Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2025

Set stretch but realistic goals: Now put numbers to the funding priorities. Craft a compelling case for support: How d o you articulate your cause? All professional and volunteer team players can contribute mightily to fundraising results without ever asking for gifts. Capital projects and improvements? Programs and services?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This allowed us to create measurable goals backed by actionable data and to personalize our approach to donor engagement. Whether it’s managing donor relationships, tracking progress, or measuring outcomes, leveraging the right technology can transform your organization and help you achieve goals that once seemed out of reach.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How can my scrappy smaller organization, with all the tasks my team is already juggling, adopt a new fundraising CRM and learn to use it with the least amount of disruption?” In change management, leadership addresses these essential questions: What does the team know about the change? You’re thinking, “I agree — we’re awesome!

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with. Will they focus on the goal/mission?

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Before diving into grant applications, take a step back and reassess your organization’s goals for 2025. Prepare Your Team Grant success is a team effort. Ensure everyone understands your funding priorities and can articulate your organization’s impact and needs. What projects or programs do you want to fund?

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

All companies work towards measurable goals. But goals are meaningless without knowing why you’re aiming for them. We often focus only on the “what” and the “how” forsaking the raison d’etre and the opportunity to foster our team according to the true mission, which is likely more than just making money. Learn a new language.

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sgEngage

JUNE 25, 2024

In this article, we share insights from a white paper ‘The Importance of Charity Fundraising Technology’ to explore the significance of your technology vendor and internal team in digital transformation success. Building Your Team While your vendor and the technology solution play a key role, so does your internal team.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 28, 2025

When done right, a clear and cohesive brand can unite your team, captivate supporters, and elevate your impact. Articulate a Mission That Resonates Know Your Core Purpose Every strong brand starts with an unshakable sense of purpose. Adapt as Needed Your organizations goals and circumstances may shift, and your brand should evolve too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Our marketing team could fit in a MINI Cooper. People are talking about artificial intelligence—AI is everywhere. On social media and the news.

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2025

If your nonprofit has ever tried to revamp its website , acquire a grant, or prepare for an audit, you know there are some roles for which your team simply isnt prepared. Define Your Goals A well-defined goal is a critical foundation for your RFP, guiding your nonprofits questions and qualification criteria.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

In 2012, we’ll be rolling out new branding, new media, and new stories all with the goal of getting better at what we do and raising our impact. However, the very first step we took was to ask our team to describe the core values that make us who we are. Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing.

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Towards Data Science

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Struggling to articulate the value of your data team? Learn how to calculate your data team’s return with the Data ROI Pyramid. As recently as a year ago, about half of the data leaders I spoke with felt the business value of their team sold itself. Image by author.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 12, 2021

Whether your nonprofit is an enterprise-level organization or a team of one , your mission statement serves as the heart of both your cause and your fundraising strategy. These writing principles include: Consider Your Organization’s Goals. chances are there is an organization with a similar goal to yours.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

Benetech has spent a good part of this last year thinking about what's next for our mission and our team. This portion was an internally focused effort based on conversations with our team. Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. 2 We get stuff done.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 7, 2024

Envisioning the process from end-to-end allows those in charge of a system change to anticipate questions, concerns, and pain points from all team members and stakeholders affected by the new system. Encourage your team to move into positive “what if” thinking.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

ECT can be pivotal in resolving conflicts, improving collaboration, nurturing leadership skills, and building trust among team members. Presentation skills: Good presentation skills can help employees convey their ideas clearly to clients and teams and engage them. Build trust: Trust is vital for an organization to function smoothly.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every great team needs a playbook—a blueprint that outlines the rules you live by and your strategies for peak performance. I understand that CEOs must travel and learn, but I worry that their knowledge isn’t passed on to the team. Value Talent Put people on the team who contribute to the culture. CEOs need to be change agents.

