff, and the school (page 7).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

The SLHC is a museum that tells the story of the Schwenkfelders, a small German protestant sect who emigrated from Europe in the 1700s and settled in Montgomery County. How can a local history museum connect with third places in the community? Our collection is made accessible to visitors through our exhibits and programming.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

For us, we felt that there were certainly incredible issues and basic needs at the moment, and lots of people came together around those things, like internet access, food, and essential things in schools. We wanted to share stories of that help and local support, otherwise everything would have been confounded in misery.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. Success story – Enter key details or plot points of a story that demonstrates the organization’s impact. For longer documents, like “Thank You – Story Driven” in this example, Fundwriter first presents you with 5 beginnings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Peace Fellows are graduate students who work with Advocacy Project 's community based human rights partners around the world. is an ongoing book and blog project that shares schoolyard stories -- both good and bad -- to help current student feel less alone in their social bewilderment. Can I Sit With You? Community Center of St.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 7, 2022

Touch points are established with prospective students and their interactions with the institution across several mediums and communication methods (mail, phone, email, etc.). For the prospective students that never end up attending the institution, all the associated data with the unconverted prospective student builds up over time. .

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 19, 2022

But before we get into why Marketing Cloud outpaces its competition, let us first take a look at how we got here through the history of marketing automation tools. . The History of Marketing Automation Tools. Moving to Pardot streamlined access to Salesforce data for our former Campaign Monitor clients.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

AI that recommends courses based on the learner’s academic history; nonprofit organizations can leverage?giving giving history to craft high-impact email and SMS campaigns that turn one-time donors into recurring givers.? Success Story: Creating Engaging Student Journeys with St. Cloud for Good’s Marketing Director.??Positive

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Forum One worked closely with the AARP Livability Index team to meet the needs of its audiences with an easier-to-use website and accessible data that informs consumer and policy decisions nationwide. This redesign took a user-centric approach to better meet the users’ needs and also utilized accessible, inclusive, and scalable design.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

I sat down with Emilyn Green, Executive Director of the Community Science Workshop Network , to learn more about their history, design, and engagement strategy. The Exploratorium is great, but it wasn''t super-accessible. or free access to the dump to get materials. We have some considerations about height and accessibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

My background is in campus organizing, and in helping college students connect with others working to create social change across perspective, issue, approach, and geography. Third, a pledge called " Bakul-Library " is definitely one of my favorite stories. 2) Tell a story. Heather Cronk 1. Tell me about you.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

For example, it’s much more compelling to say that making a $25 monthly donation would allow your nonprofit to provide school supplies to 50 students than just asking your supporters to sign up to donate $25 every month. Keep your nonprofit’s branding and story in mind when brainstorming a name for your monthly giving program.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Forum One worked with the National Rural Health Resource Center to design their new website in Drupal 9.

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