Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Getting your CFRE certificate is a process through which you can learn even more critical skills to enhance your professional work. Passing the CFRE exam demonstrates you’ve done the work necessary and have the skills to develop relationships with donors, increase volunteer engagement, and lead a team of skilled fundraisers.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So think about how you can use this time of year to focus on donor stewardship and relationship-building. This multi-channel approach not only helps diversify your funding streams. From there, seek to segment donors in your database based on their interests, preferences, and past giving behavior, like gift amounts and timing.

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Ideas Fundraising Linkedin Local 83

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How to Audit Your Strategic Plan to Prepare for Annual Planning Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast Your strategic plan is your guiding star, helping you determine where to channel your energy, time, and resources. Use this time of the year to audit your long-term plan to ensure it’s a powerful tool for your annual planning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Many nonprofit professionals will tell you that the answer is “time” and/or “resources.” Giving yourself time to get familiar with your new software. An instructor virtually guides you through common nonprofit tasks and best practices on how to use your system in real time. 2) Training. In-person training.

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Software Fundraising Nonprofit Training 289

Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The grants will fund nine new CER studies, including three focused on telehealth and mobile health strategies. Bezos Earth Fund awards $443 million for climate justice, conservation. Bezos Earth Fund awards $443 million for climate justice, conservation. PCORI announces medical research grants totaling $49.5 Grants totaling $23.5

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Put another way, if we ask donors to cover the cost of a learning event to help students gain job skills, with different set amounts per month (e.g., for that 2-hour learning period; lesson preparation time; supplies, etc. Let’s take them one at a time. 1 lesson; 3 lessons, is this restricted or unrestricted?)

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As we spring further into a new year, it’s time for your fundraising efforts to pick up speed! Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. Yard sale Spring is often associated with cleaning and decluttering your home, making it the perfect time of year to host a yard sale.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network since 1980, providing local nonprofits and the public with access to Candid’s resources, including Foundation Directory, for free. My role is to contextualize those tools and teach customers how to best use them.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

These funds are often depleted quickly, so act immediately when opportunities are announced. Even more, consider the savings in hours of paid staff time and mileage expenses associated with monthly shopping trips. However, I am amazed each time I walk through cutting costs with a nonprofit that’s struggling. DISCLAIMER!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I have been delivering virtual masterclasses and helping to develop their capacity building programs in digital skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I have been delivering virtual masterclasses and helping to develop their capacity building programs in digital skills.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 100

sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If that trust could be extended in uncertain circumstances, what does that say about the existing state of trust between grantees and grantors, in what I would argue are still very uncertain times? It’s about accepting that multiple truths, even when they are in opposition or in tension with your own, can be true at the same time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Furthermore, the outdated model that worked well at one time—identifying a problem and creating a program designed to solve it—is giving way to new, muti-sector approaches to create public value.” Build capabilities around skills rather than authority. Eggers & Kettl : Innovation takes funding, regulating, and doing.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What skills and qualities should you look for in a major gifts officer? The MGO is a big deal because it requires a unique skill set: A love for people A genuine dedication to your cause A good storyteller (and ‘question asker’!) What was your worst fundraising experience, and what did it teach you? What makes you nervous?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. In contrast to for-profit organizations, nonprofits rely on donations, usually a combination of individual donations, grants, sponsorships, and corporate donations, to fund their operations and further their charitable missions. In the U.S.,

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Teach them about fundraising. This is time wasted on so many levels and a clear signal that this board lacks a clear understanding of their role in financial stewardship. You should also discuss policies and allow ample time for questions and answers. Teach them about fundraising. Start at the recruitment stage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in.

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Children Teach Philanthropy Hunger 87

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The weeklong celebration only grew in popularity over time and eventually, President Gerald R. Take the time to educate yourself about the contributions of Black communities to the history of your nation. These nonprofits rely on funds from generous donors to keep their work going and to provide support to the Black community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. How about you?

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Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 105

Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As entire countries move “in person” conferences and events to virtual ones in the time of COVID-19, I want to help out. It is not enough to do a quick test run before you present for the first time, especially if you are organizing a set schedule webinar. Nothing should be new to you by the time you start the presentation.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

I try to be very clear that no one is exempt from learning and mastering new skills.” This kind of outreach is time-consuming. Innovators and strategists complement each other’s skills and can work together to make the leap from ideas to processes. Provide adequate funding and an appropriate timeline. It’s a choice.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Many times the reaction to focusing on organizational culture and wellbeing is considered “soft” or “nice” stuff that not lead to results or impact. Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. What percentage of your time do you spend on “bureaucratic chores” (e.g. In general, how easy is it for an employee to launch a new project that requires a small team and a bit of seed funding?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. Some have years of experience and are leading with the knowledge and resourcefulness they have acquired over time. They know what they need to do. What is causing you the most stress at work right now?”

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Consultant Culture Nonprofit Issue 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

In addition to the Emerging Leaders Peer Learning project, I continued to serve as the facilitator for a learning network of community foundations who are hosting Giving Days, funded by the Knight Foundation. I produced four “ Advanced Practices Webinars ” for the Knight Foundation for Giving Days hosts. My Three Words.

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Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. and James L.

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Guatemala Literacy Qatar Open Source 159

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. What percentage of your time do you spend on “bureaucratic chores” (e.g. In general, how easy is it for an employee to launch a new project that requires a small team and a bit of seed funding?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. 8-10pm: Entertainment time – television, social media.

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Literacy Chapter Journal Teach 112

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. But funding goes beyond their own gift. Was it someone in their network?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you skip on preparation, you will end up with a house of cards that can come tumbling down at any time. Your Board members should not be family members, but people who are interested in your cause and have an applicable skill, such as accounting, marketing, social work, or social media, that they are willing to bring to the table.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. What percentage of your time do you spend on “bureaucratic chores” (e.g. In general, how easy is it for an employee to launch a new project that requires a small team and a bit of seed funding?

People 52

People Create Organization Headline 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It wasn’t long after their civil war, and the program was working with child combatants, using sports to teach new skills. Through Laureus’ Sport for Peace and Humanitarian Action Fund, we’ve partnered with organizations supporting young Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Romania, and elsewhere in Europe.

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Change Sierra Leone South Africa Poland 80

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

I think if there is a project that we could choose to fund, we would want do it in several locations." Time, talent, treasure and ties Yes, ties. David loves to offer his skills and interests as well as writing a check, becoming deeply engaged in one nonprofit at a time. They want to be hands on and linked in.

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Intergenerational Philanthropy Indianapolis Children 85

Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you need to get so much accomplished within a specific period of time, or at a specific volume of output, you want to let them know that up front. Maybe finishing at a certain time allows the kitchen staff to clean and prepare for the supper, which will start in just 4 hours. Teach Them About the Program, Too.

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Volunteer Program Fundraising Training 52

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. When you step in the door, you come prepackaged with skills you can share. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. Suzy : Collaboration is the best skill someone can have. Seeing Millennials with those skills is great.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

With the right church giving software, your church can employ new ways to raise funds to support your mission. Watch as the shoes pile up and your church’s funds skyrocket. Instead of spending more money to acquire new supporters to help raise funds, it is more cost-effective to retain your donors. Fundraising events.

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Giving Fundraising Pledge Classes 98

Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. That means it’s time for your nonprofit to get a piece of the pie. Time to get festive. Show your skills. Why does yours stand out? And that’s a shame!

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