Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Now is the perfect time for your nonprofit to invest in true digital transformation. We find that even a simple editorial calendar will help you keep track of and plan for what content goes where and why. The post It’s Time for Nonprofits to Invest in True Digital Transformation appeared first on Forum One. It’s not too late.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

It is our bible for sustaining quality over time. Be Mindful There is a tendency to imagine that excellence is elusive—a goal to strive for that’s never truly achieved. We believe excellence is a state of mind. We call this collection of strategies Association 4.0. Excellence revolves around value. The Association 4.0

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As a nonprofit professional, time is our most valuable resource, and it often feels like there’s not enough of it. Not only are they intellectually painful, but they waste time. There’s no miracle cure, but a little time spent choosing tools that work for you and setting up some simple automations will pay dividends over time.

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation The final few months of the year hold great significance for nonprofit organizations as a critical time for fundraising. Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When you work in fundraising, the last thing you may think you can do is take time off from work. And one thing you absolutely, positively MUST DO if you want to stay at the top of your game is take time off. To succeed at a fast-paced job that requires hard work and focus … you have to regularly take time off from work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Look for a provider with online registration that populates an intuitive backend to manage player and sponsor information in real-time and in one accessible place. Get your event on donors’ minds early and in front of sponsors amid annual budget planning. Launch an Event Website. Send Save-the-Dates. Ready to Start Planning?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

The end of the year is a critical time for nonprofit fundraising. Online channels (email, social media, website, donation forms, and texting) encourage real-time interactions, personalized messaging, and taps into tech-savvy younger donors. However, this is not a universal rule.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

The truth is that there will never be enough time to get everything done in a day. Your time is your most precious resource. I doubt that’s what you want, so let’s look at 12 hacks that can keep you focused, save you time, and increase your fundraising productivity. Find and plug the time leaks.

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

Volunteers could join at any time during their service. An open mind and a collaborative spirit are also important. Trust can be quickly lost, and that confidence takes a long time to rebuild. It gives them the tools to be communicators who can address conflict and understand the nuances of dialogue and discussion.

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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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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. Finally, you’ll want to consider the time decay of your offered activities. Once you’ve decided on how you’ll base your score, it’s time to put it into action. Well, it all comes down to the time decay portion of the scoring formula.

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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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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

This can also help you easily analyze shift attendance in real time. Send personalized messages, impact reports, shift reminders, new upcoming opportunities, words of appreciation, and other important updates through real-time notifications. Allow volunteers to sign up from any device and add items to their digital calendars.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Read time: 4 minutes Are you done running reports for your 2023 year-end fundraising? Good, it’s time to start planning for 2024 year-end fundraising! 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).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter. Members can view their calendars and see what meetings they need to attend directly on the app.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

Naturally, it will take a lot of time, training, and labor to get it up and running, but once it is all configured, it will solve all your problems. 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?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Sure, many gift-buyers will continue to turn to Amazon, Walmart, and Target, but increasingly c onsumers are being more mindful with purchases. Nonprofits with online shops can tap into these trends on social media to reach mindful shoppers and raise revenue in support of their mission. You know your audience best.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Make time to audit the impact working from home is having on your organization. Don’t let “out of sight” become “out of mind.” If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind. At that time, Stuart was CEO of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association. Several years ago, I interviewed Stuart Meyer*.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. Three —Mind the Calendar + Communicate Precisely The months nearest to the election, October especially, are going to be some of the toughest times to reach your audiences.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Another client created a digital calendar with tips on how to care for a specific disease in each month of the year. Step 2: Master Multichannel Promotion Once you have created your annual campaign calendar and have decided what “lead magnet” content you will feature each month, it’s time to figure out your promotion plan.

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Media Cause

JULY 29, 2022

If you have an open mind for trying new things, your creativity will expand and grow. You can express your creativity in the way you communicate with supporters, in how you approach challenges at your nonprofit, or the way you balance your calendar. A small step you can take is trying out different approaches to tasks.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

Meanwhile, Gallup found that only 9% of workers prefer to work from the office full time, the rest preferring some combination of remote or hybrid work. picking the kids up from school), optimize time management (e.g., Working from home also means that we have twice as many demands on our attention at the same time.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan. With these ideas in mind, take a look at your organization’s development plan and search for any room for potential improvement. While this can be a frustrating process, it will be well worth your organization’s time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

You may be surprised to learn that multichannel donors contribute four times as often as online-only or offline-only donors. You already know that it’s quite common for time and resources to be limited in the nonprofit sector. It’s also a day when donors decide to give to an organization for the first time. Winter 2022.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Yes, there will always be times when spur-of-the-moment posts are best. The best way to make sure you’re saying the right things at the right times is to create and use a nonprofit social media plan. Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar.

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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. Meeting these three milestones before the end of the month will get your grassroots team back on track just in time to launch your 2023 campaigns.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. Understand Your Event’s Audience Before you make an item wishlist and start sourcing prizes, take some time to think about which supporters you most want to reach with your auction. Let’s dive in!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Mark Your Calendars: November 28, 2023 As we fast approach the final months of the year, it’s time to circle a date on your calendar that holds immense potential for your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Mark this date on your fundraising calendar and join us for the upcoming webinar.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2022

Spring has officially sprung, and it’s the perfect time to give your workspace a refresh! Foster Mindfulness. Blackbaud Champions recommend a spring cleaning for your mind, too! I have started taking some time each day for ten minutes of meditation. Our office has a weekly mindfulness session. Optimize Your Time

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

But given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, you’re grappling with how to keep up, make a meaningful impact, and live a fulfilling life with so many things competing for your limited time, attention, and energy. No matter how long, hard, or smart I worked, there was never enough time or resources to get it all done.

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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. If you have the capacity, take the time to extend the same level of gratitude to all of your donors. Then stay at the top of their minds by liking and commenting on their posts, or even sharing their posts with your network.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allows you to tailor your content calendar to your audience’s or guest’s preferences. For example, established donors might like to hear about how your fundraising initiatives are going, whereas people who are encountering your nonprofit for the first time might be more interested in your backstory.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Efficient Resource Allocation: Your time and resources are limited, so it’s essential to invest them wisely. Building Out Your Content Calendar Consistency is the bedrock of successful social media outreach, and a well-planned fundraising calendar is the key to achieving it. Maria’s content calendar template.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Drafting a fundraising plan can be intimidating, especially if it’s your first time and you have no fundraising plan structure. Without a plan, you’ll spend your time in the Cycle of Reactivity and Panic or CRAP. Be prepared to spend some time on this if it’s your first plan. And that takes time. I’ve been there.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Things like letter responses and thank-you notes should be timely. But how on earth can you send timely communications when you’ve got a to-do list the length of your arm? With that in mind, you can: Write a great donation receipt that celebrates your donor’s generosity and shares a little about how their gift will make a difference.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. Do you feel drained of energy all the time? If so, you need to spend some time investing in new tools and finding processes and workflows that play to your strengths. With a pen.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

The overhead myth can lead to supporters who are hesitant to give , whether one-time donors, monthly givers , or grant funders. It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again: it’s time to disprove the overhead myth for nonprofits. When it comes time to cut overhead costs, some organizations start with staff salaries.

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