Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is coming to TechSoup’s hometown of San Francisco in April and we couldn’t be more excited! Conference sessions cover a range of topics, from social media to software tools for nonprofits, and are tailored to varying levels of expertise. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

I've heard Jamie Notter (and others) decry this staple of association board meetings as a tool whose time has come and gone, but it wasn't until I read the treatment of it in Humanize that I really understood what he was talking about. But dare I start with the endlessly controversial subject of strategic planning?

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. Is the clear jump after 2010 due to the more inclusive language in the survey question, or to increased staffing levels at organizations?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. It’s for this reason that Accuracy in Media made my 2012 Favorite Nonprofits list. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). Ten Inspiring Nonprofits (2012) on Instagram by Mashable. Five Instagram Tools To Build Your Following (2015) Post Planner.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. Increased use of productive meeting tools, such as consent agendas (60%), web-based board portals (37%), and telecommunications (47%). Example board self-assessment tools: Board member self-assessment. Sources: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2019

Since 2010, their focus has been only hosting WordPress websites. There’s also a performance tool integrated into the user dashboard. Next up is Flywheel ( now part of WP Engine ) which has been around since 2012. You’ll be able to make an informed decision with peace of mind. 1) WP Engine :: wpengine.com.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. of art, activism, and academic inquiry on the politically charged.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

All of these donated software tools can be requested at the same time. Office suites include: Word 2010: Create professional documents with this -processing program. Excel 2010: Develop spreadsheets and keeping track of data. Outlook 2010: Manage your time and tasks with this program. Growing Your Organization.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

You may well have pressing needs to budget for like upgrading from Windows XP and Office 2003 before April 2014 and getting newer IT equipment, for instance from TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative , that already has Windows 7 and Office 2010 installed. online magazine.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

According to a November 2012 Pew Internet and American Life Project report , a higher percentage of African American and Latino cell phone users have downloaded at least one app in comparison to Whites. The EITC offers tax refunds for individuals or families earning $48,360 or less (in 2010).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent. According to the Baltimore Sun , It was, in fact, the giant snowstorm in 2010 that was the impetus for the federal government to push more employees to work from home. Our smartphones are an increasingly important telework tool. Telework and the Polar Vortex.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. In Brazil, David wrote and directed newscasts for CurrentTV.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

— a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011. A session at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference, recounted on the TechSoup blog, offers advice on using storytelling for fundraising. If your organization would like to share how it has used tech and social media tools for online fundraising, send us your story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Although an app may be a valuable tool, the website is probably a higher priority for most organizations. Aside from changing the color scheme to match the new book cover , I was ready to invest in “going mobile.” If this isn’t the case, visitors will leave the site.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

CiviCRM even has some basic HR management tools to help nonprofits keep track of their volunteers, new jobs, and related documents. The software itself has been in development since 2010, but the OpenProject Foundation that supports it was established in 2012. Human Resources Management (HRM).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

While some introduced alternative philosophies for measuring the nuances tied to social media, others wondered aloud whether ROI simply wasn’t necessary as the tools and methodologies for analyzing yields didn’t yet exist. … But that was then and this is now.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

No matter what Siri says, search engines are still one of the most important tools that prospective donors, volunteers, and advocates use when they want to find out about your organization. Oh, and what will happen come January when you close the 2011 walk and open 2012? You guessed it, they'll go straight to 2012.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

Often, nonprofit leaders look at brands as just a “simple visual trigger from which to develop communication campaigns rather than a strategic tool for focusing the organization.” suggest that nonprofit branding, specifically brand personality, can be used as a strategic marketing tool. Research done by Venable et al. 2] Michel, G., &

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

This tool can be invaluable when trying to determine if it was strategy, implementation, economies of scale, or donor behavior that drove results. View historical data from The Blackbaud Index: Instead of just displaying the past 12 months, The Blackbaud Index will now display archived data going back to January 2010.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

Some sources are indicating that more people will own smartphones than traditional cellphones by 2012. As Gary Vaynerchuk put it the other day , you need a mobile strategy by 2012. Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. 2000 - 2010. could embed the video]. iPhone/iPad. Live Hotmail.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, 64-bit version, for all stations. Installation date: December 18, 2012. I really like this kind of place, where everyone seems to have a set of tools and just likes tinkering. Four keyboards. Four refurbished LCD monitors. Windows MultiPoint Server Premium 2011 licensing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2010. As CEO Brad Damphousse explained to TechCrunch in 2012, the company’s growth was “due to the maturation of payment processing — allowing individual users to accept credit card payments — as well as social platforms like Facebook, which tie campaigns to identity and link them to people users know.”.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 , 64 bit version, for all station. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub. 5 keyboards. 5 Refurbished LCD Monitors.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 , 64 bit version, for all station. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations. 1 USB Hub. 5 keyboards. 5 Refurbished LCD Monitors.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Once you’re educated yourself about what kind of website best fits your organization, you may or may not need some tools to make it happen. Content management programs like Windows SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites (admin fee: $708) are used for deploying and managing a public-facing website. A Path to Sustainable Growth.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

In case you didn’t see, nonprofit click-through rates declined 16% in 2012.**. Online tools often do most of the work for you, including automatically and randomly dividing your list. MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, 2011 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Benchmark Survey. Call-to-Action Link Testing.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2013

So I started writing, and sharing, and using the blog as a tool that gave me the courage to reach out to heroes and learn from them. The total readership from 2010-2012 was more than double that of 2007-2009 (and has been flat since 2011). folk through comments, emails to me, and hallway conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

We wanted to equip users with the tools to choose organizations and projects that matched their criteria or decision set, and to facilitate that, we needed to be inclusive. We emailed this glossary document to attendees and also WhatsApp’d the PDF, bridging the language barrier between those putting out tech tools and those using those tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

Our goal is simple: we want to provide causes and nonprofits with the tools that they need to best utilize our platform. In that role, I had the exciting opportunity to staff the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2011 and 2012, which was a hugely eye-opening experience.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

educational opportunities, online tools are helping doctors and patients connect in critical ways. 1] White, Charlie (2012, Feb 5). Libraries,” [link] Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2010. Internet access is now one of the most sought after public library services and. is used by nearly half of all visitors. [2]

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2013

It was so gratifying to see firsthand how Martus , a free and open-source software tool developed by Benetech, is empowering people to be the change they wish to see. Participants at the 2012 global Martus Users Group Meeting Benetech is committed to doing this kind of ongoing development to help advance the broader human rights movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

Wanjiru has received widespread recognition for her work with Akili Dada, including being honored as a 2012 White House ‘Champion of Change’ , a winner of the 2010 United Nations Marketplace of Ideas competition , and recipient of the 2011 Yamashita Prize , the 2011 African Achievers International Award , and the 2012 HOW Fund Fellowship.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Globally, the number of platform companies rose five times between 2010 and 2021; 2 and, as of 2022, about 20 percent of all market commerce in the United States is now conducted online. Consider, for example, the case of Instacart, an on-demand grocery delivery platform founded in San Francisco in 2012. Tools of Democracy.

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