.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

For communicators who would rather write sentences than algorithms, finding the phrases that will viralize your posts seems like a New York Times word game gone wrong. Keyword research—Find relevant keywords and track their performance over time. AI will be part of their early work experience. Oh, those pesky keywords.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By the time a new direction is approved, the plan may already be out of date. Remote work is challenging teams. The executive team is stretched too thin. Teams are engaged and proud of their work. I work for management. Management works for the front line, and the front line works for the client.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. While no one enjoyed isolation, almost everyone was thrilled to shorten their commute, spend more time in sweats, and have their favorite tunes and snacks close at hand. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. Servers and software can be fixed fairly easily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Advocates may not always be able to give in-person time or money, but they help spread awareness and strengthen the cause through their online engagements. Building this type of community takes time, but with the right strategy and long-term commitment, it can transform an organization’s outreach and impact. Host live events.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Do you ever find yourself, your team, or your board of directors saying things like: “If we could just get this one big grant, we’d be set for the year!”. If he could just hear about our work, he’d give us the million dollars we need to build our new building! It seems like so much work! They did the work. It takes time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The marketing team of the international nonprofit, Water.org , was quick to evaluate their social content plans as the COVID-19 pandemic spread on and offline in early 2020. Each day we make sure what we post is timely, sensitive, relevant, and informative. ”. Water.org’s Senior Content Creator, Moree Lambeth explains. “As

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Even managers with the best intentions can sometimes compromise team morale without realizing it. The art of team management involves balancing professional competence with genuine interpersonal connection. Shift from micromanagement to autonomy One specific way managers unknowingly harm team morale is through micromanagement.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. Crafting a Compelling Employer Brand People want to work where they know theyll make a difference. When candidates see the real-world impact of your work, theyll want to be part of it.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s about a nonprofit I once worked with. They had one full-time development director on staff, but everyone – including the staff, the board, the volunteers, even the donors – was constantly worried about fundraising. So every time someone had a good idea for a mailer, they sent one out. One Seriously Stressed Out Nonprofit.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

This leads to better communication, and over time, a more organized set up so you won’t be overwhelmed by where to go for the data you need in the moment. If data is saved on a team member’s personal drive, or worse, doesn’t exist at all, your association’s data is not going to be accessible when you need it. Sound familiar?

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The MatrixFiles

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Recently, as I was using Chat GPT to summarize the transcript of my monthly MatrixMaxx AMS Q&A session , I realized that the process I use every time was the same. Hours of time saved, times 12 months a year, means a huge windfall of time for me to do more meaningful product work!

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2023

Is this event still working for your audience, your organization, and your team? Post-pandemic fundraising is a good time to reset, strategize and start new traditions for stakeholders. As a nonprofit administrator, have you ever inherited a fundraising special event?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Making technology or process changes in the workplace is hard work. It takes time. Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. It takes effort.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Creating your unique product requires a dedicated team with the appropriate skills. Once your solution is deployed, you need to budget for ongoing maintenance costs and for any unexpected enhancement requests once your team starts using it. A talented, seasoned staff leading the project can greatly reduce your time to execute.

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The Fundraising Authority

JANUARY 2, 2021

Creating and growing a prospect list is one of the key responsibilities of your fundraising team. Here are eight ways to keep that list growing and working for your school, church, or charity: 1. Your donors support you and feel like part of your team. They are already part of your team; ask them to help grow that team.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While it’s difficult to imagine a stable workforce during a time of labor shortages, your organization can help to ensure uninterrupted processes and continued missional impact by developing a robust job succession planning strategy. And even when you have a full roster, people retire, move, or decide to change jobs.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Remote work was one of those unsettling tests. More than a few of those executives were managing virtual teams. Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We There is no commute, and you have more time for family.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 26, 2023

Guy Raz, the host of one of my favorite podcasts, How I Built This , always asks the question “How much of your success do you attribute to luck, or just hard work?” We talked about the power of hard work, dedication, loyalty, perseverance, resilience and “helping the unit and village” in any way you could.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 17, 2022

