Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Here’s why storytelling is so vital: 1) Creating an Emotional Connection: Stories have the power to evoke emotions and connect with audiences on a personal level. Openly sharing stories about your work, outcomes, and financial stewardship fosters trust and demonstrates accountability.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The goals are better decisions, improved performance, and ultimately a greater impact. Engaging in self-reflection : Demonstrating self-awareness and humility, recognizing the impact of your dispositions and behaviors on the wellbeing of the team. Anne Chow ’s new book, Lead Bigger , is about “where it all comes together.”

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

You’re already aware that d onors play a crucial role in your association’s fundraising success. Proper donor stewardship is vital to your organization hitting its financial campaign goals. Donor updates work to both build rapport with your organization and strengthen the donor connection with your mission and goals. .

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Corporate sponsorship is a mutually beneficial relationship wherein a company offers direct financial support, in-kind donations , or skilled volunteer services to support a nonprofit in meeting its fundraising event goals. Companies can benefit from sponsoring your event by: Boosting their brand awareness and credibility in your community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2020

Every nonprofit has the goal of extending their impact as far as they can by helping as many people as possible. Traffic is the first step in creating awareness , but it is not an indicator of success on it’s own. It needs to be combined with the other metrics to provide value. 2) Conversion Rates. 3) Engagement. 5) Retention.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 17, 2024

Define Your Goals Before diving into the intricate details of planning your event, it’s essential to start with a clear vision of what you want to achieve. Setting specific, measurable goals provides a roadmap for your efforts and helps ensure that everyone involved is aligned and working towards the same outcomes.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

This shows them the impact they will create – this person will get fed – because the donor helped. Think carefully about your goal to assure it’s legit. It will raise awareness. Is your goal to raise awareness, or is that the tip of the iceberg? Is your goal to raise awareness, or is that the tip of the iceberg?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2024

They assess what projects or initiatives the funds will support and how these align with the organization’s overall mission and strategic goals. Setting Realistic Goals: Define clear, achievable fundraising targets based on your needs and the results of your feasibility study.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Thanks to integrated donor CRMs, I can easily segment and invite those individuals whose philanthropic history and capacity to give align with the organization’s goals. This data-driven approach not only enhances the effectiveness of fundraising events—in-person, online , or hybrid —but also streamlines the planning process.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

However, you also know these cycles of boom and bust aren’t always efficient or effective at building a truly successful program—instead, retaining advocates year-round and between campaigns is what will help you build more power and make a deeper impact in alignment with your long-term vision and goals.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Demonstrate how individual and departmental objectives relate to overarching goals and the organization’s mission. When the focus is on customer experience, departments need to cooperate to provide that seamless personalization. An integrated strategic plan forms the basis for cooperative initiatives.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Meeting attendance: Demonstrating commitment A successful nonprofit board starts with committed board members who prioritize attending meetings and events. Investing ten hours in talking about the organization with family, friends, associates, and various groups helps raise awareness and broaden the network of potential supporters.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This cycle encompasses all interactions from the initial awareness and cultivation stages to solicitation and ongoing stewardship, ensuring a holistic approach to donor engagement. You should look for those who share your values and have demonstrated a commitment to similar causes.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Are your donors aware of your commitment to ethical fundraising? When you allow yourself to be vulnerable to criticism about where your organization and your team can be improved, you learn from supporters and demonstrate that you trust them. Send donor surveys Ask for advice in person Follow up on substantive feedback 3.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

In " 5 ways to improve diversity training ," according to a new study, it is important to be realistic about what training can accomplish, what should accompany it and to set clear goals. Be aware that discovering biases and discussing them can cause discomfort and anxiety.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

When nonprofit leadership takes the time to build relationships, mentor staff, elicit insights and feedback and demonstrate the ability to act on that feedback, the staff will begin to trust that they have a place and a voice within the organization. The goals must be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and measurable).

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When you work in MarTech, you have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across many departments and specialties and help the entire organization achieve its goals, as well as with many different clients to help their missions and campaigns prosper. What Is MarTech, and What Isn’t? New Tools Come Out Every Day; How Do You Keep Up?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. Constantly be on the lookout for personal and professional connections who may want to learn more about the organization.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

It might be an in-person run, walk, or ride. 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. Personalizes a fundraising goal. Or it might be a hybrid event. .

