This post will discuss seven steps you need to create a successful donor management strategy for your nonprofit organization.
A donation funnel is the journey a user, or potential supporter, takes through your website with the end goal of making a donation.
The screening process for finding volunteers can be hard, for both the nonprofit and the volunteer. That's why it's important to make it as clear as possible.
If you run a nonprofit, you're no stranger to the idea of wearing many hats at your organization.
Christi Wigle, co-founder, CEO of the nonprofit United Against Slavery, helped to identify a need for collaborative data collection in the anti-traffic space.
There are plenty of things your nonprofit can do to support neurodivergent staff members. Here are just a few of them.
Although nonprofits and social enterprises have quite a few overlaps, they are not the same thing. Find out the key differences.
As COVID-19 moves across the country, nearly all businesses and educational institutions have shifted to remote work and distance learning. As a result, the demand for resources to support that shift have taken a sharp upturn — particularly, the demand for laptop computers. In response, TechSoup is working with our partners to expand our inventory of laptops by adding more Condition B products to our catalog.
Tackling systemic inequities rooted in white supremacist culture is challenging to do at any organization.
In this post, we'll discuss the benefits of hiring freelancers at your nonprofit through Fiverr.
Ransomware is a common and potentially devastating form of cyberattack on organizations of every kind.
There are simple steps to make online meetings more accessible to people with disabilities. Here are a few of them.
All of this increases the odds of catching a busy employee off guard and executing a successful attack.
If everything is functioning well right now, why mess with it?
It's imperative for your nonprofit to have a good network infrastructure. Here are a few tips to make sure it's the best it could be.
Having a clear budget is extremely useful for a nonprofit. But having a budget for the nonprofit's website is useful as well. Here's why and how to do it.
In the past two posts, you learned about what piques a reporter's interest and how to make it newsworthy. It's time to take the knowledge and create a pitch for journalists.
I learned that if you want to keep the grants pipeline full, you have to adopt a process and use that process consistently.
When your nonprofit has a ton of identities, it can easily become a problem. Find out when your organization needs an identity solution.
Read on to find out more about what these risks are and how you can use Zoom's great security features to keep your meetings secure.
Every organization uses technology, software, and services to run their ship. However, it's important to keep track and to manage all of it.
Hybrid and virtual events can truly open the doors to more meaningful, dynamic engagement with your audience.
It's important to always be aware and up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity threats and news. Here are some resources to do just that.
Getting used to video conferences can take a while. However, here are some ways to improve video conferences at your nonprofit.
Creating budgets, especially a funder-friendly budget, could be perceived as hard. But they don't have to be.
Right now, information science professionals, along with most of the rest of the world, are rightly concerned about and focused on COVID-19. Homemade masks have entered our daily wardrobes (when we make the rare journey out). Official forecasters are comparing the pandemic in magnitude to the attack on Pearl Harbor and 9/11. COVID-19 has changed our society in ways large and small and also in ways that may not be apparent in the short term. One of these changes, among many, is the amount of time people have spent alone, or in the company of a few family members, while practicing social distancing and under stay-at-home orders.
The pandemic disrupted the nonprofit sector like never before
To prevent staff burnout during this rapid pace of technology changes, you should be proactive with purposeful communication.
An option to diversify your organization's fundraising is to follow the trends of the larger business world and dive into the endless possibilities of ecommerce
In general, the most successful online fundraisers prioritize the donor experience from start to finish.
In fact, it's possible to accept crypto support without additional legal or accounting burdens using an intermediary like Every.org.
Silent auctions can be a fresh and fun way of drawing in existing and new donors to your organization.
Improve your nonprofit website with these quick and easy steps.
Here are our top products to create a safer online environment for your nonprofit.
The last few years have been a pivotal time for nonprofits around the globe.
Learn how to harness the power of social media and Internet searches to help your nonprofit's growth.
There are many ways to approach fostering a culture of belonging in the workplace, and affinity groups are a great place to start.
Ignoring your superfans prevents you from nurturing your community to its highest potential. Pay attention to the users that engage with you...
Patron privacy is one of those topics that touches every aspect of a library's operations, and for good reason.
Having a social media presence is important for any nonprofit. Here's how automation can help you when it comes to Twitter.
We spoke to four food security organizations in Colombia, Portugal, South Africa, and the United States to better understand the challenges facing organizations
Digital accessibility refers to computer-based and web-based information and activities.
