Forum One

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It can be difficult to measure the impact of your work, particularly when you are unclear about what impact means to your organization. Often, there is confusion between the outcomes of a particular process and the ultimate impact that the outcomes have on the world. Framing outputs and impact. This brings us to impact.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2022

would give users the ability to ask apps to not track them. CAPI or Conversions API is Meta’s server side tracking solution. This option is replacing browser side tracking, which uses a pixel to create a cookie that tracks activity and sends it back to Facebook. From a performance side we saw the impact of iOS 14.5

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

The reason that we begin with the question – How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact? – Nonprofits must never forget that they are called to be active participants in the lives of people, learning stories, and, when appropriate, storytelling for further impact. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Digital Impact Tools Texas 98

Neon CRM

MAY 17, 2024

In fact, it’s one of the simplest and most impactful things you can do! In addition to tons of anecdotal evidence, there’s professional research supporting the idea that prompt thank-you calls make a big impact on donors’ future involvement with a nonprofit. This is where your CRM comes in handy.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

When hosting a fundraising event, such as a Math-A-Thon , silent auction , or charity gala, closely tracking data and adapting your event based on that data can drive higher engagement, participation, and donations. Repositioning the call-to-action to a more prominent place in your email can help address this issue.

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Analytics Data Spam Fundraising 98

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

To meet those requirements, you’ll need to be able to successfully track and manage your grants and effectively report on how you allocated these funds. Tracking: Cut Out the Spreadsheets! With a fund accounting software system designed for nonprofits, you can fully track all your grants, especially restricted grants, in one place.

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Grant Fund Report Software 102

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 2, 2022

For impact-driven organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs of America , an organization devoted to helping young people achieve their full potential, close community connections mean they are facing society’s biggest challenges head-on. That allows us to determine what we can replicate and what activities we need to enhance our scale.”.

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Relationship Impact America Nonprofit 52

Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Here’s what to expect: Features to look for in a volunteer management app Best volunteer apps for 2024 How to make the most of your volunteer app Whether you’re looking to manage volunteers for an event or start an employee volunteer program, a volunteer app can help you keep your program on track and reduce stress for all involved.

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Volunteer Track Mobile Benefit 86

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Having a donor retention strategy in place to retain year-end donors is the best way to get a good return on the investment you put into acquiring them. Keep this formula handy—you’ll want to periodically calculate your donor retention rate to make sure you’re on track.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

The pandemic, the Great Resignation, and an overall turbulent economy have all impacted labor trends in unforeseen and even unprecedented ways. Employee retention must be understood holistically—many interconnected elements create an environment where employees feel valued and want to stick around to grow their impact.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

There are millions of wonderful nonprofit organizations working to make this world a better place. Or even more rare, a bad actor will intentionally try to impede your impact—either by posing as a grantee or by stealing from your grantee. How do you track time and effort? Do you have tiered approvals for different amounts?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 19, 2024

You’re tirelessly working to grow your nonprofit’s impact, nurture your community, and raise funds—all while managing all the other day-to-day tasks. Impact on Retention Rates Effective segmentation goes beyond grouping donors by shared traits; it provides actionable insights to boost donor retention.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Nonprofits can leverage AI to streamline operations, optimize resource allocation, and enhance the impact of their programs. Responsible AI Implementation AI isn’t going anywhere, so in order for organizations to use it effectively, guardrails need to be put in place. The Fundarising.AI

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Practice Nonprofit Proposal Advocacy 105

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore a few key types of advocacy that help organizations drive positive change; tactics that unite and activate supporters; and technology to make this important work more effective and efficient. Later, that information can be used to target the most active and educated supporters and get them involved.

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

The strategic planning process is a rare chance for a nonprofit’s leaders to step back and look at their organization and its activities as a whole—to understand what success looks like and to allocate time, talent, and dollars to the activities that can help achieve it. Where will we need to add, reduce, or diversify talent?

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San Francisco Nonprofit Metrics Boston 93

Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Readiness to manage : In order to manage a grant project, you need to have a certain level of infrastructure in place. Your mission statement and supporting language should clearly articulate why your organization exists and may include elements about the impact you expect to have on the population you serve. federal agencies).

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 18, 2023

This post explores how mission-driven organizations like yours are tapping into technology and automation to supercharge their impact. Simplify Event Registration : Use event registration platforms that take care of ticketing, sign-ups, and reporting, giving you the space to focus on creating an impactful experience for attendees.

