Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2011

Based on more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media, Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits, written by Heather Mansfield , is a comprehensive 256-page hardcover book packed with more than 100 best practices covering Web 1.0, Book Tour Fundraiser.

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Care2

JANUARY 17, 2012

Books about online marketing are hit or miss. ” And that’s why we’re going to hold a February 1st drawing to give away three free copies of Hlinko’s book to Frogloop readers. .” It will only take a minute and, trust me, you’ll be really happy if you win this book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2021

Leave it to leadership and communications expert, David Grossman , to decide to write a book called, Heart First, Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything. It’s a book you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time. It’s a book you’ll want to read and then refer to time after time.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

So when working with your organization’s development strategy, it’s a great idea to: Work with your development director to identify organizational goals. Work with your development director to identify organizational goals. There are a multitude of ways to improve your nonprofit’s development plan.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

In this one-hour webinar, you’ll learn: How to understand the major donor mindset The best way to make major donor fundraising asks How to thank and recognize major donors the right way A simple system for getting your donors to give again… give more… and refer new donors to your non-profit. Bonus Item!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For letters you send to other donors, you can still add a personal touch by asking your organization’s fundraising director or another leader to handwrite the sign-off. No matter how you write the letters, you should always address donors by name and reference their specific donation amount.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later. The volunteer handbook is the reference guide everyone needs so they know what they need to know and can focus on what they came to do: volunteer.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Books You can design a short photo book related to your mission. Or, you can give a gift card to a bookstore for your volunteers to purchase any book of their interest. Reference letters Many volunteers, such as high school or college students, would appreciate a letter of recommendation from one of your staff members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

It includes our relationship with our physical environment and in the workplace that refers to the nonprofit’s physical office space. Book conference rooms thoughtfully – there’s a shortest of conference rooms, so this encourages people to use the conference when they booked it.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For example, I conceptualized the idea of Failure Fridays after my nonprofit had to make the tough decision to remove both the founder and executive director of the organization. This is referred to as “failing forward,’ which means using mistakes and failure to foster growth and propel you forward towards success.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

In her 35 years in the field, she’s acquired 350k followers on Twitter, written over ten books and trained nonprofits on every continent. Marc believes fundraising is all about leadership—so much that people often refer to him as the “Johnny Appleseed of fundraising.” Kishshana Palmer ( @funddiva ). And I enjoy them all!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The book is wonderful and before I share some of what I learned I have to tell you a story. And now on to the book. This might include: awareness, engagement, attitude change, encouraging interaction, facilitating support, promoting advocacy, or encouraging innovation. Lovett also refers to these as KPIs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2012

posted by Annalise Parady , Director of Development. These days,"social network" is a term that often refers to a social media community, such as Facebook, and thus is not a term that many managers would take seriously unless they were discussing a social media campaign. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group. for Vive Peru.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

This blog was co-written by Associate Director, Ida Perrson, and SVP of Brand + Strategy, Amy Small. Every once in a while though, we stumble across a resource or reference from inside our very own wheelhouse. . The idea of including stakeholders in the process is often referred to as co-designing, or participatory design.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2013

Just the other day at Upwell we were discussing, over a yummy lunch made by Upwell's Director, Rachel Weidinger, that we feel like we know each other better than some of the other teams we've worked with because we often cook and eat lunch together. No lunch for them! I bet that would motivate them to be more tolerant and to work together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. The ability to search effectively for information online and to be able to discern the quality and veracity of the information one finds and then communicate these findings well (referred to as digital literacy). Synthesizing (being able to bring together details from many sources).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Today, we flashback to 2021 : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. I selected this book because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

In the 90’s the world of productivity was revolutionized with principles like the 2-minute rule, a cornerstone of the Getting Things Done (GTD) a book and methodology created by David Allen. Because tools change so quickly refer to this generative AI tool resource. Models: chat.bing.com , AutoGPT, Bard.Google.com , CauseWriter.AI

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

They ask, “How can we present to our Board of Directors, our funders, and our volunteers how much value volunteering brings to our ability to carry out our mission?”. The software is intended to accompany the book, a needed resource as the thinking and language is non-traditional; the book is very explanatory. Abramson, Ph.D.,

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption".

