Wed.Apr 25, 2012

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Create a More Effective Nonprofit Website Using These 2 Simple Suggestions

NetWits

Effective nonprofit websites don’t exist as boutiques to show off information. But you already know that. You know that your nonprofits website is a tool that should be used. Used to engage, interact with and mobilize your audience – A tool that should ultimately inspire action. From our extensive research and work with nonprofits in creating strategic, impactful websites, we’ve uncovered and organized a list of the top 10 elements of an effective nonprofit website.

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Regional CAN Conference: Los Angeles

VisionLink

'VisionLink''s Lois Ann Porter and Rene Alvarez are supporting lead staff from the Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) today and tomorrow at a regional CAN Convening being held for representatives from the LA Region. Participating organizations include the American Red Cross, UMCOR, all of the Southern California Red Cross Chapters, Salvation Army, Islamic Relief, LA County Social Services, Emergency Network LA and others.

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Choosing a Format for your Annual Report

Wild Apricot

This is the final post in our Annual Report blog series. It offers tips and ideas on the type of format - e.g., print, digital, video - that's right for your organization.

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Integrated Social Media for Sustainable Agriculture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ag Grantees Twitter Webinar. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, my work plan includes delivering many different peer learning opportunities, coaching, and training with grantees. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing a Webinar for grantees of the Agriculture Sub-Program. This blog post summarizes some of the knowledge shared about effective social media strategy, tactics, and practices.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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.

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May the Force Be with You

NTEN

Change is at the heart of what we do at NTEN. We’re trying to create more social change every day, and we’re pushing you to do the same work with us. It’s with twinges of sadness and excitement that I share with you a personal change: that I will be leaving NTEN after 4 and half years. As we know all too well, change is never easy but necessary for new growth.

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The Nonprofit Publisher’s Perfect Storm

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Ryan Johnson , Vice President, Publishing and Community. for WorldatWork. I really hesitate to use the phrase “perfect storm” here, because it has become so over-used since the movie of the same name was released more than a decade ago. Nonetheless, I think it is descriptive for what nonprofit publishers, like me, have experienced recently.

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Amy Kessel, Unfurling: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

I'm starting the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series up again! My first guest blogger is the lovely Amy Kessel. Amy is a certified life coach devoted to helping women unfurl into their authentic selves. You can learn more about her work at www.amykessel.com , and connect with her on Twitter at @AmyKesselcpc My favorite way of expressing myself is to spend time deeply connecting with other women.

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Texting Teen Mentees for Better Communication

NTEN

Although kids all carry cell phones and use them constantly, they use them in a different way than adults tend to use them. For 15 years, the small staff of the HOWA Family Center has worked to enrich lives through mentoring for children, families and communities.

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Webinar Recap: QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

Last week we had a spectacular turnout for our webinar, QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits and Libraries ! You can now view the recording of this webinar on the TechSoup YouTube page. During this webinar, QuickBooks Made Easy instructor Gregg Bossen gave us an engaging and content-packed overview of the new updates to Intuit's QuickBooks 2012. You can find out more about QuickBooks 2012 on the TechSoup product page.

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Mobilizing Staff to Make Them More Accessible

NTEN

Headway provided 50 staff members with smartphones running Google’s Android operating system, and moved to make their email, calendaring, and client data systems accessible via the web. Headway Emotional Health Services, with a budget around $6.5 million, provides comprehensive mental health therapy, counseling and classes to more than 30,000 people each year.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

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.

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What Natural Gas and Email Have in Common

Connection Cafe

Author: Miriam Kagan. Confession time: when I am not thinking about everything fundraising, I am a part-time energy economy dork. Meaning, I spend a lot of time thinking about carbon consumption, energy mix, whether it will be resource scarcity or technological progress that might one day wean humanity from carbon… As a direct marketer, I’ve spent a large portion of my career in traditional marketing (Direct Mail (DM), Telemarketing (TM), and a little direct response TV).

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The AFP Blog: TechKnow—Your One Investment in Technology

AFP Blog

The AFP Blog: TechKnow—Your One Investment in Technology

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The AFP Blog: TechKnow—Your One Investment in Technology

AFP Blog

The AFP Blog: TechKnow—Your One Investment in Technology