Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

It’s important to remember, though, that mastering these tools takes practice. Provide enough context in a well-structured manner to ensure they can complete the task you ask of them. Establishing a policy creates a shared understanding and commitment to using AI responsibly and effectively.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Adopting omni-channel practices is a long game. It requires a mindset shift and a commitment from your organization to make structural and programmatic changes to do it well. It’s important to remember that your constituents don’t know how your organization is structured internally. Are they effective?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. But are you asking the right questions?

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

They’re a powerful tool for communicating your impact, but what makes an annual report effective? To have an effective annual report, you’ll need to make sure it’s informative, emotionally moving , and empowering. You don’t have to jam all of these components into your annual report if they don’t reflect your goals. Wrapping up.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

I facilitated check-in meetings that fostered active engagement among board members, encouraging them to reflect on how their unique strengths could propel Candid toward its vision. In both cases, the genuine collaboration between board and staff necessary for the organization to adapt, innovate, and effectively serve its mission is lacking.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

The book is structured into 15 insightful chapters, each focusing on a unique aspect of power and influence. You’ll learn about: understanding the power of personal connections how to pivot in your career the right way to make mistakes how to use influence for the greater good how to be a memorable manager effective networking Robert L.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count. Center for Effective Philanthropy: Grantee and Applicant Perception Reports. Why Impact-Per-Dollar is a terrible, harmful way to measure nonprofit effectiveness. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. This way of thinking is reflected in your actions and demeanor, modeling behavior for those around you. What Is Growth?

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Forum One

JUNE 22, 2021

Let’s break down how measurement planning and an agile approach to managing and assessing your content allows you to optimize and track the effectiveness of your content strategy. Your measurement plan provides the structure for how you will implement strategies and measure results. Why you need a measurement plan.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. Increases Open Rates : Everyone knows that writing effective subject lines is essential to increase email open rates. ChatGPT can’t generate effective emails on its own. Not all prompts are created equal though.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

These rituals also help me set-up systems for consistent reflection and positive habit change throughout the new year. My journal is not only an annual planning and goal-setting tool but also supports daily reflection as the year progresses. Above all, it is mitigating stress while effectively doing the work with great passion.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

For instance, EveryAction’s unified CRM combines all of your digital and development tools for more efficient and effective fundraising. Follow these best practices to ensure your donation page offers a streamlined experience: Clearly label your fields and steps. More comprehensive and standardized data in your CRM.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Step 1: Laying the groundwork for effective board recruitment Before diving into the recruitment process, it’s essential to lay a strong foundation by thoroughly preparing your organization. Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

This kind of advisory committee might be crucial in making sure the programs your organization implements actually serve the community effectively. Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

However, the effectiveness of an LMS hinges significantly on its user experience (UX). This efficiency is vital in an LMS, where a smoother learning journey directly translates to more effective knowledge acquisition and skill development. Better ROI: A favorable user experience with an LMS leads to a better Return on Investment (ROI).

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

However, the effectiveness of an LMS hinges significantly on its user experience (UX). This efficiency is vital in an LMS, where a smoother learning journey directly translates to more effective knowledge acquisition and skill development. Better ROI: A favorable user experience with an LMS leads to a better Return on Investment (ROI).

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

However, the effectiveness of an LMS hinges significantly on its user experience (UX). This efficiency is vital in an LMS, where a smoother learning journey directly translates to more effective knowledge acquisition and skill development. Better ROI: A favorable user experience with an LMS leads to a better Return on Investment (ROI).

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NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. While our complete evaluation is quite long, we’ve summarized reflections and commitments for 2022 from every area of our commitments in practice. Staff, board, and volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Both conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society goals. See the above video, created by team in Tunisia, which summarizes the program.) Design for Flexibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

They have a social media policy and handbook that provides the rule book for volunteers, staff, and affiliates to participate on social media channels effectively. A lot of practice on how to move quickly when a disaster strikes. Here’s a couple of takeaways, but expect some more practical, how-to posts in the next few weeks.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

An effective nonprofit board can help your organization raise more money and make a more meaningful impact on your cause. To help ensure your board’s effectiveness, take a look at the primary functions of your board, the obligations of its members, the different types of boards, and the roles your board members fill.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

If your organization follows best practices for nonprofit accounting, it will have a statement of functional expenses that often sorts expenses into three categories: Program Services Management and General Fundraising Expenses This breakdown is also on the Statement of Functional Expenses included in your organization’s annual 990.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2011

Structurally, a social media policy has two sections: (1) Guidelines: This section should be one or pages that summarizes how your organization can be more effective at using social media. It should not be about control, but more on how to use the tools effectively. What are the best practices for creating a social media policy?

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

At Echoing Green, we celebrate proximity as an asset–believing that leaders from the communities they serve and tackling issues they’ve experienced first-hand hold the most disruptive and effective social change solutions. . Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. A conversational panel or keynote does some blending of learning modalities – it includes some content-delivery and structured small group and full group conversations. There is a lead facilitator – in the panel or keynote model – it’s the Oprah with the mic. The Challenge of Transfer.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When you’re looking for an employee, it’s not a decision you undertake lightly – especially when it’s someone who will have as much of an effect on your organization as a Major Gifts Officer (MGO). How do you stay up-to-date with best practices and trends in major donor fundraising, and how do you integrate new ideas into your work?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Following the event, he had some very helpful insights to share, especially about crowdsourcing, an increasingly popular and effective practice for spurring new ideas and innovation. Our CEO recently attended the Communications Network 2010 Conference. His commentary was first posted on the Communications Network blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. for my journal or my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” As the part of my monthly review, I reflect on my themes and habits to improve.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Here, we’ll explore the benefits and practical ways to revisit your fundraising plan throughout the year. It’s a good practice to celebrate reaching milestones so everyone involved in the process feels valued and motivated to continue. They are living documents, serving as a “north star” to guide your organization to success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

I’m here at the 2012 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference in Seattle – which is aptly nicknamed “The Emerald City.” Participants at this conference are talking about a “paradigm shift” from evaluation to learning. It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation. Do we know what we want to learn?

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. Your job is to make that process easy and effective. Repetitive structure.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models. Revenue that supports mission and pays for the organization’s cost structure (as reliable and repeatable income). Expenses that should not only reflect program and capacity (i.e., Thanks Alice! What is a smart nonprofit business model?

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