Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

Their text-to-donate keyword is given verbally, is superimposed as a graphic on the video and the text-to-donate keyword is in the caption to the video: Of course not everyone has access to national celebrities, but it doesn’t have to be someone like Jimmy Kimmel to work. 2) Text-to-Donate on Twitter.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe you relied on your database manager, digital fundraising specialist, or volunteer coordinator. One of the findings of the Generosity Commission study showed that people want complete control over when and how to fit volunteering into their lives, which often isn’t possible with the volunteer opportunities they find.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Line up any volunteers or campaign leaders. October Collect testimonials, impact stories, videos, and pictures and use them to write ‘reporting back’ stewardship emails, postcards, texts, thank-a-thon phone scripts, or letters. Include a short story celebrating the donor and their impact on your mission. Set campaign goals.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

we love our volunteers Major donors are a huge part of what makes nonprofits function—but they aren’t the only thing that matters. If your donors are the gasoline that powers your mission, then your volunteers are the pistons driving you forward. The decision to volunteer, like the decision to donate financially, is an emotional one.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Thanking volunteers for all they do is crucial to keeping your volunteers coming back again and again. Volunteers pour their heart into your nonprofit’s work. Volunteers can Save you money by providing labor so you don’t have to hire staff. which makes volunteer hours add up fast! And that’s a shame.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Approximately 80% of volunteers state that they would like to be recognized or thanked by their organizations by hearing about how their work has made a difference. Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Let’s dive in to learn more!

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These eCards show how to infuse your nonprofits brand into your designs: Puns like Hoppy Holidays paired with pictures of One Tails rescue animals make the designs unique and heartwarming. A year-end event brings your community together to celebrate the accomplishments their support made possible. Host a year-end event. Achievements.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I’m excited to contribute to this topic in honor of the multitudes who work together to make a difference in the world through Bookshare, a global asset we have built with joint efforts of education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Connections: Relationships to lawmakers, celebrities, newsrooms. For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. For example, a carved, sewn, painted, or drawn item by a regular volunteer or service recipient.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. TweetsGiving is a global celebration of gratitude and giving on November 24-26. What was last year’s celebration like and how do you think it’ll be different this year? What is TweetsGiving?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

We are a very heartful organization and a lot of what we do is thanks to an incredible group of volunteers. TweetsGiving is a global celebration of gratitude and giving on November 24-26. What was last year’s celebration like and how do you think it’ll be different this year? What is TweetsGiving?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 28, 2017

National Volunteer Week 2017 has come to an end, but treating your volunteers well should be a priority each and every one of the other 51 weeks. In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we compiled our top five tips to motivate your volunteers and keep them coming back. No one is making them volunteer (usually).

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Qgiv

APRIL 4, 2023

If there’s an awareness month all nonprofits should have on their radar, it’s Global Volunteer Month! While you should be showing your volunteers love all year round, starting April 1st, Global Volunteer Month gives you the opportunity to shower your volunteers with a little bit of extra love. Studies show that 23.2

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The Next Web

JANUARY 28, 2014

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. Hotsko and two of Panama’s most celebrated artists, Thomson Moore and Anne Dillon.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 8, 2008

Virginia and Kate, my wife and daughter, volunteered to come along with me on my one-week trip to South India. We watched as men passed wooden poles up the last tower, as they built scaffolding lashed together (picture above). We visited the Meenakshi temple during its main festival, which celebrates the marriage of Shiva and Parvati.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

By Abby Jarvise , writer, marketer, and speaker at Neon One – software built for small and midsize nonprofits to help them manage fundraising, communications, events, volunteers, and more. Use that data to paint a picture of the different groups of people who are passionate about your cause. Donor retention is important.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Only if it’s a good picture! Bad pictures are used way too often by nonprofit folks who are trying to tell a story in a visual format. A picture of a group of volunteers lined up against the wall conveys nearly nothing. Great photos tell a story.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Today, January 17, the 30th anniversary of the Betamax decision, we’re proud to mark Benetech’s participation in Copyright Week —a week of action that aims to engage communities in the ongoing conversation about changes to copyright law and celebrate six principles for a balanced copyright system.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Sparked.com is an online portal of volunteers that have signed up to offer small amounts of time to complete Web-based projects requested by nonprofits. Known as micro-volunteers, these individuals offer one or two hours a week to complete “Challenges” in the areas of technology, design, research, etc. Qwiki :: qwiki.com.

