Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2016

Silicon Valley has a problem. In our quest to build better products and better meet the needs of the world for information, we built the most amazing system for effortless government surveillance as a byproduct. It is now incumbent on Silicon Valley to remedy this situation. Forcing tech companies to weaken their products through compelling the creation of backdoors would be a massive step backwards.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 1, 2016

For one reason or another, your organization's membership growth has plateaued. Now you're looking for new strategies to bring in new members, but you're unsure of where to start. Look no further, because we've got just the thing for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” As you can tell from the slide, we have a Harry Potter theme for the session. My colleague Cindy Leonard has used her photoshop magic to help each of the speakers transform into a character.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 1, 2016

For one reason or another, your organization's membership growth has plateaued. Now you're looking for new strategies to bring in new members, but you're unsure of where to start. Look no further, because we've got just the thing for you.

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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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BoardAssist

MARCH 1, 2016

Are your board members bored with your board meetings? Fundraising pro Gail Perry tells us board meetings don’t need to be boring. Rather than torment your board with another boring board meeting, why not follow some of Gail’s tips in her terrific guest blog post this week? Great tips Gail! From Bored to Blazing: 7 Steps to Get Your Board Reconnected, Re-engaged and Enthusiastic.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

It's been almost three years since Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance of American's online and phone communications and records. Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information. The most recent state of privacy report found that Americans have "a deep lack of faith in organizations of all kinds, public or private, in protecting the personal informat

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

It's been almost three years since Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance of American's online and phone communications and records. Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information. The most recent state of privacy report found that Americans have "a deep lack of faith in organizations of all kinds, public or private, in protecting the personal informat

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AFP Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

Will Launch of Facebook’s Canvas Further Decrease Visibility for Nonprofits? | Nonprofit Quarterly : "ast week, Facebook launched Canvas, a free ad design tool available to its advertisers—largely businesses and nonprofits—that is designed to enhance the consumer’s experience with ads seen in their Facebook feed. Nonprofit Quarterly has reported on an underwhelming series of new products that Facebook has launched either specifically designed for or simply available to the company’s nonprofit us

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 1, 2016

As a kid, I was fascinated by exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History on the evolution of man and loved to watch National Geographic specials showing archaeologists digging up bones and piecing together our long chain of predecessors: Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, Cro Magnons and the like. Digging into ten years of data from our annual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Top Thirty, I felt a bit like P2P’s version of Louis Leakey sifting through the dirt at Kenya’s Olduvai Gorge.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

VR Films Work Great for Charity. What About Changing Minds? | WIRED : "NEW INVENTIONS, WHETHER they’re gadgets or startups or biotech advancements, always come with some promise to “change the world.” Some do. Most don’t. A rare few find revolutionary uses that go far beyond what their creators initially envisioned. (Congrats, Google. Sorry, Google Glass.

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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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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 1, 2016

In case you missed the Oscars, you missed the usual; bowties, shiny shoes and glamorous dresses filled the Dolby Theatre. But Sunday night also featured a new trend. There was something deeper going on throughout the night that had us excited about the future of social change. From acceptance speeches calling out today’s issues to performances captivating the audience to tell the story, here are all the ways the 2016 Oscars were #HereForGood. .

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