Wed.Mar 07, 2012

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A Book!!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

As I said, I am done. Blogging, that is. But I’m a writer, and the writer in me decided that “Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology” is going to be a book. I’ll leave you just with that little tidbit. In April (after my lenten social media fast ), and after I relaunch my personal site (I’m moving all of the tech stuff there, and this URL will have stuff for the book,) I’ll fill everyone in with a lot more details.

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Don't Let Technology Hurdles Crush Inspiration

Wild Apricot

Are technology hurdles preventing your organization from sharing inspirational messages? Here's a look at a video by John Haydon that offers practical advice for removing those hurdles.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

March 8, International Women’s Day , marks an occasion to celebrate the accomplishments of women worldwide. I’m honored to be working on some social media capacity projects to assist NGOs that are supporting women’s issues – from a learning exchange for Packard Foundation Grantees in Pakistan to a Women’s Leadership Network in Africa to the e-mediat that is working with many NGOs that support women and girls in the Arab World.

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5 Blogging Workshops for Writers, Nonprofits, Entrepreneurs and Artists

Have Fun - Do Good

This month's issue of the Juicy Blogging eNews features an article about taking a blogging break, and announces five blogging workshops I'll be teaching this spring. You can view the workshop schedule (and article) through the Juicy Blogging eNews , or scroll through them below: Wednesdays, May 16-June 6, 2012 Juicy Blogging Circle: Grow Your Blogging Habit Online (private blog) and conference calls $99 when you join by May 9 $125 after May 9 May 5, 2012 Blogging for Writers The Writing Salon, S

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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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Free, Upcoming Webinars from CharityHowTo

Tech Soup

You know that TechSoup offers great free webinars for the nonprofit community. But we're by far not the only ones out there who do so! One great example is CharityHowTo. Who is CharityHowTo? They are an organization that provides training resources and webinars surrounding topics of interest to nonprofits. You can find out more about them here. CharityHowTo Webinars.

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Today's Quote On Excelling In Sales

Eric Jacobsen Blog

As stated in the new book, The Connectors , today's quote by Carl W. Buehner is: "They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.".

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How Do You Document Your Creative Process?

Museum 2.0

Recently, my colleagues have gone wild for Pinterest. Pinterest is an online sharing tool that allows you to construct virtual bulletin boards to collect and display images from across the web. While some museums are using the tool in clever public-facing ways , that's not what's happening here at the MAH. At our museum, our programs team is using Pinterest to develop ideas for upcoming community events.

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TSDigs: Who Do You Think Deserves an Award?

Tech Soup

TechSoup asked for digital stories and you delivered more than 200 stories! Digital stories came in from all over the globe from all types of social benefit organizations throughout the month of February. Now that the submission deadline has passed, it’s time to choose the winners. Winners of the Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs) stand to receive exciting prizes from TechSoup’s generous donor partners like Adobe, Cisco Systems, Seagate, Citrix, Flickr, and SlideRocket.

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Gear up: Event homepage must-haves

Connection Cafe

Author: Taylor Shanklin. Spring is in the air. (Breathe it in.) Can you hear the pattering of feet hitting the pavement, or smell the Gatorade as it splashes into rows of cups at the “fuel stations”? That’s right – event season is well upon us! While your participants are airing up their tires or breaking in their new pair of running shoes, there may be some tune-ups you can make to their experience with your event website.

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10 questions non-techie managers should ask about IT projects | TechRepublic

AFP Blog

10 questions non-techie managers should ask about IT projects | TechRepublic

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

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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Keep Your Tools Sharp, Even When They Are In the Shed

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Michelle Myers, Project Specialist, Marketing/Communications, ASU Lodestar Center. In 2009, I graduated from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication with a bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations emphasis, and took an internship in Australia. After a short period of time, that public relations internship turned into a full-time job.

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The Ideal Audience for Using QR Codes

AFP Blog

The Ideal Audience for Using QR Codes : The results are in and I'm disappointed.

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Donors aren't using QR codes yet; are you? - Future Fundraising Now

AFP Blog

Donors aren't using QR codes yet; are you?

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