Tue.Apr 15, 2014

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5 Ways Nonprofit Leadership Should Engage With Employees

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Strategic Leadership Resources. One of the biggest complaints employees of nonprofit (and for-profits, for that matter) organizations have is the lack of transparency between management and the employees. They often feel out of the loop, closed off from what’s happening “behind closed doors” in the conference room, or the corner office.

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Using Geospatial Maps in Time of Disaster

VisionLink

'Geospatial mapping is an increasingly hot topic in large-scale natural disasters, including Hurricane Sandy and the Oklahoma Tornadoes. As technology continues to advance, data mapping is moving from being a powerful tool for specific cases to being a new norm in all disaster relief. Collecting and distributing critical information graphically helps both the responders and the millions of victims each year.

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Learning is the Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Last month, I had the pleasure of participating in National eXtension Conference which was amazing for many reasons. I first did several professional sessions with this network back in 2007 and an online class on knowledge sharing and online collaboration – so it was great to long-time colleagues. The highlight was a master panel with Dave Gray, Harold Jarche, and Jane Hart on connected learning and culture change needed to embrace this type of learning.

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Is it “Mobile First” or “Content First”?

NTEN

'Kristina Halvorson. CEO. Brain Traffic. Mobile is simply one more way to connect to your audiences through content. Without powerful, useful, usable content, channels don’t matter. Mobile doesn’t matter. You have to get your content right, and that requires content strategy. “Mobile first!” It’s a phrase we often hear … but what exactly does it mean for your organization?

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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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12 Ways to Liven Up Your Board Meetings – And Your Board

BoardAssist

'Last month we turned to fundraising guru and guest blogger Gail Perry for advice on how to make your board members a little less BORED. Back by popular demand are more ideas from Gail on how to liven up your board meetings. . 12 Ways to Liven Up Your Board Meetings – And Your Board. If your board meetings are regarded as an unpleasant obligation, it’s time to bring a fresh perspective: board meetings are an opportunity to exchange ideas, resolve issues and deepen commitment.

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Thank you for your 14NTC feedback!

NTEN

'Thanks again to everyone for being a part of the 14NTC ! It’s our community that made the conference such a rich experience—and it’s your feedback that will make the 15NTC even better. We take all feedback seriously and appreciate the time you took to give it. Thank you. Shouts out to Lauren Girardin and Jen Newmeyer, our randomly selected winners from the pool of submitted conference and session evaluations.

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Powerful Quotes From The Book, Just Listen

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Just Liste n is the book to read to learn the strategies to make you more compelling, and break down the walls that keep you from getting through to the people you need to buy into your ideas and goals. Some of my favorite parts of the book are the following compelling quotes author Mark Goulston includes throughout the book: Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. - Paul Hawken Don''

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Are You Ready to DIY Office 365?

Tech Soup

'By now you've almost certainly heard about the license donation program for Office 365. Most nonprofit organizations can get free access to hosted email (Exchange), files (SharePoint & OneDrive), and instant messaging (Lync) in the cloud from Microsoft. These are the same tools that many nonprofit organizations have been using for years, but are now hosted for free in the cloud.

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4 Ways to Max Your Mobile for Diverse Demographics

NTEN

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Crisis Management 101: Tips to Help You Survive Tough Times

Connection Cafe

'No one likes a crisis. Especially nonprofit leaders like you. With life already overly busy, increased demand for your services, a constant push to increase funding and more ideas being suggested than you can possibly implement, when do you have time for a crisis? Never. Alas, that’s the nature of crisis. Things happen when they happen, and usually when you’re least expecting it.

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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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Team Captains Bring Home the Bacon…and the Eggs!

Connection Cafe

'Jori Taylor is a Senior Strategy Consultant at Blackbaud, focusing on everything peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising. During 2013, Jori combined Blackbaud’s powerful P2P software, TeamRaiser, with innovative group consulting services to create Go! TeamRaiser. Go! is a comprehensive email strategy program that boosts P2P fundraising success by advancing recruitment and coaching tactics.

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Include Paper in Your Spring Cleaning

Connection Cafe

'Guest Post by Laura Ngan Tian, Senior Consultant for Blackbaud’s Financial Management suite. Spring is here! Wouldn’t it be nice if you can just go “ spring-clean ” office, de-clutter, and rid of all the papers in your desk? Can a paperless office work? Can you really maintain acceptable system of records while saving some trees? With advances in technology, most organizations are now operating with less and less dependency on printed documents.

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