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Better Impact Blog

The world of the nonprofit sector is constantly changing. Better Impact presents some thought leadership on a variety of topics in volunteer management and donor relations, and invites you to be a part of the conversation.

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Volunteer Application

9 min read

Is your volunteer application process costing you time and money?

Recruiting volunteers isn’t rocket science but it does involve effort and good decision making from your organization to be successful.

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6 min read

Secrets to maximize the accessibility of your volunteer and donor software

Accessibility is a team effort. The program software you choose for your volunteers and donors should be designed in a way that everyone can use...

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Blonde woman sitting at her desk frustrated while using spreadsheets

4 min read

9 reasons to replace your spreadsheets with dedicated software

I am a big user of Excel, and I love it. But that doesn’t mean that it’s the right choice for everything, especially as the data repository in the...

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Cybersecurity first

3 min read

Prioritizing Cybersecurity in a Hybrid Workplace

In this day and age, employees are more connected than ever. The hybrid workplace is here to stay, and for employees, this means relying on connected...

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10 min read

Using video throughout the volunteer life cycle

There is no question that digital transformations have accelerated since the pandemic started. If there is one thing the past year has showed us is...

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Monkeys in a cage as a metaphor for how we can be programmed to accept the unnatural

3 min read

A Cage Full of Monkeys

One of the many things I’ve enjoyed when training a new member on our Volunteer Impact software is the way some of them look at a new system...

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coronavirus impacting the economy

4 min read

Volunteer management in a post-pandemic world

As we all know, the dynamics and parameters of what we consider normal have drastically changed with COVID-19. After more than a year battling this...

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yellow smiley face spheres

14 min read

The Happiness Advantage

Assuming that we could all use a little boost of happiness these days, I want to share some thoughts from a great book with you. If you get something...

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2 min read

New perspectives in data collection and retention

When was the last time you did an inventory of what data you collect about your volunteers and/or donors, how you use it, how you store it and when...

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Rocks balancing against a sunrise

4 min read

Coping for success

The more I have the opportunity to meet with Volunteer Program Managers from a wide range of settings and backgrounds, the more I appreciate just how...

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