Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2009

The next round of webinars are as follows: January 5: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use LinkedIn and MySpace. January 12: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Utilize Group Texting, Mobile Websites and Smartphone Apps. January 19: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2009 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts --their fourth such survey. The responses came primarily from academic institutions, but also included significant numbers from healthcare, religious, and social service organizations. in last years' survey.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. That said, in addition to being a great tool to build your e-Newsletter list , if your nonprofit is regularly updating Facebook and Twitter accounts, then your organization needs to be able to produce, contribute, and distribute fresh, quality content. Tags: Blogging.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Drawing on the learnings included in Social by Social: a practical guide to using new technology for social impact , the Social by Social Game walks participants through the strategic steps of creating a social media program for your community, whether you’re part of an organization, a geographic community, a campaign, or anything else.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Drawing on the learnings included in Social by Social: a practical guide to using new technology for social impact , the Social by Social Game walks participants through the strategic steps of creating a social media program for your community, whether you’re part of an organization, a geographic community, a campaign, or anything else.

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Game Social Collaboration Social Media 114

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 21, 2009

Enjoyed my day in Berkeley yesterday at the Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp 2009. Enjoyed Deb Jospin and Shirley Sagawa discussing the Charismatic Organization, their recent book. Tags: Craigslistbootcamp charismatic Newmark Arianna CLFBC09 facebook Zuckerberg. Announcing All For Good was a big piece of the event, of course.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. If not, it may be time to get some training.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards highlight organizations that are using video to inspire and ignite social change. If your organization made a video—any video—in 2008, we want to see it! Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009.

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Award Video Vlog San Francisco 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

What happens when the most talented and innovative women in technology who work with non-profit organizations and political campaigns get together for the day to discuss the most relevant issues ranging from the Women in Open Source to Fighting Sexism in the Tech Sector? Details: Date: May 12, 2009. You get Women Who Tech.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

When I talk with organizations about how they are using social media tools to engage online, whether they’ve already started or not, I find that the most common approach is to set up that Facebook group, add a blog to the website, or even set up a wiki for an event. Social media spaces can be supported and grown on and offline.

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Life Learning Offline Social 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2009

I'm getting ready to head to the Social Enterprise Summit 2009 next month in New Orleans. Experienced practitioners tend to engage at levels above their specific organization. Tags: advocacy social enterprise Social Enterprise Alliance policy Surdna Social innovation New Orleans Obama social entrepreneurs se-alliance.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

I also referenced the report in my latest presentation slides about social media use by individuals in nonprofit organizations.). Resources or capacity are still an issue - the big organizations do better with online actions. 50% of organizations had databases that included 40% or more of inactive supporters. This is bad news!

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Review Benchmark Advocacy Database 120

NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Somewhere in the midst of all that, he found time to sit down and talk to me about his session at the 2009 NTC , Online Organizing for Community Organizers : And, for what it's worth, Charles says no one should miss out on the Science Fair at the NTC. Tags: NPTech Advocacy NTEN 09NTC. We agree, Charles!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Haiti Trend Online Giving 82

Wild Apricot

APRIL 17, 2009

On April 27 and 28, 2009, NTEN.org will offer 6 sessions from the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference as a series of free webinars, with topics ranging from SEO to online/community organizing, to social media campaigns, and more.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. I asked the organization what they were doing next Saturday for the Day of Climate Action. Tags: events socialchange blog action day blogging climate change environment. I said, “really? Take action on Climate Change. Learn more.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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Haiti Trend Online Giving 68

Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

The average gift amount was unchanged at many organizations, with the average gift hovering around $67.50 Tags: TechSoup. Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent. in 2007 and 2008.

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Benchmark Report Online Fundraising 100

Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Most organizations saw declines in average gift size. Small organizations grew fastest. Tags: Donors Fundraising News Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Running Your Organization.

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Stats Online Giving Convio 43

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Gather with folks and spend an exciting day peer-sharing about free and open source software in nonprofit organizations. Tags: Uncategorized nten 09ntc nptech. It’s happening the day before NTC this year, not the day after. Any level of background in the topic is welcome, and everyone learns. April 26-28: NTC.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

It's the start of the 3rd week of our 2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Month ! Thanks, Beth, for being a member of NTEN and working with technology to help your organization achieve its mission! Tags: google grants member appreciation NTEN. On deck this week is another great member appreciation program: What is Google Grants?

