Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. This guide is meant to help you prepare for each season in your fundraising year.

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NetWits

MAY 5, 2011

This means that you won’t annoy them by sending too frequently, and ensures that you and your cause stay in the minds of your supporters by keeping in contact regularly. Create a communications calendar. Consider making one person the ‘gatekeeper’ of your email list(s).

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Visiting with clients and colleagues in person was a highlight of the year. The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. The September 29 conference was a meeting of minds and a journey to discovery. But, before we welcome a new year, let’s toast 2022!

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

Providing personal support, fosters a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and transparency.” An open mind and a collaborative spirit are also important. Board service is repaid in personal fulfillment. “Mentoring is something I am passionate about,” Sue advised. Ethics is another essential component.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. Members can view their calendars and see what meetings they need to attend directly on the app. If you’re not communicating regularly, board duties end up out of sight, out of mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

It doesn’t mean you have to individually know each and every person in your donor database—that isn’t practical. That friendly, personal communication will go a long way toward keeping your donors engaged and supporting your retention strategy. Use personalization tokens in your messages. But what does that mean?

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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. Make sure your tax letter is followed with a sincere, personalized thank you. Then stay at the top of their minds by liking and commenting on their posts, or even sharing their posts with your network. Drink more water!

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

With that in mind, we thought we’d offer up a few strategies proven to WOW event participants. The majority of this year’s participants joined your event because they felt a personal connection to the cause. Frank Barry gives some great tips on creating a year-round communication calendar. Create an “Experience”.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

You could assess how people were communicating, determine where the vibe registered on the stress meter, and take the opportunity to connect personally with employees. Don’t let “out of sight” become “out of mind.” If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. What hours are people expected to be “on the job”?

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. For larger associations, you may want to consider divvying up roles accordingly: Analytics – This person reports on any trends and delivers insights based on their review of the data. a webinar for executive-level members).

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Personally, I tend to resist doing a time study, and the way I get myself to do it is to imagine that I’m being paid for every minute I spend working. Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind. Time-block your week with an online calendar. The real benefit of using a calendar is block scheduling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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M+R

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Keep these trends and tactics in mind as you start to pencil in plans for the coming end of year (and no, it is never too early to start). The good news is, we don’t have a weekend 12/31 deadline for the next few years — but it still might be worth rethinking the December calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

How much will it cost for you to accomplish what you have in mind? What if that person or organization does not come through this year? If the person you are talking to seems interested, ask if they think any of their friends would be interested. Create a calendar of Asks. That will have an impact on your goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to the mental health benefits of improving your mood, moving your body also brings blood to the brain that helps you think more clearly and boosts personal productivity. It really helps reset my mind and body – and fight virtual fatigue. Do a five-minute workout or seven-minute workout Try desk yoga.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

He likely didn’t have grassroots campaigns in mind when he uttered those words, but Twain’s advice is spot-on for grassroots advocacy practitioners as they make a plan to engage the new Congress. Now is the time to begin preparing for President’s Day Recess —likely to be the first major break on the congressional calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

His definition of the problem is that it gets in the way of sustained mindfulness in order to get something meaningful done. What is the solution? My personal feeling is that tools can help, but you need to develop the right habits and skills or else the tools might create more information overload. Technology Approaches.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If you don’t segment, you are treating all of your recipients as if they are the same person or the same type of person. In today’s competitive fundraising environments, it is all the more important to treat each donor as if they are the most important person to your organization (because they are). Additional Tips.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

A funder’s personal and meaningful connections with nonprofits play a pivotal role in guiding their giving decisions. Personalize connections with decision-makers on LinkedIn When engaging with key decision-makers individually on LinkedIn, aim to make your initial greeting subtle and personable to kick-off your conversation.

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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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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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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. I felt that way, too, in the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. We are living and working in a world that is connected and where sacred space and deep thinking, essential ingredients to online personal productivity and well-being, is almost becoming extinct. What is personal productivity?

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

There were a million scenarios and questions going through my head related to COVID-19, teaching remotely/hyflex/in person, reviewing assessment strategies, evaluating digital learning tools, maintaining student connection and community, etc. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No It wasn’t great. What is better? How cool, right?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Personal handwriting packs a punch! Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’ Make it brief, direct, and as personal as you can manage (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? While the tips are geared for personal productivity, I decided to apply the framework to team collaboration. It is called the Four P’s: Planning, People, Priorities, and Being Present. Sound familiar?

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Send personalized messages, impact reports, shift reminders, new upcoming opportunities, words of appreciation, and other important updates through real-time notifications. Review their personal schedules. Connect with volunteers using personalized outreach. Review their personal schedules.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Did you know that nearly one-third of individual fundraising happens during the month of December and 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year ? . With that in mind, here are some year-end fundraising tips to help you make the most of your online fundraising efforts. Spend some time crafting your subject line.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A funder’s personal and meaningful connection with a nonprofit can guide their giving decisions. By building a relationship , you’re ensuring that when the next grant cycle comes up, you’ll be top of mind. Make sure to personalize all your communications and interact with their content in a genuine way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2011

But, how to manage all that if you work for a smaller nonprofit where there may not be a full-time staff person devoted to content creation. Before running off to create content, it requires a mind shift. Nonprofits need to think of the content they hope to create as expressions of a single bigger idea or theme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Editorial calendar provides the structure so you don’t have to randomly find content, but keep it flexible so you can post breaking or timely news related to your organization or the issues it tracks which gets more attention and interaction. Here’s my public personal profile and here’s my brand page.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here’s something to keep in mind when planning your communications strategy: 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year. . Your email should feel personal. One way to personalize it is to have it come from an employee or board member. . People miss a lot of emails. Another ask or two.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

But mark the rest of your days on your calendar at the beginning of the year, just like you mark your campaigns and events. Twenty years later, this friend is the most organized person I know! You may have on your calendar that it’s time for an email marketing program update. Do you even know this person?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Basically, you take a notebook and a pen, and make it your calendar, journal and planner. As Beth described it earlier, “it is actually a methodology best described as a mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system.”. Combine and balance work and personal life. BuJo is a personal tool.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

When you have the right systems in place to support your nonprofit, and you personally practice effective work habits , you’re setting yourself up for a shorter learning curve and a smoother path later on. Make it a goal to either meet one new person or learn more about one of your contacts every day. Probably not.

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M+R

JUNE 24, 2021

Marketers like me use those cookies to personalize your experience in the future. Speaking to specific moments in the calendar can also create a sense of relevance and timeliness, like this concept USA for UNHCR developed for Ramadan this year: Or, your creative can pull in newsworthy moments, like Amnesty International recently did.

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