Care2

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Last month we provided 11 tips to make your life easier when planning a conference. We wanted to really get to the core of the conference-savvy folks'' secrets, so we reached out to those who are working in the nonprofit sphere, planning annual conferences to hear their insider tips. Gracious host = gracious guests.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. However, it’s critical for that organizations don’t just tell stories effectively—they have to tell them ethically, too. These tips will help you do it! But 63% of people could remember a story the presenter told.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2016

The presenter was Guillaume Decugis of Scoop.it , and his presentation was full of practical tips for implementing a "lean content marketing methodology" (also known as doing more with your content in less time). For a lot of organizations, blogging is the easiest way to get started with content marketing.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. Here’s what you need to know about post virtual event surveys: Tips for Crafting Your Post Virtual Event Survey.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

So you launched your new website and have an online marketing plan in hand to help you reach new audiences. Everyone at your organization thinks the new website is fantastic. Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Who are the target audiences?

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. Fun, Games, and Giveaways!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Below are my slides and a round-up of tips for getting started with a more engaged membership responding to your emails! Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Highlights.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

However, they take the same amount of effort to organize as any corporate event. While not all events or online content will have fees associated with participating, some may, and it's particularly valuable for organizations that may provide trainings or other certifications and can do so using online methods.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

As part of our debrief of the event, we wanted to share some insights from the Classy staff who organized it. As you organize your nonprofit virtual fundraising event , you’ll also want to ask yourself questions during planning, execution, and follow-up on whether your schedule is respectful of your participants’ time.

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Care2

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Importance of Meaningful Online Engagement Experience Pagliaro discussed how critical it is for nonprofits organizations to provide Boomers and Seniors (and frankly any demographic) with meaningful online engagement experiences. You can also check out the slides below. Members don’t need to carry hard copy of their AARP card.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

I’ve collected the resources, notes, slides, and tweets from the session in this post. We framed the session as what to think about before, during, and after a training , using the “ADDIE” model as an organizing device. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides? 6 Tips for Evaluating Your Training Session.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

To help you compile this survey and get the data you need, we’ve compiled a few tips for writing post-event surveys and details of some of the most important questions that you need to ask. Here’s what you need to know about post virtual event surveys: Tips for Crafting Your Post Virtual Event Survey.

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Classy

JUNE 23, 2021

Present clear areas of opportunity with data-driven recommendations that lead your organization down a proactive path to success. . Secure long-term financial stability : Ensure the organization is fiscally responsible with an appropriate budget . Activate event attendees to raise more and expand your audience.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Audience Analysis. Read Andrew's blog post , which explains more about the importance of analyzing your audience. There are a few steps to successful audience-centric design: Identify your audience: Understand all of the groups you serve and find out what makes them tick. You know your audience.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2012

Most of my posts are written for the non-profit audience, but this month, I’m taking a different approach. I’d like to offer some tips to anyone who is (or could be) organizing group volunteering opportunities in their workplace - be it non-profit or for-profit work environment. Author: Amber Wobschall.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data. Accessibility: It may not be easy to share the sheet with others at your organization.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences are a great opportunity for industry professionals to hone their skills, network with their peers, and learn innovative new strategies to help their organizations thrive. The goal of the conference is not only to inspire attendees but to equip them with real solutions that they can bring back to their home organizations.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In our ongoing mission to provide technology information and resources to nonprofit organizations and libraries, TechSoup’s latest Nonprofits Live (NPLive) explored advice and resources for creating great presentations. Presenters who are interested in embedding a live Twitter stream into their slides can do so with SlideRocket.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. Make it a peer-to-peer fundraiser by allowing teams to have a secondary competition to see who can raise the most for your organization! Host a trash cleanup to help out your community and encourage volunteers to engage with your organization.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

Although DevOps is a relatively niche sect of the Salesforce ecosystem, over 200 attendees, diversely represented across declarative admins, coders, BAs, and consultants, comprised the event from all manner of organization sizes and industries. Compared to traditional software development, Salesforce DevOps is still in its infancy.

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2020

One of the biggest challenges event planners face when hosting a virtual event is ensuring high levels of audience engagement. Virtual events carry many benefits to event organizers and planners. In turn, this will make the audience more eager to promote the event on their social media sites.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Tip: You can also get Google Analytics for your Facebook Page!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. Use a “design thinking” technique called audience empathy…. There’s a new normal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Not only does this help me frame and tailor the talk I give to the audience, but facilitates Twitter conversations before. I don’t like giving a keynote where I talk at the audience for 45 minutes. So making the audience part of the slide deck and inviting commentary surfaces the wisdom and knowledge in the room.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

The chapter is based on interviews with folks in the field and includes step-by-step checklists, examples, and tips. But ROI was not really intended to measure a technology project, program, or tool or any other isolated aspect of an organization. Defined Audience. They want to know: How much will it cost? Document on the fly.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

A chance for local organizers to come together, network, ask questions, etc. Takeaways: A chance to connect with other local organizers. More knowledge, confidence and excitement about organizing in your city. The Internet has a proven ability to shift the balance of power between individuals and organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Sharon Bowman, in her Five Tips for Interactive Webinars , suggests that you chunk your content into ten minute sections and allow for interaction between. Depending on the learning objectives, you could even skip the slides altogether, or adapt them for a pre-work activity.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and we’ll be sending out the slides as well as the recording later on this afternoon. There’s just a little insider tip there. So I know you got some slides to pull up but the floor is yours. As nonprofits, we have the missions of our organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

My slides are above and my reflections are below. We also had wireless hand mics in the audience. This made it easy for me to get off the stage and wander into the audience to engage them in conversation. Using Twitter To Research The Audience Before, During, and After. Audience Feedback. Room Layout is Important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2009

Here's my shot at the answers: How is your organization currently using Twitter? What audience do you want to reach? As one person tweeting for an organization, it gets difficult to determine what the voice should be, and even more difficult when people reply to you. What are your power listening tips on using Twitter?

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2020

One of the biggest challenges event planners face when hosting a virtual event is ensuring high levels of audience engagement. Virtual events carry many benefits to event organizers and planners. In turn, this will make the audience more eager to promote the event on their social media sites.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We told attendees they could have 5 minutes and 20 slides in front of the captive nonprofit technology audience. Presenters and audience both take away from the experience a little more knowledge (if not a lot) and quite a bit of inspiration to either act on something or find out more.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Tapping into your organization’s narrative is your means of getting your audience invested and involved in your cause. Talking about your narrative shines a light on the many access points by which your audience can get involved as volunteers, donors, or board members.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Thank you again for being such a great audience. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Are the slides available? You can download a PDF of the slides and get the recording of the webinar right here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

If your budget is limited, you can distribute the responsibility for using various tools among different staff members, but implementing an effective social media strategy that is dispersed among multiple staff members will require strict organization and disciplined leadership. The era of “winging” it in social media is over.

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