Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 3, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird January 3, 2008 Before the holidays, I promised that I’d do 100 posts this year on free and open source tools. So, I’m starting with Mozilla Thunderbird.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To help you build your content plan, Neon One has created a 2024 Nonprofit Calendar that you can download as a PDF or add to your existing personal calendar. To download the calendar or learn more about nonprofit content planning, here’s a quick overview of this article: What’s in Neon One’s 2024 Nonprofit Calendar?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Vecteezy offers an excellent selection of free and low-cost vector art that can be used for multiple kinds of online content (event invitations, social media posts, blog graphics, etc. Calendly enables users select time slots via email to easily schedule meetings through Google, Outlook, Office 365, or iCloud calendar. Photo Editing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

Here’s an example of 25 SMART social media objectives from arts organizations. Want to look at a few inspiring custom landing pages, check these out or cruise through these landing pages of art museums or other nonprofits. Editorial calendar or inventory. Here’s an example from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Create a clear work plan or communications calendar. Create a work plan or communications calendar for your Giving Day that breaks the project into manageable pieces or chunks, so that planning seems more doable. Start with a direct mail campaign during your quiet phase to special groups. Consider a quiet phase.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Direct mail is a valuable fundraising strategy, but figuring out how to send a nonprofit appeal can be confusing. You’re just mailing a letter asking for a donation, right? Writing an appeal letter is part art and part science. And do you really want these 2 groups to be part of your regular mail stream?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 28, 2011

Recruit a volunteer or get an intern to help you" Effective Time Management for Nonprofit Managers by Joe Garecht of The Fundraising Authority " Cut Back on E-Mail, Voicemail, and Social Media. Flickr Photo of Aztec Calendar at the Anthropology Museum in Mexico City uploaded by Michael McCarty. That doesn’t work well anyway.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

I went to the Web site but saw only an incomplete calendar of events for the next week (there are lots of concerts, tours, child projects there). Expensive to produce and mail, but it has no value to me. The center is more than an hour away from the NY metro area, so most visitors have to plan ahead. For this one, we don't seem to be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Collaborative overload is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. Learn the Art of Saying No Effectively. Sound familiar? Establish Look Ahead Team Rituals .

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The fundraising landscape has evolved, which means you need to be prepared to offer an abundance of options beyond traditional methods like direct mail. When outlining each fundraiser, use a fundraising calendar to maintain a balance—ensuring enough activities to meet budgetary needs without overstretching your resources.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2007

I hope you find the calendar useful. You can bookmark the calendar view at [link]. You can bookmark the calendar view at [link]. The idea behind this calendar is to aggregrate events, seminars, webninars and conferences that would appeal to the nonprofit communications professional. Thanks for your input!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

One way to track those is by setting up a grant calendar. Our Fund has redesigned its grant process to focus on three key areas with its discretionary grants: Health & Wellness, Social Justice & Equity, and Arts & Culture. Areas served: Southern Florida. Horizons Foundation. Areas served: New York City. New York Foundation.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

Your nonprofit’s future will look less daunting if you project your fundraising revenue while you’re planning your year, including mapping out what you plan to do in each program and calendaring all your marketing and fundraising activities. . Adding another event to the calendar can, on paper, make your numbers work for next year.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

When communicating program pricing externally, use three main access points : A quarterly calendar . They design, print, and mail their field trip brochure between July 15 and August 15 and make sure their web pages are updated to coordinate with when the brochure will land in the teacher’s mailbox. Your website. Printed brochures.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 12, 2024

Consider using a content calendar allows you to take note of upcoming holidays, awareness days, and national days that are relevant for your sector. To keep it organized, the media contact is responsible for funneling the requests, coordinating calendars, and providing talking points.

