VisionLink

APRIL 9, 2020

culture is the immediate outpouring of offers from volunteers and companies urgently wanting to help those stricken by misfortune. The Partnership The partners’ vision is a nationwide state-based network of secure volunteerism and in-kind donations of goods and services supporting those in need and those agencies assisting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Read on to learn how Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network have recently stewarded their corporate donors on social media. Feeding America and Subaru.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

211 is the most comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country. It's powered by people: thousands of caring, local experts are available to help, 24/7. Calls to 211 are confidential and can be anonymous. 211 can be accessed by phone or computer at 211.org.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

If you read the CauseVox articles often, it’s possible that you have heard us highlight Spur Local (formerly Catalogue For Philanthropy). Over the last decade, this nonprofit has raised over $57 million dollars and helped over 500 small nonprofits in their community do world-changing work. Spur Local Donation Counter 3.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Oakland Local is launching today! Oakland Local is a news & community site for Oakland, CA, USA, focusing on social justice issues including climate change, air quality, food access, arts as activists, and identity, race & ethnicity. About Oakland Local. You can also connect with Oakland Local on twitter and facebook.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Investing in your team members will not only help you make your organization more effective in the short term, but it will make your best people more likely to stick around long-term. The mentor provides guidance, shares their knowledge, and helps the mentee navigate their role more effectively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Enterprise AI writing tools such as Writer , Go Charlie , and Ink help you write more clearly and correctly. On social media and the news.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

.” With the dream of combining her two greatest passions of performing and helping others, she began her journey as a fundraising consultant and charity auctioneer in 2016. This remarkable journey is a dream come true for Brett, who has always possessed a profound love for helping others.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Fund, the San Francisco Foundation, and the California Wellness Foundation, have long partnered with power-building organizations such as Oakland Rising and statewide networks like PICO California. The Bay Area Power Building Funder Table has brought foundations together to share best practices and take on collaborative projects.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

Luckily, it organized a Habitat for Humanity in California with a board of all-local Habitat affiliates who can advocate for housing with the state. Simple and effective actions to help board members be advocates Nonprofit board advocacy comes in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Leverage social networks.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. It recognizes that leadership can emerge from anyone within a group and emphasizes collaboration, trust, and inclusivity.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

At an in-person, live event, networking often just happens. These impromptu networking opportunities are not possible at a virtual event. It can seem difficult to think of networking ideas for your virtual event, but we’re here to help. Virtual Networking Ideas. Virtual Scavenger Hunt. Virtual Escape Room.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

” Kurtzman believed that thought leaders should help shape the way people think about the world by sharing their ideas and insights and by challenging the status quo. Thought leadership helps bring your audience on a journey of shared understanding and insights, in order to drive toward impactful solutions. This is critical.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. Then help implement these tools. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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Qgiv

JUNE 11, 2024

While these goals are important, they can sometimes overshadow the broader mission of community empowerment and feel disconnected from the people they’re trying to help. CCF encourages collaboration and mutual support, creating a network of shared resources and goals for everyone to work towards. Strengthened community ties.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority. This helps working people who can’t afford to buy or rent a home—especially in today’s expensive housing market—while also slowing development that might otherwise disrupt a neighborhood.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Grassroots organizations provide vital services to local communities, yet they struggle to compete for grants against large national nonprofits that can leverage robust development teams, considerable fundraising experience, and established relationships with grantmakers. Once you have your elevator pitch written down, practice it often.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Adopt technologies that simplify collaboration and enhance communication , like board portals or other real-time tools. Dive into your personal and professional networks. Engage with local organizations and associations. Implement a board portal for communication and organization. Use board development programs.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Membership by application, and approved by the members themselves (not by us here at VisionLink), the National Breakthrough Network is an extraordinary group of thought leaders improving practice across the nation. The National Breakthrough Network is convened and facilitated by VisionLink where practitioners learn from and teach one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Giving Days organized by local communities are being adopted by many more communities than ever before and a stronger understanding how these efforts can help build the capacity of nonprofits to embrace social media and online giving, engage more donors, and raise awareness of charity giving. It’s a huge group: two billion worldwide.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

On the flip side, community foundations and local nonprofits can organize citywide or regional giving days, like Spur Local’s Give Local Together Campaign , rallying entire communities in support of various causes. This page helps donors understand your nonprofit’s purpose and how contributions are utilized.

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Classy

JULY 5, 2021

A corporate matching partner involves collaborating with a large business. Since today’s consumers are demanding more social responsibility and impact from the companies they support, brands also often already have giving programs established for cross-collaboration, so you won’t necessarily be pitching them a new idea. Corporate.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 17, 2024

Here are some effective strategies to help you attract new donors at your next event. Setting specific, measurable goals provides a roadmap for your efforts and helps ensure that everyone involved is aligned and working towards the same outcomes. From the moment attendees arrive, they should feel valued and appreciated.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities. The first step to local adaptation is involving affected populations in the community’s story of change.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! This offline network, called Net Tuesdays, balances the work we do online to connect all those working at the intersection of technology and social impact.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

What we learned by listening to grassroots organizations The Honnold Foundation works in partnership with marginalized communities around the world to expand equitable access to solar energy and develop locally relevant solutions to climate change. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

What can small nonprofits do to benefit from collaboration? Social Butterfly has an interesting list of helpful list-servs. First, the help you receive is proportional to what you give. And the IFRC, my organization, has a Learning Network with many free courses for volunteers. Call your local school and sign 'em up!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

This guest post is a summary of a longer piece posted on The Whitman Institute ’s website titled From The Kids’ Table To The Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks. The article makes a compelling case for funders to focus on relationships rather than networks. From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

We recently wrapped up our 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions event here at Classy. The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 27, 2023

For instance, if your organization focuses on animal rights or conservation, you may seek packages related to trips to explore National Parks or experiences that showcase conservation efforts locally and globally. Visuals help potential bidders visualize what they could potentially win and create a stronger emotional connection.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Limited access to networks Limited access to networks and social capital can make it difficult for individuals to connect with others who can help them advance in their careers and succeed in their endeavors. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

An effective nonprofit board can help your organization raise more money and make a more meaningful impact on your cause. To help ensure your board’s effectiveness, take a look at the primary functions of your board, the obligations of its members, the different types of boards, and the roles your board members fill.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Marketing campaigns dedicated to membership recruitment can help you build brand recognition, reach the right audience, and grow your networking opportunities — increasing your membership’s value in the process. Collaborate creatively. As for choosing new recruitment channels, start with the ones your target audience prefers.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These meetings help us put fiscal responsibility center stage alongside mission success, and your board members will appreciate this level of care. Mission overlap isn’t always a bad thing, as nonprofits can collaborate well, but you’re starting an uphill battle if another local organization already does the job you hope to do.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

That said, we can capitalize on the moments that can help movements grow. To become one of the success stories, it helps to work from the bottom up, top-down, and inside out. Our “boots on the ground” colleagues are often working alongside community leaders to help residents advocate for change. And, their impacts last.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We’re looking for new ways technology can help, and we’re looking to bring together experts who are already leading the path forward. We know technology alone won’t solve these issues alone, but we think it can help those who are working to address the issue amplify their impact. Priscilla Chomba Kinywa. CTO, Greenpeace International.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

JUNE 1, 2018

We reached out because we had just designed and launched the local Big Brothers Big Sisters website and thought there may be a fit. Early on in the discovery and scoping process, we discussed the possibility that they could potentially share the newly designed WordPress framework with the other affiliates in their network.

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