Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The road to implementing new technology can be a long one, but your organization can smoo th the way with business process mapping. Read our blog to learn everything you need to know about b usiness process mapping and prepare your association for implementation success. What is business process mapping?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Making technology or process changes in the workplace is hard work. User adoption is the experience employees go through when using new technology or following new processes with existing technology. You’d be surprised how common it is for different departments in the same association to calculate member retention differently.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

The process includes making a list of your regrets, picking the one thing that bugs you the most, and then focusing on just that in the new year. AND not making any progress on your goals and resolutions early in the year could set you up for another year of regrets. He also has a video podcast that he calls the Pinkcast.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences. If your donor selects to make a one-time donation, they will add their payment information, and the payment will process right away. The payment is automatically processed each month and requires no additional administrative work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Picture this: it’s the day after Giving Tuesday and your nonprofit has met or even exceeded your campaign goals. The first step in planning a successful year-end fundraising strategy is to ensure your team is aligned on your goals, messaging, timeline, and the execution steps of your campaign. How about another $10,000 in donations?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Below is a list of processes and procedures you can take to prepare yourself and your organization to start your website build or redesign on a solid footing. Well-defined technical and design scope and constraints.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

ChatGPT is a powerful online tool that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process and respond to user queries. 1) Creating Custom Donation Appeals in Minutes Use ChatGPT to craft a sequence of donation appeals with the goal of encouraging your stakeholders to make a donation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? Here’s how your nonprofit can do the same: 1) Identify your goals. Determine your starting point and end goals, then build around them. Imagine you want to use knitting as the theme.

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.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

Actually, the process is based on three decades of research conducted by authors Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. The SWOT analysis, which typically begins a planning process, makes you a prisoner of that crowded environment. The process centers around those hallmarks of the digital marketplace, innovation and value.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Pulling from experience with thousands of RFPs, Prosal shares five best practices to enhance your RFP writing process. 1) Start with Research Before an RFP The RFP really should be the second step in your process. Expand your reach by sharing it with different groups, listservs, and affinity networks.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. Here are several suggestions to help accomplish that goal. Strategists should understand the organization’s goals and be able to redesign work for improved outcomes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

Choose people that have different understandings and relationships with your (new) organization and whose influence with their peer group is notable. As the process unfolds, they will become ambassadors for the new brand as they share the progress with their contemporaries. Below is a sampling of important questions to ask. In Summary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

To use a drip-email campaign, determine what your end goal is, or your call to action. Whatever you want your donors to do, make sure you have this goal in mind when crafting your email series. Maybe it’s a phone call or a personalized email, but taking these few moments can make a difference to your donors.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But, in a demographically evolving workplace, the following statistics highlight deficiencies in the current process. Pairing people of different backgrounds and experience, or “bridge mentoring,” requires more intentionality and effort than casual arrangements. My personal goal is to make opportunities for the future leaders at AIIM.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Organizations use their Google Grants in a number of different ways. Any goal of your organization that can be accomplished by reaching a wider audience and having them come to specific pages your website can be accomplished with Google Grant Ads and you can certainly use Google Ads to accomplishing multiple goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

1) Start with a clear goal. The good news is, you don’t have to pick just one goal— but it does help to think about the different results each event type might produce, so you can set yourself up for success. Refer back to your goal and really think about what supporters might best fit your event.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Members join an association board because they want to make a difference for their profession and society. Your strategic plan and your budget are key components in this process. Explain how both documents reflect organizational priorities, goals, and objectives. Tell your financial story. Bring that connection to life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2019

Treat peer-to-peer like any other initiative; set clear goals even if you have to modify them later on. Set a clear goal. Goals are so important to have something to work towards, but to also keep you motivated and on track. However, you’ll want to make sure you set goals that are realistic, as well. Calm their concerns.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Digital platforms and processes infuse every business activity. If you’ve participated in a website redesign or AMS conversion, you know it is not always an easy process for either the experts or the novices, especially when teams are unaccustomed to working across disciplines. EI is not a new concept. No worries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

That process begins on Welcome Wednesday, the day after Giving Tuesday. CoSchedule analyzed over 14 different studies from various email marketing tools to determine the best time to send emails. Subject line: Sofia, see the difference you made through your generous donation to Paws & Claws. Why send this email?

