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delta between old and new 'fundraising' apps
With the Fundraising & Engagement app no longer available for license, is there any good dox that captures the differences between it and the Fundraising 'template' app that remains available from Nonprofit Cloud Solutions? What is in Microsoft Learn seems mostly tailored for the sunsetting package. For example, Receipts is still available in the Cloud template, but it appears to be totally manual. No automation, Receipt Batch, audit trail, etc. For nonprofits considering the Msft NP 'stack' of Fundraising+Volunteers+Outcomes+Grants, it's hard to do a decent evaluation of this (vs., say, Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud, where the docs for each are almost current with actual feature set.) For the bonus round, I'm interested in how non-profits are integrating their payment processor's transactions (ccard, etc) into Fundraising. thx
Raising awareness and funds for Good Days Journey Mental Health Services in Missouri
Dear community: We are fundraising for 2025 and need $10K to expand our services in MO for youth, families and seniors who are in need of mental health services in the area of substance abuse, mental illness, and other disabilities hindering them from moving forward towards living a productive life. Please contact us Sheronda Brown, CEO at office telephone 636-387-6096. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
Community Fundraiser
PLEASE READ!!!!! My name is Yasamin, and I’m a senior at WSU Tri-Cities (Go Cougs!!) as well as a technical intern at a national laboratory. I’m reaching out to ask for your support in spreading the word about two projects I’m working on with my clubs at WSU Tri-Cities. Muslim Students Association (MSA) Fundraiser: We're raising funds to create care packages for the less fortunate in our community, including items like scarves, hats, gloves, and hygiene supplies to help them through the harsh winter. We’re collaborating with the Gospel Union to make this mission a success. Link for MSA Fundraiser: https://cougstarter.wsu.edu/project/44183 Pre-Health Club Fundraiser: Our goal is to raise funds for a visit to the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane, where students will have the opportunity to learn about the admissions process and explore campus life. The funds will help cover transportation and food for the trip. Link for Pre-Health Club Fundraiser: https://cougstarter.wsu.edu/project/43877 We’re accepting donations through October 30, 2024. Any help spreading the word or contributing to these projects would mean a lot! Please check out the links or scan the QR codes in the flyers to learn more. Thank you so much for your support!
CCEJ: Restorative Dialogue Training!
Led by California Conference for Equality and Justice adult education team, our relationship-centered trainings introduce the core concepts of Restorative Justice as foundational practices in establishing equitable and just cultures. What is Restorative Justice? Restorative Justice is centering relationships in all we do, including when harm happens. Community Building Circles are dialogue-based spaces to build empathy, strengthen community, prevent conflict, and prepare for using Restorative Justice as a way to hold people accountable. This work is rooted in a culture shift away from incarceration & carceral thinking, disposability of human beings, three strikes laws/zero-tolerance policies, racist formal and informal policing, and disproportionately punitive disciplinary models. Training Summary: We explore the following dialogue skills that affirm positive relationships and provide interventions to shift relationships towards accountability and self-directed actions: Affective Statements, Restorative Questions, Active Listening, and Motivational Interviewing. This training includes skill-building experiences and opportunities for self-reflective work to empower us to respond to challenges with others through a relationship-centered lens. For more information visit: https://www.cacej.org/trainings/restorative-dialogue-training-5jehe Training: Restorative Dialogue Dates: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: CCEJ, 3605 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 100, Long Beach 90807 Registration Fee: $110 Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RestorativeDialogue2024
Fundraising and Engagement solution retiring on December 31, 2026
Sharing this for those who haven't seen the announcement (the following was emailed to existing users of the Fundraising and Engagement solution): Fundraising and Engagement will be retired Microsoft remains committed to providing affordable and relevant technology and skilling to nonprofit organizations worldwide. As we continue to innovate and enhance our technology offerings, we are making strategic updates to our suite of solutions. Notably, the Fundraising and Engagement solution will be retired, with technical support concluding at 11:59 PM PT (US) on December 31, 2026. As of July 15, 2024, Microsoft will continue providing necessary security updates, but will not make additional enhancements to Fundraising and Engagement. Between July 15, 2024, and December 31, 2026, you can continue to use Fundraising and Engagement, apply security updates as they are made available from Microsoft, and receive technical support from Microsoft. After December 31, 2026, Microsoft will no longer implement security updates for Fundraising and Engagement, and there will be no further technical support for the solution. What action should your organization take? We want to ensure that all customers have a successful path forward on the Microsoft Cloud for their organizational fundraising needs. Customers currently using Fundraising and Engagement should work with their Microsoft Partner to identify the future configuration of Dynamics 365 Sales needed to meet their specific needs. If your organization does not have a Microsoft Partner, you can find a partner with knowledge of the Fundraising and Engagement solution at Microsoft.com/nonprofits. Alternatively, customers can explore Microsoft partner solutions for donor management and fundraising built on Dynamics 365 Sales that have been specifically designed for customers transitioning from Fundraising and Engagement, including solutions from Barhead, mhance, and SylogistMission CRM. More solutions will be coming soon in the Partner solutions area of Solution Center. If you have questions about these changes, please contact your Microsoft account team, your Microsoft Partner, or use this form to contact us. Sincerely, Microsoft Tech for Social Impact TeamCCEJ: Creating Cultures of Accountability Open Training!
