Economically, open looks better than closed
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 15, 2007
October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Convio’s APIs and Extensions are free, but the Database connectors have consulting costs associated with them, and that makes sense to me. Extensions also include the pantheon of Web 2.0 gods: Flickr, RSS, Google, etc.
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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits
Wild Apricot
JUNE 27, 2008
This blog is for volunteers, webmasters and administrators of associations, clubs, charities, communities and other groups. Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. Certified Association Executive. Comment Notification.
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Integration of CRM and CMS
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JANUARY 14, 2009
We’re an association, so our membership list and directory, a resource directory of vendors and providers to our sector, and lots of member services and programs are all integrated into Drupal via the Salesforce API. <a Actually Drupal/CiviCRM was going to be my first follow up post! 6 Thomas Taylor 01.16.09
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Speaking too soon
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 15, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting. I stumbled a fair bit along the way.
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Online Fundraising Best Practices
Care2
JULY 16, 2010
300 billion was raised in 2008 (Giving USA); * $15 billion was raised online in 2008 – a 44% increase over 2007) (Blackbaud); * $21 million has been raised by Causes since its launch three years ago; * 30% of online giving happens in December. Did You Know? *
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The search for good web conferencing
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 17, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing. 13 Diego 11.04.07
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Does the Internet Inspire Youth Activism or Slacktivism?
Care2
MARCH 6, 2011
The study draws on survey data from a sample of 400+ California youth aged 19–22 who were surveyed after the 2008 presidential election. Over 200 of them were also surveyed during their junior or senior years of high school in 2006 and 2007. Youth Activism Key Findings: Being a part of online communities promotes engagement.
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How can nonprofit organizations improve accountability to the populations they serve?
ASU Lodestar Center
AUGUST 28, 2017
Despite the challenges associated with addressing downward accountability, nonprofit leaders seeking to improve accountability to the populations they serve must first address how mechanisms align with the organization’s mission and values (Mercelis et al., From consultation to participation. doi:10.1002/nml.21191.
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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 18, 2016
Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).
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Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
JULY 26, 2007
60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?
Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
JULY 17, 2007
60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?
ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 10, 2011
Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. This is great news.
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92 Interviews with 69 Changemakers: 6th Anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast
Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
Listen Read 2007 Reem Rahim, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Numi Tea Listen Read Jodie van Horn, Campaigner for Rainforest Action Network's Freedom From Oil campaign, and Coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area Listen Read Priya Haji, CEO and Co-founder, World of Good. Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!
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Care2
FEBRUARY 3, 2008
60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?
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53 Interviews with 56 Changemakers: 5th Anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast
Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Listen Read 2007 Reem Rahim, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Numi Tea Listen Read Jodie van Horn, Campaigner for Rainforest Action Network's Freedom From Oil campaign, and Coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area Listen Read Priya Haji, CEO and Co-founder, World of Good. Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!
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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 27, 2010
The workshop was presented by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Colorado Nonprofit Association and sponsored by Gill Foundation , Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado , The Colorado Health Foundation , and The Colorado Trust. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.
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Our Much Improved Tech Support In TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative
Tech Soup
APRIL 16, 2013
All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with the Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. It became a commercial company in 2008. TechSoup Global has had a long association with PCRR. million, based on what they would have paid for retail equivalent products (including the software). How Green Is RCI?
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42 Interviews with 48 Changemakers: 4th Anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast
Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
Listen Read 2007 Reem Rahim, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Numi Tea Listen Read Jodie van Horn, Campaigner for Rainforest Action Network's Freedom From Oil campaign, and the Coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area Listen Read Priya Haji, CEO and Co-founder of World of Good. Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!
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How I Got Here
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 7, 2010
Eventually, they had an opening for "Exhibits and Programs Associate"--a low-level jack of all trades position supporting the department. By summer of 2007, when I left the Spy Museum to move to California, the blog was a big deal. I expected the museum blogosphere to explode in 2007 or 2008. Share your ideas.
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52 Interviews with 38 Social Changemakers: 3rd Anniversary of the Big Vision Pocast
Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Scotland Youth Program in West Oakland. Nola is now the Executive Director of Missey: Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth).
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Guest Post by Aspen Baker: Friend or Foe? UC Berkeley Investigates the Legal Landscape of Social Networking
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 28, 2009
who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. According to John Carlin, the Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel to the Director of the F.B.I,
Build Communities to Enhance Your Fundraising Campaigns
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
In 2008, the event netted about $18,000. Prior to her move to California in 2007, she served as the head of fundraising for Dyson College of Arts & Sciences at Pace University in New York City. The cocktail party had an auction and a raffle. In 2009, Red House 2009 generated $23,000 in donations.
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Care2
AUGUST 12, 2007
The new service allows users to make blog entries and comments, send and receive emails via their MySpace page, upload photos from their cellphones, and view or search for friends (videos will be supported sometime in 2007). August 12, 2007 | Francis Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 5) Expect costs to decrease.
