TechImpact

MARCH 20, 2015

'If you thought Giving Tuesday was the only one day giving bonanza of the year, you’re missing out on the biggest giving day of the first half of the year. Give Local America is a 24 hour online fundraising challenge. On May 6th in 2014, there were an incredible 306,098 total donations and over $53 […]. The post Infographic: America’s Biggest One Day Giving Challenge appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 20, 2015

'This week’s link round-up is all about communicating – about your organization and to your members and supporters.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

'It’s been a busy month in Austin! After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2015

'Grant writing is a lot like dating in college (I’m speaking from experience here). You don’t go out on one date and call it good. You go on many dates—some are duds and some are worth further investigation. You don’t write one grant and expect it to end like a fairytale. It will probably end in frustration, some ice cream and a good movie. You probably won’t get it right the first time.

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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

MARCH 20, 2015

'Stephanie Gutowski. Community Engagement Organizer. ThinkShout. Drupal Day is so much more than a pre-conference event at NTC; it is an opportunity for community to come together, learn, and explore. Drupal Day has come and gone, and while the event itself goes by in the blink of an eye, the lessons learned resonate long after the conference ends. No matter your technical competency level, you’re welcome at Drupal Day, and it’s this culture that’s been fostered that makes me so proud, and privi

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 20, 2015

'I ran across this the other day and found it so compelling and powerful: Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become you values, Your values become your destiny - MAHATMA GANDHI.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

'Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is held annually in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for the mobile industry for the coming year. It also influences other areas of the tech world and other industries — including the social sector. This year's MWC, held March 2 through 5, was especially focused on inclusion, connectivity, and building bridges through technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 20, 2015

'Hello Have Fun, Do Good Readers! After almost 10 years of writing Have Fun, Do Good on the Blogger.com platform, I''ve decided to integrate it into my Big Vision Consulting website at brittbravo.com. If you would like to continue to receive my posts via email or RSS, the prompts to subscribe are at the bottom of brittbravo.com. I hope to see you over there soon!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

'Choosing a donor database often seems like a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Participants are blindfolded and pointed in a general direction. Maybe you'll find your target, but probably not. If you are trying to select a new donor database or want to confirm whether it's best to stick with what you've already got, join us for Ready, Fire, Aim!

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2015

'This post is an edited excerpt from When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business , by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant. The book identifies four principles that will guide successful businesses now and in the future: Digital, Clear, Fluid, and Fast. This excerpt is from the chapter on Fluid.

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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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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2015

'As marketers, communicators, and fundraisers, it’s our job to tell stories. Stories about our mission, what we do, our programs, our successes, the lives we’ve helped change. Whatever tools we use, however technology evolves, our task (to raise awareness and funds to enact the change we want to see) is to tell the story of the problem as we see it and what we’ve done, are doing and are going to do to solve it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2015

'Flickr Image: Myles Grant. The last two posts I published on professional networking, “ Smart Professional Networking Online ” and “ Tidying Your Online Connections ” prompted some great discussion when I shared on Facebook. Heidi Ketroser Massey and Nancy Schwartz asked about tools to help manage the process. This post was inspired by that discussion.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2015

'This post is an edited excerpt from When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business , by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant. The book identifies four principles that will guide successful businesses now and in the future: Digital, Clear, Fluid, and Fast. This excerpt is from the chapter on Fluid. There has been a long-standing love/hate relationship in the business world with hierarchy.

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