Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. Golf fundraisers are a huge opportunity for outreach, stewardship, and certainly for fundraising. They attract an ideal audience—donors and businesses with high-capacity networks often interested in supporting community events with exposure to an affluent and influential demographic.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 6, 2019

There's a lot more to nonprofit email marketing that meets the eye — if you actually want to get your emails read, that is. Learn how to create the perfect email strategy, as well as 5 email marketing platforms you can try.

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Socialbrite

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Google Trends: getting a handle on topical conversations. Post by Daniela McVicker. C ontent creation is a critical part of getting exposure and spreading awareness for your nonprofit’s message. While content creation may sound challenging with a limited staff and resources, it can pay off in a big way if you use the right tools. Below we outline seven tools and resources you can use for free or minimal cost as part of your organization’s content creation strategy.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When selecting a Salesforce-based AMS, be sure you’re choosing the one with the most adaptable and responsive data model. Is your association considering a move to an association management system (AMS) built on the Salesforce platform? Here’s why you should choose one that uses the Salesforce Person Accounts data model. Associations deal with both people and organizations.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Why You Need It. How to Start It. Best Practices to Leverage It. WHY YOU NEED OPERATING RESERVES The news is full of warnings about the next economic downturn and possibly even a recession. Is your nonprofit ready? Is your financial house in order? Is your capital position and structure strong enough to withstand the ebbs and flows of our economic system?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by James Gilmer Harbor Compliance. Nonprofits solicit and raise funds as a fact of their existence. To protect nonprofits and the general public, most states enforce certain compliance requirements on nonprofit organizations soliciting within their borders. With the advent of various communication technologies, nonprofits have broadened the reach of their programs and fundraising efforts greatly, and at a much lower relative cost.

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Elevation

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Nonprofits have always lagged behind for-profit companies when it comes to advertising. Instead, they attempt to spread awareness through various visual media, events, and celebrity-driven campaigns. However, if your organization had the funds to plant traditional ads to increase awareness, donations, or volunteers, why not take advantage of the extra exposure?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 3, 2019

How to Get the Most from Your 2020 Giving Tuesday Campaign. Yep, you read that right. If you’re thinking about planning your Giving Tuesday campaign this week (it’s December 1, 2019), you’re about a year too late. Listen, I know you’re busy and dates have a way of sneaking up on you. By reading this now, you’ll give yourself plenty of time to take my advice, reap the benefits and launch a successful Giving Tuesday campaign.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Here are some great tips from Michelle Tillis Lederman's book, The 11 Laws of Likability. They are all about: what to do and what not to do to be a leader who's an effective listener : Do : Maintain eye contact Limit your talking Focus on the speaker Ask questions Manage your emotions Listen with your eyes and ears Listen for ideas and opportunities Remain open to the conversation Confirm understanding, paraphrase Give nonverbal messages that you are listening (nod, smile) Ignore distractions Do

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2019

We’ve all heard of #GivingTuesday. This global event, which takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this Tuesday, December 3 rd ) was created in 2012 as a day encouraging people to give back, a much-needed call to generosity and giving at the exact time of year where Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season often demands that we do the opposite.

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Being able to track Employee Training progress is very important for both small and large organizations.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I love alternative history novels. You know, like if this didn’t happen how would the world have gone. I was thinking I’d do a few alternative histories of museums for the first post of the last month of the decade. But I couldn’t get there. As I imagined a world without the many museum tech projects of the decade, I felt inherently sad about the imagining away the successes that friends and colleagues have enjoying.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

There is lots of good advice in Bob Kulhan 's book, Getting To Yes And , One of my favorites is his tips for making a presentation. Kulhan recommends you follow these five tips : Warm Up. It's not enough to review your notecards and double-check your PowerPoint. Give yourself time to get your body and mind ready for peak performance. Relax. You've done all the prep work and you know what you're talking about, so give yourself permission to adapt to changes in your presentation as they occur.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

When nonprofits want to pinpoint where their donors are leaving, they often look at the last thing that happened to their donor as the tipping point that got them to stop donating. It could have been another nonprofit operating in the same space that presented itself as more “worthy” or it could have been a lack of personalization in their communications in calling or text-based campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Presented by: Nick Burne , Behavioral Economics Specialist at GivePanel. Whether it’s birthday fundraising, the donate button, DIY and events, crowd-funding or Instagram – Facebook Giving Tools are not just the next generation fundraising platform – for many new and small charities, they are now the main source of individual giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

I really appreciate author Valerie M. Grubb 's broader than typical definition of work ethic for leaders , as she details it in her book, Clash of the Generations. Here is what she says defines work ethic for leaders : Honest. Be truthful in your dealings with employees, vendors, customers, and anyone else with whom you come in contact on behalf of the company.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Here's some good "how-to" advice for creating your mission statement , from the book, Total Alignment. According to authors Riaz Khadem and Linda Khadem : Basically, your mission statement includes: What you do Where you operate Whom you are serving Why And, they explain that the first step in developing your mission is to ask and answer these key question s: What do we do?

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

In their book, Rapid Realignment , authors George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, reveal the most common responses from thousands of managers and workers when they were asked to think of the best boss they ever had, and then answer the question: " What did that person do to qualify as your best boss ?" And, those most common responses were : My best boss listened!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2019

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma. Channel ambition into the company, not the self, and set up successors for even more greatness in the next generation.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Pro-bono volunteering can be a strategic resource for social change, benefitting companies, social good organizations and individuals. But what makes pro-bono relationships work for all partners, and how can your company or social good organization set up a pro bono program that has an impact? In today’s episode, recorded live at bbcon 2019, we explore the construct of successful pro-bono partnerships.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Healthcare systems are increasingly looking to their foundations for help getting things done. Development offices are being asked to take on significant campaigns and to overhaul grateful patient programs —and those big efforts may not come with additional staff or resources that align with the size of the requests. . This is prompting some very real questions about how to move forward—especially for the small er foundations and for healthcare organizations that

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Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. Today’s Q&A is with Dwight D. Dozier, CIO of the Georgia Tech Foundation. He is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction and oversight of all Foundation and enterprise advancement technology solutions.

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