Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” It may be time for your nonprofit to reevaluate your fundraising strategy and learn how micro-donations for nonprofits can make a significant difference. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Every nonprofit strives to make the world a better place, and a strong community is essential to achieving that goal. Ideally, dedicating 15 minutes each weekday to engagement can make a significant difference in building a supportive online community. This is why every nonprofit should be focused on expanding their online presence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It can be tough to know how to move forward since your donors have different communication goals than your nonprofit. The two organizations are partners that share the same cause – fighting hunger – yet they have different philosophies and audiences, leading them to pursue different approaches with fundraising and communications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. What are the strategies and tactics that best helped you achieve your goals last year? 2) Review Your Goals. 2) Review Your Goals. Here’s how to start. Hint: they should!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

There’s a lot going on in the world (we’re looking at you, recession worries and existential dread), and fundraising efforts that have worked in the past may not be delivering the same results. What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? Franklin D.

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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. Each team has their own page with their own goal.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

Strategic Alignment The easiest first step is to review the overarching goals and success factors from your strategic plan. Understand what key performance indicators (KPIs) are involved in determining if your organization is on track to meet your goals. Are the goals measurable or are they “feeling” focused?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. These posts provide both an emotional connection for the audience and a material demonstration of the impact the nonprofit’s work is having. Other orgs take different approaches. They also appeal to different audience segments. Work With Influencers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2020

Once this is in place, you can set up different types of goals in Google Analytics: . Destination goals are triggered when someone reaches a specific page on your website. This works best if you have a “thank you” page after someone completes an action. Event goals are triggered by Google Tag Manager.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Making technology or process changes in the workplace is hard work. Flexibility and organization go hand in hand when working on user adoption. Doing this can help close any gaps between those who are well-versed and those who might be new to working closely with your data or organization. It takes time. It takes effort.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences. You may think that monthly giving or pledges must be time-consuming or require a lot of administrative work. The payment is automatically processed each month and requires no additional administrative work. How do Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising Work?

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

AND not making any progress on your goals and resolutions early in the year could set you up for another year of regrets. Pick 1 or 2 Regrets to Focus on in 2024 Start by picking just one of your regrets, or maybe even 2, and turn them into goals. Set aside 1 hour per week to do this work. So how and where do you start?

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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 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. Additionally, you might face the prospect of rallying stakeholders and staff towards a common vision, goal, and outcome. Confidence to initiate engagement with your staff and stakeholders and define roles and goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2019

By Gary Wohlfeill , Director of Marketing at CrowdRise , who works with partners to develop highly engaging fundraising campaigns and leads the marketing team in developing the CrowdRise brand. Treat peer-to-peer like any other initiative; set clear goals even if you have to modify them later on. Set a clear goal.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. It can make the difference between success and failure, both in your personal life and professional life.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. How you tell that story will elicit different emotions in the viewer.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Now that remote work makes a casual stroll through the cubicles challenging, I suggest an intentional approach. Make time to audit the impact working from home is having on your organization. Set Goals Determining what you want to accomplish is the first step. Policing remote workers should not be included in your goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

No doubt, change is always in the works in the nonprofit world, but the pandemic forced many organizations to change more than usual; to pivot and regroup. Choose people that have different understandings and relationships with your (new) organization and whose influence with their peer group is notable. Soul Searching as a Launch Pad.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Does it seem like everyone you know is raving about a new tool that’s revolutionizing the way employees in all industries are doing their work? 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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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Or does it have other goals? Many charitable events have more than one goal. Figuring out the details for your charity event will depend on knowing what goals you are trying to achieve. You should develop a goal based on the team members and tools available to you. Start with a humble goal and an aggressive plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

For the cost of a coconut milk cold brew you’d snag before work, you can give a shelter pup a second chance at finding a forever home. 2)Set a goal of monthly donors on Giving Tuesday. . Instead of a traditional dollar goal, let your donors know the desired number of monthly pledges you’d like to achieve in a single day.

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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. Different words can have different meanings depending on the person, and not everyone will be fluent in the same jargon or technical language. Solution : The solution for this can be two-fold.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

And while charity events can be important for raising funds for your cause, it’s no secret they can also be a lot of work. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteers can have an enormous impact on reaching your goals. The team at Giveffect , comprised of former nonprofit professionals and technologists with experience working closely with nonprofits to build the best all-in-one nonprofit software solution, compiled the top three tips to increase volunteer engagement.

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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. Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! On social media and the news.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2021

It represents you online 24/7, bringing your work to life and motivating supporters. Place CTAs strategically to engage your audience and fulfill each page’s goal. Check that your CTAs are up-to-date and working properly. To best engage mobile visitors, your site should adapt to different screen sizes via responsive design.

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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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.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

SEPTEMBER 11, 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. As a small nonprofit organizer, you want to do more good work. The better you know them, the more good work your nonprofit can do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

You’ll probably never find a software or platform that will do the work of building donor relationships (and, if you do, please share that with everyone immediately!). Knowing your donors means understanding three basic things: what inspires them, why they support your work, and how they want to interact with you.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? After all, if it’s not broke, why fix it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

Of those recurring donors, 51% return to also give through a different campaign type, according to The State of Modern Philanthropy 2020. To start building your recurring giving program, identify your goals, analyze your audience, and plan a campaign to promote monthly giving.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s about a nonprofit I once worked with. 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. What tasks are your team members working on every day?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Keeping donors can undoubtedly be hard work but, a loyal donor base is vital in sustaining the work you do and furthering your mission. Set up a drip email to do the work for you. To use a drip-email campaign, determine what your end goal is, or your call to action. Examples: Make a second gift. Sign up to volunteer.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

You knew work would be hectic preparing for the annual conference and during budgeting. Focus on the Middle In the organizational sandwich, the filling makes the difference between good and great. Their jobs depend on successfully leveraging teams and translating goals into tactics. Dreading going to work in the morning.

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