NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

April 2023 Level Up Your Leadership: How to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow — April 4 Are leaders born, or is leadership something you can learn? for this interactive course to learn the four pillars of self-leadership and make meaningful, empowered choices to get from where you are to where you want to go.

Nonprofit governance and management 290

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Leadership Nonprofits 290

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Get a free Demo This article will explore how your organization can ensure every volunteer has a meaningful and positive experience through a well-thought-out volunteer management strategy. Before you can even begin strategizing, you need to get to know your volunteers in a meaningful way. What is volunteer engagement?

Recruitment 91

Recruitment Management Retention Values 91

The Charity CFO

JULY 3, 2023

Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound. Specific and measurable goals make tracking more straightforward, while the reasoning behind relevant and achievable goals should be obvious. Tracking Nonprofit Goals Have you ever heard the saying, “If you can measure something, you can manage it”?

Nonprofits 52

Nonprofits Homelessness Environmental Finance 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 31, 2024

Maybe you schemed up something clever playing off the event purpose that you’re excited to bring to life – say an “Evening in Paris” soiree for a France-based tech company ready to wow its biggest European clients and investors at an annual conference. You want tongues wagging about your party months later!

Technology 52

Technology Production Advertising Values 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

They want us to invest in digital analytics tools to measure our efforts, but I’m not really sure what this will tell us. How can these tools help you track meaningful data? To get a better grasp on this, let’s look at the different types of analytics and what they measure. My boss asked me to explore this further.

Nonprofits 107

Nonprofits Food Culture Communication 107

iMarketSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Generally speaking, measuring what you do improves performance and results. If you’re mailing with print twice a month and with email six times per month, you can measure engagement, results, ROI, response rates, and so much more. This is something you need to know. You can measure this. How many plans have you created?

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Energy Recruitment 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Send something, even if it’s just a thoughtful email and an online post asking for their support. For example, teach your donors something that will stun them about your nonprofit’s work, or show them an actual picture of your work that makes everyone smile. Or do both! Make your short pithy email or post memorable.

Public and Nonprofit Management 101

Public and Nonprofit Management Communication Energy Children 101

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Legislators [and] leadership asked us, ‘Why not call it something else?’” Despite some progress—the bill has co-sponsors in both the state Senate and General Assembly—it has continually stalled since its introduction. Activists rallied around the bill as a coalition going by the name “Say the Word Reparations.” “A

Public and Social Policy 138

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

April 2023 Level Up Your Leadership: How to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow — April 4 Are leaders born, or is leadership something you can learn? for this interactive course to learn the four pillars of self-leadership and make meaningful, empowered choices to get from where you are to where you want to go.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Leadership Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Now, two organizations from the CDFI sector have come together to address this issue and offer a way to measure progress. “I There is something big there that we are still working on.” Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have a mission to counter redlining and support lending in low-income and BIPOC communities.

Finance 123

Finance Leadership Associations Foundations 123

Affnetz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When philanthropy relies on the scraps of generational wealth, something marginalized communities don’t have access to, we perpetuate a system of oppression. It doesn’t end here, but these measures are vital to combat the challenges facing each of our communities. Historically, fundraising was exclusively focused on donors.

Fundraising 130

Fundraising Fundraising Culture Philanthropy 130

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In the language of Google Ads, donations are one of the most valuable conversions an organization can measure. A conversion is any measurable action that a visitor takes on your website. Keep in mind, however, that you should measure meaningful conversions. Common measurements include: Time spent on your site.

Food 98

Food Charitable Organizations Management Production 98

The Charity CFO

MARCH 20, 2023

Growth: likely a key point in any strategic plan and something that is the top of mind for many leaders. In the nonprofit realm, marketing tends to come as an afterthought, and as something that limited resources shouldn’t be devoted to. If something doesn’t work, don’t get discouraged. Use this creativity!

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Non-Profits Nonprofits 52

Clairification

JANUARY 2, 2023

It should be no surprise that measuring overhead does not neatly correlate with a nonprofit’s impact or effectiveness. I’m so glad people are getting the message, because the simple tips in this article can give a meaningful boost to your fundraising results. What to Say When Your Donor Asks: How Much do you Spend on Overhead?

Retention 58

Retention Recruitment Collaborations Culture 58

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s hard to ramp up the good work you do if you don’t know how to concretely define, measure and communicate your impact to supporters. Impact can also mean “to have a strong effect on someone or something.” Measuring impact. How can you objectively measure a growth in self-esteem or an increase in overall well-being?

Communication 66

Communication Homelessness Foundations Management 66

Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

They published “ Ten Rules Simple Rules for Meaningful Meetings.” The researchers have come up with a Zoom Fatigue scale so you can measure how exhausted you are after meetings. Having a discussion about the rules around camera on or off during zoom meetings is something to discuss and agree on.

Collaborations 112

Collaborations Health Environmental Energy 112

Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Measurable – How much? Consultant role – Are we looking for someone to advise, analyze, diagnose, propose solutions, implement solutions, or something else? Personal lived experience – Do they come from, or do they have meaningful experience with, the population you serve? Specific – What do we want to accomplish?

Nonprofits 122

Nonprofits Values Finance Management 122

NextAfter

MARCH 23, 2022

But no matter where you are in the world , I want to invite you into something big. And we need your help – and the help of so many others across the globe – if we’re ever going to see meaningful growth in generosity. At NextAfter, our vision is to unleash the most generous generation in the history of the world.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Culture Retention 52

iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Success is not measured by one-year results but by the volume of donors retained over time. Fundraising is something we do with donors, not to them. Provide meaningful and empowering roles for volunteers, keeping them as well informed and as well trained as staff. I landed on these seven.

