End of Summer Soiree:
Resource Roundup and Networking
6:00-6:50 Drinks, Food, Mix n’ mingle
6:50-7:00 Introduction and Welcome!
7:00-7:20 Alison McCaffree, Washington Nonprofits
7:20-7:40 Dave Forrester, 501 Commons
7:40-8:00 Joel Meyers, Resource Roundup, AIGA, Why work with
nonprofits?
8:00-8:45 “Hivemind Networking”
8:45-9:00 Raffle-mania!
www.washingtonnonprofits.org
The Power of Nonprofits
Alison McCaffree
9/24/14
58,495
Building a strong, collaborative network of
nonprofits serving Washington communities
through advocacy, education and capacity building.
Nonprofit State Association
Nonprofit Diversity
Environment
6%
Religion, 7%
International
3%
Human
Services,
30%
Health, 10%
Public
Benefit, 11%
Arts, 12%
Education,
20%
Nonprofit Revenue
in Washington
$32,900,000,000
2.2 x
Millions of People Employed
16.0
An Economic Force
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
Source: John’s Hopkins Report: Holding the Fort:
Nonprofit Employment during a Decade of Turmoil
Network Levels
• National
• State
• Local
Field Specific
Associations
Local Networks, Neighborhoods,
Individual Nonprofits
Cross Sector Work
Collective Impact
Nonprofit
Business
Government
Work across sectors
MAPS
Nonprofits
specializing in
the prevention
and treatment of
substance abuse
Contact Rick Anderson for more information (rick@washingtonnonprofits.org)
If Nonprofits had more influence…
How would
the world be
different?
www.501commons.org
Our Story
Nonprofits need
solid technology,
sound planning,
and robust
administrative
systems. They also
need engaged
boards, supported
staff, and
sustainable
funding.
501 Commons’
programs and
services support
organizations so
they have what
they need to
make a world of
difference.
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501 Commons' mission is to boost the capacity of
nonprofit organizations to thrive over the long
term and effectively serve the community.
Back Office
Support
Leadership
Development
& Training
Comprehensive
Capacity
Building
Organization
Capacity
Building &
Sector Impact
Programs
Consulting
Services
Information
& Referral
Services
Service approach based on 501 Commons “5 Elements of a Healthy Nonprofit” & Nonprofit Ecosytem Model (The Giving Practice 2009)
Technology Services & Consulting
Nonprofit
Inquiry
Sponsored Services
Provided by Staff or
Volunteers
Discounted Fee For
Services
Provided by Volunteers
Fee for Services Provided
by Staff
Information & Referral
Technology assessment | Technology strategy and planning | Data
management | Online communications | IT infrastructure
Deep Dive (cohort model)
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Multiple organizations in cohort
More than one staff from each organization
2 volunteer consultants facilitate & support a planning process
Volunteers are available to support action steps as identified in the plan
The Four Stages of Deep Dive
1
Organization
Completes
Assessment
2
Key Issues Report
(KIR) is written
3
Deep Dive Plan is
developed
4
Requests for action
support approved
Tech Volunteerism
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Building upon Deep Dive experience
Focus is on planning and strategy
Goal is to supplement staff consulting with volunteer
consulting
Resource Roundup
TechSoup www.techsoup.org (discounted software, articles, planning, toolkits, community)
Net2 www.netsquared.org (local tech meetups, how-to blog, articles, project support)
Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) www.nten.org (events, education, community)
Nonprofit Tech for Good www.nptechforgood.com (blog, seminars – everything nonprofit tech)
Idealware www.idealware (resources, articles, reports about software for nonprofits)
Idealist www.idealist.org (connecting volunteers with nonprofits, events, blogs)
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) www.ssireview.org (e-zine with lots of forward thinking articles,
interviews, podcasts)
The Bridgespan Group www.bridgespan.org (services, articles, seminars, advice for accelerating social
impact)
McKinsey www.mckinsey.com (services, articles about improving leadership including nonprofits)
Foundation Strategy Group (FSG) www.fsg.org (services, articles, initiatives, resources)
Collective Impact Forum www.collectiveimpactforum.org (community, resources, events, initiatives)
Shared Value Initiative www.sharedvalue.org (driving shared value strategies to increase impact)
AIGA Seattle Design for Good
American Institute of Graphic Artists
A national movement to ignite, accelerate and amplify design-driven social change
Design for good is an important movement in the global design
community, but what exactly does it mean and how can you become a
part of it? How does design thinking come into play when it comes to
solving social problems? How can you make an impact and still make a
living? We are starting the conversation here in Seattle and want to invite
you to become a part of it.
Come to our first Design for Good event on October 15th!
http://bit.ly/design4good
http://seattle.aiga.org/designforgood
Why Nonprofits?
Don’t assume nonprofits can’t fund technological efforts. They certainly can and
they are committed to it. Nonprofits are prioritizing funding for technology
projects more and more every year.
Working with nonprofits is ___________________
We can help them____________________
Rewarding, which increases job satisfaction
Directly affect social change
Making a difference in our community, in the world
Find innovative solutions to complex problems
Improving the social sector
Become even more technically savvy
Helping the environment
Make better strategic decisions
Building awareness of social and environmental
Become innovators and game changers
challenges
Hivemind Networking
Network, network and network
1. Nonprofits choose technical issue, challenge, or interest
2. Place in card holders
3. Techies and nonprofits gather around tables and discuss
8:45 RAFFLE-MANIA!