NetWits
APRIL 24, 2012
Your brand isn’t as simple as a logo or website. It’s a living, breathing and ever evolving thing that must resonate throughout all aspects of your organization. It’s intangible and emotional while at the same time tangible and based in real life. It’s what your constituents think of you, the energy your organization portrays, and the feeling evoked from your communications.
VisionLink
APRIL 24, 2012
'The good folks who make 2-1-1 Texas work every day and for every community are to be commended for their progress towards an efficient and effective statewide solution. The first group of five Area Information Centers went online on March 1st, another set on April 1st (Yes-we survived the Fools Day Jokes), and another set will go online next week, as we greet the month of May.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 24, 2012
Packard Grantees from Pakistan, with In-Country Team. Note from Beth: I’ve just returned from leading an intense “Networked NGO” training for Packard Foundation PRH grantees from Pakistan. The four-day workshop covered effective practices of networked ngos, including culture change, integrated social media strategy, and tactics.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 24, 2012
Here's our round-up of free non-profit webinars for May 2012.
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.
Tech Soup
APRIL 24, 2012
This post was penned by John Rode of SlideRocket and originally appeared on the SlideRocket blog. Their web-based professional-grade service for creating and sharing presentations online is available to eligible nonprofits and public libraries through TechSoup. Marnie Webb, one of TechSoup Global's CEOs was a judge for their contest, where winners are highlighted below.
NTEN
APRIL 24, 2012
[Editor's note: The following is an article from the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the rest of the issue when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] By Peter Drury, a child's right a child's right either had a problem or an opportunity—the distinction hinged only on our perspective. First things first: we clean water for kids. We literally clean contaminated water to make it safe for drinking and hand washing.
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Tech Soup
APRIL 24, 2012
Want mobile access to the software your organization relies on to get its work done? Many TechSoup donor partners offer mobile versions of the products your organization already uses. Learn how you can communicate, collaborate, create content, and manage data on-the-go with our guide to TechSoup donor partner mobile apps. Microsoft. Office Mobile is built in to Windows phones, including the Dell VenuePro Smartphone available through TechSoup.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 24, 2012
Author: Guest Blogger. We often use history to predict the future. I checked wunderground.com's history of temperature averages before selecting my summer vacation destination. Predictive analytics has become a hot-button term over the past two years as business intelligence vendors have begun to incorporate simulation and forecasting into their offers.
Tech Soup
APRIL 24, 2012
Blackbaud and TechSoup recently expanded their partnership to focus more on the technology needs of small nonprofits. It’s an exciting partnership that’s growing in four major ways. 1. Expanded Focus on Understanding Tech Needs of Smaller Nonprofits. One of the way’s we’re working together is by placing more focus on figuring out what’s important to nonprofits with annual revenues of less than $1 million dollars on their technology needs.
AFP Blog
APRIL 24, 2012
Website Matches Philanthropists With Community Projects (Part II) | New York City | United States | Epoch Times : NEW YORK—In Our Backyards (IOBY), the only environment-focused, online crowd-sourcing platform, has been helping local community projects find micro-philanthropists.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio
The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 24, 2012
Author: Julia Woodcock. Given that yesterday, 23 April, was both St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s birthday, it seems pretty appropriate to have a post from across the pond on this week’s Connection Café But while St George’s Day parades have been happening in some parts of England over the weekend, another significant event in the UK calendar took place on Sunday - the London Marathon, the largest individual fundraising event on the planet.
AFP Blog
APRIL 24, 2012
Why Every Nonprofit Has a New Job Title: Publisher - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy. : Don’t confuse publishing with advertising. I’m not talking about one-way communication that people view as a “salesy.” Publishing is about producing blog posts, video, e-mail newsletters, e-books, white papers, free reports and other types of content.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 24, 2012
(No relation to AAM. Just cute.) I'm heading this weekend to the American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. I'm psyched to spend a few days with friends and colleagues talking about some of the challenges we're grappling with in our work. I'll also be part of two sessions on Tuesday, May 1 - one in the morning about money and business models, and one in the afternoon about prototyping and experimentation.
Care2
APRIL 24, 2012
The mobile market is experiencing some serious growth. As more and more nonprofits begin to test the waters with mobile, here’s some great stats for you to share with your team. There are approximately 792 mobile apps downloaded per second. While that’s an impressive statistic, be careful about getting sucked into shiny object syndrome. Before you run out and spend a lot of money building an app, consider what kind of app would truly serve the needs of your audiences.
Advertiser: Digital Ocean
Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.
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