Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. These types of changes can help you nail down an excellent fundraising strategy moving forward.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

This comprehensive exploration of your digital systems could include evaluating security, network functions, system management, user experience, and overall performance. Kevin Ordonez,orgSource’s Managing Director of Digital Strategy, explains what you have to gain from an assessment this way. The value is in the process and journey.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Even with a friendly name like “feedback, check-in, or coaching,” a performance evaluation can be uncomfortable, or possibly downright scary. That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

They should be visionaries who chart the direction, evaluate options, and are prepared to challenge ideas they feel are not in the association’s best interests. A bigger portfolio of ideas is needed to evaluate the complex challenges in a post-pandemic world characterized by volatility and change.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

A spontaneous cruise of the office was an effective strategy for evaluating a variety of business indicators. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. Evaluate Resources IT deficits equal a rocky road for remote work. shared this valuable advice.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. What kind of digital touchpoints did you incorporate into your development strategies? These are all great adaptive strategies, but now what? . Pillar #1—No Longer Optional: Your Nonprofit Digital Strategy in 2021 and Beyond.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2024

Whether you’re trying to equip your team with the latest fundraising techniques or preparing volunteers to tackle new challenges, the quality of your training materials will impact your organization’s effectiveness. Evaluate and iterate on learning experiences. Ask staff and external stakeholders to test drive your content.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explain how to develop a segmentation strategy so you can personalize your messaging and reach your target audience more effectively. Any strong strategy starts with goal-setting. While these are some of the main segmentation strategies, they aren’t the only options available to your team.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2018

However, a recurring-gift donor base requires a commitment to engagement strategies and technologies that nurture donors and make them feel connected to your organization on a more regular basis. No organization should be allowed to waste money, but we need to focus on how effective a nonprofit is in achieving its social outcome goals.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. In this post, I’ll explore the fifth strategy. . Master an analytic approach to strategy and planning. This is part five in a six-part series. Mastering relevant content marketing.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You must allocate human resources to strategically plan and implement development strategies. Instead, strive for transformational strategies that have long-term ripple effects. . Easy-to-Implement 2021-2022 Fundraising Strategies. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 3, 2024

From cutting-edge AI applications to member-focused strategies, the event was packed with insights on how associations can stay ahead in an increasingly digital world. Digital Transformation: The event emphasized the need for associations to embrace digital strategies, ensuring they remain competitive in this rapidly evolving landscape.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Who decides what is measured?

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And that’s really the whole point of placing a premium on donor retention strategies.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Evaluating Your 2024 Fundraising Events: What Worked and What Didnt? As 2024 wraps up, now is the perfect time for evaluating fundraising events. By analyzing what worked and what didnt, you can refine your strategies for 2025 to maximize engagement, revenue, and donor retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Having a fast-loading website is essential for a successful SEO strategy. The analytics tool evaluates the effectiveness of your posts and provides the best times to share your content. Buffer :: buffer.com Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2023

Accurately measuring the performance of marketing efforts is crucial for nonprofits to evaluate and optimise their strategies to make the most of precious resources. There are a couple of key pieces of information nonprofits need to evaluate their online marketing efforts: How people arrive at their website.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Self-regulation— means learning to effectively manage conflict, stress, and challenges. Motivation— supports developing strategy, setting goals, and staying focused. It can also help you evaluate your group’s current strengths and weaknesses. For example, a job interview, performance evaluation, or strategy decision.

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Kindful

JULY 8, 2021

Some fundraising strategies cost more than others, just like some donors cost more than others if they have poor retention rates. . Rated by cost-effectiveness based on the cost to raise a dollar, the two most expensive fundraising strategies are direct mail acquisition and special events. How can it be more profitable? .

