Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

The curriculum emphasizes emotional self-awareness and intentional self-disclosure as a means to build trusting relationships, grow influence, and resolve conflict. The most effective leaders are self-aware, know their triggers, and balance competence and presence with authentic vulnerability. Avoid venting.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

5 Effective Donor Retention Strategies for Small Nonprofits Its tempting for small nonprofits to focus heavily on donor acquisition. Therefore, your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention. You can also leverage CRM data to analyze the effectiveness of your outreach. And your donors are not ATMs!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Here are actionable steps and resources leaders at grantmaking organizations can use to ensure their operations continue smoothly and effectively during such events. Keep Your Organization Operational To effectively support the community during a climate event, it is crucial that your organization remains operational.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. Result: you have a paucity of data points to analyze so that even the most effective AI tool will struggle to generate the best recommendations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For nonprofit professionals serving rural communities, building strong donor relationships starts with clear communication about local needs and measurable outcomes. Building donor awareness through personal stories Personal narratives make statistics meaningful and memorable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It not only helps raise awareness about your cause but also enables you to connect with a wider audience and attract potential donors and volunteers. In this post, we’ll explore three cost-effective strategies to boost your online visibility. Invest in creating visually appealing graphics and videos that showcase your work.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This can create a ripple effect, bringing new supporters into your community through trusted personal connections. Engaging younger donors through platforms they frequent, like social media, and providing ways for them to see their impact can turn first-time gifts into lasting relationships.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A single campaign, post, or story has the potential to go viral, bringing awareness to a cause or organization. Regular updates, personalized appeals, and segmented lists can help build lasting relationships with donors and drive consistent contributions. Email campaigns: Email remains a cornerstone of online fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

Instagram is all about visual content, meaning you’ll need a new approach to use the site effectively. Smaller accounts — like micro-influencers, who have between 10,000 or 500,000 followers — tend to have a niche and often have a closer relationship to their audience. The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A well-designed awareness campaign can bring attention to your nonprofit’s cause, educate the public about a significant issue, and drive more donations to fuel your mission. The key is to think through how your corporate partner can amplify your awareness campaign while your nonprofit helps them achieve their goals, too.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 31, 2025

But uncertainty and the prospect of change in the federal funding landscape make it particularly urgent for nonprofits to strengthen operations and to keep constituents aware of how they can help. Its critical to effectively communicate and build relationships with stakeholders during challenging times.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. Does self-awareness mean you realize you’re a number cruncher first and a communicator second? Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich identifies two categories of self-awareness. It sounds simple. But it’s the assignment that’s easiest to fail.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Relationships that had been tenuous in the office became untenable in the remote environment. However, we also realized that remote work is here to stay, and like the dog that needs a walk, interpersonal relationships are going to continue to require deliberate attention. Empathy— is the basis for all productive relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

For detailed best practices on how to use email effectively, see 10 Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits. Social Media: To effectively promote your monthly giving program on social media, you’ll need to create a series of promo graphics that are properly sized for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice. EI skills can help IT professionals take their communications and leadership ability to new levels of effectiveness. Empathy— is the basis for all productive relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

For these teams, marketing automation can multiply their effect so they can create more connections and drive more donations. Marketing Every Stage of ‘The Donor’s Journey’ It’s tempting to think of marketing as a broad-minded approach that’s focused on building awareness with the largest audience possible.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

In addition to being important for leaders like the CEO and the CTO, EI can also help anyone to organize effective teams and give them the ability to successfully collaborate. The Myers-Briggs Inventory is a helpful tool in strengthening relationships on every level,” Kevin observes. “It

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2025

At Whole Whale, we see too many nonprofits with a too narrow approach to digital marketing that misses out on building long-term relationships and sustainable support at scale. Heres what that looks like: Aware : People learn your name and start to understand what you stand for. Committed : They stick around.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Often, these relationships develop informally. The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority, coupled with the imperative to utilize talent more effectively, signals the need for a more deliberate approach to mentoring. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships?

