The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2024

Without their kindness and support, many nonprofits would struggle to achieve their goals. But it’s important to remember that strong donor relationships go beyond just financial support. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems can be invaluable tools for managing donor data and segmentation.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns. They amplified the voices and perspectives of women of color leaders on this platform and in their webinars. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

AI technologies, like machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics, are driving these innovations, enabling nonprofits to better understand and engage with their donors on an ongoing basis. This targeted approach can help build stronger relationships and increase the chance of securing significant donations.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. It’s about making sure that your questions align with your organizational values and your goals for the grantmaking program. Use standard writing best practices, such as short sentences and active voice.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Urgency in your call to action Thank your donors “You” language makes the donor the hero How to build your case in a fundraising letter As you build your case for support, make sure you’re answering these three key questions: Why give? Use fundraising language when asking for donations.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Good communication is the key to being an effective fundraiser, building strong relationships, leading well, and serving the people you’re working to help. The things I’ll cover in this series—strategy, creativity, and logistics— are the building blocks for how to share quality stories that change minds, win hearts, and improve relationships.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Now AI steps up the game and moves towards delivering intuitive learning experience platforms that facilitate learning experiences based on the learner’s preferences, needs, and goals. Mature Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities in AI allow systems to understand, process, analyze, and respond to human languages.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Now AI steps up the game and moves towards delivering intuitive learning experience platforms that facilitate learning experiences based on the learner’s preferences, needs, and goals. Mature Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities in AI allow systems to understand, process, analyze, and respond to human languages.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

ICYMI: We released a guide to help nonprofits develop creative that reaches your goals while living your values. But just because there is no face does not mean there is no voice, and the voice still must be authentic. Honest, human language matters. Read time: 3 minutes. Source: SEIU. Real, lived experience matters.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

For many nonprofit organizations, diversity and inclusion are considered a top priority in their annual goals, and for a good reason. Build relationships with volunteers. Language — Is English the primary language of all your volunteer programs? Offer a signup process and communication in multiple languages.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Many donors won’t understand your insider language and will stop reading. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

If a subject sees that you’ve described their story as sad, lucky, heartbreaking, or helpless, you may end up hurting that person’s feelings and damaging that relationship with your client. Define Goals and Objectives In storytelling for nonprofits, one of the most important questions you can ask is “why?” goals acronym).

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mission statements are typically short and to the point, briefly communicating the nature of the organization’s work, impact , goals, and values. Next, ask about what language resonates with them. Be sure to use active voice and descriptive language. How do they describe your work or your beneficiaries?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 8, 2020

In both of these posts, my goal was to pull back the curtain on how I make decisions for my consulting clients and even in my own business. So much of that authenticity manifests itself through the way they communicate and their voice. The problem with this is that it rarely lends itself to a memorable voice or an enticing brand.

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Media Cause

APRIL 2, 2021

This builds trust and a sense of belonging among a network of people with shared interests, all while deepening an authentic relationship between brand and supporter. This includes (but isn’t limited to) threats, swears, offensive language or anything that can be deemed hate speech. Maintain your brand voice. Be consistent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning is the process of creating a blueprint that guides an organization for a specified time period and helps accomplish its goals. The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

You can do this through the use of sensory language, compelling visuals, and creative impact blocks. . To take your National Nonprofit Day campaign to the next level, make sure to: Maintain a style and voice that is consistent with your brand. State the core issue you want to address in your campaign .

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Solid donor engagement strategies help organizations improve their donors’ connection with their work, establish strong donor relationships, and retain their donor base.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These prompts can take many forms, including chatbots, virtual assistants, web interfaces and voice assistants. This work can include writing newsletters, social media posts, research articles, editorials in the voice of the founder, and grant writing. This can lead to increased productivity and cost savings.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In 2015, 193 world leaders came together at the United Nations to launch the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , a universal call to action adopted by all nations to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people can enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. There is no one size fits all approach.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Gemba walks help to see people in action, see their movements, their projects, their goals, their roadblocks and hear their conversations. Daily stand-ups give a voice to all team members and empower people to speak up. Continuous feedback loops allow for people to have an equal voice in their organization.

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Classy

MARCH 26, 2021

Online fundraising combines your standard relationship-building with digital mediums. Harness the power of setting campaign goals. . Setting goals for a fundraising campaign is an important step to ensure you are staying on track and seeing year-over-year growth. Remove and edit any templated language on campaigns and emails. .

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Be Realistic When it Comes to Goal-Setting Setting clear and realistic fundraising goals can also give nonprofits a strong predictor of upcoming campaigns. With the right tools and strategies in place, your development team can start working backward from an end goal of December 31st in July. We’re here to help!

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Organizations can tap into the power of personal story by uplifting the voices in their network. Once you’ve identified your “why”, it will become more clear to everyone else while also creating the opportunity for deeper relationship-building. #2. Which audience is key in taking the actions needed to achieve your advocacy goal? .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2017

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2017

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

They also see how you present the array as a point of communication from you, much like how body language communicates in real life.”. As Nick Ellinger of Donor Voice and The Science of Ask Strings puts it: “The goal of setting ask string defaults is to guess as close to the maximum amount that a person would be willing to give.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 15, 2016

Align their behavior with organizational goals. In addition, the five primary reasons connection cultures need to be a high priority are that employees who feel connected: Perform at the top of their game. Give their best effort. Help improve the quality of decisions. Actively contribution to innovation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A successful peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising campaign requires thoughtful planning and a strong understanding of how to motivate your fundraisers to meet and exceed their goals. Be thoughtful about your campaign pages, goals, and timeline. They end up keeping the templated language and design on the page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

She said that in a world of connectivity where individuals can do their own crowdfunding for services, bypassing nonprofits, that nonprofits will still have the advantage because of the human relationships. To design an effective bot, you first need to figure its purpose and how it connects to your goals. There are two design tasks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

According to Ed Bice, the short term goal is to just make sure that information is flowing between language communities and the longer term goal is to network these communities. What is needed, perhaps, is a Twitter Annotation project to facilitate translation of languages.

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