EveryAction

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Believe it or not, it''s already time to start planning for the wealth of marketing, education, and networking opportunities for nonprofits in 2015.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change.

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See3

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'All nonprofit communications professionals have been here before: you have a big campaign launching or a new report coming out, and you need to find a way to get your audience interested without rehashing the same old information or messaging. One way to capture your audience’s attention is to use the element of surprise. Surprise […]. The post Shock Value: Great Use of Surprise in Video appeared first on See3 Advice for Do-Gooders.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'This is the first of two posts offering highlights of our interview with Nicole Walters of the San Diego Venture Group.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog. In honor of this month’s Evaluation theme and the people who made it happen, here is what evaluators are thinking when they shop. What people in various countries are thinking when they think of corporations. Everyday sexism made visible: What we wish editors of tabloid headlines would think of when they report about women.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Dave Yarin is a compliance and risk management consultant to senior management and directors of large and mid-size companies, and author of the soon to be published book, Fair Warning – The Information Within. Yarin follows and researches news stories regarding ignored warnings that lead to bad business outcomes, along with the social psychology theories that explain why these warnings were ignored.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Over the past few months, I’ve been working to generate interest among potential major donors in our community for a new Nonprofit Hub initiative. We’re planning to relocate our Nonprofit Hub staff to a new location where we’ll also create a co-working spot for nonprofits that need a physical workspace. This will be a win/win—we’ll be furthering our mission to give back to our community while providing organizations with a workspace to help them promote their causes.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Each June, nonprofit and philanthropy leaders gather for the unveiling of what’s become an annual report card for charitable giving in America and, by extension, for fundraisers. That report card is called Giving USA , a public service initiative of The Giving Institute , produced each year with assistance from its research partner, the Lily Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Focus Group of One : Target Marketing : "If you''re sending your marketing campaigns without benefit of A/B or multi-variant testing—most companies admit to fewer than five tests per month—you are effectively acting as a focus group of one. You are assuming all of your constituents feel the same way about your campaign as you do. Big mistake.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'SEO, or search engine optimization, is kind of like a mythical beast. It’s often talked about, yet it is difficult to exactly define and or be made tangible. Even for those who are directly involved in the industry, it is difficult to call anyone an ‘expert’ unless you were part of the team that wrote the algorithm at Google. In a nut shell, to SEO effectively, you need to make sure everything aligns on a given page.

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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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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Microsoft alumni group giving $175k to former employees'' nonprofit ventures - GeekWire : "The Microsoft Alumni Foundation has announced new grants and matching funds totaling $175,000 for former employees whose philanthropy and nonprofit work has been recognized by the group for improving the lives of others.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'SEO For Nonprofits: What You Really Need To Know | Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology : "What are some things my nonprofit can do to start optimizing my website today? Great question, and probably the one we’re asked more than any other. Here are a few ideas to get you started on the road to optimization.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Taking Annual Reports Digital – Redesigning Good - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Digital annual reports have many advantages over print versions: They can be cheaper to produce, and they allow charities to use video, interactive features, and dynamic data visualization. Using digital technology, charities can track how many people actually open the reports and what pages are most popular.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Next phase of anti-spam law targets software - National | Globalnews.

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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'2 AFP Blogs make the fall edition of this list.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'2 AFP Blogs make the fall edition of this list.

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