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Meg Ward, Co-Founder of Gravitate Solutions, and a contributor to our book, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” described her company’s hiring process like this. Our interview process is rigorous. This process ensures that we hire the right people.” Trust me, it’s worth it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

While you don’t need to be at a charity: water level for your nonprofit marketing, having an effective and easy-to-use website is an important step to achieving your goals. Consider using Google Analytics dashboards for nonprofits to help simplify the process of gathering data and drawing meaningful conclusions. Give it a try!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteers can have an enormous impact on reaching your goals. Process Volunteers. Process Volunteers: Now that you have individuals or groups interested in volunteering with your organization, it’s time to get to know them. This responsibility may be divided between a few different people. Onboard and Train Volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

However, managing grants efficiently and effectively can often be a daunting task, requiring meticulous attention to detail, rigorous compliance measures, and streamlined processes. Things like smart computers that learn, better ways for different programs to work together, and ways to customize how things are done.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

But a nonprofit organization’s yearly financial budget isn’t always enough for its goals. 2) Set the right goal amount. Donors may have a different outlook on donating to your fundraiser depending on the goal you choose. Keep in mind that you can always raise or lower the fundraiser goal at any time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2021

Place CTAs strategically to engage your audience and fulfill each page’s goal. To best engage mobile visitors, your site should adapt to different screen sizes via responsive design. Test your website for responsive design by visiting webpages on different devices. Each page on your website should have a job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Donations are processed at the end of the month and are deposited directly into your Stripe account. Nonprofits can register with RoundUp App in three easy steps: Set up your Stripe account (this allows RoundUp App to process transactions on your behalf). The process is just as simple for users. Pick a launch date.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 2, 2024

To make the most of its insights, it’s essential to understand the terminology, particularly the difference between active users, users, sessions, and engaged sessions. In GA4, there is no limit to the number of events counted per session, unlike in Universal Analytics (UA) where goals are counted only once per session.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

It can make the difference between success and failure, both in your personal life and professional life.” The Myers-Briggs Foundation offers this perspective on the process. MBTI personality types describe healthy, normal, and natural differences between people. The various personality types are not static.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

For some, it might feel like a continuation of the past three years – learning how to adapt, shift priorities, and engage with members in different ways. The goal is to learn important facts, such as why they joined, why they stay, how they prefer to be communicated with, and whether they prefer in-person or online events.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

This type of industry cross-pollination is going to make defining the future workforce very different.” Keeping pace with this environment is a constant process of understanding what works, refining those strategies, and abandoning anything that does not add value. These innovators didn’t consider themselves in agriculture or robotics.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes. Focus on one challenge at a time, and break the work out into different stages.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Conflict of interest Finances Sexual harassment Diversity, equity, and inclusion Whistleblower processes Employee behavior and performance Recruiting, onboarding, and background checking Cybersecurity Mission and values Internal risk should be managed on a daily basis. Evaluate New Initiatives Strategic risk is a different story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A pop-up is an informational or promotional offer that displays over the top of your website content, with the goal of capturing users’ attention quickly and easily. Here are the different types of popups: Entry pop: the pop-up appears when a user first lands on a page, after a time delay. Let’s start by defining what a pop-up is.

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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. Since this is an article on using AI to write, we asked Google’s Bard, “What is the difference between ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Bing Chat?”

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising plan lays out the overall strategy for your fundraising activities, while your fundraising systems are the step-by-step process you follow each week, month and year to carry out that plan and meet your goals. First, wherever possible, automate your processes by taking people out of the equation.

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