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APRIL 12, 2011

2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study A visual version of the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN. Tags: Fundraising , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0 Based on 2006 data, the chart features the 10 major sources of revenue for U.S. All Rights Reserved

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

That was the meat, now here's the pudding: the NTEN community's remake of "Bohemian Rhapsody", Muppets style!" The big changes to fundraising in the coming years will spring from the power of the web, according to Azadi Sheridan, chair of the Institute of Fundraising’s Technology Special Interest Group.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits September 19, 2008 Here are a few interesting tidbits that have come my way over the course of the last few days There is a new online fundraising platform, founded by an ex-Convio person.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM is a nonprofit-focused open source tool, centered around membership, fundraising, events and such. CiviCRM ranked #1 in satisfaction in the recent NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. { CiviCRM ranked #1 in satisfaction in the recent NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. {

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. The fundraising piece does often come – just at a later date.). Fundraising Events. Adrienne D. And how do you check results? www.networkforgood.org.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Is this a bad thing? Myspace is going with OpenID ! More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. This is an indication that nonprofits are definitely moving in the right direction, which is also reflected in the Nielsen Study (What Americans Do Online, August 2010 ).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift. Next week, the Carnival is being hosted at A Small Change – Fundraising Blog. { James Young, writing on Convio’s newish blog, Connection Cafe , talks about how to find, and create, influencers. What are “influencers?&# Read the blog entry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. What is your objective?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I think in some ways, this might decrease LinkedIn’s usefulness as a platform for fundraising or constituent-building by nonprofits (it has always seemed less viable for this than either Facebook or MySpace.) Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Online fundraising is all about relationships. Similar to offline fundraising, online fundraising is all about relationships. Use your website, in particular, and other Internet outposts as a way to build relationships with donors online. million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&#

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

Social Media’s Changing Landscape to Make A Profit – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – I'm really looking forward to this conversation – what do you think? "Admit "In the last week, I attended both the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and the AFP 2010 Conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

The second part of Facebook’s advertising platform is likely not going to be used by nonprofits, for the most part, but is important to consider if Facebook is a part of your constitiuent-building or fundraising strategy. 2 trackbacks } Web 2.0 - Social Media - Internet News - Blogging » Facebook Ad Platform 11.13.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Yes, it’s a good thing that there are lots of competitors in the field of CRM/fundraising in general, and a lot of them are doing some really interesting on-the-cutting-edge stuff, which is great. Technorati Tags: fundraising , nptech , web2.0 { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 12.23.06

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 It doesn’t really change anything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 It doesn’t really change anything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Two whole pageviews. I wish all a holiday season full of fun, quality time with family (chosen or otherwise), and joy. { 1 trackback } Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.03.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

cyber world becomes, instead of a bunch of walled gardens where data moves in only very limited ways between them, a fully permeable space where data flows freely, it will be possible for nonprofits to have much greater reach and impact, whether it be for fundraising, advocacy or constituency-building. { In the long term, if the whole web 2.0

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. "I don’t have enough resources to do online fundraising and marketing", and. "I’m not sure I can afford to invest in online fundraising." The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. Do these statements sound familiar?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Rather than trying to write it out it thought I’d point you to the graphic blog post or Cartoon by Rob Cottingham of Social Signal … I found it on Beth’s Blog where she recapped her time at Blog World Expo 2010. Geoff Livingston talks Decentralized Grass Roots Fundraising in a Digital World. Meet Geoff. Check out the video.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

I have become fascinated by the ways the CRM/Fundraising space is changing so rapidly. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Kintera Connect August 15, 2007 I listened in on the call with Kintera folks about their new platform, called Connect.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

As part of our agenda planning process for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we hosted a community planning call this past Friday. IT Alignment session was good but Fundraising Alignment and overall strategy alignment with mission type sessions would be good. . Fundraising. Storytelling as it pertains to Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

You can grab the most recent research from the Pew Internet and American Life Center. (3) NTEN set up an event area on Slideshare for the NTC 2010. Some events have set up branded channels, like the Bar Camp Channel. (5) 7) Fundraising. For example, Amy Sample Ward , Danielle Brigida , and Michael Edson.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

IDI’s Blogger Relations has some good ideas and resources on data management – they suggest, and I agree that it is critical to managing fundraising strategy. .&# I wish all nonprofits understood this! Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

IDI’s Blogger Relations has some good ideas and resources on data management – they suggest, and I agree that it is critical to managing fundraising strategy. .&# I wish all nonprofits understood this! Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. There’s plenty of time to put together a thoughtful mobile fundraising strategy. Using this simple method, your nonprofit advertises the availability of your designated fundraising phone number to potential donors. This, you expected.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

And I’m not entirely clear yet how many should be jumping on this bandwagon to either do fundraising or community-building. Most nonprofits haven’t even begun to take advantage of the Web 2.0 world in general, let alone the bleeding edge of OpenSocial.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Internet users, or 72.5%

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare for BlueCross" (March 1, 2010, CIO.com). Wanted: Defense Against Online Bank Fraud" (February 8, 2010, Wall Street Journal). Banking laws leave business customers vulnerable to Internet fraud" (March 21, 2010, Los Angeles Times). Have you mitigated your privacy risks?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. All of these articles were interesting and thoughtful. It’s really nice to learn more about what people are talking about. I’ll be posting the Carnival on Monday afternoon. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

There’s the true value of Vendor provided SaaS and installed solutions that is very difficult for the open-source community to match, even though the open source software is ‘free’ -Jon Biedermann DonorPerfect CRM Fundraising Software 800-220-4411 4 Charles Bagnall 09.26.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Good way to meet good mobile developers.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

See3 Communications creates compelling visual media and internet marketing initiatives that enable nonprofits to maximize exposure, deepen connections and produce results. net NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. net www.dogooder.tv net www.dogooder.tv

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

In a similar finding, the Pew Research Center reported in January 2011 that among the general public the Internet has now surpassed newspapers as a primary source of news and is steadily closing the gap with television. The Internet's data-handling capabilities are one of its distinguishing (and revolutionary) characteristics.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Millennial Distinctions about 85 Million 1st generation raised on mobiles 95% own mobile devices 83% sleep with mobile at bedside 62% connect to internet wirelessly more likely than any other generation to post a video of themselves online Are you Millennial ready? millions PCs in Q4 2010. Large scale fundraising events?

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