Here is the video replay from our March 7, 2023 event “The Fundraising Drivers that Raise You More”, presented by the TechSoup Connect Western Canada Chapter. We hope that you found the session informative and helpful in your efforts to raise more money for your organization.
We would like to thank our expert speaker, Rebecca Alfred, who shared her knowledge and experience to help you with your fundraising. Connect with the Trellis team: bit.ly/techsoup-van-trellis
Free Guide: The Fundraising Drivers that Raise You More
Organizations that are raising more for their causes are approaching fundraising differently, and it’s working. As you read this guide, you’ll learn the secrets from organizations that are raising more so you can do the same.
Here is the video replay from our February 28, 2023 event “Maximizing Your Website for Nonprofit Success”, presented by the TechSoup Connect Western Canada Chapter. We hope that you found the session informative and helpful in your efforts to optimize your nonprofit website.
We would like to express our gratitude to our expert speaker, David Pisarek, who shared his knowledge and experience to help nonprofits in their website optimization efforts.
Message from David Pisarek
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for joining me in the recent webinar about how non-profit organizations can improve their website to attract more traffic and increase their impact. It was truly a pleasure to share my insights with such a passionate and dedicated audience.
As someone who has spent over 20 years working in, and with, NPOs from a technology standpoint, I know just how important it is to have a website that looks great and is easy to navigate and use. I’m thrilled that I provided you with some actionable tips and resources that you can use to improve your website and take your organization to the next level.
Please take advantage of the website audit, free help to get analytics on your website, and/or getting up and running with MightyNPO.com.
I firmly believe that non-profits and charities play an essential role in our society, and I commend all of you for the vital work that you do. I hope that the information I shared during the webinar will help you better communicate your mission and engage more people in your cause.
Thank you once again for your time and attention, and I look forward to continuing to support TechSoup and its community in any way that I can.
Join BC Association for Charitable Gaming (BCACG) & Volunteer BC . This conference is for individuals around BC interested in learning more about volunteerism, non-profits, charities & Community Gaming Grants. Attend our event aimed at helping you move forward and adapt to a post-pandemic world. Everyone is welcome!
Sessions: Attracting & Engaging Youth Volunteers, Governance as Leadership, Community Gaming Grant & Funding Updates, Tech Trends for Non-Profits, Impactful Storytelling and more.
Date: October 13 & 14, 2022 Location: Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport, Richmond Fees: $200/2 days(member) – $300/2days(non-member)
Registration fees include: All sessions, breakfast, lunch, coffee & refreshments.
For more info: Event Details (https://bit.ly/VBCACG22)
What are the top emerging trends in digital and how will nonprofits be impacted? Where should we focus our attention (and resources) in 2022?
TechSoup Connect Western Canada hosted a fast-paced hour of 5-minute mini-presentations on the trends, tools, and techniques nonprofits should use to create more impact.
TRENDS
Cryptocurrency trends to watch in 2022 with Jason Shim
Quantifying Your Desired Outcomes from Investments in SaaS/Cloud with Kevin Christopher-George
AI, Ethics, and Nonprofits with Kirk Schmidt
The triple threat of cheap and cheerful market research with Darren Barefoot
How to grow awareness by leveraging the audiences of others with Alison Knott
Video marketing: easier, cheaper, more effective with David Phu
How mobile and express payment options impact online giving with Salvatore Salpietro
Building donor relationships in 2022 with Sara Hoshooley
Automated Personalization with John Bromley
Learning the latest trends in individual giving and donor stewardship with Shelina Dilgir
Ransomware, Spyware, and Malware with Charles Buchanan
Investing in Your Fundraising Skills with Rowena Veylan
Handouts from Beth Kanter’s Nonprofit Digital marketing Strategy workshop at The Digital Nonprofit. This workshop was made possible through the special support of our friends at Harvey McKinnon Associates.
11:10 AM: ⚡️Talk 1: 5 Ways to Boost Email Engagement Through Personalization with Megan McCaffery ⚡️Talk 2: How to Regularly – and Without a Lot of Extra Effort – Find, Capture and Share Good Stories About Your Organization with Nicole Jones
2:15 PM: ⚡️Talk 5: Small Data for Big Change with Sarah Schulman ⚡️Talk 6: Website Best Practices: How to Effectively Engage Your Online Visitors with Tamara Rahmani
3:15 PM: ⚡️Talk 7: The Agile Approach To Creating Better Audience Engagement with Mack Hardy ⚡️Talk 8: Best Practices for Collecting Member Feedback with Kathryn Svobodny
Creating a marketing plan for your nonprofit organization will move you from where you are to where you want to be. Learn real tips and trick to starting out right this year with a plan that you can explain to your team and board.
Creating a marketing plan for your nonprofit organization will move you from where you are to where you want to be. Learn real tips and trick to starting out right this year with a plan that you can explain to your team and board.
