Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

A well-crafted year-end fundraising plan helps nonprofits define clear and specific fundraising goals, identify potential donors, and tailor their messaging better to resonate with their supporters. Create your year-end campaign calendar. During a year-end campaign, it’s essential to track and analyze data from these multiple channels.

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter. Many companies establish match deadlines that align with the end of the calendar year. Follow up on previously-made and match-eligible donations. Looking for more guidance on year-end fundraising?

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Don’t let “out of sight” become “out of mind.” Set Goals Determining what you want to accomplish is the first step. Policing remote workers should not be included in your goals. Policing remote workers should not be one of your goals. If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind.

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

The board should have a keen understanding of the organization’s mission, and the values and ability to envision strategies to fulfill those goals and serve their members. An open mind and a collaborative spirit are also important. “You need visionary leaders,” Sue said. Ethics is another essential component.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. Setting up a schedule will help you establish repeatable processes, manage expectations, and work towards achieving your association’s long-term membership goals. Set a member engagement goal. a webinar for executive-level members).

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2018. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

After all, nonprofits need gifts and donations to sustain them, no matter what their mission or goals might be. Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy can’t achieve its aims without the proper goals and workload distribution. Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? Drink more water!

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

The goal was the same then as it is now: Use it to make something work better. Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No It wasn’t great. What is better? You can do it, too!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Use insights to get ahead of year-end goals and maximize your major donor potential. Their sizable gifts are what get your projects off the ground, so it’s important to prioritize them all year long, but also bear in mind that almost one-third of total annual giving happens in December. Winter 2022-2023.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. It takes time to get new members up to speed on your organization’s goals, challenges, and communication styles, especially if your operations are disorganized. Members can view their calendars and see what meetings they need to attend directly on the app.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Setting Goals & Identifying Your Audience Goals & Objectives of Your Social Media Content While you’re in the process of figuring out your social media fundraising goals, let’s explore some common campaign objectives. These goals serve as a North Star, helping you direct their efforts and shaping the content you create.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Bloomerang Volunteer streamlines ongoing tasks, allowing volunteer managers to save time and refocus their energy on what matters most—reaching program goals, creating genuine relationships with volunteers, and furthering their nonprofit’s mission. Allow volunteers to sign up from any device and add items to their digital calendars.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allows you to tailor your content calendar to your audience’s or guest’s preferences. Establish the fundamental aspects of your podcast by answering the following questions: What is the primary goal of the podcast? Connect with nonprofit professionals. What unique perspectives can we offer?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. By November 1st : Set Goals And Make A Plan. Set a Goal: Hopefully, your nonprofit or charity has a clear, board-approved budget that you follow.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Disorganization can cause you to lose donors, miss grant deadlines, and fall short of revenue goals. Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind. Time-block your week with an online calendar. And if you share your online calendar with your team, they can see when you’re busy or help you set appointments.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

If you’re looking for a unique peer-to-peer opportunity in 2023, mark your calendar for.orgCommunity’s Leadership ColLAB on March 2 at the OLC Education and Conference Center in Rosemont, IL. The goal is to arrive at actionable strategies for building trusting relationships. Sharon will facilitate a 360-degree discussion about trust.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

You need a goal for your annual fundraising plan. That’s not a goal. That will have an impact on your goal. How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? Make that your goal, at least for now. If 1,000 feels overwhelming, start with a goal of bringing in 10 new donors. It’s a wish.

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Allegiance Group

AUGUST 21, 2024

This makes sense because people are generally in a giving state of mind at year-end, and you often see a higher return on your ad spend. However, focusing your advertising budget on the end of the calendar year comes with several challenges. Keep in mind that your ads don’t have to ask for money.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

For these reasons, relationship-building with nonprofit funders is an essential step toward your nonprofit reaching its fundraising goals. By displaying support for funders’ good work, you are demonstrating a mutual alignment between your organization and their goals.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

With that in mind, let’s dive into the article, starting with a quick definition of the overhead myth itself. With that in mind, the overhead myth refers to a pervasive understanding across organizations’ support bases, through which donors and funders use the overhead ratio to measure an organization’s effectiveness.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Suddenly, digital transformation wasn’t just an aspirational goal; it was a mission-critical investment. Did you complete all your ambitious digitalization goals? Your strategy should align with your overall goals, cater to your audience, and focus on the outcomes you’re aiming for. And they needed to do it right away.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The bottom line: you need a fundraising plan built on the right fundraising plan template — one that outlines goals, actions, and the specific results you want. That means you need a fundraising plan template that meets YOUR needs, plays to YOUR strengths, and helps you reach YOUR goals. No two nonprofits are exactly alike.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Their websites were built and their platforms were ready And fundraisers knew they must breathe slow and steady, But still in their minds there lingered some fright: “How do I know if I’m doing this right?” Update And Celebrate Did you hit a goal? Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore). GivingTuesday is around the corner. Are you ready?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It’s a good idea to put together an annual fundraising calendar to include with the plan that details when things are happening and who is responsible for making them happen. More detailed plans may also include contingency plans for when goals aren’t met. The best way to set your new goals is to analyze your previous year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

How to Get Started Now, remember, your goal won’t be to automate every single communication you send to your supporters. Your goal is to automate the repetitive tasks that eat up your time and keep you from having the kind of real-life interactions that will make it easier for you to retain your donors.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals. Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Goals may be dollar-based—e.g., Step 3: Align those goals to proven strategies. raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g.,

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

When you’re just starting out, your goal is to make a difference in the world. Make it a goal to either meet one new person or learn more about one of your contacts every day. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current. Start filling your calendar by scheduling any important meetings or calls.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But without a clear idea of where you’re going, all that activity may not actually move you forward toward your goals. But there are going to be many questions to answer in getting to that goal. But food pantries often have many goals beyond just providing food. Eradicating hunger in your community is not a goal.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Volunteer lifecycle stage The goal of this stage Strategies to use at this stage Recruitment Introduce your volunteer opportunities to new audience members and inspire them to sign up. You can also create a volunteer management calendar to help you stay organized.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

Though annual reports can come at any time, a key component of finishing the calendar year off strong is to ensure that you are reporting on what you’ve achieved and identifying where there is room to grow. Start with the goals you set yourself Before searching for data, start with your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

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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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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2021

Step 1: Consider your goals. When thinking about your goals, ask yourself these questions: Are you hoping to raise money? . Consider your goal and who can help you get there. Check your community calendars to see if there are any other fundraising events happening around that time that might potentially compete with yours.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2022

Foster Mindfulness. Blackbaud Champions recommend a spring cleaning for your mind, too! Our office has a weekly mindfulness session. Once your physical space is sparkling and your mind is clear, maximize your productivity so you can use every minute to the fullest. What if you can’t change up your physical workspace?

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