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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 25, 2009 Twitter Best Practices Every day it seems like there’s a new article on how nonprofits and businesses can use Twitter for engagement, activism, marketing, and fundraising. Today’s entry comes from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which published When Characters Count: Advice for Charities on Making the Most of Twitter. Be professional. Engage with users. | ROBERT WEINER AUGUST 24, 2009 TechSoup’s New Site Design For example, while the home page and the search results page have been redesigned, the articles and forums have not yet been updated. TechSoup , the nonprofit tech web site where I host a discussion forum, went live with a redesigned home page over the weekend. love the new look, although it's only skin-deep. single sign-on for our U.S. | | | | | |
| ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 1, 2011 Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader My article is meant for those who want to stop being accidental and move into a technology leadership role. I just wrote a guest blog post for NTEN on the topic of moving from an accidental techie role to a leadership role. Last July, Holly Ross wrote that it was time to retire the phrase "accidental techie". agreed, but only to an extent. | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 3, 2010 Resources from the Compasspoint Panel My own resources page: [link] It includes links to articles like: Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Yesterday I spoke on a fundraising panel at Compasspoint's Silicon Valley/Peninsula Nonprofit Forum and mentioned a variety of resources. Here they are, with links: Donor Retention. Attracting New Donors. Ebook: [link]. | ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 7, 2012 Pinterest and privacy The author of this article says "when I used my Facebook account to create my profile, Pinterest used my personal information to automatically have me start following common connections." I was planning to check out Pinterest to see what the buzz is about, but their privacy policy gives me the creeps. Update your profile. Post Tweets for you. | ROBERT WEINER DECEMBER 7, 2011 Lame spam of the day: BBB service Re: Case # (various numbers) Here's an article about a similar batch in 2007. I got 7 versions of this today, at 2 different email addresses. They included an attachment called bbb_logo.jpg but no graphics in the message body. friend posted about them on a listserve and said that clicking the link downloads a virus. This scam has been around for a while. | | | | | | | |
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ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 Separating Personal and Professional Lives on Social Media
" His article and the comments provide some suggestions about how to separate the two. Do you "friend" your co-workers, clients, or service recipients on Facebook? What about LinkedIn? Are your tweets appropriate for all audiences? His basic advice: "Be Prepared. Be mindful of your online presence. Think thrice before acting." MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 More lame spam as blog comments
At their best, these are way more entertaining than email spam -- lots of creative English, garbled syntax, and mixed metaphors ("gladsome to mature this website," "earmarks of the army has recruited on boob tube," "Lossing albatross is benificial," "your current article causes me completely happy"). got what you specify, thanks for swing up. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 Donor Tracking vs. Business Intelligence
The Nonprofit Times recently published an article called Is It Donor Management Software Or Business Intelligence. The article is also included in a special report on business intelligence and a vendor list that, unfortunately, says little about how vendors are addressing this area. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 Thoughts on Software RFPs
Resources : My article Finding the Perfect Fundraising Database in an Imperfect World includes a section called "To RFP or not to RFP" Idealware article: The Perfect Fit: A Guide to Evaluating and Purchasing Major Software Systems. Techsoup article: The RFP Process: An Overview. What do you think? MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 Online Alumni Communities in the Age of Social Media
FYI, here's an article on using LinkedIn for alumni groups: [link]. I received the following email from a listerve. The topic of closed alumni communities versus social media is on the minds of a lot of university staff, so I'm posting this along with my response. We are on Linked In and hardly any of the alums use it. MORE >>
- Making the Case for Advancement Services ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
- New article: Take Control of your Organization’s Data ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011
- Back Away from that Spreadsheet: Why Excel Isn’t a Donor Database ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009
- Taking Advantage of a Crisis ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009
- Back Away From That Spreadsheet: Why Excel Isn’t a Donor Database ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009
- Creating Strong Passwords ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
- Advice for Consultants - Part 3 ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009
- Optimize Your Web Pages ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009
- So You Want to Be a Consultant? ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
- Analysis of Convio’s Online Fundraising Study ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
- TechSoup Featured in The San Francisco Chronicle ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009
- Do You Need New Donor Management Software? ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
- Using Prospect Research to Raise $1 Million ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
- Fundraising in a Bad Economy ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
- Trends Affecting Fundraising in 2009 ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009
- The Current Economy and Major Gifts Fundraising ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
- Everywun Wants Your Clicks ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008
- Top 10 Threats to Higher Ed Computer Systems ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008
- Coping with a Troubled Economy ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008
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