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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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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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board. These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings. What are some of the themes that are emerging? What do successful organizations all have in common?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. A few tips include: use the phone instead, switch to asynchronous modes of working, or use a few camera tricks. Participants can be placed into the rooms automatically (randomly) or you can manually assign people to different groups.

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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. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. Most mentorships begin with bonding. The success is shared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

And not just for those facing difficult structural economic realities. How Does Donate Now, Pay Later Work? Our guarantee is that you will raise at least $10,000 from your first 100 donations using Donate Now, Pay Later or we will donate the difference. We believe that the solution is Donate Now, Pay Later (DNPL).

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nobody seems to notice that the same initiatives dressed in different costumes are masquerading as something new. A different perspective is needed. podcast interview, my colleague Al Dea, Founder Edge of Work , explained this more contemporary attitude and positioning. Are your board meetings caught in a frustrating time loop?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

It’s important to understand your traffic sources so you can attribute revenue to different ways you’re trying to find more donors. Are your conversion rates different for different audiences? They’re an industry-standard way to categorise traffic from all your different marketing initiatives. What are UTM s?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In a year when suddenly everyone had to work from home, businesses and organizations required an up-to-date website to stay relevant. If you offer many different paths on your site, a good strategy is to let users pick their own way forward. If 2020 taught us anything, it was how crucial it is for us to be able to think on our feet.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The way we work is rapidly evolving amid societal and industry changes in a post-pandemic world. One shift I’m seeing is the rise of those I call the “Autonomists”—highly skilled professionals who are opting out of traditional employment structures in favor of independent, project-based work.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This content personalization and curation is vital to associations, as members look more and more for the information that matters to them with having to work for it. ” Making this process work isn’t a snap of the fingers, it’s going to take some work. So keep an eye on that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

So how do you tell if your website works on different devices? Is the donation form easy to use on different devices like a computer and phone? When you use formats like rotating images or have a disorganized website structure, you’re making things harder than they need to be. Give it a try! healthsolutions.org/donate.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 15, 2024

In my more than 25 years doing knowledge work, I have often experienced technology platforms through a love/frustration lens. Where to Start First, I need to confirm that I am going beyond basic tracking and reporting and shifting to knowledge work. There are so many names and titles today that relate to knowledge work.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

Being identified as the best in anything from soccer to sales requires commitment and hard work. But here’s the difference. level: A flexible structure that allows for timely change : Look toward the future. Excellence is never a given. But for decades, associations easily held pride of place in their industries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns. For example: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

The big takeaway is that: if your nonprofit has a website, and it would be valuable for you to reach people who are Googling topics related to your work, the Google Grant is one of the most cost-effective and powerful tools available to reach your audience. Account Structure: . We will discuss this further in the “Eligibility” section.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were working 10 to 15 hours each day, and they were witnessing terrible sights and experiencing untenable situations. But knowing that we were making a difference became a strong rallying cry.” The abrupt switch to remote work was a global challenge. To help our operators survive, people worked 15-hour days.

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Candid

OCTOBER 31, 2024

That’s why setting up the board’s structures and bylaws with care is one of the most important things a nonprofit founder can do. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board? Otherwise, it can make life difficult for subsequent chief executives.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

Start to put some structure to your ideas. Punctuation, spelling, sentence structure. Now it’s time to share your work! Chances are good you already determined which platform you want to share your work on. Shorter works serve better on social media. . Then set deadlines for different content. Drafting. .

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We There was no working partnership with industry and public health. It’s the difference between a simple handshake and a deeply realized commitment. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue.

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Candid

AUGUST 20, 2024

Today, more than ever, grantees need greater capacity and more predictable long-term funding streams to ensure they have the infrastructure resources to sustain themselves and their work of advancing economic and social progress. The leaders also used endowment advisors to help them think differently about financial strategy.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Which strategies have worked well to keep donors engaged with your mission? That’s why software integrations are extremely valuable for any organization that relies on technology to get its work done, including nonprofits. Illustrate your mission, work, and community to make compelling cases for support.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

We strive to include diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the center of our daily work. Attaching benchmarks to your statement provides structure and something for people to work toward. Offer opportunities for learning to new staff, leaders, and volunteers and ongoing refreshers for current employees.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. I have discovered first-hand the benefits of incorporating rituals into the way I work. My New Year’s rituals help me let go of things in my professional work that can open the door to positive change and growth.

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The MatrixFiles

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Hours of time saved, times 12 months a year, means a huge windfall of time for me to do more meaningful product work! This works like a personal library that you can query against. The higher levels do not take your data and add it to the LLM, which is important if you are working with proprietary data. What is a Custom GPT?

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 24, 2023

Easy : Person Accounts were built to support the way associations work , representing individual and organizational forms of memberships. With Person Account s , your organization can streamline your membership structure, improve reporting, and support a connected member experience. Unified reporting.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The best way to ensure effective grant administration is to build a culture of compliance and work together as a team, before the grant application is even submitted. Let’s examine the grant administration process and how your departments can work together towards the same objective—grant compliance.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 19, 2021

How do Tags work? That can be scary territory unless you are familiar with the inner workings of your website. How does Google Tag Manager work? . Creating a container is the first thing you will need to do when working with GTM. Creating a container is the first thing you will need to do when working with GTM.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

It’s easy to imagine that ChatGPT functions like a gigantic AMS when, in fact, it is quite a different animal. Fine-tuning involves training the model further on specialized data to adapt it to specific use cases, but this process is different from the continual learning or updating of knowledge.” This is an important distinction.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

By integrating AI into core nonprofit work and involving communities in designing the tools, organizations can increase efficiency and address the needs of marginalized communities in the face of rapid technological change. Candid’s AI-powered LOI writer assistant aids fundraisers and provides guidance on writing different sections of an LOI.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And the difference between truth and speculation can be difficult to see. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. But your members are probably already seeing the introduction of these technologies in their work. Like the whale that becomes Moby Dick or an ape that prompts sightings of the Yeti.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board. These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings. What are some of the themes that are emerging? What do successful organizations all have in common?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. You may be surprised, however, that actively seeking matching gift donors and sponsors publicly works as well.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Try a subject line that couldn’t be sent by any other organization, because of how specific it is to you and your work. Might I recommend our 22 Ledes That Always Work !) Use A/B testing to experiment with different subject lines and content structures. Start your message with a strong hook. Why should the reader care?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This can be challenging, but with the right support structure, nonprofits can thrive in this environment. We’ll also look at how popular fundraising activities can be adapted to these different galas and what online platforms you can use to help build a better fundraising strategy.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Long-term volunteers are still able to do the work they love, while benefitting from some more flexible options as well. Lessons from the Field.

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