Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

In the process of coming up with a nice design and captivating storytelling to capture potential supporters, you may be overlooking a few fundamental and truly effective steps to boost conversions on your online donation page. Most savvy nonprofits know it’s a good idea to offer suggested donation amounts on their online giving pages.

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APRIL 22, 2025

They should become a part of your organizational DNA, woven into strategic planning, team conversations, and boardroom discussions. Consider this: when was the last time your team piloted a new idea, even on a small scale? A willingness to think differently, test ideas, and align innovation with purpose. The common denominator?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

If an issue that you are addressing is in the news and part of national conversations, talk about it in your Stories and explain why people need to follow you for up-to-date information. . Look at cause and awareness days that you can leverage to get more exposure and drive more donations.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Whats the big idea? Through real-life stories and research-backed strategies, she breaks down 10 key conversations that help you build influence, set boundaries, and operate from a position of power. Listen to the audio versionread by Melody herselfin the Next Big Idea App. She is the author of Trust Yourself.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

As two positive psychology experts, weve identified six of the most common internal barriers that can interfere with your ability to listen well, and developed a framework of six “radical listening” skills that can help you have better conversations and build better relationships. Comparing: It happened to me!

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.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2025

But each step reinforced the idea that good governance evolves with the organizations needs. A committed chair can inspire the board to embrace change, model strategic thinking, and keep conversations focused on what truly matters. Lets start a conversation about how we can support your governance journey.

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APRIL 8, 2025

Building Culture: Designing an Environment Where People and Ideas Thrive Culture is what defines how your organization feels, operates, and evolves. Or join us at one of our upcoming events to keep the conversation going. Thats the foundation of momentum. Its reflected in every interaction, process, and decision. It grows with culture.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Youre mid-sentence in a meeting, sharing an idea or outlining a strategy youve been thinking through for weeksthen it happens. Someone jumps in, cuts you off, and shifts the conversation. Youre the idea originatorbut someone else gets the credit. You fade out while they take the spotlight. Its reclaiming your airtime.

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Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The idea was incubated in a Seattle nonprofit happy hour and expanded into a large convening of nonprofit workers, many of whom identified as BIPOC, to question the fundraising status quo. In 2019, the concept spread as the CCF Founding Council wrote articles, created videos, and discussed ideas. Time is valued equally as money.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When I Googled “How to create joy at work” these are a few of the best ideas I found. It doesn’t preclude the bad news and uncomfortable conversations that are an inevitable part of being a boss. Kevin Hostutler, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of ACGI Software shared an idea with me that resonates on multiple levels.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Thats the conversation my recent Fast Company article sparked, and the response has been overwhelming. But as the dust settles on this conversation, Ive been thinking about a different question: If leadership needs to evolve, what role does Gen Z play in shaping the change they want? Initiate conversations and share ideas.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In this post, you’ll learn why diversifying your funding matters and get tips and ideas for starting the conversation with your counterparts in development. Why Funding Diversity Matters (and What Finance Can Do to Support It) Before diving into specific ideas, let’s talk about why having diverse funding is so critical.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

It is a good idea to use different ad types, but you will need one to be a responsive text ad. All accounts created after January 2018 must have conversion tracking in place in Google Ads and need to have at least one meaningful conversion per month. Use Maximize Conversions for at least one Campaign.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

What ideas do you have to help support them moving forward? In every conversation, you have the opportunity to set the tone for your leadership, for the team, and for yourself. This includes expressing your expectations and having clear boundary conversations to redistribute and delegate work that is no longer yours.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 19, 2025

Whats the big idea? Listen to the audio versionread by both authorsin the Next Big Idea app. Its understandable why you might shy away from tough conversations with your cousin about conflicting political views. When people feel heard, difficult conversations become more productive.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

What could be more personal than a good old-fashioned conversation? Post-pandemic, we’re seeing more businesses realize the value of conversational marketing, or actually talking with their customers and letting them respond. Consider this—the typical sales funnel puts a conversation at the end of multiple one-way interactions.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We had this in mind when in 2011, Tableau created the Ideas section of the Forums to help you share Tableau product features you’d like to see created. The ideas section allows anyone to view your submission, comment and hit the ‘like’ button to signal support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Each tip includes additional resources and ideas for getting the best experience for any RFP or hiring your next partner. Here are some essential tips to kick off your project successfully: Meet with whoever will be impacted by the project (staff, stakeholders, supporters) to integrate all ideas and opinions at the start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