Leadership 52

Leadership Culture Psychology Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Meanwhile, big international NGOs—BINGOs—have been said to suffer from something that’s been called “Not Invented Here” syndrome. These wins to CARE are meaningful because they will enable Live Well to scale its business and impact further and faster as well.

Social Enterprise 106

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Health Production 106

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

That politicians are going on about their daily lives, how do we emotionally and psychologically grapple with the reality that there is something so profoundly terrifying happening, and yet, so many of us walk around during the day acting as if it’s not? I do not think of that in behavioral terms. Will I ever see its outcome?

Psychology 121

Psychology Health Activism Public and Social Policy 121

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

iii As the size of the grantmaker rises–as measured by grant dollars awarded or the total number of full- and part-time staff)–so does the ratio. When we take CEO tenure into account, something curious shows up. Private independent foundations reported the highest median ratio (3.0:1),

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 105

Pam Moore

JULY 24, 2019

It is data and measurement that empowers us to make data driven decisions, measure return on investment (ROI) and establish metrics for success. The focus on data should be to create delightful, meaningful conversations, experiences and relationships that can help sustain both business and life.

Marketing 60

Marketing Marketing Production Foundations 60

The Volunteer Hub

JUNE 28, 2022

Your volunteer onboarding process should include standardized training, help cultivate meaningful connections, and reinforce why your organization does what it does through its mission. Technology is making it easier for organizations to engage volunteers and measure engagement strategies. First impressions are crucial.

Volunteerism 82

Volunteerism Volunteerism Recruitment Management 82

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 18, 2015

Hello Kivi, Do you have any resources that will help me to measure our communications effectiveness? See (1) what data is easy to get and (2) what’s the most meaningful number? You might choose something more meaningful. Here’s a question that came in last week. Let’s take email for example. list growth.

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Charitable Organizations Activism 78

Lets Talk Nonprofit

JANUARY 3, 2018

"What gets measured gets done." Then, the corollary is, "What fundraising metrics do we need to measure?" THINK BEYOND DOLLARS RAISED For many nonprofits, the primary way - and sometimes, the only way - they measure their success is in total dollars raised. Don't measure, just for measurement's sake. My answer?

Retention 52

Retention Fundraising Fundraising Leadership 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

How are you measuring your success? Create SMART goals for your marketing activities so you know where you are going and what you need to measure. Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. What’s working? What’s not working? A family moving into a house.

Marketing 69

Marketing Marketing Nonprofits Recruitment 69

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

This is one of the many things developers are working on to fix, but something we, who are in the social services realm, have to especially be mindful of. We as marketers must take extra precautions and implement the same security measures they would use for any other online activities.

Communication 87

Communication Technology Nonprofits Ethics 87

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But these are meaningful, valuable options. It promises a meaningful victory. The power of delay Asking for permission to ask does something else. The power of delay Asking for permission to ask does something else. The identity and meaningful victory questions are deep issues. A delay accomplishes something else.

Psychology 52

Psychology Altruism and Helping Organizational Behavior Values 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Whether it was intuition, some higher power, or my own tendency to make meaningful connections between random information, who was I to interfere? Something was telling me we needed to go to Memphis, so we did. Have you ever heard a word for the first time, then you suddenly start hearing that word everywhere?

Nonprofits 59

Nonprofits Healthcare Poverty Values 59

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

He further explains that ethical decision-making requires not only an eye toward social justice, but authentic community engagement, beneficence—in addition to benevolence—and the capacity “to measurably do good beyond your intentions.” It is something we do. Public health ethics is also a verb.

Ethics 104

Ethics Health Public and Social Policy Values 104

EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Often, organizations set their giving levels by identifying what they already consider a major donor; setting specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART) goals for how they would like to grow their major donors; and setting parameters from there. Consider hosting a capital campaign.

Fundraising 71

Fundraising Fundraising Insurance Nonprofit governance and management 71

iMarketSmart

MAY 21, 2019

In other words, you should probably categorize folks something like this: Identified supporters – Perhaps they have donated in the past or signed up for communications. Call ’em right away and your likelihood of having a meaningful conversation will increase. And now the calling metrics. of opens. # of replies. #

Associations 63

Associations Activism Values Management 63

Getting Attention

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Vague goals like these are almost impossible to act on, or measure. How could you know what’s most effective to get to something so broad? Get more specific so you can outline the right actions to take and measure their impact. It’ll save you significant time and money, and lots of anguish too. Keep posted.

Marketing 75

Marketing Marketing Nonprofits Activism 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

It has become clear that only with deep, long-term investment from government and foundations can these communities hope to make meaningful progress in improving their residents’ health and well-being. The foundation redefined how it measured success, how it communicated with grantees, and how it evaluated program managers.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 98

The Agitator

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How do you ensure you’re generating meaningful insights from your social activity? What are the biggest challenges in measuring the effectiveness of social media? If something works, do you do it again? Or do you try to create something better? How big should an organization’s social media team be?

Nonprofit Management 75

Nonprofit Management Management Technology Activism 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2023

The law stipulates that national and local governments are responsible for securing educational opportunities outside of school as a measure against truancy. “You can tell that something is different from their body language; they look more relaxed, and you start to see smiles on their faces as well as on their parents.”

Children 98

Children Law Governance Education 98