Tue.Jul 15, 2014

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How Nonprofit Use Tech To Increase Transparency

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Nonprofit Information. Technology is enabling organizations of all kinds the unprecedented ability to communicate directly with all of their constituents. Whether they be donors, employees, volunteers, partners, sponsors just someone who likes to read your blog, nonprofits are leveraging technology to allow the public a looking glass into the inner working of their organizations.

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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. Hailed as “the Miracle in Marrakesh,” the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled paves the way to expanding access to books for people with print disabilities and provides the neces

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Build your best website: a guide for non-profits

NTEN

'Laura Packard. Partner. PowerThru Consulting. "Don’t let your site become a camel" and other tips for website redesign processes. Time for a new website? Read this first if you plan to work with an outside web developer for a smooth and successful process and outcome.

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How to Ask the Right Questions About Nonprofit Strategy

BoardAssist

'Do you feel you know the right questions to ask about your nonprofit’s strategy? Do you know what that strategy is? Molly Penn of Penn Flood Consulting spends her day advising nonprofits on strategy and governance. This week, in her guest post for BoardAssist, she has provided six great strategy questions every board member should consider. We are grateful for your input Molly!

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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The Maker Party is on! Join the global campaign to teach the web.

NTEN

'Maker Party The Maker Party starts today - and you’re invited to attend, no matter where you are in the world! We’re excited to help spread the word about Mozilla’s Maker Party. Through thousands of community-run events around the world, the Maker Party unites educators, organizations, and enthusiastic Internet users of all ages and skill levels. Similar to Mozilla, we share the belief that the web is a global public resource that’s an essential part of our modern life.

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Where TechSoup Gets Its Tech Information

Tech Soup

'TechSoup is a great hive of smart people interested in technologies for good. We thought we’d give you a little glimpse behind the curtain on where we get our technology information. George Tilesch, Senior Director, Communications. We begin.( read more ).

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Thank You Marissa Mayer for Yahoo’s No Work From Home Policy

Tech Soup

'It’s been well over a year since Yahoo’s controversial non-telecommuting policy, which created a firestorm of reaction. We thought we’d see what the state of telecommuting is after the smoke has cleared. The Media Frenzy. I remember it well. It was the end of February in 2013 when Yahoo’s celebrated young CEO, Marissa Mayer, decided to end telecommuting at Yahoo to boost collaboration and communication within the company.

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