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Tableau

JUNE 3, 2021

You might be familiar with other terms for teams that share this core mission, including data champions group, data steering committee, and data council. Data leadership committees are particularly adept at accomplishing these five goals: . Stephanie Richardson , Vice President, Tableau Community. Data experts.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. How does this project fit within your mission, values, and goals?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It is finding what works for your team, managing change, and maybe even changing the culture. As fundraisers, we spend so much time trying to connect prospective donors to the mission of our organizations, but we don’t always remind our teams how their own work is vital to the mission. Keeping officers motivated is tough.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. Once you’ve found the perfect partner, you need to incorporate the software into your day-to-day and convince your team to as well. Avoiding Roadblocks.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 10, 2013

3) Define your product goals first. Defining the goals and values of the product that you would like to build is the key driver for a results-driven process. Naturally, there are different kinds of product goals, e.g.: fulfilling a certain business model, forming a habit, creating a behavioral change or owning an experience. .:

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

proposal letters and pitch decks) to articulate the vision of an event in a way that makes the sponsor’s decision easier to make. Additionally, I enter every conversation with my mind focused on learning about their sponsorship program and goals so that I can position my event as a solution for helping them meet their goals.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Tracy's visit really gave our team a chance to shine. Paddy Sullivan, part of our membership team, volunteered to demonstrate the new version of Don Johnston's Read:OutLoud software, which will be available once we launch the new site. Tracy also visited with many of the other Bookshare team members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

I was excited to take my learning much deeper with a two-day immersive workshop with participants who run innovation labs. The sessions focused on how to combine various techniques together to achieve a specific goal and while there was a lot of “ facilitating with sticky notes ,” the overall process was larger than that.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Each time you consider adding to your team, it’s a choice that has a critical impact on your organization’s future. Selecting people with a genuine interest in your mission and vision and who are eager to help you accomplish your goals is a good way to avoid mistakes. At the moment, nobody wants to be in the office 100 percent.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They can help the organization set and achieve goals. At a minimum, a team with a poor leader is unproductive like this one: With the right leadership, a nonprofit can grow quickly, fulfilling its mission and meeting a community need or eliminating a problem. They inspire people, they solve problems, and they build teams.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. The team at Association Analytics is here to help you make data analytics your number one priority. This may seem like a daunting task, but it’s easier than you think.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

teamed up with Claire Diaz-Ortiz to write One Minute Mentoring. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Keep a journal of your mentoring journey so that you can track your goals and progress. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means you’ve got (1) a constituency who cares about your mission, vision and values; (2) a relevant case for support with clearly articulated needs and goals; (3) commitment from all stakeholders; (4) a communications mechanism, and (5) processes in place to steward your resources. Running a nonprofit is a team effort.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2011

Nonprofits should focus on continuum of value that incorporates both tangible and intangible benefits to integrating social media in communications or program goals. It defines all the results required to bring about a given long-term goal. How It Works. Integrating Social Media Measurement With Your Theory of Change.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Doing that requires studying them, talking to them and building target personas to help you make them real to your team. Once you’ve identified your customer, it’s critically important to articulate the demographic and ethnographic elements that define them. For a seed company, I’d recommend pulling a list of 15-25 customers.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

Komen, Event 360, Peerworks Consulting, and our own Cathexis Partners team as part of the virtual conference, It’s a Peer-to-Peer World. Articulate your goals. . Start by articulating your virtual campaign, in-person and/or hybrid event goals so you can then create your email communications plan to support those goals.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

Bibb’s background is in digital marketing and brand building at companies like PopSugar, VSCO and S’well, while Raptis was on the founding team at fintech company Credible.com. Instead, the company is working with team-based projects that average $25,000 with a length of engagement of about six months, Raptis said.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article is a favorite of the Blue Avocado team because it is hopeful. Everyone wants to know that they are valued and part of the team including your board members. Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team. Learn how you can reduce board resignations at your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strategies for achieving those goals. Leadership team building. 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.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Which goals helped you stay on track in past campaigns?

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