Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge.

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MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology News from NTC ‘08 March 20, 2008 I’ve been having a great time here at NTC – running into lots of folks I’m happy to see again, and meet, learning about new things, being involved.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

May 14, 2009 | Mark Horoszowski "the total dollars raised online increased by only 26%" Id say an increase of total dollars raised of 26% year over year is huge. May 14, 2009 | Eric Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Especially if you can engage the base to engage with other. com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

They’ve also leveled the playing field and have a special category for smaller nonprofits (under $1 million budget). And there is also an award category for individual champion, whether board members, volunteers, or a free agent. Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. What lies just beyond the current state of the art, for the arts?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. The Case Foundation, Causes, and PARADE are joining together to present the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge , a national competition launching on October 7. Change.org is hiring bloggers. Blog Action Day is October 15th. This year's theme is climate change.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Proposed solution: CC developed Red House 2009, which had three event components: Traditional cocktail party for its major donors, Nonevent called Stay@Home, and. It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member. Results: The concept of Red House 2009 was in sharp contrast to concepts of the past.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Nearly 100 years later, in 2009, they became the “official sponsor of birthdays,” launching a movement for more birthdays.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

60) Search « Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website | Main | YouTube Launches Video Volunteers » Wednesday Jun 24 2009 How Unused Gift Cards Can Support Nonprofits Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 12:14AM | by Allyson Kapin Do you have a pile of gift cards stuffed in an old draw? All rights reserved.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Since 1997, the Packard Foundation has awarded 1,392 “organizational effectiveness” grants to an array of groups, most of which have annual operating budgets of $1 to $10 million, and operate in the human services, environmental conservation, population, and arts fields.

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See3

MARCH 17, 2008

And there was an Electronic Arts game that exploits the iPhone’s accelerometers, which detect how you’re tilting the iPhone in any dimension; in this game, you navigate the 3-D world by tipping the iPhone forward, back, left, right, up or down. 17 Jan 2009 See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why I Use Twitter [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The nonprofit Generations of Hope is competing in the top category, for the $250,000 prize, approximately 1/3 its operating budget in 2009. He employed similar tactics to promote his Pepsi Refresh entry, which would pair creative seniors with at-risk youth to create fine art and dramatic storytelling. Please vote for us!

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

May 7, 2009 | Kimberley Le Sueur I run the OpenTravel Allliance (www.opentravel.org),and as a not-for-profit trade association serving the travel industry, it doesnt make sense for us to be on Facebook. May 11, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks for this post. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 4, 2009

» Tuesday Jun 02 2009 Social Media Webinar on June 10th Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 09:14PM | by Allyson Kapin Mark your calendars for one of the best webinars on integrating social media into your campaigns. Bob Winstead Founder, Generous Community June 4, 2009 | Bob Winstead Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Reader Comments (5) Nice post Allyson!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

World » Sunday Feb 08 2009 Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 11:08AM | by Allyson Kapin I will be watching Twitter like a hawk later this this week. Best of Life, @nakeva February 8, 2009 | Nakeva Thanks for your response Nakeva. Great post. Reminded me to go post my own!

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

Main | Advocacy Online Unveils Social Networking Platform in Toronto » Thursday Jun 11 2009 Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:58AM | by Allyson Kapin Your nonprofit spends time and money growing your online list. June 11, 2009 | Tara Great list of tips! Although I would add one other.

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Care2

JANUARY 19, 2009

» Thursday Jan 15 2009 Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 05:01PM | by Justin Perkins As more and more nonprofits go online, and more and more donors give online, the leading nonprofits are finding that email is the most powerful option for online fundraising.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. June 5, 2009 | Steven Yes Kapin, right question specially for non-profit organisations. Who wants to do fund rising programs.

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Care2

JUNE 16, 2009

» Monday Jun 15 2009 Converting New Activists into Donors Monday, June 15, 2009 at 05:05PM | by Allyson Kapin Last week Frogloop talked with Madeline Stanionis and Jenn Smith of Watershed about their top 5 tips for engaging new activists who recently signed up for a nonprofit’s email list. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

» Tuesday Feb 17 2009 Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 03:50PM | by Allyson Kapin By: Allyson Kapin , Blogger-In-Chief Direct Mail acquisition is one of the most expensive ways to raise money these days. Reader Comments (5) Nice post Allyson!

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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MARCH 23, 2009

March 23, 2009 | Hatef Yamini Excellent list! March 23, 2009 | Copywriter Steff EXACTLY what I need! frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Main | Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team » Wednesday Jan 14 2009 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:40AM | by Allyson Kapin Let’s face it: People have a love hate relationship with their email. January 15, 2009 | Samer Excellent suggestions!

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Whether it be live and in-person at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, NE or via our state-of-the-art, live online stream, reserve your spot today and get ready to make major change. She authors the award-winning Networked Nonprofit Books published by J.Wiley and published the The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

60) Search « Nuts and Bolts of Online Advertising | Main | Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan » Friday Feb 20 2009 Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Case Study Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:32AM | by Adrienne Royer After hearing about Twestival , I was intrigued.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

February 26, 2009 | Gayle Thorsen Allyson, Great overview of web content best practices. John February 26, 2009 | John Haydon I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. Alanna [link] February 27, 2009 | Alanna Great list with potential to improve web sites in any industry.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 » Wednesday Feb 04 2009 Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 February 5, 2009 | Emily I am not sure Id agree that CREATIVITY is so important. Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" All rights reserved.

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MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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JUNE 17, 2009

60) Search « Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks | Main | Punching Up Your Action Alerts and Online Fundraising Appeals » Tuesday Apr 21 2009 Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:22PM | by Clinton OBrien 1.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0: Great post.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

60) Search « The ROI of Social Media | Main | Advocacy Online Launches in the US » Thursday May 21 2009 Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 01:20PM | by Allyson Kapin “If you dont brand yourself, Google will brand you,” says branding expert Sherry Beck Paprocki.

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APRIL 14, 2009

April 14, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Jen Excellent counsel. April 14, 2009 | Martin Smith Not to beat a dead horse, but how we would look at Amazon differently if they had picked up right away that folks were using the #amazonFAIL hashtag and responded. April 15, 2009 | suzi w. Well, maybe longer, it was Easter Sunday.)

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