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The Convergence of Social Activism, Donations, and Social Media: Episodic Giving In A Post Truth World
Here's the latest evolution in episodic giving, WeCanResist.It, developed by Allyson Kapin and colleagues, the app turns Trump's tweets into donations for social justice orgs like Black Lives Matter, Clean Water Action, National Center for Transgender Equality, etc. This newest example of rage fundraising in an era of post truth is focused on helping less high profile nonprofits that are doing important social justice work and need funding to sustain their efforts to fight for democracy. Our … [Read more...]
What I Learned About Online Donor Engagement from Fundraisers in Brasil
Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. This was my third visit to the country. I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. My last visit to Brasil coincided with the Brasil's version of GivingTuesday called DiadeDoar and I was lucky enough to attend a fundraiser with Brasil's Giving Tuesday leader João Paulo Vergueiro. … [Read more...]
Building Relationships within A Cause-Centered Community: Jeffersonian Dinners
A cause-centered community is a group of people who share a common passion for a cause. They could be a group of people who support a particular nonprofit's social change agenda or a group of people from different organizations united around a common challenge, idea, or cause. I've been a member of the Leap Ambassadors Community, comprised of people who believe strongly that nonprofit performance matters. While a lot of work is online --sharing knowledge and insights, co-creating tools to … [Read more...]
Different Ways Nonprofits Are Using Design Thinking to Solve Problems and Achieve Impact
Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. I have also learned a lot from other nonprofit colleagues who have use these techniques, including Brian Reich (see this blog post about his design thinking work to solve the refugee crisis) who has just published a book on innovation called "The Imagination Gap" and my colleagues, Ted Frickes and Micheal … [Read more...]
Can You Measure the Impact of Capacity Building for Nonprofits?
Capacity building is about improving organizational (or network) effectiveness. Capacity building includes both money (grants), consultants/technical assistance, peer learning/communities of practice, and collaboration. According to the survey of funders about capacity building completed by GrantCraft, the top five areas of capacity building that funders most likely support include: leadership, strategic planning, financial management, governance, and fundraising. Other areas include: … [Read more...]
Listen Up: A New, National RFP Offers Nonprofits and Funders Tools to Survey Clients
Note from Beth: Melinda T. Tuan, Managing Director, Fund for Shared Insight shares details about an incredible funding opportunity for nonprofits. Does your organization want to make meeting the needs of the people it serves a top priority? Are you and your colleagues eager to improve and expand your capacity to listen to the people you seek to help, and to make the right changes in response? Are you interested in partnering with national funders supporting pioneering work in bringing the rich … [Read more...]
Annual M&R Benchmarks Study Released
One important part of effective digital measurement is being able to benchmark your performance relative to your organization's past performance or compared to peer organizations. One excellent resource to use for benchmarking nonprofit digital results (in the US) is the annual M&R Benchmarks study of nonprofit digital advocacy. For the past 11 years, this study has gathered comparative metrics from nonprofits on email, social media, social advertising, fundraising, and web … [Read more...]
How To Facilitate Leadership Development In Your Nonprofit As Part of Doing the Work
One of the biggest challenges that many nonprofits face is the finding time and resources for professional development activities. People are so busy doing the work that they don't have time to go off-site to take a class or sign up for an online course. And, when nonprofits budgets are tight, professional development often gets slashed. When there is time for an investment in professional development for younger leaders, there is the added challenge of reaching "distracted learners." While … [Read more...]
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