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Lazy Communicators Got a Workout Words either make or break online relationships. Both participants must be aware of context, or unspoken emotional dynamics and backstory, that might influence the outcome.” The idea that separation makes for more complex relationships is somewhat counterintuitive.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this article I will go over the fundamental steps to creating an effective nonprofit business plan. This will help you better understand where you can help and how you effectively assist the community. Create a compelling and effective marketing and outreach plan. Step 1: Outline the goals and objectives of your organization.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Highlight the Advantages There are plenty of incentives for these two teams to develop a symbiotic relationship. Integrate Strategy Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan. Content is easier to produce and more effective when all communicators understand the desired outcomes.” To inspire performance, set common goals.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Highlight the Advantages There are plenty of incentives for these two teams to develop a symbiotic relationship. Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan. Content is easier to produce and more effective when all communicators understand the desired outcomes.” I’m a big believer in documentation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Emotional Connection: The campaign raised awareness about ALS, a debilitating disease, fostering empathy and a desire to help. Please cite sources.”

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Greater Giving

MARCH 27, 2025

The digital landscape is brimming with opportunities to connect with supporters, spread awareness, and raise funds. Plus, digital marketing is a cost-effective way to reach a wide audience with minimal overhead , making it accessible for nonprofits of all sizes. Heres how to make the most of Google Ads: Pick effective keywords.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Missed opportunities: When datas scattered across systems, its harder to understand your supporters and engage effectively. Nonprofits may not even be aware of potential connectors, making it harder to find the right tools and reducing confidence in their nonprofits CRM capabilities. This isnt just inconvenientits costly.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. Be aware: if you dont address them, those choices could follow you to another CRM and lead to similar consequences. Could it be more time- and cost-effective to invest in training on your current CRM?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Because relationships are invisible, they are easier to ignore than obvious business indicators. Randy is creating a webinar series for manufacturing plant leaders to use to improve relationships and collaboration in their facilities. The idea of alignment extends to relationships among team members,” Kevin advised.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We are challenged to continually improve and evolve those relationships; so associations can be a rising tide that floats all the boats, in the profession, or the industry. While social and economic factors make it harder to preserve that special relationship with our members, the good news is that we have great tools to apply to the task.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Perhaps some of those segments aren’t aware of services or aspects of the event they might find valuable. By cultivating a strong relationship with this group you can also foster repeat attendance. Results : We measure performance of the test and roll out the most effective campaign based on registration numbers.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Self-awareness— is the ability to assess your own skills and to understand your personal emotional landscape. Being self-aware helps us to acknowledge our fears and deal with the negative emotions that surface when we have to adapt to new circumstances or learn new skills. Empathy— is the basis for all productive relationships.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Not only are they an effective way to raise funds, but they help raise awareness for your mission, steward existing donors, attract new supporters, and build relationships with your community. Events are incredibly valuable for charities and nonprofits.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This specialized software addresses the unique needs of nonprofits by providing tools to streamline administration tasks, manage donor relationships, and optimize fundraising campaigns. Administration software minimizes the time your team needs to spend on tasks so they can spend more time bringing awareness to your cause.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2025

copywriting, design, edits, FAQs, data collection, segmentation , report generation, donor identification, research, sorting and data syncing), AI can likely get the lions share of the work done more quickly and cost-effectively. All you, you, you You cant outsource the nurturing of personal friendships, or major donor relationships.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Leaders who successfully manage change focus on building these competencies: Emotional intelligence—Self-awareness and an understanding of your personal strengths and weaknesses along with the ability to empathize and inspire colleagues to action. I’ve always understood the importance of relationships,” Kristine advised.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

To make sure yours don’t get lumped in with the spam, here’s how to use your email communication to forge (or maintain) relationships with your constituents. Recipients who click on a video tend to have higher brand awareness and are likelier to convert. How Can You Tell if Your Emails Are Effective? For example: Register today!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Effective communication is the lifeblood of every healthy relationship,” explain Kubicek and Cockram, whether that relationship is at work or at home. And effective communication is essential for successful leadership. Maximize your situational awareness and collaborate like a pro.

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