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 26, 2024

If you’re planning a capital campaign or other major fundraising effort, clearly define the goal and how it will be used, then promote the effort with tiered giving. If a donor pledges a certain amount, perhaps they get a table at an upcoming event or personal thanks on a website or social media.

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

Video is beneficial in demonstrating the impact your organization has on the community. With a goal in mind, you can begin to build your nonprofit video. Let’s take a look at a few video types that can help fulfill your goal. The main audience for this video will be those who are already aware and aligned with your mission.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “The path is the journey,” and what we learn along the way as we encounter resistance, as we motivate ourselves, and as we engage others, offers great learning that supports personal and professional growth. We are all responsible for defining the goals, doing the work required, and being part of the solution.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

The immediacy of the call to action can rally communities to come together and provide timely assistance, demonstrating the power of collective goodwill. Increased Awareness Hosting a donation drive not only raises funds but also increases awareness about your nonprofit’s mission and activities.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Not segmenting your email audience Sending generic email blasts to your entire donor list is a missed opportunity for personalization and engagement. Launching a capital campaign prematurely, without adequate infrastructure and support, can lead to disappointment and missed goals. As one person, you may be close to 25-50 people.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

Maybe you’ve heard about the hype and are eager to see how an event can drive your brand awareness. Virtual summits mimic real in-person conferences as much as possible by hosting a variety of speakers and virtual offerings during a set period of time. Virtual summits are by far the biggest style of virtual events that can be hosted.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

Maybe you’ve heard about the hype and are eager to see how an event can drive your brand awareness. Virtual summits mimic real in-person conferences as much as possible by hosting a variety of speakers and virtual offerings during a set period of time. Virtual summits are by far the biggest style of virtual events that can be hosted.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Define your project and the project goals. These will likely include: Goals – The S.M.A.R.T. Why is this goal important? How will we objectively know we have accomplished the goal? How will we reach this goal? Relevant – How is this goal consistent with our mission, values, and strategic plan?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

To give students the tools and skills to create a brighter future for themselves and empower them to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With Davos Codes, we wanted to create a program that didn’t just educate students and their communities about the goals, but really demonstrated how they could personally commit to them.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

Personal connections are most likely to influence donations. . An easy experience will demonstrate your nonprofit’s organization skills while showing that you value your donors’ time. Personal connections are most likely to influence donations. Convenience is crucial. . Younger and more diverse donors are giving. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 28, 2020

In his highly personable book, Lewis uses his life story to connect the dots between his challenges and accomplishments to demonstrate the five foundational building blocks of success. Commitment eliminates the clutter in your mind and helps you focus on your goals. Everyone shares the same goals. Both take time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

In his highly personable book, Lewis uses his life story to connect the dots between his challenges and accomplishments to demonstrate the five foundational building blocks of success. Commitment eliminates the clutter in your mind and helps you focus on your goals. Everyone shares the same goals. Both take time.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Decide on the campaign goal. With every marketing campaign, you need to establish a clear goal or directive. For experiential marketing, this is even more important because, without a goal, you won’t be successful in delivering an authentic message. The goal must make sense to a wide number of people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

And making too many personal sacrifices, wanting to leave your job, and having a bad or cynical attitude about your work. Her research also demonstrates that EI competencies improve the more you use them. The five EI skills are: Build self-awareness to identify what makes you vulnerable to burnout.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Decide on a fundraising goal. Your fundraising goal should be reasonable and reachable, while still presenting enough of a challenge that donors will rise to the occasion to help meet it. Your goal should translate directly to a tangible outcome. What will you accomplish with your GivingTuesday funds? Events and Promotions.

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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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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Consider the following steps: Understand Your Audience and Goals Identify your target audience for the event. Set clear goals for your event—whether it’s raising a certain amount of funds, increasing donor engagement, or creating awareness about a specific cause.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Personalize these email campaigns to make donors feel appreciated and connected to your cause. Use data, visuals, and concrete examples to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has made. When approaching influencers, clearly communicate your expectations, goals, and the scope of the collaboration.

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