I wanted to personally share an opportunity for yourself, colleagues, or members of your community to attend our Open Creating Cultures of Accountability 3- Part Training Series! Also, please feel free to share this information with others! Led by CCEJ's adult education team, this 3 session training will take place in-person at our office in Long Beach on Tuesdays September 10, 17, and 24. This 3-session training series will support participants in creating a productive, trust-building culture of conflict and accountability. By exploring individual and organizational patterns around communication, conflict norms, and how harm is handled, participants will create an essential foundation to support deeper future engagement with each other. Session 1: Understanding Communication (3 hours) In this session, participants will identify how they communicate with one another on a daily basis, and how that may change or stay the same when they are experiencing powerful emotions. Participants will practice communicating about how they experience and show emotions at work in an honest way that also uplifts boundaries and consent. Participants will also reflect on the ways that their identities impact how they express their emotions and understand the emotions of others. Session 2: Leaning into Conflict (3 hours) In this session, participants will explore a needs-based framework of conflict and use it to understand what drives conflict at work. Participants will also reflect on the barriers to engaging directly and honestly in conflict with each other, such as organizational policies or unofficial norms, challenging power dynamics and different relationships to privilege and systemic oppression. Lastly, participants will explore a range of tools to use to use conflict to build trust and strengthen relationships. Session 3: Calling in Harm (3 hours) In this third session, participants will engage in building a culture of accountability when identity-based conflict & harm occurs. Participants will reflect on articulating their values, feelings, & needs to better map out options for responding in real time when harm happens in community. Through common scenarios, participants will practice naming & responding in ways that promote accountability, relational equity, & inclusion for all. For more information visit: Creating Cultures of Accountability Day 1 — California Conference for Equality and Justice (cacej.org) Training: Creating Cultures of Accountability Dates: September 10, 17, & 24 from 9am-12pm Location: CCEJ, 3605 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 100, Long Beach 90807 Registration Fee: $350 Registration Link: Open Creating Cultures of Accountability - FALL 2024 Survey (surveymonkey.com) For all questions or concerns, including accessibility and accommodation needs, please reach out to me at email address removed for privacy reasons.Strip back Fundraising & Engagement
Our approved Dynamics providers were not familiar with Fundraising & Engagement and despite managing to install the app into our environment, it's not something we've been able to use. Is it wanting to connect to our banking system via Azure? It's got far more than we need so I'd like to strip it back and remove what I assume are scripts that are causing the current issues with adding donation records. Our Microsoft Partner have suggested that they build what we require from scratch as fresh entities but this seems unnecessary as 1) I think I can do this and 2) It feels like what we want is already there, we just need to scale it back and remove whatever connections it's looking for. Have we missed something obvious? It seems daft to me to rebuild it all when I actually just want to strip it back. Separate to this - the Fundraising & Engagement app shows that setup has not been complete and on the cloud solution it shows that we need to buy licenses but we have bought the 5 free ones so I'm very confused with it. Could this be causing the error when trying to record a donation?
First Fundraiser!
Hello all! I'm Celia, CEO of the African Future Pledge 501c3 Organization. I'm neck-deep in our first www.AfricanFuturePledge.com fundraising project and about to send out donation letters to raise funds for prizes for our young contestants. I hope this platform will support our mission and our fundraising projects. We are definitely rookies, so to speak, but we are also very determined to support our young generations to the fullest. It's nice to be among you and I'm looking to learn all I can that will support our efforts.Considering Fundraising and Engagement for Donor Management
We are looking to replace our existing donor management program (Raisers Edge 7.0), and I would like to talk with someone who is using the MS Fundraising and Engagement solution. A consultant we are working with secured a demo from a Microsoft resource, but it was very high level and run from a script so use case questions were not answered adequately. I see lots of benefit going with a Dynamics/PowerApps based application, but am not able to share that vision in a way that our Advancement team would understand. So, I am reaching out here for some input from anyone who may be using the solution and are either pleased with it, or not pleased, I am open to gathering any input that I can. Thank you in advance. Brian
Non Profit Plan - Basic License for Donor Management
Hi, We are an approved non profit organization and purchased pre-requisite licensing for Dynamics 365 Sales to run donor management. But now when we go to solutions hub , we are getting error that licenses are required. Are we missing any additional setup or purchase for this?