June 11: The Digital Nonprofit
Tickets to our annual digital strategy conference are already 70% sold, so register now.
Now in its seventh year, TractionForce is Western Canada’s largest cloud technology and digital transformation event. Serving both nonprofit and commercial organizations, TractionForce aligns investments in people, process and technology to drive your mission, impact and purpose. This year’s keynote line-up includes Alex Honnold, renowned rock climber, star of Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo and founder of the Honnold Foundation, Pam Iorio, CEO & President of Big Brothers Big Sisters America, Aaron Zifkin, Managing Director at Lyft and more.
Join us May 23rd at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for TractionForce 2019. Learn more and secure your spot at www.tractionforce.ca.
Digital Skills for Youth program
Is your organization interested in hosting an internship focused on using and/or gaining ICT skills/knowledge in a professional work environment? Then check out the Vancouver Community Network internship program.
Intern salaries are matched to $12,000 and are administered by the Vancouver Community Network (VCN) under the federally-funded DS4Y program. Learn more today.
DigiHospitality Training Grant
Only available while funding lasts, nonprofits can apply for a BC training grant that reimburses up to 100 percent of the cost associated with skills training programs. To take advantage of this, Digital Hospitality has a digital marketing training program redesigned for nonprofits which would be eligible for the training grant. This provides your staff access to digital marketing training used by large businesses and an opportunity where you can learn from top digital marketers recognized by google. Learn more.
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The Digital Nonprofit keynote: The Leadership That Digital Demands – with Ryann Miller and Shoni Field
The Digital Nonprofit is Vancouver’s premier conference for nonprofit leaders engaged in digital transformation. The event is specifically designed to help nonprofits and charities learn about the models and tools needed to succeed.
Digital touches every aspect of an organization, so it needs strategic, next-level leadership if its truly going to thrive. Because it’s not just the work itself; it’s also about the best ways to get the work done. You’ll learn how to structure digital teams, and what to ask for and expect from them. You’ll also understand the importance of silo busting, iterative processes, collaboration frameworks and how the customer experience (CX) demands of digital can change organizational culture. From strategic culture through leadership, and talent Shoni and Ryann will walk you through the requirements of a thriving digital environment.
Shoni Field
Shoni is Chief Development Officer at the BC SPCA, overseeing a full spectrum fundraising program raising $30+ million annually. She has been fundraising for 21 years, specializing in direct response. She presents on digital fundraising nationally and internationally. When not fundraising she advocates for voting reform and bakes fancy cakes.
Ryann Miller
Hi I’m Ryann Miller, Director of Partnership at Grassriots, a boundaries-pushing global strategic and creative agency based in Toronto, that serves the social profit sector. I help social profits use digital and integrated strategies for fundraising, marketing, advocacy and engagement. I’ve been doing and learning digital for 13 years: most recently at Care2 for 8 years, where I helped to build the Canadian market. I’m big on sector growth, big on building relationships, and big on leveraging digital maturity to help organizations level up. I have two little boys and one big dog, and they’re the focus of much of my non-working hours.
This interactive workshop will help nonprofit markers boost their digital strategy using a simple canvas, “Ready, Set, Go,” that will allow them to quickly develop and test a strategy that connects with your audience.
The Digital Nonprofit is Vancouver’s premier conference for nonprofit leaders engaged in digital transformation. The event is specifically designed to help nonprofits and charities learn about the models and tools needed to succeed.
Price: $50 / $25 with a ticket to The Digital Nonprofit
WORKSHOP: Nonprofit Digital Marketing Strategy – The Secret Sauce
Beth Kanter will be hosting a workshop for organizations wanting to invest in improving their digital strategy. This hands-on workshop will be limited to 75 attendees.
Social media, mobile phone adoption, new digital payment methods, bots … there are so many digital channels for nonprofit marketers to engage and connect with people, and convert them to live long supporters. But with so many free and low-cost tools out there, how do you decide where to invest your time and resources for the most impact? How do you quickly and easily test those decisions to improve results?
This interactive workshop will help nonprofit marketers boost their digital strategy using a simple canvas, “Ready, Set, Go,” that will allow them to quickly develop and test a strategy that connects with your audience. This workshop is highly participatory, using hands-on methods and will draw from design thinking methods. It will focus on strategy, not tactics.
Beth Kanter
Master Trainer, Speaker, Author, and Blogger
Beth is internationally recognized thought leader in networks, social media, philanthropy, wellbeing in the workplace and training. Beth has over 35 years working in the nonprofit sector in capacity building and has facilitated trainings for thousands of social change activists and nonprofits on every continent in the world. She is an in-demand keynote speaker and workshop leader.
Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of the BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. She author of the award winning Networked Nonprofit Books and The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout (http://bit.ly/happyhealthynpbook) published by J.Wiley. She writes “Beth’s Blog,” one of the first nonprofit blogs. Her clients include foundations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
