Tue.Apr 08, 2014

article thumbnail

New Tips from the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'From GiveMN Case Study - Click for Case Study. Note from Beth: I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. This learning approach has two ways to capture knowledge. The first is The Giving Day Play books which a collective archive of formally documented processes, examples, check lists, and case studies planning and hosting giving day

article thumbnail

Grassroots Advocacy in the Mobile Age

NTEN

'Ximena Hartsock & Jeb Ory. Cofounders. Phone2Action. Advocacy as an industry exists because of people’s desire to improve the world. How can advocacy initiatives reach their goals by leveraging technology? Technology advances are opening up new methods of digital grassroots advocacy that are changing online and offline organizing. Learn the methods that still exist, and important ones that have emerged that are profoundly impacting the popular “mix” of grassroots advocacy.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Get Social Covered: 13 Lesser Known Social Media Sites for Your NPO

NonProfit Hub

'You’ve got social media covered. Facebook? Please—you were an early adopter. And Twitter? You could do 140 characters or less in your sleep. But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. At the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio, Lisa Chmiola and David Tinker helped us through some of the lesser known social media sites that can help your nonprofit with efficiency and productivity. 1.

NPO 57
article thumbnail

NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Appreciation for 501 Tech Club Leaders

NTEN

'This week is National Volunteer Week ! Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference." To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate thei

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Password Herding in Less than 10: Getting Started

Tech Soup

'Ever thought about how keeping track of all your passwords is a little bit like keeping track of cows? Well, it’s certainly a bit of effort to keep them corralled, but a righteous pain in the chaps if any of them happen to get out! I am not what most would refer to as an "early adopter" of technology. You’re more likely to find me sitting on the porch rocker with your great-granny (since even granny’s probably got a tablet of some sort) lamenting kids and their phone

Flash 52
article thumbnail

NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Honoring NTEN Committee Members

NTEN

'This week is National Volunteer Week ! Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference.".

NTEN 63

More Trending

article thumbnail

Check Out the 2014 Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference

NTEN

'The 9th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference is coming this July 9-11 to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. We''re proud to partner with the Bridge Conference, and encourage you to take advantage of special registration rates for NTEN community members. Here are the details: Do you want the power to succeed?

article thumbnail

From a Millennial: If You Give Us Bold and Robust, We’ll Share It With The World.

Connection Cafe

'I’m 25, and last night, I probably reached the pinnacle of my earthly existence. I made a purchase that completely changed my life. It was a transaction for the ages. Absolute perfection. You’re going to be jealous. Ok, I’ll tell you. Last night, the finest, rarest coffee beans in the world, known as Jamaican Blue, found their way into my cup.

Share 41
article thumbnail

United Way suffers from competition for donation dollars

AFP Blog

'United Way suffers from competition for donation dollars : Increased competition for charity dollars, a decrease in corporate donations and an increasing trend toward online giving to specific causes have resulted in a drop in donations to the United Way of the Lower Mainland, says the organization’s CEO and president Michael McKnight.

article thumbnail

10 Twitter Accounts Your Nonprofit Should Be Following

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Technorati. Twitter is one of the most saturated places on the internet. With thousands of Tweets being sent every second, it can sometimes be difficult to find exactly what you’re looking for. Following too few accounts will not allow you to fully utilize the platform, while following too many can over-saturate your feed, making it impossible to find the pertinent content.

Twitter 168
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Auburn charity shifts operations online | New Hampshire Hooksett Banner

AFP Blog

'Auburn charity shifts operations online | New Hampshire Hooksett Banner : Last year, Scholarship America, the Minnesota-based charity which was founded as Dollars for Scholars in 1958, mandated that all current charities and nonprofit affiliates under its umbrella move operations online. Since that time, Auburn Dollars for Scholars President Mary Hrubiec and two other volunteers have dedicated countless hours to the transition.

article thumbnail

Stoked nonprofit wanted to better document outcomes, so it's building a mobile app ? Technically Brooklyn

AFP Blog

'Stoked nonprofit wanted to better document outcomes, so it''s building a mobile app  Technically Brooklyn :The organization knew there was a better way. They decided to get Lean about it. They started with a minimum viable product, just a private Tumblr blog where program leaders would write recaps of events and use tags to track the kids who were at them.

Mobile 22
article thumbnail

Association Startups: Build Your Own Road: Associations Now

AFP Blog

'Association Startups: Build Your Own Road: Associations Now : One associations pro’s efforts to build her own startup in the AMS space.