It's without a doubt that your nonprofit has seen some challenges because of COVID. Here are 4 helpful apps that could help with that.
Learn everything you can from the grants you don't win, take all feedback on board, and use it to make your next application even better.
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how nonprofits work, and it looks like many of these changes are here to stay.
Find out more about Caravan Studios' Safe Shelter Collaborative
Building a solid community online is all about being personable and relatable and interacting with your followers.
Surveys can help you measure impact, gain new insights, and even assess your board.
Not only did it become the new conference room, but it also became a hub for training, check-ins, and other services.
More and more museums are implementing artificial intelligence and virtual reality to give their visitors a better experience.
Here are 5 useful takeaways we've learned from nonprofits working in food security.
So, what’s the best way to collect donations online and encourage your donors to go digital?
We're excited to announce a June Library 2.0 mini-conference that is being co-organized by TechSoup. It is "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17, from 12 to 3 p.m., U.S. Pacific time. Register for this free event here.
These tools can help your nonprofit understand constituents' needs better
The best way to reduce the administrative burden of marketing while boosting the impact and effectiveness of your marketing efforts is to utilize automation
As nonprofits transition to a remote workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, significant changes to the traditional IT systems at most organizations are afoot. Meetings have gone virtual, staff are using both work and personal devices, and nearly everyone is connecting to the Internet on their home Wi-Fi networks. Along with all this comes new security concerns that nonprofits must keep in mind to keep their systems safe.
Roshen Sethna sat down with Vanessa Mason to discuss futurism. What it means, what they do, and what skills they need to succeed.
Explore the details of refurbished computers from TechSoup
Inbound marketing helps audiences find your cause while utilizing "pull" tactics that draw in potential supporters to create brand awareness.
Virtual events are nothing new. Yet COVID-19 has people scrapping travel itineraries and signing up for online sessions, workshops, and classes. Instead of a crowded expo floor, they'll be watching educational and informational sessions in their homes.
The popular Microsoft Office 2010 is soon going to reach its end of support. To avoid security risks, it's time to upgrade to a newer version of Office. The good news is that your library can get the cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 for your administrative PCs from Microsoft Academic, or you can get donated on-premises Microsoft Office Standard 2019 from TechSoup. We also have affordable support services for email and data migration and a comprehensive set of training courses called the Microsoft Digital Skills Center for your staff and volunteers.
We've identified some potential pain points for nonprofit attorneys, where a lack of effective tech can slow down processes or leave holes in security practice.
How will nonprofit workspaces be like in the future?
Hacking is a serious problem for nonprofits. When a hacker attacks, it's not just the nonprofit's information that they want, but donors' information
Learn more about Adobe for Nonprofits, including information on eligibility, product licensing, downloading and installing software, and more.
It's easy for many to think of digital accessibility features as sort of an add-on, a set of features that live off to the side, there for only a small group of people. But that isn't the case. According to the CDC, 61 million Americans — and roughly one in four adults — live with a disability of some sort.
It is important for your non-profit organization to comply with HIPAA to protect health data. Here's how you can do so.
Editor's note: On April 23, Congress allocated an additional $370 billion for nonprofits and small businesses under the CARES Act: $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and $60 billion for Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
The term hybrid event refers to any event that includes both in-person and virtual elements.
Running a non-profit can be tough, especially when it comes to communication. To make things easier, here are some ways to get better at it.
One in 10 households in the U.S. experienced food insecurity in 2019. In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on health and economies, that number gr
Data Visualization can be a crucial tool for your nonprofit. Figure out when to use and how to use it to improve your organization.
By understanding your own team, audience, and goals, you can select technology that meets your organization's needs.
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TechSoup is excited to be partnering with Cloudflare, a performance and security enhancing platform with a mission to "help build a better Internet." This means strengthening the core of the Internet to make it faster, more reliable, and more secure. It also means leveling the playing field so that small businesses, nonprofits, and huge corporations alike have access to a better Internet.
I started this blog post on disaster communications initially in response to the wildfires in Australia and earthquakes in Puerto Rico (seems a lifetime ago doesn't it?). But, of course, we're now also thinking about the COVID-19 global pandemic, which, like a disaster, is displacing people from their normal ways of operating.
Find out how SMASH used Audiense targeting to their advantage to raise a million dollars.
Learn how to find photos online and know when (and how) you can legally use them for your own purposes.
In the last blog post about public relations, you learned what makes a story attractive to reporters. That’s just the beginning.
