Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

You can use the system to email or text a receipt, but I strongly suggest that you follow up with an e-mail thank you letter. 2010 is going to be a big year for nonprofits and mobile technology. A signature is not necessary to process the donation and payment is immediately transferred to your nonprofit’s bank account.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. Provide options for more – once someone signs up, share more ways they can stay informed and other lists they can join. Highlights.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2018

But navigating information channels is trickier than navigating TV channels, especially if you don’t have the right information. In days long past, the only channels an organization had to concern itself with were in-person and direct mail giving opportunities. But direct mail has also experienced the sharpest decline in donors.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

Just send the company your e-mail list and tell it what social networking sites those on your list are using, their demographics, the numbers of friends they have, how many widgets they’re using, even their interests. How do we know? How can we assure privacy? 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 ThomasT 06.11.08

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

The international sector’s online fundraising dropped by 55 percent after the 2010 Haiti earthquake brought in “unprecedented online fundraising levels.”. This communication can be done via email, newsletter, direct mail or social media. You might not have trouble browsing through its pages, but do new potential donors?

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? The younger generation seems to prefer to donate online, rather than through the mail. junk mail,” Ball said.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2010

The New Year has officially begun, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on the year past, or for most people, look forward to see what resolutions and initiatives can be planned to make the new 2010 better than 2009. Increase fundraising for participant-led events. Use social media to reach the next generation of supporters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Because artificial intelligence is so powerful, and we know that it will outstrip the most intelligent human’s capacity to process information, we would be foolhardy not to try to understand the topics that affect us. The answer is a lot, including bots and tech, that stole personal information and led misinformation campaigns.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

.’&# She gives some great suggestions and examples Joanne Fritz talks about three big mistakes – outdated information, insufficient contact information, and outdated design. The Hack Artist suggests that it’s important to marry direct mail efforts and a web presence.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. On the other hand, direct mail decreased by 26 percent. In addition, because of technology information is available 24/7. Programs such as Constant Contact and Mail Chimp have built in coding to do this.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? Use it to make more informed decisions! Don’t just collect data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Nonprofits throughout the world have sent millions upon millions of e-mails, Tweets, bulletins, updates, etc. But for the second largest Internet company in the world with 2010 profit estimates to be between $1-2 billion, is that enough? Facebook tends to leak information that only keeps bloggers and nonprofits guessing and confused.

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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. read more.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Here are some tips that I''m re-sharing from another Frogloop blog post from 2010 that are still the gold standard. There are two main ways nonprofits can build lists: Organic Cultivation: via your own website, events, social networking sites, direct mail, etc. Eight Online Fundraising Strategies You Can Do Right Now.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Luckily, Blackbaud issued the 2010 Online Giving Report last week. While online fundraising is still a drop in the bucket compared to snail mail, it grows exponentially each year. You can download your FREE copy here. The report includes online giving data from over 1,400 nonprofits. These organizations represent $5.1

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I wonder, though, when looking at the campaign information and actions if participants or potential-participants see the connection between responding to the ask (upload your kiss – your kiss can make it better) and the real goal of tackling Malaria? Get free postage and mail books you can spare to a child in need. |

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2010

Have you successfully moved from paper-based direct mail fundraising to digital tools (email, websites, video, social media, widgets, and/or mobile)? Entries can be submitted between June 15 and September 15, 2010. For more information go to [link]. Want to gloat about your successes and possibly make some (more) money as well?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

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. Outlook integrates your email with calendars and contact information. Keep Files Safe.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

WWT 2010: Apps and Tools to Energize Your Base. Nutshell Mail – [link]. If you do, check out Nutshell Mail for reports on your various social media presences. The best place to look for information on prices and options and even case studies is MobileActive. View more presentations from womenwhotech.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. .

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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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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? The interest card was a second way for CC to collect information about party guests.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2010

zettabytes of information every day. Using Core Metrics to Read Between the Lines ", one of the highest rated sessions at the 2010 NTC, now in handy webinar form. Takeaways: How to use analytics to understand your web site visitors and e-mail subscribers and better understand their needs. All those 4s and 1s and 7s: ouch!)

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Join Pam for an informational webinar “Who Gives: How Generations X, Y, Baby Boomers, and Matures Donate” on November 13th. While many still give through direct mail, don’t dismiss digital channels – Boomers’ online giving and social media usage shot up since we last checked in with them in 2010. Matures (b.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

” Tabling, as defined by an informal survey of several of my favorite organizing buddies, is the act of standing behind or near a table in a conference setting to distribute branded swag, engage with conference attendees, and gather the names and contact information of constituents.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

"Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare for BlueCross" (March 1, 2010, CIO.com). Would they still be willing to provide their credit card or personal information to you? Would they still be willing to provide their credit card or personal information to you? Have you taken the steps necessary to protect your organization?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I thought I'd do my part with a few of 2010's best resources (so far). You can always count on Philip King from Artez Interactive , to bring you some great information in his podcast series. Another great resource is Blackbaud' s Index of Online Giving , which holds information on online revenue trends for over 1700 nonprofits.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

I'm much rather post something in a blog than go through a formal sending of a snail mail letter! Comments on the FCC's Accessibility Plans (June 2010) My main recommendation to the FCC is to be more ambitious about accessibility. Actively optimize for search engines so that the people who need to find the information will. •

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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. Bicknell Information Group in booth 75.

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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. Yeah, seems like I recall reading a quote from the IRS saying that a lot of their mail came back unreturned.

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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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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. Bicknell Information Group in booth 75.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

We connect with members using e-mail and social networking, carry out research on search engines and Web sites, and use online services to purchase supplies and produce and store documents. We know that the government and third parties are regularly issuing demands for companies to turn over the personal information of users.

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

Email reading on mobile devices rose 81% from October, 2010, to April, 2011. Chances are good that you don’t have clear information on which email clients your subscribers are using to read your messages. They may be able to dig it up and if this information isn’t available then push for them to add this reporting.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Put out a mailing to past donors, create a marketing campaign and yet another fundraiser. (A Through a partial scholarship, she received a professional certificate in Nonprofit Management from the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation in May, 2010. For more information, visit www.defendersofchildren.org.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Your constituents now expect to receive relevant and interesting information in every email. And perhaps your next tweet or mailing. While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns. It’s not just me.

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