Online Video: An Interview Revealing Best Practices and Trends - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
At Treanor & Associates, his public affairs and political consulting firm, clients included RealNetworks, The Casey Family Programs and the American Bar Association. For instance, the American Lung Association of California has set the bar for consistently using online video as a key part of its communications.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 23, 2007
at 9:27 pm I run Mozilla products because they are free, saving my association some cash they can then spend to send me to ASAE 2 Amber 08.24.07 There will be some much more detailed information that will help make it easier to figure out if it is right for you. { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mark Bledsoe 08.23.07
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Convio Open: How APIs May Change the Way You Work - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
OCTOBER 20, 2007
FL: What kind of costs are associated with Convio Open? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Also, APIs are great, but you still have to prioritize. You still have to think about your API implementation in the context of your overall online strategy. SH: Convio doesnt charge any extra licensing fees for Open APIs, so theyre free.
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Nonprofit Research Collaborative Releases First Report | Nonprofit.
sgEngage
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
The coalition includes the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , GuideStar USA , the Foundation Center , the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics , the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Blackbaud. and the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics.
Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
sgEngage
MARCH 7, 2011
Six self-selected nonprofit organizations agreed to contribute their fundraising performance data from 2007 through 2009, including: Alzheimer’s Association, Arthritis Foundation, Autism Speaks, LIVESTRONG, March of Dimes, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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72 The 2013 "NTEN" Award: Maddie Grant
NTEN
APRIL 13, 2013
She''s a continual source of information and resources for nonprofits as a blogger and lead editor of the Social Fishing blog and author of Open Community: a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web and Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. 13ntc Community nten awards'
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sgEngage
OCTOBER 27, 2010
The survey was conducted in partnership with L’Association Française des Fundraisers , the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ), the German Fundraising Association , Philanthropy Centro Studi , and the Resource Alliance.
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2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Day 1
sgEngage
MARCH 17, 2011
Panelists Matt Hahan of Causes.com, Geoff Livingston of Zoetica, Beverly Robinson of the March of Dimes, and Jessica Lazar of the American Lung Association will discuss working strategies on effective implementation of social media.
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2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Day 3
sgEngage
MARCH 19, 2011
Panelists Matt Hahan of Causes.com, Geoff Livingston of Zoetica, Beverly Robinson of the March of Dimes, and Jessica Lazar of the American Lung Association will discuss working strategies on effective implementation of social media.
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Key Findings from Giving USA 2013 Report
Connection Cafe
JUNE 18, 2013
Established in 1956 by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, now The Giving Institute and is made possible by contributions from The Giving Institute member firms, foundations, and other donors. Overall giving has not yet returned to pre-recession levels achieved in 2007. Giving USA is published by the Giving USA Foundation.
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sgEngage
OCTOBER 22, 2010
John Mc Loughlin – Managing Director (Europe), Global Philanthropic - Stacy Palmer – Editor, The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Andrew Watt – Chief Programs Officer, Association of Fundraising Professionals My big session of the day is “Mobile Fundraising and Marketing Demystified&# and is a follow-up to a presentation that I gave (..)
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Video: Global Trends and What they Mean to You | Nonprofit Trends.
sgEngage
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
The panel guests were Christie Garton, USA TODAY Kindness Blogger and Moderator; Dr. John McLoughlin, managing director (Europe), Global Philanthropic ; Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy ; and Andrew Watt, chief programs officer, Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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Blackbaud Index for February 2011
sgEngage
APRIL 15, 2011
Bell, President, American Association of Museums (AAM). This trend is based on $19 million in 12-month revenue from 153 organizations. The latest Blackbaud Index Report includes a Q&A section with Ford W.
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Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
JANUARY 23, 2008
60) Search « Join WVU for Integrated Marketing Degree Information Session | Main | So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey » Wednesday Jan 23 2008 Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner? Start your nomination today for the 2008 Purpose Prize. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com
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NTEN
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
In the 2007 Philanthropic Giving Index report published by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , only 34 percent of nonprofits surveyed reported success with online fundraising, and participants ranked online giving as the least successful fundraising technique in the survey. In 2007, according to the U.S.
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54 Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Main | Care2 Helps in Law of the Sea Win » Monday Nov 05 2007 Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur Monday, November 5, 2007 at 05:21PM | by Karen Taggart Ill admit it. What costs went into the appeal (And yes, direct mailers, there are costs associated with online appeals!)? Great tips.
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Care2
NOVEMBER 5, 2007
Main | Care2 Helps in Law of the Sea Win » Monday Nov 05 2007 Five Tips for Online Fundraisers from a Direct Mail Dinosaur Monday, November 5, 2007 at 05:21PM | by Karen Taggart Ill admit it. What costs went into the appeal (And yes, direct mailers, there are costs associated with online appeals!)? Great tips.
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Why You Should Never Feel Bad About Asking Someone To Give
Bloomerang
JANUARY 18, 2022
Giving to charities activates regions of the brain associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust, releasing endorphins that create a “warm glow” or “helper’s high” effect. 2007 work by sociologists Brent Simpson and Robb Willer : Reciprocity for prosocial behavior can be real or simply perceived.
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