The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 10, 2021

But, as with any relationship, it can’t be just about the money. Thus, socially responsible consumerism becomes the foundation for a meaningful relationship, where each party contributes to the other’s success. Your mission should reflect the values they embrace. The value in nonprofit-corporate partnerships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

For some, these feelings form into a plan, a new set of goals, and a refreshed mindset throughout the year ahead. As we make the transition into 2024, I have been reflecting a lot on the last year as well as my dreams for the year ahead. At our core we are all human. At the same time , we are all connected by our shared humanity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2020

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

One of the most sought after auctioneers in California, Ellen is well known for breaking fundraising records, exceeding fundraising goals, thoughtfully helping each client with the planning and strategizing of their event and, of course, breaking into song! Tony’s diverse background reflects his passion for giving and helping others.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions. Set a SMART goal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

Mentoring 40

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

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Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

Mentoring 40

Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2017

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2017

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike.

Mentoring 40

Mentoring Articulate Phase Journal 40

DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

More supporters knowing about your event increases the potential of your nonprofit meeting its fundraising goals, so don’t doubt the power that marketing sponsorships can have! Determine the type of event sponsorships needed Reflect on your goals and the specific ways an event sponsor can help you reach them.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

I left private legal practice for nonprofit fundraising to get away from the less relational aspects of the service provider-client relationship. I loved building trust, meeting clients where they were most comfortable, and taking a relationship-above-all approach to my work. Demonstrate (and articulate!)

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Given this, articulating your mission can help fuel your peer-to-peer campaigns, which means it’s time for you. If you really want to make progress in your relationships, report back to your donors on all the good they initiated thanks to their generous contributions after your campaign wraps up. . authentic relationship building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

While we have articulated our main goal and identified our stakeholders, we are still actively exploring what kind of investment we can make and what various benchmarks mean to us and more importantly what we should do with the numbers we collect. What are our goals with social media?” “Who Improved engagement with stakeholders.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

No one should fall back on “that’s not my job” when it comes to passionately and proactively articulating your vision, mission, and values. Asking board members to attend staff meetings to get closer to the work and build relationships with the people doing the mission work. Culture tends to reflect who’s in charge.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Think carefully about what questions could result in data points that can help guide funding decisions, smart partnerships, and stronger board relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Retention is everything your organization does to keep the volunteers you recruit, like providing proper training and management , aligning volunteer assignments with individual volunteers’ interests, or working hard to create personal relationships with your volunteers. Focus on relationship building. Tap into schools.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So we have three key goals for our conversation this afternoon or morning depending on where you are. And as fundraisers, this is really important because it grounds us in the value of building relationships with people. And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Paull Young, Director of Digital at charity: water, describes the strategy this way: “We are trying to build a movement of passionate people who are going to form a relationship with us for years…. Finally, take heed when Young talks about building relationships with their donors that will hopefully last for years.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

It encourages brains to come together, keeps everyone rowing in the same direction, and brings a laser-like focus to hitting those big, audacious goals. Your vision statement should articulate the desired future state or ultimate impact your non-profit aims to achieve. Now, who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. It should be concise and specific, and it should reflect the needs and priorities of your community. Use your results to reassess your goals and priorities. It is important to analyze your data regularly.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

But she’s like this fear buster to help you set your goal and just kind of like, “Great, it’s fear, embrace it. ” And so I was listening to this podcast, and she was talking about goal setting. And I’m a goal setter. It’s like, “Okay, take your goal.” We want to scale.”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strategies for achieving those goals. Regularly outlining the goals and objectives of the organization, as well as the strategies and action plan for achieving them is good practice. Step 1: Outline the goals and objectives of your organization. Financial projections. Volunteer recruiting. Record keeping. Board recruiting.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations? Assessment tools like the Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills report can help you couch both your goals and evaluation in contexts that are well-understood by funders and executives alike. When you meet someone who can help you, ask her.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And that really stuck with me because we have this idea, not everybody, but lots of us, that we got to focus on the organization’s goal and then we just get the people to fill in. And the reality is that it is not sustainable over time to burn the people to get to the goal. Are we looking at flexible hours?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. You need metrics or measure against goals, but you also need harvest those insights. My challenge was to get into a reflective mindset.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. And then when that’s over, I’m going to talk a little bit about questions you can ask to strengthen and deepen the relationships. . This is great. .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Articulate Your Brand Characteristics. Although your brand is reflected in much more than just its visual identity, your logo is the centerpiece of your nonprofit’s brand. We value relationships and are proud to connect nonprofits to our partner network and hope this helps increase your nonprofit’s effectiveness and success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

This post reflections on the training design as well as my content notes. I’ll look forward to read any reflections from Alan on how this worked. Networked Nonprofits know how to listen, engage, and build relationships on Facebook that allow them to reach their goals. Social Learning In Webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

The survey looked at nonprofit’s self-reported results, goals, time investment, and measurement approaches for Facebook, although I wonder if you can really answer the big picture question without looking at how nonprofits use Facebook in the context of an integrated strategy and good measurement practice benchmarking study.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

The first is our International Strategy Meetings, where we convene our founding women from 26 different countries, who come together and really examine what the local issues are, what are the global trends, what is the work that they can do in partnership, and they really map out their plan and their goals and their work for the coming year.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And when I started researching this book, one of my goals was to do that, was to come up with a definition that the nonprofit sector might embrace and use to answer the question, “What is communications in a nonprofit?” A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

You should be able to articulate your goal, whether it is reaching a particular niche audience or a designated level of participation. The most expensive is outreach that builds relationships. But in Second Life, we were building strong relationships and empowering those virtual members as exhibit designers.

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