Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

As a consultant to nonprofits, my blood just boils when I am asked by executive directors or board members, “So, we are thinking about hiring a development officer, how long it will take before this person is raising more money than the salary we pay them?” This is a huge area of concern for many organizations. The result?

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

This pinup is our fifth and has been a close companion of the Halloween Town event since it began in 2005. Single handedly the pinup has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for my nonprofit! This year we should top $800,000 raised since the program began in 2005 (at an expense of about 12 cents on the dollar).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. It was not an easy road for Nancy. To be sure, Nancy Jo Craig is an accomplished woman.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 15, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the significance of a strong communications strategy in boosting fundraising results. Text messaging, which used to be considered only as a medium for personal communication, is now one of the most potent tools in the nonprofit sector for fundraising. And reinforce that permission regularly.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." " He joined NCFR in 2005 as an administrative assistant and is now the organization's primary IT person, supporting 15 staff members. Sign up for Office 365 Nonprofit. Visit TechSoup's Office 365 resources. Image : Jirsak / Shutterstock.

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Candid

MARCH 15, 2022

I followed the same methods 1 used to calculate National Equal Pay Day but focused specifically on the total reportable compensation of the 46k women CEOs and 42k men CEOs included in Candid’s most recent Nonprofit Compensation Report 2. Or put another way: women leading nonprofits worked 102 days a year for free. workforce overall.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

In 2005, Shannon Keith visited India and was confronted by the harsh realities of brothels and prostitution. Punjammies is one example of a nonprofit that is using e-commerce — specifically, a tool called Shopify — to give women a renewed sense of purpose and to operate sustainably. Nonprofit art galleries.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 10, 2011

Joanna MacDonald has been my closest friend and colleague here at BMC since 2005. I want to write more books, speak at more conferences and teach nonprofits and companies about the wonderful opportunities that cause marketing and social media offer. She’s also the co-author of our upcoming book! Joanna is the yang to my ying!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

It's the eternal question at nonprofits and charities: where do you find new donors? GlobalGiving is a charity fundraising web site that gives social entrepreneurs and nonprofits from anywhere in the world a chance to raise the money that they need to improve their communities. About our Speaker. Image: Brandon Martin-Anderson.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

Since Hurricane Katrina struck the US in 2005, TechSoup has created and maintained content specific to nonprofits, libraries, and charities on disaster planning and recovery. Many nonprofits and charities are incorporating mobile technologies like smartphones and tablets in their organizations. Business process enhancements.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Since completing the first Paint It Forward event in 2005, the effort has produced over $1 million worth of free painting services and materials delivered to deserving families and nonprofit organizations across the United States and Canada. You started your own charitable program, Paint It Forward , in 2005.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2011

Your nonprofit doesn’t have a website. A website is a MUST for every nonprofit. If someone visits your website and they read about your upcoming dinner in May of 2005, they may get the sense that you aren’t organized or aren’t in business anymore. Professional fundraisers are vital to the success of every nonprofit.

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amplifi

JANUARY 11, 2024

You’ll have a hard time raising money online if your website looks like it was designed in 2005. So, if your nonprofit’s website or donation page isn’t optimized for mobile, prioritize doing so! You’re turning away potential donors before they even have a chance to know what your nonprofit is all about! Let’s be honest.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Every nonprofit who relies on fundraising to accomplish their mission looks for more effective ways to raise money and improve donor retention. Since 2005 donor acquisition has been tough. Corporate giving took a big dive recently, but individual giving to nonprofit organizations continues to steadily increase.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2024

Remember, I've been blogging on my site since 2005 - yep, nearly 20 years! - Searching only Selfishgiving.com, what is the author's advice for small nonprofits that want to launch their first cause marketing program? One of my favorite stores, The Container Store , has picked its first national nonprofit partner.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 6, 2010

I love how Boston-based New Balance is attacking the Boston Marathon like I wish I had attacked Heartbreak Hill when I ran the great race in 2005. During the years my nonprofit had large teams in the Boston Marathon we recruited sponsors for marathon cheering sections based on our access to the course and the halo we enjoyed as a charity.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

The Atlanta-based tech support nonprofit TechBridge , has developed a new online crowdfunding website called the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange for U.S. nonprofits to raise funds for technology projects. It is the first crowdfunding platform exclusively for nonprofit technology projects.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

In addition to the RCI program, we have been involved in policy work to route used-yet-useful IT equipment from companies to nonprofits and libraries at the lowest cost we can manage. We have also championed reuse or extending the life of electronic devices through refurbishment and repair. The Greatest Benefit.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