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

53% volunteer. . Are you using the same logo or image as a profile picture? Perhaps share photographs of past events, programs, or volunteers to remind your audience about why they matter. . Staff, volunteers, and friends are your biggest asset. This is itself a form of giving that we should be celebrating. .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

That change in language paints a more specific picture in the mind of the audience and helps hold the organization accountable. Help us pack 750 lunches in 24 hours by volunteering with Meals on a Mission this GivingTuesday ! Celebrate it! . I mean something along the lines of “Help us feed and shelter 100 dogs this winter!”

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

So I have a much better picture of Chatter than I did before. I can see how our top volunteers can use this to connect and collaborate with each other. Imagine if you follow a celebrity on Twitter and your feed contains every @mention sent about him/her. Look who's currently sitting at #34. It's a fire hose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

The map is a digital showcase of the real-world work its volunteers are doing to protect oceans. Divers can view their work on the map and see how it combines with other reports to reveal a growing picture of marine debris. For decades, scuba divers have been cleaning waterways.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

These visuals can make abstract numbers more tangible, showing, for example, how many individuals benefited from your services or the scale of volunteer involvement over the course of a year. Incorporating testimonials Adding personal testimonials from beneficiaries, volunteers, and partners can give a human face to the numbers.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a fundraising trainer/consultant who’s had the privilege of working with a wide range of nonprofits and a diverse group of professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders, I want to highlight ten pragmatic ways that nonprofit leaders can more effectively keep donors happy and even increase the gifts that fuel their missions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

You can read more about the framework in the free report , but we wanted to share with you a case study about an organization that began using social media for volunteer recruitment—a solution that cost nothing, but had immediate community-wide returns. We appreciate all that your nonprofit does. Case Study: Community Thread, Stillwater, MN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. charity: water is excellent at using social proof to encourage people to fundraise on their online platform. How can your organization apply this?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2012

I’d like to offer some tips to anyone who is (or could be) organizing group volunteering opportunities in their workplace - be it non-profit or for-profit work environment. A small team in the Convio office in DC has been setting everything up and I wanted to offer 5 tips on organizing an office volunteer event.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2022

For a formal gala, you might take lots of pictures of the venue to emphasize its beauty and add messages expressing that it’s even better in person. To host your event’s peer-to-peer campaign, your nonprofit will need to follow these three essential steps: Recruit volunteers. Provide volunteers with tools to run their campaigns.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

Recruit volunteers to work the event. The next rule is to get your volunteers ready to work the event. Your volunteers can take a “just okay” auction and elevate it to an evening your guests won’t soon forget. Volunteers are another aspect of your auction you’ll want to get figured out early. They’re there to support you.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you probably know a little bit about the importance of this holiday celebrating generosity. Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteer Grants. Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteer Grants. Likewise, you probably understand the importance of making the most of this day.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So we’d like to celebrate with 8 reasons why fundraising software can save you money, time, and headache! The more that your donors and guests can do themselves, the more resources your staff and volunteers can save for other important tasks. Compare data across years to get an idea of the bigger picture.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This day of global giving has grown into an impressive movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. For example, teach your donors something that will stun them about your nonprofit’s work, or show them an actual picture of your work that makes everyone smile. Or do both!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Unselfies," i.e. taking a picture of yourself supporting your cause and sharing it, is another way many people are rallying support for their campaigns. Lacey Helmig , Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC), is excited to participate for the first time this year. Other companies are offering special deals or matching funds.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

You get the picture. Would you like to recruit new volunteers ? Saying you want more volunteers isn’t enough. Also, depending on what specific goals you set, you might measure attendance or participation, ticket sales, volunteer hours, etc. Do you need volunteers? Or running a race with no finish line. You should!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It allows donors to celebrate with you when your goal is achieved. Volunteers: How many people do you want to commit as volunteers? It drives urgency for donors to participate in reaching the goal. It shows your progress so your donors visually see how their donation moves the needle. But goals don’t have to be just dollars.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Volunteer to support one or more of the thousands of Trailblazers pivoting to Salesforce careers from other industries. The fact that this individual wants to have a conversation shows your thoughts and experiences matter to the big picture. Don’t have co-workers from underrepresented groups? What’s next? See something? Say something.

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