Mon.Jul 11, 2011

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Five Things Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About YouTube’s Cosmic Panda

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On July 7 YouTube announced the launch of their new YouTube Channel design experiment cleverly named Cosmic Panda. Although it is still in beta, rumors of a dramatic new look for YouTube Channels have been floating around the blogosphere for a few months now. Cosmic Panda may have a few tweaks not currently visible when it finally goes live sitewide in coming months, but nonprofits should be prepared for a new design that’s long term.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Facebook Head, Facts about Facebook

NetWits

With all the buzz around Google+ in the #nptech world, I wonder how long it will take for nonprofit supporters to join the party? According to Robert Scoble, yo mamma won’t be using Google+ anytime soon. And while us techies will enjoy watching the steeplechase that is sure to be Google vs. Facebook in the coming years, it may be a while before your donors place their bets.

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New on SSIR: Tap the crowd with iStart

Amy Sample Ward

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up – you can read the post and join the discussion on SSIR , or read the full post below. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? If you have, you certainly aren’t alone. In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world.

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Lame spam of the day: Notice from WesternUnion) : Account Deactivate.

Robert Weiner

This one is kind of funny. First, there's what looks like a reversed smiley face in the subject (maybe it was supposed to be a copyright symbol). Then there's the tortured grammar in the first sentence. The friendly footer looks like it might be from a real Western Union message, inviting me to send comments. But the very last line says not to reply to the email, even though the reply address is the one I've just been invited to write to. =.

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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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Are You Going To Adopt Google+ for Professional Learning/Networking? Why or Why Not?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What we’re witnessing with the hype and geek love swirling around Google+ follows a well established pattern identified by Gartner analysts called “ hype cycles.&# It begins with a technology trigger, followed by the peak of inflated expectations and punditry. And, of course, all the funny comics showing the demise of Twitter and Facebook anything else that stands in Google + way to getting more adoption or increasing it stock value.

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What is Google Plus?

Wild Apricot

There's lots of buzz about Google+, which is in “limited field trial. Here is a sample of some early reviews from the non-profit blogosphere.( read more ).

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Best Web Design Planning Tips

Care2

Did you know that people are spending less time on websites then they did a year ago, according to a Google Analytics benchmark report released in early July. Getting your target audiences to stay on your website is no easy feat. But with the right web design planning tips, your organization will be on it’s way to building a website that gives your audiences exactly what they need.

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Daily DoGooder: 100% Cork: First Date

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.100% Cork: First Date | 1:50 100 Percent Cork Even the oenophiles (wine-lovers) are getting on the green bandwagon. Who knew that cork not only preserves the quality and character of your wine bit also preserves old-growth cork oak forests and helps preserve the planet by naturally absorbing [.].

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Meatless Monday: Goddess Nicoise

Have Fun - Do Good

Photo by me & made pretty with Instagram Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. I didn't have chance to try any new recipes this past week, but this is what I wanted to make again: The Goddess Niçoise with Green Goddess Garlic Dressing from Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz.

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Social Video Questions, Answered: Join TechSoup July 20

Tech Soup

This post was written by Evonne Heyning , part of TechSoup's community team. Ahead of our July 20 episode of Nonprofits Live. we are looking at the current field of social video - what is working. now for nonprofits creating videos with impact? Video production is a. community endeavor and we have assembled a talented list of production. leaders to answer nonprofit questions for the next NPLive.

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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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LinkedIn: Step It Up

Connection Cafe

Author: Cheryl Black. “Do you like doing business with people with money? I like doing business with people with money.” From Eve Mayer Orsburn, aka @LinkedInQueen , that’s my favorite quote for why LinkedIn matters. The fact that LinkedIn’s 100 million members have an average household income of $110,000 isn’t the only reason to have a presence on the site.

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Window for charity - Local News - The Aucklander

AFP Blog

Window for charity - Local News - The Aucklander : "A Skype connection allows a Remuera family to 'meet' one of the African children they have sponsored for the cost of a few cups of coffee, writes Rebecca Blithe. As thunder cracks and lightning flashes over the roof of a family home in Remuera, a young woman from Zambia peers from a computer screen into a world she has only ever read about.

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An update on my quest for project management bliss

Judi Sohn

Over a year ago, I wrote a post expressing my frustration in evaluating project management apps for my organization. I’ve been wanting to write a follow-up post for a while. I had hoped I could write something glowing about the tool we carefully chose. Not quite. Shortly after I finished that post, we settled on Dream Factory’s Dream Team Suite.

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