Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

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. I'd like to hear from anyone who is using the social networking function of Blackbaud Net Community. And is there another way to offer those benefits without the closed community (e.g.,

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

One of the discussions during NTEN’s community call about Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio was whether the nonprofit community should band together and build its own donor management system rather than being dependent on for-profit vendors. That discussion continued on my blog.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2010

In addition to the in-kind donation, C3 will provide a $2,500 cash grant to be used for the purposes of enhancing communication.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 21, 2009

They described the agenda as: Now, more than ever before, it is important that (nonprofits) communicate effectively with supporters, the news media, and their communities about the challenges they face and the good work that they perform. What can your organization do to make sure these efforts are meaningful?

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Social Media was a big topic this year, with workshop titles like "Maximizing Social Networks and Online Resources in Alumni Relations", "Now That Facebook and Twitter Aren't Enough: Integrating Social Media into Your Advancement Toolkit ", and "Making Community Real in a Virtual World" Speakers and attendees reported heavy (..)

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

Community Enterprise. community pearl. Reachways Community Manager. Three Rivers Systems. Church Contribution System. Vian Corporation. Common Grouns. communitEbuilder. Oaktree Systems, Inc. bromelkamp. Compass CRM. Compass Technologies. ContributorLink. Hill Systems. Contributor Relations. Oracle/PeopleSoft. Cornerstone.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

On the recent NTEN community call someone asked the panel to name 5 vendors (other than Blackbaud and Convio) to whom we’d send a CRM system RFP for a $100 million nonprofit. There were few full solutions designed for large nonprofits to begin with.

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