At the same time, they’re often operating with small teams and budgets. As a result, nonprofits need to work hard, smart and fast. Ask anyone in the nonprofit field — nonprofits are always busy. These organizations carry out essential and urgent duties.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In the face of tremendous adversity and growing need, nonprofits are doing incredible work at a critical time. Choosing the right productivity software can help augment these efforts, enabling nonprofit teams to perform excellent work from anywhere in the world. 3) Time Management & Expense Reporting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It’s natural to look for ways to cut back during lean times. to continue putting in as much time, energy, and staff resources into fundraising as possible given your circumstances.? This is especially true in times of scarcity. Maximize your team’s time and energy. . Research backs that up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising. One-time and unexpected donations are great, but recurring donations allow a nonprofit to rely on consistency when it comes to individual contributions. You may think that monthly giving or pledges must be time-consuming or require a lot of administrative work. Major Gifts.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The communications teams at the most successful nonprofits are laser focused on showing people how their work transforms lives — and they can clearly articulate their vision.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And then it is time to start it again. Paradoxically, then, you want to think about how to create memories of a happy work life rather than maximizing the happiness youre experiencing in the moment. As an analogy to better understand why this approach works, think about your experience of the passage of time.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 20, 2022

At a recent strategic planning session, I was working with a nonprofit to create organizational values. As my team introduced the activity, a board member spoke up and said, “We’d like to focus on strategies and goals. Why should we take the time to focus on organizational values?”.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A good finance team will make sure bills are paid on time, reports are accurate, and the Board of Directors has access to the current financial statements. A good finance team will help you stay where you are. A good finance team will help you stay where you are. Building a world-class finance team can be a slow process.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 16, 2023

For those struggling to find the time or knowledge to get started, building out a lightweight framework can help combat both those obstacles. Does your team feel comfortable with the quality of the data? Be patient, as with all changes, this shift takes time. Time box your long-term goals based on months, quarters or even years.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As their list of frustrations grew and their unfulfilled hopes piled up, they asked me if I thought it was time to change to another donor CRM. Know Your Current Situation Frustrations with your CRM may be due to the limitations of the tool, but they may also be due to the way your team has chosen to use the tool, or a lack of training.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

When you are the leader, you drive the team dynamics. But CEOs who head exceptional teams reject an egocentric attitude. They understand that when you commit to making your team successful, they will live up to your expectations. What chemistry creates an exceptional team? And work goes on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If you had a time machine and could go back to before coronavirus (COVID-19) impacted the world, how would you prepare? Many nonprofit organizations have made the transition to working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns. Work with Existing Partners In New Ways. What would you do differently? The transition was seamless.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

But you don’t have the time to bring another staffer up to speed. 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. For some teams, the trek is more rigorous than for others.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 15, 2024

By Sean Kosofsky, The Nonprofit Fixer — a strategic advisor who has worked in nonprofits for 30+ years and served as an executive director for five organizations in the past 20 years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly everyone has shifted their orientation to work. Where we work has changed. How we work has changed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

The Houston Food Bank teamed up with their local ABC affiliate during the Houston power outage and food crisis in February 2021. In addition to their great pictures and videos of cats being cared for at Perry’s Place, they also remind people how they can help their great work continue. Each team has their own page with their own goal.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers. Highlight the Advantages There are plenty of incentives for these two teams to develop a symbiotic relationship. What has changed over time?

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Whatever the case may be, there are opportunities for your association to use this economic uncertainty to sharpen your focus, provide timely value to your members, and do more with less. How much time and resources go into keeping each product updated and relevant? Plus, your future self/team will thank you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. Many nonprofit professionals will tell you that the answer is “time” and/or “resources.” Which tasks are slowing your team down the most? 2) Training.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Outdated technology can frustrate both your team and your members, hindering engagement and growth. Our team specializes in streamlining systems to improve efficiency, enabling seamless member interactions and operational workflows. Our training programs ensure your team is confident in using data to make strategic decisions.

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