Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

'There are no better champions for your organization’s communication’s strategy than your staff. Leveraging the networks and personal brands of your staff as champions can help your organization’s communications strategy have more impact. With a few guidelines and a little training, employees can use social channels effectively in service of your organization’s mission AND their own learning.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

'Chrissy Rey. Founder and President. Pongos Interactive. What happens when you bring together 200 developers, power users, content managers, community organizers, and IT-decision makers that are either using or considering, WordPress? A lot! Here's a recap of the first ever WordPress Day for Nonprofit Professionals at the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

'If you were to assign a grade to the board on which you serve, what grade would you give it? Earlier this year BoardSource asked nonprofit CEOs to rate their boards. Their findings: boards earned a 2.65 or B- average — underwhelming results for the top leaders of their organizations and such high achieving individuals. This week’s guest blogger Anne Wallestead, Executive Director of Boardsource, shares all the details on where we are and how to change where we are going. .

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

'Tucker MacLean. VP of Sales & Marketing. Exponent Partners. Learn these tried-and-true methods to plan for successful user adoption and, ultimately, a culture that embraces technology at your organization. It happens to us all… we get excited about a new technology solution and forget what it may take for our organization to make the most of it.

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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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Care2

MARCH 24, 2015

'How do we disrupt the nonprofit sector? I’ve talked about the dire need for nonprofits to innovate over the years on Frogloop. Why? Because there are over 1.5 million nonprofits in the US that are working in similar issue areas and trying to address global warming, poverty, the gender pay gap, affordable healthcare, education, etc. If we are going to truly solve these problems and bring about real change, organizations must change the way they do business and begin to think outside of the

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

'These socks were made for walkin'' The 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, TX was a-mazing! We ate BBQ by the pound , celebrated inspiring campaigns and community members , rode around on Segways , and did a lot of photoshopping. Of course, we learned and shared a ton too. Check out this ridiculously long list of 15NTC content. Did we miss anything?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2015

'One of our favorite nonprofit fundraising conferences is upon us—and we’re less than a week away. And although your schedule is undoubtedly chock-full right up until that flight or drive in to Baltimore, there are a few key steps you need to make sure happen before the conference. Get the most out of your AFP conference experience by coming to the conference ready to take in the content.

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Care2

MARCH 24, 2015

'How do we disrupt the nonprofit sector? I’ve talked about the dire need for nonprofits to innovate over the years on Frogloop. Why? Because there are over 1.5 million nonprofits in the US that are working in similar issue areas and trying to address global warming, poverty, the gender pay gap, affordable healthcare, education, etc. Social Networking Online Fundraising Technology crowdfunding Conferences Nonprofit Events Web 2.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2015

'For many nonprofits, writing new online content can be a huge burden. It always seems to be the most daunting task in a website redesign project. With User-Generated Content, you can actually rely on your constituents for some of that writing. These days, we’re all pretty comfortable sharing information about ourselves online. We post pictures of our families on Instagram, share opinions about polarizing issues on Facebook and tell everyone what we’re having for breakfast on Twitter

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AFP Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

'8 Nonprofit Website Analytics to Find Gems From Your Web Engagement Data : FundRaising Success : "8 Nonprofit Website Analytics to Find All the Gems From Your Web Engagement Data" ''via Blog this'''

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

'Amy Sample Ward. CEO. NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. Technology is everyone’s job because being an effective organization making real progress towards the mission is everyone’s job. Let’s face it: It’s 2015. Technology is a central part of how we do our work, communicate, and even fundraise. The idea that technology – from decisions to training and even testing new tools – would be something reserved for a single staff person or department doesn’t simply meet the needs we have as organ

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AFP Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

'PHILANTHROPY 2173: Digital isn''t optional and it isn''t "other" : "You''d never know any of the above from looking at the philanthropy and nonprofit news or associational agendas.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

'Case Study: How Human Rights Watch Leverages Employee Personal Brands on Twitter | Beth’s Blog : " When they launched their staff as champion strategy, they had to make the case that it was worth the investment of their time. Says Murphy, it was a tough barrier for advocates and researchers who not used to communicating in 140 characters. Over time, using Twitter has become more an organizational cultural norm.

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