Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

An all-new and more open API (application programming interface), which means that web developers and a charity's own IT team can get data in and out of the system much more easily. Instant help and support options, such as embedded support and training, chat support, and user community access. Enhanced data security.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Consider this in comparison to their own website, where U.S. It's easy to see how social media and online communities can be effective platforms for sharing stories and getting feedback from supporters, but what about the money? Many believe there is a risk of moving too fast with online communities. million fans).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2013

He's been involved with nonprofits and community. Today he runs his own consulting company, Adapt ∞ Impact , which serves the nonprofit community exclusively. DISCLAIMER: My recommendations are based on experience as a business owner, nonprofit executive director, and systems engineer supporting QuickBooks installations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

An older woman of color noted that a lot of the problems that open source developers were solving weren’t problems that communities faced. Which, of course, has been an issue for me for a long time – lack of open source alternatives in the "vertical" application spaces – case management, etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

It allows you to access 16 entities within the Kintera application, including lots of data about contacts, plus data about appointments and tasks. One of my favorite quotes in the Connect documentation is this one: “As long as you can invoke the API over HTTP, your application can be Microsoft, HP, IBM, Novell, Oracle, even Sun-based.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process. Did you do it in less time than any other fundraising effort?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Until recently, the main way to deal with this was cumbersome import and export of data from one system to another. With an API, you can write new software code that hooks one application into another. A year ago, most systems were walled gardens, closed proprietary systems). Completely open community within.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I also believe that with this explicit conversation comes an explicit responsibility to collect data about race thoughtfully and to use this data to shape systems change. However, if foundation leaders are not careful, they may end up simply shifting the burden from one part of the application process to another. Language has power.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

Arguments are made that achievement systems such as the gold star, grades, and other extrinsic motivators are less effective and desirable for inspiring life-long learners. Whether it is the top score in Pac Man, bonus programs in business, or your 3rd grade teacher’s star chart, achievement systems can be powerful external motivators.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This is going to be a real treat for the community. We’re not going to give you a deep dive into the systems because every system has their own way, but there are things like Bloomerang and other systems that we’ll share that you can reach out. So, obviously, going to be a really great presenter for you.

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sgEngage

MARCH 28, 2023

The members of your nonprofit’s Board of Directors are many things: knowledgeable and successful in their areas of focus, community leaders, passionate about your mission, and important decision-makers for your organization. Your fund accounting system has a variety of reports you can use to communicate your financial information.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Instead of having one source of truth for school and student information, someone on your team will have the responsibility of manually aggregating data from reports that come from disparate systems. It can also create confusion regarding which system school staff can trust to have the most accurate information.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

One system might be affordable but a nightmare to use, while another is a bit outside your budget but comes with the perfect templates and a seamless user experience. Educational Resources: Prioritize builders that provide extensive educational resources, including knowledge bases, video tutorials, webinars, and community forums.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Manage event building, participant onboarding, payment processing, one-click donations, and receipting—all with this powerful add-on system. These 30-minute, no-pressure sessions walk through all the systems features, from donor management, email, and donation pages to event and volunteer management, automated workflows, and reporting.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2011

We've put together a quick comparison to help you decide. is now 64-bit only software and requires a computer with a 64-bit processor and 64-bit operating system. A comparison of Premiere Elements and Premiere Pro at Wikipedia. Read a similar comparison of Photoshop Elements 10 vs Photoshop CS5.

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Gyrus

APRIL 12, 2018

Everywhere you look there are posts about millennials, mainly focusing on their abilities in comparison to their predecessors. Instead, it is more something along the lines of, “I vaguely recollect that situation in comparison to something else, let me google it in order to figure out how to complete the task.”

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

By building strong relationships with donors and cultivating a sense of trust and loyalty, you will increase donor retention rates and make your organization more financially stable Ultimately, effective donor management is essential for anyone who wants to achieve their mission and have a positive impact on their communities.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

If you only need a donor management solution, be sure to check out our donor management comparison chart so you can pick the best tool for your organization. CitySoft is a web-based CRM and content management system for eligible nonprofits and public libraries. What You Can Learn About Cultivating Community from The Lord of the Rings.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

Or perhaps you have some virtual volunteers who help out with your website or online community? Microsoft Lync is a unified communications application that lets users talk to each other in a variety of ways, using instant messaging, voice, or video. It can also incorporate your entire office's phone system.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Rapidfire acquisition of smaller players so that you can wrap it up into a system of systems seems to be their strategy for now. Isn’t it time we began to realize the power of community-owned and driven software that no one can buy ? { Access, Excel, custom stuff, and a smattering of other vendor applications.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. If you are a community-based organization, who are the people in your community who might benefit from your programs or should support your programs.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2005

For your organization's main website , a full-featured Content management System is invaluable. For your blog , one of the well known blogging applications should suffice: Blogger, Typepad, and so on. I'd love to see someone write a comparison of these blogging tools.) My blog is about non-profit technology.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2022

We responded by bringing together a wide range of climate and community experts through an Impact Lab on Climate Justice to explore areas where technology can have the most impact. Climate change puts pressure on every aspect of our society, putting philanthropic efforts towards other causes at risk, yet funding remains sparse in comparison.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

The combined forces of smartphones, mobile broadband, and location-aware applications will connect us in more meaningful ways to the people, organizations, events, information, and companies that matter most to us—namely, those within a physical proximity of where we live and where we are. We’re doing the same for energy.

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