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

A technology assessment is a performance evaluation of your IT systems. The purpose of an IT assessment is to evaluate whether your systems’ functionality and efficiency are in alignment with organizational goals and strategy. Any of the following objectives and concerns might trigger an evaluation.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strategies for achieving those goals. Regularly outlining the goals and objectives of the organization, as well as the strategies and action plan for achieving them is good practice. In this article I will go over the fundamental steps to creating an effective nonprofit business plan. Financial projections. Volunteer recruiting.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

podcast , Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy and Jennifer Proctor ,orgSource consultant, explored the challenges involved with giving ourselves and our teams room to grow. Middle managers and directors are vital to bridging strategy and execution,” Sharon noted. On a recent Association 4.0

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

You probably learned that not everyone needs to be in your office to effectively carry out their jobs. Each person on your team needs an education plan that becomes part of their ongoing performance evaluation, including expectations of work changes and improvement after their training. How about your revenue sources?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. The guide below covers the key steps to running a Facebook fundraising ad campaign from start to finish, including set-up, monitoring and evaluating success after completion. 1) Set up a conversion event and create a campaign.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Tom’s effective board leadership is part good governance and part good business. MTI initiatives are deeply informed by strategy. If an opportunity to solve a challenge, anxiety or stress in members’ business arises, MTI evaluates the proposal to determine whether it fits into the strategic hexagon. “We Tom advises. “Our

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Remember that famous quote from Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Self-regulation— or learning to effectively manage conflict, challenges, and stress is critical in fast-paced digital environments. Motivation— supports developing strategy, setting goals, and staying focused. And what do people fear most?

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

If an organizational evaluation isn’t on your agenda, now is the time to revise your schedule. Relying on outdated patterns of member engagement, employer-based dues payments, and annual meeting revenues is the opposite of a strategy for success. In fact, it’s not a strategy at all. But here’s the difference.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

Review Systematically How do you evaluate whether your organization’s data is pristine, polluted, or somewhere in the murky in-between? In keeping with my views on technology and strategy, I urge.orgSource clients who are exploring data governance to put the focus on the users.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 15, 2024

Measuring Training Effectiveness with LMS Analytics Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Introduction Companies use Learning Analytics Tools to collect, analyze, and measure the effectiveness of their learning and development programs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Typically it makes sense to control as much of the campaign as possible and until November 2021 when Google changed the Google Grants program there was not a reason to use the Maximize Conversions Bidding Strategy instead of Manual bidding. If you are bidding on dozens or hundreds of long-tailed keywords this can be a very effective strategy.

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sgEngage

JULY 30, 2024

While robust databases provide the foundation for effective wealth and philanthropic screening, AI solutions can streamline analysis, provide even deeper insights into your prospects, and help you make data-driven decisions about outreach. The post 4 Tips for Effective Wealth & Philanthropic Screening first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether I’m writing about marketing, strategy, or technology, one idea always surfaces. This idea is the most practical and, in some ways, the most effective. Promote data sharing across the organization, and reward people for effectively using new analytic tools. Live stream sales maximize the impact of both strategies.

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CauseVox

JUNE 23, 2022

Everyone knows that effective communication with donors is essential to successful online fundraising. But you may be left wondering what effective communication on the internet looks like. In a recent webinar , Nathan gave us some tips for effective communication with donors. Value Proposition: What Is It? Check it out !

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2021

This may be the most powerful strategy in your entire toolbox. Unless you know the answer to the why, what and who questions, you can’t do meaningful, effective or efficient work. Nor can you evaluate the success of your completed work. Do you think another communications medium might work just as well, or more effectively? “I

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Organizations such as Kids Help Phone have already recognized the potential of chatbots as an effective support tool on their website. Major donors are vital to any nonprofit fundraising strategy and it’s critical to keep track of major donor information so you can identify the right people for the right campaigns.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. And individual participation is seldom evaluated in any meaningful way. Assigning a mentor is one of the most effective strategies to ensure that new directors get up to speed quickly. the organization’s greatest asset?

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

We call this collection of strategies Association 4.0. Self-evaluation isn’t easy. These integrated teams work across the organization and are important to moving quickly and effectively. Built-in options to pivot and bounce back keep strategy evergreen. It is our bible for sustaining quality over time.

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