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2015 SXSW Interactive Round Up

NTEN

It’s been a busy month in Austin! Coming right from the NTC, I couldn''t help but notice and appreciate all the hard work that went on behind the scenes by workers in the Austin Convention Center and beyond to bring this conference to life, as well as wonder how many gallons of coffee was consumed to keep it going.

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From Novice To Champion: Empowering Board Members

Bloomerang

Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s success than your board of directors. So, building a thriving, successful board of directors is one of the most challenging things an Executive Director (ED) must do. Local Chamber of Commerce or local leadership group, for example, “Leadership Nashville” or “Leadership Austin.”

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Advice for Starting A New Fundraising Job

Bloomerang

One of my favorite colleagues and co-host of our Eskin Fundraising Training Non-Profit Empowerment webinar series, Rhanda Luna, has been hired as Director of Corporate Giving and Special Events for SAFE, based in Austin, Texas. Each solicitation and interaction with donor prospects provides the opportunity to learn and improve.

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Let’s Connect at 2012 SXSW

Amy Sample Ward

As the Membership Director at NTEN , and as a speaker at this year’s SXSW Interactive , I hope to be able to connect with all of you that may be coming to Austin for the festival or based in the Austin area. Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation!

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PhilanthroTech: How Nonprofits Are Using Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. The word is ringing in the ears of nonprofit fundraisers and executive directors this year. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding.

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77 Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients

Volunteer Hub

We could not achieve our goals and provide the support we do to the community without our volunteer’s commitment to the cause,” said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources, Catholic Charities of St. . “The value that volunteers provide our organization is tremendous. Paul and Minneapolis. “I Matthew’s House. “We

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New Email Tests Improve Clicks, Slow Exiting

The NonProfit Times

They’re dictatorships and they alone decide what criteria they use, and they almost never publish this information,” said Jamie McClelland, technology systems director for the Progressive Technology Project in Austin, Texas. The “sweet spot” for a typical-length email is about six links spread evenly throughout the page.

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