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Minnesota NTEN Grant Google 47

Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2009

According to Mark Rovner and Alia McKee of Sea Change Strategies who led the recent webinar Procrastinator’s Guide to Year-End Fundraising with Kathryn Powers of Conservation International and moderated by Eric Rardin of Care2 and Rebecca Higman of Network of Good, this tactic has been helping organizations raise a lot of money.

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Guide Fundraising Conservancy Audio 52

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

For those of you who missed it, last week we held a Member Appreciation Webinar with Basho Mosko from the Flip Video Spotlight Program and Michael Hoffman from See3 Communications about how to create an introductory video for your organization. . Barbara posted the Parks Climate Change: North Cascades 2009 video. The winners are.

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Video Contest Conservancy Camera 62

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 31, 2009

I’m pausing today to reflect on 2009 and I realize how blessed I’ve been this year. Being in Moscow in October and participating in a brain storming session for a Russian professional fundraising organization. Tags: Inspiration. Many wonderful things have happened and many incredible people have come into my life.

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Tennessee Brain Grant Classes 40

NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Peter Campbell writes a compelling post on the Idealware blog about the updated metrics that GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and other organizations recently announced. Members are in bold.

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Rhode Island NTEN Georgia Austin 59

NTEN

MARCH 12, 2009

Considering many of you are advocacy organizations, you might be interested in the Golden Dot Awards: Golden Dot Awards recognize achievement in online politics. Nominees must have campaigned, organized, created political media, or conducted advocacy online. Vote here for the 2009 Golden Dot award winners. Best Candidate Blog.

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Award Mashup Open Advocacy 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Stated another way, organize and simplify. I have a confession.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2010

But the 2009 IT Staffing and Spending Report covers so much more than that: Are nonprofits paying to train their IT staff? Organizations face difficult challenges — from insufficient data and lean budgets to overworked staffs — just trying to keep up with changing technologies and trends, and with the rest of the sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2010

In October 2009, I wrote about a build-it-yourself iPhone App development service called SwebApps that was waving set-up fees (normally $400-800) for nonprofits until 12/31/2009. We saw that with social media in 2008 and 2009, and the same will be true of mobile technology in 2010.

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Mobile Adopt Fun Nonprofit 179

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

in the fall of 2009. I first wrote about SwebApps in October of 2009 [ HOW TO: Launch an iPhone App for Your Nonprofit for $29 a Month]. 3) The Mobile Web has exploded over the last 12 months, so more than ever it is very important that your organization have a mobile website that you can link to inside of your iPhone App!

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Tech Blackberry Mobile Nonprofit 169

Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Here are 19 free online training opportunities of interest to associations, charities, and other not-for-profit organizations -- on topics from software and social media, to management, fundraising, and more.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech events training webinar. read more ).

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Free Profit Nptech Train 69

Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Well, time to get out your most awesomely-designed (yes, I did type MOST awesomely-designed) campaign materials and enter the 2009 Adobe Show Your Impact Nonprofit Design Contest ! Contest Timeline: Submit your entries between April 1 and April 15, 2009 (submissions must be in by midnight Pacific on the 15). Check it out!

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Adobe Contest Design Impact 43

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

In the new decade we are in the “perfect collaboration storm:&# energy around our “community visions&# , enormous critical community needs, myriad of new nonprofit organizations, and desire for greater impact. Tell us about YOUR experience – how are these organizations having an impact? ."

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Fundraising topics take center stage in this round-up of free online training opportunities for associations, charities, and other not-for-profit organizations. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech events training webinar. It's surprising to see how many free webinars are squeezed into the first three weeks of December!

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Free Profit Nptech Train 62

Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2009

April 28, 2009, 10:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m. Tags: Running Your Organization Tech Planning. If you're attending this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) here in San Francisco, you don't want to miss the opportunity to join this session with TechSoup Global's own Marnie Webb. Here are the details: Fed Up?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

My friend Nancy Schwartz has released her new report designed to guide nonprofit organizations to shape effective taglines for their organizations. . How a Strong Tagline Benefits Your Organization – Useful for developing support among colleagues and leadership.

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Guide Nonprofit Test Survey 40

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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