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Technology Registration Nonprofit Tools 98

Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

ShopRaise’s guide to passive fundraising defines the term as “any campaign in which supporters generate revenue for charitable causes as they go about their daily activities, often without spending any money they wouldn’t have otherwise.” Tracking data. What is passive fundraising? How much work does passive fundraising involve?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Nonprofits are doing important work every day that impacts lives and makes our world even better. But due to many common challenges to constantly reach new donors, retain existing donors, and increase operational efficiency the amount of effort to impact lives doesn’t always result in the high return it should.

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Qgiv

JULY 16, 2024

Managing your fundraising data can help engage your donors, reach your goals, and maximize your organization’s impact. Engagement metrics Tracking how your donors engage with your organization can help you understand their commitment and interests. And at the heart of successful fundraising lies one key element—data.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 2, 2024

Results hinge on attendance, especially for live formats that are less likely to take place virtually and are targeted to smaller audiences than most silent auctions. Live auctions are also often paired with galas—if you’re planning an annual gala with a live auction, you’ll be trying to reach an even smaller subset of high-impact donors.

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Marketing Strategy Registration Channel 52

Qgiv

APRIL 11, 2023

Donor signals that create direct feedback from your donors are typically communications that you actively solicit. Examples of indirect donor signals include: Social Media influence of your supporters Geo-Targeting Social and Wealth scoring data Website activity How do you track Donor Signals?

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

We saw some of the impacts of these changes in this year’s Benchmarks. Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. Reminder, email opens are tracked by tiny image pixels embedded in email content. But now, open rates are all over the place. Now, let’s dig deeper.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 17, 2024

Set Measurable Outcomes Measurable goals allow you to track progress and evaluate success. When your goals are directly tied to your mission, it enhances the overall impact and authenticity of your event. Consider hosting live demonstrations, workshops, or panel discussions that highlight your work and its impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

Or, if you’ve got time but a limited budget, fundraising ideas with low up-front costs are a good place to start. Consider the demographic you are targeting and ask yourself what types of events or activities might appeal to them. 5) Keep track of what works and what doesn’t. 2) Brainstorm.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

If you already have a plan in place, it’s time to pull it back up and review the hard numbers. Are you on track to meet your goals? There is still plenty of time left in the year -including important events like Giving Tuesday and end-of-year campaigns – to reset and get back on track. Get Back On Track (Or Stay on Track!)

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Develop Fundraising Pledge Track 81

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, software solutions can help reduce your staff’s stress and streamline their workload by automating processes and providing a centralized place for managing different campaigns and communications. Nonprofit software is software that helps you increase your organization’s efficiency and impact on your cause. per donation.

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Software Effective Nonprofit Collaboration 98

Whole Whale

JUNE 15, 2022

Luckily, there are plenty of free social listening tools available that can help you track your brand, monitor your competition, and understand what people are saying about your cause. Social listening is the process of tracking online conversations in order to better understand what people are saying about a given topic.

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Tools Guide Social Social Media 98

Candid

MARCH 2, 2022

If you have solid stewardship tactics in place, your donor fatigue anxieties might be overblown. Communicating impact is the nonprofit’s responsibility, and it’s especially critical for capital campaigns anchored by high-value lead gifts. After all, philanthropic investments are measured in impact rather than dollars alone.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

Carefully listening to needs and wants has allowed us to build strong relationships and fund impactful grants. PWNA saw first-hand the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Tribal communities. We also empowered tribal partners to determine the best use of funds for COVID impact in their communities.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

We also sought to include all departments within CDP, knowing that any changes to our process would ultimately impact the entire organization. We wanted to ensure active involvement and communication with all stakeholders involved in the grant process. This includes grantmakers, donors, grantee partners and any other relevant parties.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. You can show them exactly what’s coming up and invite them to choose which activities they want to be involved in. Set an Impact Goal.

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

Meat Fight’s CEO, Alice, loves that peer to peer fundraising through CauseVox saves her time as the CEO to focus on other parts of the organization while much of the fundraising runs on autopilot: individuals who have themselves been impacted by Meat Fight can pay it forward by raising money for them on their own peer to peer campaign pages.

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Tips Fundraising Pledge Template 83

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

As a grantmaking organization focused on the success of your grantees, it is essential to have a process in place to manage personnel changes—for both you and your grantees—so everyone stays informed and on schedule. Queries and reporting tools will provide an efficient means of building a list of relevant activities.

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Data Blackbaud Policy Database 83

Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

The past two years have seen a dip in overall giving, placing even more emphasis on the need for nonprofits to strategically boost both short and long-term funding. Smaller and medium-sized nonprofits lack the staff larger organizations have, which means fewer resources for keeping track of and engaging with past donors.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Retention 87

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. Nearly all (99%) respondents said they reach out to DAF holders to encourage them to keep their accounts active.

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