Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 24, 2015
Jeremy Caplan is the Director of Education, Tow-Knight Center Entrepreneurial Journalism and an amazing teacher. I’ve never met him face-to-face, but I’ve learned some much from reading and using his curated instructional materials. He recently shared “ Toolsets for Social Media ,” a brilliantly curated collection of tools.
Tech Soup
JUNE 24, 2015
(Please visit the site to view this video). The Ordyslexie program, in combination with Les Ateliers du Bocage, has helped more than 1,500 dyslexic French students become more independent and confident in school. More than 2,000 donated and refurbished tablet PCs with Microsoft OneNote have helped Ordyslexie to create a cost-effective way to provide dyslexic children an easier way to learn.
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Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 24, 2015
Here are some terrific quotes from Mark Goulston's book, Just Listen : Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. -- Paul Hawken Life is mostly a matter of perception and more often misperception. -- Dave Logan Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their next saying, "Make me feel important." -- Mary Kay Ash Do the unexpected.
NonProfit Hub
JUNE 24, 2015
Millennials are the people that make cool. They are largely the demographic that determines the latest trends in culture, technology and everyday life. However, millennials don’t operate in a vacuum. They are influenced by their managers, peers and work environment to get involved. As more millennials search for a purpose in their everyday work, their social impact doesn’t exist just in their hobbies and spare time.
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.
Donor Search
JUNE 24, 2015
Imagine you’re having a birthday party. You have spent all month planning. The balloons are inflated. The cake is frosted. The piñata is stuffed. The big day finally arrives and no one comes. You forgot to send out the invitations! Like a party with no guests, a nonprofit without donors won’t succeed.
Connection Cafe
JUNE 24, 2015
Email is the killer app for online fundraising. Sure, your website, social media, and crowdfunding are all important fundraising channels, but no other online medium lets you go out and actively communicate with your donors online like e-mail. Every nonprofit should be using email to both cultivate donors and make fundraising asks. In this article, we present some important do’s and don’ts when sending out fundraising appeals via email: 1.
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Museum 2.0
JUNE 24, 2015
I’ve always been inspired by the creative ways the Brooklyn Museum uses technology to connect visitors to museum content. Now, the Brooklyn Museum is doing a major overhaul of their visitor experience--from lobby to galleries to mobile apps--in an effort to “ create a dynamic and responsive museum that fosters dialogue and sparks conversation between staff and all Museum visitors.
NonProfit Hub
JUNE 24, 2015
Developing leadership teams in the nonprofit sector is critical. Yet, Richard Brown, vice president of philanthropy at American Express, said many nonprofits lack the resources to develop their talents. At MCON 2015 , Brown pointed out multiple ways we should develop leadership teams within our organizations. 1. Involve Everybody. Your organization should adopt a simple understanding—everybody is important.
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