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Neon CRM

JULY 27, 2023

Someone who fits into your David persona, for example, may expect traditional mailed invitations and thank you notes. Target the Right Channels Just about all nonprofits will need to use email, websites, and direct mail in order to engage their donors. This is where the content calendar comes in.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 16, 2012

It's now almost the exception to the rule that someone actually lives on a calendar year. You are planning to do testing in direct mail and didn't account for the cost. Considering throwing in a calendar with that label package you mail? Even if you only mail that to a 50,000 test panel, at the added cost of say $.50

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 6, 2025

Will giving art museum members a keychain and a 10% discount at the gift shop turn all your fundraising into a cold transaction? Arts and culture organizations offer their supporters tangible benefits you hear the concert, you get a parking pass and free admission to the zoo, you get streaming content from your public radio station.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2011

We are looking for an obsessively detail-oriented, highly resourceful, financially savvy, culture-loving individual to be the Administrative Manager of The Museum of Art & History. If your career goal is to become the CFO or CEO of an arts or educational nonprofit, this is the perfect early career opportunity for you.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Event 360 helps nonprofits use the art and science of event fundraising to build and deliver powerful experiences that drive giving, loyalty and awareness. Looking to build your e-mail list? Event 360 in booths 109 & 110. Stop by the Event 360 booth to meet our team, learn about our online toolkit and enter to win an iPod Touch!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Collaborative Overload: Collaborative overload is the burnout that results from over use of e-mails, meetings and other collaborative tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. I’ve found drawing Zentangles , a form of meditative art work that you can do in 10-15 minutes, has helped improve focus.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Event 360 helps nonprofits use the art and science of event fundraising to build and deliver powerful experiences that drive giving, loyalty and awareness. Looking to build your e-mail list? Event 360 in booths 109 & 110. Stop by the Event 360 booth to meet our team, learn about our online toolkit and enter to win an iPod Touch!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. Early preparation will also allow you to prepare your core campaign tools, such as: Your donation form Social media calendars Email series. How did our donors respond to social media posts/text messages/direct mail/emails about last year’s campaign?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Through direct mail?) Once you’ve gathered your ideas, add them in as a regular part of your communications calendar. Creating an effective fundraising appeal is both an art and a science—and that’s why we highly recommend reading Mary Cahalane’s article How to Write a Stellar Fundraising Appeal. After reading a Facebook post?

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

On the other hand, outbound marketing is usually a nonprofit advertising approach that focuses on communication channels such as: Google Ads, social media ads, commercials, mail campaigns, and other paid marketing. Direct mail often provides a more personal touch that may be missing in online communications.

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Care2

MARCH 30, 2007

Main | New Feature: Frogloop Nonprofit Events Calendar » Friday Mar 30 2007 Update to the Nonprofit Job Boards Section Friday, March 30, 2007 at 07:25PM | by Hatef Yamini I just added two new resources to the Nonprofit Job Boards section. 60) Search « New Trend Emerging in Deceptive List Growth?

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Allegiance Group

AUGUST 19, 2024

The calendar year-end is complex, but it’s a puzzle you must solve. This guide offers practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. We’ve also created a communications calendar to help you map out your messaging for maximum impact. Clearly, there’s work to be done.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

Once the foundational pieces of the event are secured, it’s time to build out a marketing calendar. A well-designed direct mail piece sent to several local area codes or a radio or tv slot can also be great methods, depending on the budget allocated to the event.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

Google Calendars is an easy way to get your nonprofits events directly to the people. Lots of people use Google Calendars as their personal calendar, and are more likely to see your nonprofits event here rather than on other services. Google Analytics shows you where your sites visitors are entering your site from.

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Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

The study analyzed 79 nonprofit organizations and their fundraising campaigns via direct mail, online fundraising, telemarketing and canvassing. While these numbers may seem alarming, it’s common to see a decrease in donations and donors in Q1, since it’s the slowest fundraising period in a calendar year.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Content is online tools, direct mail, and social media. It involves various elements, like an editorial calendar , workflows, a content audit, style guides, and more. . Content is display ads, infographics, and events. Content is how you answer the phone and the signature in your emails. Content governance is multifaceted.

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