Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. It was the final presentation of the website design and email marketing webinar. billion by 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. It was the final presentation of the website design and email marketing webinar. billion by 2020.

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Design email Websites Practice 100

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sandy Marsico, Founder and CEO of Sandstorm Design, described the challenge of balancing risk with growth like this: “You need the courage to take chances and the stomach to handle anxiety. These funds are designated for experimentation. It’s a frenemy they’ve learned how to manage. You have to believe in yourself,” she advises.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

More specifically, within 14 chapters, Martin explores his recommended new ways of thinking about: Competition Stakeholders Customers Strategy Data Knowledge Work Corporate Functions Planning Execution Talent Innovation Capital Investment Mergers and Acquisitions Roger L. Our choices need to be designed to compel customer action.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Designing the meeting so it is effective and encourages team-building can be tricky. How to Design an Effective Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life – Guest Post by Karen Axelson from ETR. The planners of this event offered some valuable lessons for any organization on how to design effective and engaging retreats.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

The goal is to develop short, mid, and long-range strategies with flexibility baked into the design. Understanding the potential futures steers decision-making away from reaction and towards positive action.” Cultivating continuous learning—Identifying what you don’t know and striving to fill the knowledge gaps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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CauseVox

AUGUST 12, 2024

Whether it’s through galas, walks, runs, or auctions, these events are designed to engage donors and showcase your nonprofit’s impact in a fun, interactive manner. Designing Your Campaign A compelling campaign design can attract and retain donors. But let’s not stop at in-person gatherings.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 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. This can be done through education as well as action.  Check out our last installment here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Design these pages to include clear calls-to-action, engaging visuals, and easy-to-use forms. However, many eligible associations shy away from paid advertising due to insufficient knowledge or staff bandwidth to actively manage ads. Responsive design provides a seamless experience across devices. Use clear CTAs.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Introducing Flipcause Flipcause is a powerful and comprehensive fundraising platform designed specifically for nonprofits. Campaign Pages Flipcause’s campaign pages are designed to help you create visually stunning and compelling fundraising campaigns that resonate with your supporters.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

While AI in training has been in action in learning and development teams for some time now, here is how AI is further influencing the space. coherently and purposefully and create an intelligent centralized knowledge repository. Instructional designers can obtain draft ideas or visuals that can be easily edited using AI tools.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

While AI in training has been in action in learning and development teams for some time now, here is how AI is further influencing the space. coherently and purposefully and create an intelligent centralized knowledge repository. Instructional designers can obtain draft ideas or visuals that can be easily edited using AI tools.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his new book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Investing in L&D programs allows employees to acquire new skills, update their knowledge, and gain a deeper understanding of their industry and its complexities. This step allows you to identify the training needs of your workforce and design a program that addresses these needs.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Investing in L&D programs allows employees to acquire new skills, update their knowledge, and gain a deeper understanding of their industry and its complexities. This step allows you to identify the training needs of your workforce and design a program that addresses these needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. 2.) Exercise Task: Having the ability to break into small groups, provides an opportunity to use Peer Assist or After Action Review models. What are your tips and tricks for designing and delivering effective webinars?

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Having this knowledge base available to you can be invaluable. As we mentioned earlier, the biggest advantage of building your own system is that you can custom design your product. Visualize, Analyze and Take Action. Costs are clearly spelled out at the onset of the project. However, you need to be prepared for scalability.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

"The challenge for the organizational architect is to systematically create the blueprint for an organization that consciously connects everything to purpose ," explains author Clive Wilson , in his book, Designing the Purposeful Organization. The product of doing this are measurable results and, importantly, a felt sense of success."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Consider ChatGPT as the most intelligent, knowledgeable, expert assistant you’ve ever had. Communication is conducted in natural language, similar to how you would converse with a friend or colleague. However, there are some nuances to obtaining the highest quality output. But it’s their first day on the job.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

These systems are designed to help the specialists feel more confident in their jobs by letting them fulfill their professional development needs and allowing them to gain more knowledge about changes taking place within and outside the organization. This is where learning management systems come in. HOW DOES IT HELP THE ORGANIZATION?

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

These systems are designed to help the specialists feel more confident in their jobs by letting them fulfill their professional development needs and allowing them to gain more knowledge about changes taking place within and outside the organization. This is where learning management systems come in. HOW DOES IT HELP THE ORGANIZATION?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

Key Questions: The session was designed to be a conversation – with an avid note taker (me). This means everything from physical resources to knowledge and staff to the entire network. These words included things like: open, mutuality, learning, not “techie,&# not about CTX, knowledge sharing and storytelling (and more).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This is where Bloomerang steps in—a nonprofit CRM solution designed with nonprofit organizations in mind. Insights into donor behaviors and preferences enabled them to design fundraising campaigns that resonated more effectively with their audience. Data-driven strategies : Knowledgeable fundraising is effective fundraising.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 16, 2024

Share compelling calls to action across a variety of platforms, use data-driven strategies to encourage engagement, and include helpful links and details so supporters can quickly take action. Here are a few ways you can boost your knowledge and fill in expertise gaps: Explore free resources. Work with a fundraising coach.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 8, 2024

For example, Kahn foresees that AI will restructure the workforce, making AI “copilots” necessary for every knowledge worker. Kahn explains that if not carefully designed and vigilantly regulated AI will deepen income inequality, depressing wages while imposing winner-take-all markets across much of the economy.

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2022

While it’s easier than ever to access data—every digital action, from website clicks to member signups produces a trackable trail—knowing how to use the data is a different story. Meet the design team. We are a small but mighty team of analysts and senior analysts, working closely with others at Forum One in strategy, UX, and design.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Here’s how we put our principles into action: Multi-year, unrestricted funding: Safety Net Grants feature an open application process, offering two-year grants of $50,000 in general operating support. Simplified paperwork: Our application form is designed for efficiency so it can be completed in under nine hours by 80% of grantseekers.

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VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

The PIP documents the desired change and the mutual commitment to actions and supports (e.g., training, coaching, job aids, or other resources) designed to achieve it, while also outlining the steps to be taken, timeline, and accountability process. Describe the action or behavior needing improvement in clear detail.

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Candid

MARCH 12, 2024

This year we released the action planner and an issue of PEAK Grantmaking Journal dedicated to our Learn, Share, Evolve Principle , which focuses on how sharing knowledge across the sector empowers funders to better see the possibilities of what we can collectively accomplish to achieve greater impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. It is less about disseminating content and best practices and more about pulling ideas and knowledge in through many-to-many interaction. Three Ways to Think About Content.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

For example, the competencies of a developer would include strong knowledge of programming languages, good communication, and problem-solving skills. For example, a developer’s functional competency would be knowledge of a programming language. But we have shortlisted a few critical ones that every employee must possess.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

For example, the competencies of a developer would include strong knowledge of programming languages, good communication, and problem-solving skills. For example, a developer’s functional competency would be knowledge of a programming language. But we have shortlisted a few critical ones that every employee must possess.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

In recent years, the global youth climate action movement has risen up to demand that world leaders listen to science and mandate climate and environmental education. Our commitment to the community and students of Davos, to climate action education, and to driving the conversation around stakeholder economy globally is stronger than ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

On the other hand, people do want those tips and best practices. So, letting the knowledge out in the room is a balancing act of peer interaction with expert insights. It’s a design challenge. Actionable Social Media Listening for Nonprofits. Social Network Analysis Tools for Social Media.

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