Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When wildfires devastated the area around San Diego in October, 2007, citizen journalists used e-mail, text messages, and social media sites to collect and disseminate real-time information about the location of the fires, evacuation efforts, meeting places and emergency supplies.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2009

"2008 is going to be a challenging year." Direct mail-based donor acquisition is getting harder and more expensive due to postage rate increases, mailing list fatigue, and postal mail delivery challenges. He wrote that: "In addition to the recession, we are also seeing some other troubling indicators.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. One purpose is to allow users to modify their own information (if the site allows logins.) 8 Judi Sohn 01.22.09

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Stay@Home was conducted as a traditional nonevent fund-raising activity: CC mailed invitations to its prospects and donors asking them to stay at home. The donation page required a user to create a log-in profile, so CC also collected information about party guests as potential new donors or volunteers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The year is 2008. Put out a mailing to past donors, create a marketing campaign and yet another fundraiser. (A Our nonprofit 50l(c)(3) child advocacy agency survived the Great Recession of 2008-2013. For more information, visit www.defendersofchildren.org. Donnalee Sarda, LPC , Executive Director. Defenders of Children.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Technology Industry: Social entrepreneurs, information technology thought leaders, and executive/senior management in technology-related companies. For more information about ZeroDivide see www.ZeroDivide.org. Philanthropy: Senior management or trustee level experience in a private, community or corporate foundation.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

At Blackbaud, Dennis has managed the Strategic Services Practice, comprised of consultants in Business Analytics, Design & Information Architecture, Deployment Services and Agency Services. Her team raises funds to help secure and distribute more than 200M meals annually for families struggling with hunger.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Whether the movement of information is one-way (knowledge transfer) or a two-way flow (knowledge exchange), an organizations ability to pursue its core mission can depend in large part on effective communication. and give them the information that is most useful to them, then follow up to ensure that your message wont be forgotten.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1]

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

According to the donorCentric study published by Target Analytics, which gathered data from 25 large nonprofit organizations ranging from CARE to Amnesty International, many nonprofits have mastered raising money from Direct Mail campaigns, but haven’t quite figured out how to replicate their fundraising success online.

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Channel Fundraising Case Study Offline 28

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have not filed some form of a 990 (information report) for three years. These smaller nonprofits were not required to file a year-end information report.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

When PID is kept in different buckets, it’s harder to manage and create customized communication -- like when mailing addresses and emails are kept in separate systems, due to legacy databases or department requests. . Going forward, it will be more important to connect your user’s social addresses with this information, too.

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Care2

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Online Fundraising Reader Comments (5) On behalf of my client, Network Solutions, thanks for sharing the video conference information! October 23, 2008 | Marinel James-this is great. October 28, 2008 | Hatef Really like this post on video conference information. 5 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. com , Inc.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. The same with live information, personal stories from witnesses, and so on.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2008

The webinar, hosted by Care2s own Eric Rardin, features two highly successful online fundraisers, Madeline Stanionis , CEO and founder of the Watershed Company and online fundraising guru, and Elise Fullerton, direct mail manager and online fundraising maestro for Alley Cat Allies. All rights reserved.

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Social Media Online Advocacy Case Study 28

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2008

60) Search « Care2 Welcomes Dana Weissman to Nonprofit Services | Main | Three Keys to Successful Online Campaigns » Tuesday Jun 17 2008 New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:51AM | by Dana Weissman American citizens trust advocacy groups – a lot more than they trust the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 23, 2009

My six 2008 Activist Resolutions went so-so: I did. In February, they'll mail me an Indie Resolution Journal and information about how to find local businesses. At the end of the year, I mail it back to them for a chance to win $5800 in local gift certificates. Each month they'll have a theme (i.e.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

Those under 45 have faced the changing global dynamics of 9/11, the financial crisis of 2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic–the results of these major events have been felt extremely acutely as these younger Americans entered the workforce, built families, and attempted to build wealth against these headwinds.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. April 15, 2008 | Jordan V Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. It is critical to engage in this change and lead where possible. New Models of Social Change.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. It is critical to engage in this change and lead where possible. New Models of Social Change.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They (whoever "they" are), were spot-on when they named this the Information Age. Donor demographic information. What channel (direct mail, email, social media) the gift came through. One of the common complaints we hear about managing data is that there's simply too much of it. 129 have donated again in 2010.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Most Doctors’ Day marketing efforts involve direct mail appeals, and we are not suggesting that you get rid of those traditional efforts if they have been successful for you. With pre-populated designs, you just need to collect some basic information (including email address) from the sender.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 15, 2023

Collect What You Need—and Use What You Collect When requesting information about the organizations and individuals who request funding, don’t just keep track of the basics. Collect as much information as you think you will need to make educated funding decisions. Need to segment contacts into different mailing lists? No problem!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. Network-Centric Advocacy blogs points to a new feature at Alex's Lemonade Stand called "From the Mail Bag." Reacting to the Chronicle's Direct Mail is Dead , the Donor Power blog says not so fast. Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge !

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

The four cornerstones of effective email communications are Personal, Targeted, Integrated and Trackable: Personalized with data (your $75 contribution on May 6 th); Targeted to the audience (activists who have given less than $50); Integrated with direct mail, website content, etc.; DC Central Kitchen. How did we do it?

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2008

» Friday Mar 28 2008 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:53AM | by James OMalley Convio recently released their second annual nonprofit online marketing benchmarks study. April 15, 2008 | Jordan V Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For more information on how to fundraise effectively at the year’s end, look to Care2’s Procrastinator’s Guide to Year-End Fundraising. December 28, 2008 | David Kinard Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Here are just some of the ideas found there. All rights reserved.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

I also did a little, non-scientific analysis of some of the cities that had jumps of 20-30 places in their 2008 to 2009 ranking. If we had to rely on the traditional, direct mail model, by the time one created, printed, built a mailing list and mailed the direct mail piece to solicit gifts the passion would have been gone.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

We spent a lot of time at the end of 2008 working with one of our clients, the Humane Society of the United States, and our friends at the Watershed Company to come up with a nice mobile test for end of year fundraising. HSUS had already built a mobile subscriber list of about 12,000 activists through Mobile Commons by December of 2008.

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

If you know of a non-profit that could use some kitchen equipment, go to [link] for more information. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

If you know of a non-profit that could use some kitchen equipment, go to [link] for more information. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing. May 14, 2008 | Kivi Miller Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

In this interview, she shares her insights into the strategic and the tactical information nonprofits might find useful as they consider their approach to using video to reach their communications goals. July 31, 2008 | Jordan Viator Hatef, Your article is very informative, especially for new social media users like my self.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

The transition from the use of stone axes to a steel axes produced a distrust so deep that older Aborigine men would not share sacred cultural information with younger men that were using the steel axe introduced by Europeans. Share information with all stakeholders. You can never communicate enough about the change. 1 Grady, V.,

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