I had a wonderful conversation with nonprofit expert and founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab , Joan Garry, to discuss the importance of fairness, mental health, and wellness in the workplace. Beth : I love that idea. This ensures that employees feel heard and valued.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 6, 2019

On Tuesday, June 4 Tereza Litsa ( @TerezaLitsa ), co-founder of the #ReclaimSocial podcast , will takeover @NonprofitOrgs for 24 hours to lead a conversation about the importance of being positive on social media. The idea was empowered by Lightful, a UK tech-for-good company. How to Participate. History of #ReclaimSocial.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Whether it’s brainstorming a long-dreamed-of children’s book for your cause or exploring a campaign idea that’s been on the back burner, passion makes the process more enjoyable. Communication is conducted in natural language, similar to how you would converse with a friend or colleague.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

At first glance, the idea of making more revenue through fewer sales might sound more enticing. You can see conversations grouped together by sentiment: positive, neutral, or negative. The same can happen by listening to conversations in your online community. But there are many factors to consider besides the top line revenue.

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Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Many people have good ideas, but using analytics to test the ideas, improve upon them and prove ROI on their efforts will set you apart! Even community managers can leverage their unstructured data (conversations) to help enhance your member experience (and really wow your boss!)

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Traditional beliefs include the idea that work should be a leaders entire focus, working tirelessly. These ideas have permeated our workplaces, says Sawyer. Leaders need to have honest conversations about things that really contribute to each employees health and well-being. But dont keep feeling meh about work.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

The 30% trap: Unlocking lost fundraising potential Imagine this scenario: you’ve designed a dream home perfect for entertaining, complete with inviting spaces for conversations and views that inspire.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2020

No Conversion to USD: Many accounts won’t let you cash out. Ideas for attracting crypto donations: Website Content: Having good content on your donation pag e and blog gets you found. Autosell/Auto-receipt: Open an account that can sell the crypto for you and issue donor receipts. Give them options. Select carefully.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This will give you a good idea of what works and what doesn’t. Thankfully, many social media networks will have mechanisms that will allow you to have a private conversation. This will give you a good idea of what’s working and what you might need to change. Source: Dreamgrow. 7) Measure your social media engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

1) Keep the Conversation with Donors Going. For more information and ideas, check out How to Create a Welcome Series for New Donors. Forms with the highest conversion rates are the simplest forms with the fewest clicks required for your donors to contribute. First impressions are essential.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Encourage an atmosphere in which employees can openly share ideas and support one another. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Managers should strive to be consistent in their actions, address concerns promptly and distribute rewards equitably. Promote collaboration.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

What are the top GivingTuesday best practices and fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2024? Keep it simple – You may have grand ideas but we recommend not getting too ambitious and coming out with a sloppy product. Since 2012, GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving.

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.orgSource

JUNE 19, 2024

It was great to hear an IT leader echoing those ideas. I need to ensure that we have open conversations, and that people are comfortable challenging ideas and concepts. So, it has created waves and there are a lot of conversations around how AI is impacting our industry.” I wanted to learn more about AGU’s approach.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

And you can always blast your music loud enough to drown out nearby conversations and street noise. The idea is that both the output and the input will cancel out, leaving you with near-silence. How do noise-cancelling headphones actually work? Even cheap headphones can block some noise from the outside world.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Great conversation, a little bubbly, and treats at the Innovation Summit. Teri Carden, Founder and CEO of 100 Reviews , facilitated a panel discussion on how to turn your next great idea into gold. This format uses informal conversations to explore key questions and weave thoughts and ideas into a collective tapestry of knowledge.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

If you arent volunteering today, here are a few ideas to help you begin. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has said that volunteering can strengthen communities , and that community is a powerful source of life satisfaction and life expectancy. Start small.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

By improving the visibility of your posts you are able to involve more people and thus, you’ll also have more creative ideas. 2) Get inspired by new ideas. You can also use Lightful’s Inspiration feature to discover new accounts to follow for more creative ideas. Creative ideas don’t need a big budget to be engaging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

If you want to dig into all of the results, you can check out the full study (including 32 unique and data-driven test ideas) at: recurringgiving.com. And it did not impact the overall conversion rate. We experiment after experiment to show that the real person gets more opens and conversions virtually every time. The result?

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. Giving every employee, no matter how junior, the opportunity to share ideas and the agency to manage their work creates an expectation for thought leadership across the organization.

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