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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They are on this list because I think they are great, because they have undergone a lot of change or development this year, or because they are game-changing. Having been bogged down with my own open source CMS tool before 2005, then having taken a break from development, I missed out on the prime years of Drupal’s development.

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Developing a Social Media Plan: Lessons from Election 2008

NTEN

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. Develop your Sticky Message(s) and Test Them.

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5 Online Strategies to Encourage Recurring Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

New donors need to develop a deeper connection with your organization before donating larger amounts. Launched in 2008, MobileCause pioneered the use of text-to-donate in the nonprofit sector. Doing so will make donors aware that they can support your organization weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.

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Why Does Investing in Staff Development Improve Nonprofit Effectiveness?

ASU Lodestar Center

SHRM is vital to an organization because it is utilized to attract, retain and develop the associates who are considered the ‘best fit’. The choice to plan and implement professional development strategies can prevent turnover, especially when it comes to quality employees who expect to be invested in.

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7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

Development —this phase includes configuration of the new system, including data mapping and web development. About the author Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types.

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Why associations should choose the Nimble AMS + Salesforce partnership

Nimble AMS

By 2008, association technology was stagnant, and Nimble AMS began to design a blueprint for innovative technology with association-specific solutions. Nimble AMS works with Salesforce technical teams The Nimble AMS team partners with Salesforce to share best practices and improve product development.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In a September 2020 Give by Cell webinar , Donna Fisher Lewis, Vice President of Resource Development with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation , addressed the issue of opt-outs by saying, “It’s part of the process. If people don’t want text message communication, they can simply reply “STOP” to any message to opt-out.