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

My favorite historian, Peter Dobkin Hall , wrote a defining essay in one of his books that describes the "invention" of the nonprofit sector in the United States. Although that Commission refers more often to a voluntary sector, the idea of sectorness began to take hold. Look at it this way. It made its first appearance in the 1930s.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

Steve MacLaughlin, Director of Internet Solutions, Blackbaud Technology is a wonderful thing. Ask the Right Questions There are lots of books and websites about how to answer the typical interview questions. Steve MacLaughlin is Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions and an NTEN board member.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

This is the second installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Every Tuesday in June, this blog will feature a guest post examining some aspect of the book. As museum professionals we want visitors to feel akin to our institution and want them to refer to the SLHC as “their place”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

If you want to know more, an excellent book that summarizes research on this concept is Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness.). but you probably aren't hearing a child reading a word for the first time, and you probably aren't picturing the face of a kid who's excited to choose a book to take home. So, go ahead. Like this article?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social. The guide also includes a handy, downloadable cheat sheet for reference. Learn how to use LinkedIn's new features to tell your organization's story. Connecting Up Australia. NetSquared.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. I selected this book because the book is easy-to-read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Leadership Lesson Singapore Advice 52

Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

Executive Director Nina Simon, who was hired in 2011, says that in the years following the global financial crisis, the facility was struggling. “At Even in the section about the MAH, Kate chose to only obliquely reference the work we've done to involve, feature, and hire more people of color.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Earlier this month I presented the trio of nominees to the board of directors of the E. According to the Bookshare.org Web site, a $25 initiation fee and a $50 annual subscription "gives patrons access to a library of more than 30,000 books and 150 newspapers. In response to that request, I received three worthy nominations.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

Next, send each donor a personalized thank you message that includes their name, references their specific donation amount, details the impact the donation will have on your mission, and shows appreciation for their support. Send the donor a personalized thank-you message. Create and send updates that communicate the impact they made.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The opening keynote by Hallie Preskill, Managing Director, FSG talked about the trends setting the stage for new evaluation methods, but also cautioned that these methods would not replace traditional methods. Developmental Evaluation was invented by Michael Q. ” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

if you called and left a message, reference the fact you’re sorry you missed them). The Executive Director added personal handwritten notes to these appeals, and they yielded significant high returns. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script. Send an email targeting lapsed donors.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Librarians are uniquely qualified to identify and respond to those needs because we interact daily with community members from all walks of life,” said PCL’s library director, Laura Marlane. But borrowing the Internet? How does that work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about scarcity and abundance mindsets lately because the first chapter of the Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout book I’m writing with Aliza Sherman asks this question: “Why do people who work for nonprofits not practice self-care and burnout?”

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This article references the book The Politics of Design. I’m here with our Art Director, Devyn Taylor. Edited by Wil Renderos. Danielle Coates-Connor: Hello, I’m Danielle Coates-Connor. I am the Chief Creative at Nonprofit Quarterly. Good morning, Devyn. How are you? Devyn Taylor : Morning, I’m good.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Maria Ogneva, director of community at Yammer, spoke at a San Francisco online community event about how to make your organization go social. The guide also includes a handy, downloadable cheat sheet for reference. Learn how to use LinkedIn's new features to tell your organization's story. Connecting Up. TechSoup for Libraries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

(Hat tip: Jessica Dheere, Project Director, Social Media Exchange, Beirut) for pointing to this excellent resource - A DigiActive Introduction to Facebook Activism. Self-organizing requires continual reference to common values, dialoguing around these values, and continued shared reflection around the systems current processes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco. For example, I had an opportunity to co-present a session and exercise with Widad El Hanafi , Country Director for Morocco. It is one of the reasons the Tunisian revolution was referred to as The Jasmin Revolution.

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