ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

Mary McGillicuddy , Nonprofit Leadership. This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. In the field of social network analysis, these are called "structural holes."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Last year, I couldn't decide and ended up writing the look back as a lessons learned, a personal New Year's resolution post, and a round up of what nonprofit folks had on their minds as they entered 2008: Four Lessons Learned: Social Media and Nonprofits Meme: I listed four lessons learned and tagged four other people.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. Taproot connects nonprofits and other social change organizations with skilled volunteers sharing their expertise pro bono. Nonprofits are no strangers to crises.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. I wrote a blog post called, Mashups, Open APIs, and the Future of Collaboration in the Nonprofit Tech Sector. I left that session knowing exactly the direction I wanted to take Social Actions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Nonprofits still have decisions to make about what software to use. And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. It doesn’t really change anything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

Nonprofits still have decisions to make about what software to use. And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. It doesn’t really change anything.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last three months of the year represent a critical time for the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations. In fact, the end of the calendar year is also a significant source of the funds raised online for nonprofits. for Blackbaud customers in the entire analysis. Online Giving Tops $15 Billion in 2008.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud has been actively engaged in researching and analyzing trends in the nonprofit sector for quite a while. The analysis represents the largest study of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Year-Over-Year Growth Trends.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 28, 2009

M+R Strategic Services says that although the economy is down, online giving is up (as of November 2008). Their analysis showed: read more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 29, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. One never-ending concern for nonprofits is funding. Giving 2008 Total Giving in AZ (actual dollars). How's our blogging?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud has been actively engaged in researching and analyzing trends in the nonprofit sector for quite a while. The analysis represents the largest study of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Year-Over-Year Growth Trends.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s that donor database of yours? December 2, 2008 In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. ASU Lodestar Center. As part of a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Kintera Connect August 15, 2007 I listened in on the call with Kintera folks about their new platform, called Connect. I mean really, how many nonprofits have stuff written in Java?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Organizational Network Analysis). Note from Beth: Last May, Mark Pescue published a provocative essay called the "Tower and the Clouds" which talked about the tension between working in traditional, hierarchical nonprofits and the "cloud" like behavior of working with social media. Could this be a new type of nonprofit or not?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

By Brian Greenwald , Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact and sustainability organizations and causes. If you take Matthew’s excellent advice, a great option is to invest in nonprofit system integration. Research backs that up.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come.

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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. How Does Your Nonprofit Measure Up? Create Killer Landing Pages.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2010

The bad economy had a big impact on nonprofits and charitable giving in 2009. How much of a decline did the nonprofit sector experience? Beth Kanter has a terrific post about evaluating nonprofit commitment and investment in sponsored fundraising contests. This decline was driven by a drop in the average gift size.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

What comes to mind when you think of nonprofit strategy? These “pain points” sometimes discourage nonprofits from dedicating resources to strategic planning. Every nonprofit needs strategy: it’s essential to making mindful choices. Every nonprofit needs strategy: it’s essential to making mindful choices. SWOT analyses?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. I think some nonprofits should read it. But first, a great example of Web 1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. It is particularly relevant to those who are using online learning environments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

Getting the Big Picture: Intro to ICT Systems and Analysis (1/10/2008). Building the Foundation: Hardware, Software and Networks (1/17/2008). Mission Critical: Databases/Constituent Relationship Management (1/24/2008). Measure Twice and Cut Once: Technology Planning, Budgeting and Implementation (1/31/2008).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 There has been a lot of talk about nonprofit blogging in the last while. So, now the question – should a nonprofit organization have a blog? Should staff of a nonprofit blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

More than ever, program sustainability is a concern for nonprofits and the grantmaking organizations that fund them. Sustainability of social programs: A comparative case study analysis. The post Program Sustainability is Not Just About Funding appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Why Should We Care About Program Sustainability?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan says: Granted, web site stats will not tell me anything about how many hungry people a nonprofit feeds. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Angela Francis is a Senior Associate, Pacific Northwest & Southwest at Nonprofit Finance Fund.

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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.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Whether big, small or mid-sized, nonprofits are looking for ways to better understand donors and focus their fundraising on creating opportunities for donors to support the particular causes and interests they care about. ” Nonprofits use a broad range of strategies to focus their fundraising on donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

The listening as a first step is familiar - it's free market research, it's brand monitoring, it's an analysis of press mentions. Getting Started: You Don't Have To Be Joey Chestnut The photo above is Joey Chestnut who won the Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 2008. I needed to do that for myself!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I'll be doing a presentation on a panel at the Museum Computer Network Conference in two weeks on this topic and in early 2008 for the Legal Services Corporation. When I blogged my preliminary thoughts and set up a wikispace , I was seeking a specific nonprofit example to make it more real. And, it will make your brain hurt!

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2016

Additionally, there is often a demand on advocacy’s return on investment (ROI) by nonprofit boards, donors, and CEOs. These realities make it more evident that each nonprofit needs a unified voice, powerful enough to withstand the process of making policy. Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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