Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. I don’t quite understand why you won’t give the same advice to Holly. This is the nonprofit sector, we have nothing to hide but the good work we do.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. In addition, there is attention to major donor development and a focus on the cause and the people affected by the work of the charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

There are many things in my life and work that I need to streamline, and an important skill to facilitate this is learn how to say no. I've gotten a lot of great advice about how to get started and I will share it as I plan to blog what I learn about taking this blog to the next level. Stated another way, organize and simplify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights. Great work. If you are using a RSS reader, evaluate if it is still works for you. Rethink your relationship with information, goals, and work and streamline accordingly. Good for you!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The analysis found that donors who cared most about conservation and research, animal care, and general zoo activities gave more than other donors. “Cultivate those relationships,” was the advice given to the volunteers, he says. Collectively, the eight funds gave roughly $600,000 for research in 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

" Allan also offers an analysis of the nonprofit micro-philanthropy applications, but says it is too early to speculate where things will be in the next 21 days or next few months. Charlene Li has an analysis of the impact. But what if your organization is just getting started, what is the advice?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

"I think, in the organizing, and in the activism what gets lost so often is what we're working for. If one wants to add some meat, or dairy, or milk to any of the recipes, I invite people to be creative and re-mix, and rework the recipes so that they work for the person cooking them. What projects are you working on right now?

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

What we do know is that while predictive analysis of your online fundraising may not be as consistent as with your DM, testing the treatment of new email subscribers is critical to successful fundraising and advocacy work – especially as more of our acquisition programs shift online. All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

What we do know is that while predictive analysis of your online fundraising may not be as consistent as with your DM, testing the treatment of new email subscribers is critical to successful fundraising and advocacy work – especially as more of our acquisition programs shift online. All rights reserved.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. As agents of social change, there is a great deal the nonprofit sector can learn from Election 2008. Go Mobile: Mobile applications have surged in this 2008 and some predict it will make the difference in the election's outcome. For the first time in U.S. Tools you can Use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

For example, in April 2007 I wrote 52 posts, but in April 2008 I wrote 61. In early 2008 it was slightly lower for several reasons. Maybe I need an SEO makeover and advice from Bill Snyder and Jonathan Coleman. In June 2008, it has more than doubled. I had less of those in May, 2008 compared to May 2007.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

You're testing different social media tactics and learning what works. And while surveys, focus groups and other services can give you an analysis of what your current audience is doing online, direct observation is works best. Jeremiah Owyang, Social Network Sites Use Analysis - Compilation of Research Facts.

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Care2

APRIL 2, 2008

Weve taken this advice from SiteProNews and added a nonprofit twist. Conduct a competitive analysis of the organizations you will compete with using the selected keywords, and look into possible variations of your selected keywords until you find a combination that places you in the first several ads that appear. com , Inc.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

How it Worked. What Worked Well. It not only surpassed our expectations in regard to the three driving forces behind the change (less paper, less work, more tech), but it also didn't disappoint in perhaps the most important statistic for evaluation methods: the number of evaluations completed. What Didn't Work Well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

I've been doing a content analysis of " burning questions " that were submitted as part of some pre-workshop information I collected from participants to help design an upcoming workshop. Understand how privacy controls work on social networks. Photo by Leppre. Hat Tip Stephen Downes. 2) the overflowing of social messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

You can also use Network For Good Good Card , it works like a debit card and the recipient gets to donate to any charity of their choice. " and that it's "time to comeup with some new rules of engagement - ones that work for us as well as them." advice and writes a great blog too.

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