AFP’s president and CEO, Andrew Watt, is on the 2013 NonProfit Times list of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector. He’s a nonprofit technology veteran and something of a cherished resource among AFP members. Did I fail to mention that Reed is not a millennial? Among them he is not an underused resource.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Nonprofit professionals struggle every day with large volumes of information. For example, the image here is a map showing hurricane impact on the Gulf Coast from 1850 - 2005. They'll share real examples of tools created with GIS software to help nonprofits convey their nuanced messages in a simple, powerful format.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

since 2005. That's why government, the private sector, and nonprofits have all been increasingly adopting telework. With all those potential benefits, what's stopping nonprofits from allowing their staff and volunteers to work remotely? Not surprisingly, employees also like to have the option to do it.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 31, 2024

The NonProfit Times reached out to attorneys for both Reger and Lytle but those messages were not returned. Reger worked at Epsilon from 2005 to 2017. The post Ex-Epsilon Executives Found Guilty In Fraud Case appeared first on The NonProfit Times. Epsilon was ordered last year to turn over records in the case.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Yet, for many purposes, refurbished equipment presents nonprofits, libraries, and lower-income families with a more affordable alternative to new equipment; one that will do nearly everything that new computers do. Growing Supply, Increasing Demand. Moreover, the research firm also found that demand remains larger than supply.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Joaquin was the founding director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet, which launched in 2005 from San Francisco State University. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. Erinn Andrews.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

In our upcoming free webinar, Four Nonprofit CRM Strategies , our presenter will be an NPTech leader I’ve followed for a good long time – David Geilhufe. He’s also one of the great ones in nonprofit database development and use, specifically constituent relationship management (CRM) databases.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." " He joined NCFR in 2005 as an administrative assistant and is now the organization's primary IT person, supporting 15 staff members. Sign up for Office 365 Nonprofit. Visit TechSoup's Office 365 resources. Image : Jirsak / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The winner will be announced at the next Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in April 2012. About the Prize. " How to Submit a Nomination.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Most of the libraries and nonprofits I visit have older PCs. We installed Windows 8 and Office 2010 Standard on a classic Windows XP computer, a Dell Optiplex GX 280 from 2005. The press reports I found mostly concurred that Windows 8 seems to work well on two- or three-year-old equipment, but what about a vintage seven year old PC?

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GrantNews

MAY 14, 2024

Since 2005, the strawberry has been Oklahoma’s state fruit. Oklahoma Community and Economic Development Grants, In-kind Support and Opportunities Grants and in-kind support to eligible Oklahoma nonprofits, government agencies, and neighborhood and community groups to improve parks/public areas.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

But unlike recurring payments for streaming service subscriptions, car payments, or unlimited metro cards, the monthly cost of a recurring donation can feed families, preserve land, or even help keep a nonprofit’s doors open. The solution isn’t to get more seniors on social media. Take Stock of Your Current Monthly Donor Program.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been surveying large American companies on their philanthropy annually since 2005. Anyone in nonprofit fund development knows that getting corporate donations is pretty hard. Not surprisingly, the trends closely follow the economic conditions of the country. percent in 2012.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

create positive social change by routing used-yet-still-useful equipment out of the landfill and into the hands of nonprofits, libraries, and low-income families at low cost. RECOSI is an Ireland-based nonprofit trade association that was founded in early 2014 by Martin Reddy. The next U.S. event will be in Denver in early November.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Since completing the first Paint It Forward event in 2005, the effort has produced over $1 million worth of free painting services and materials delivered to deserving families and nonprofit organizations across the United States and Canada. Cause Marketing. Want executives to focus on CSR goals?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. nonprofits, schools, low-income families, and small microenterprise businesses. We have served more than 10,300 nonprofits and libraries across all 50 U.S.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2024

Lists of vetted, shovel-ready game-changing investments include our Bold Solutions Network , the Audacious Project’s Ideas Archive , and Global Giving’s list of Vetted, Top Ranked, and Effective Nonprofits. The number of such competitions has grown from 36 in 2005-09 to almost 600 in 2015-20.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

FundRaiser Software provides donor management software to small and mid-size nonprofit organizations. I enjoyed the interactions so much that I was thrilled when I was invited to become a volunteer forum moderator in about 2005. How did you come to be involved with TechSoup? What's your biggest technology challenge?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Yet, for many purposes, refurbished equipment presents nonprofits, libraries, and lower-income families with a more affordable alternative to new equipment; one that will do nearly everything that new computers do. RCI), for example, has been tracking the price of refurbished computers since 2005. Growing Supply and Increasing Demand.

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