Thu.Mar 19, 2015

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1999 vs 2015: The 7 Greatest Transformations in Nonprofit Web Design

EveryAction

'We’ve come a long way since 1999. The web has seen multiple updates to HTML and CSS, witnessed the explosion of video, and the meteoric rise in mobile traffic among many other siesmic shifts.

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What If Your Fitbit Could Also Track Your Environmental Footprint?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Here is pic of super cool blue band @fitbit that CEO @parkjames wears. Not commercially available #atlantichealth pic.twitter.com/5vE4aEvk4i. — Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) March 18, 2015. Yesterday, I participated in two seemingly unrelated events that generated that question. Fitbit and fitness/health apps offer many benefits — they help us become more aware of our healthy habits by measuring and producing data.

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Get A Conversation Started With Forums

Wild Apricot

'A Forum can be a great way to get your members and stakeholders engaged. We asked our Small Membership Advisory Community to weigh in with their experiences.

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Technology: A Pipeline to Employment for the Transgender Community

NTEN

'Angelica Ross. CEO. TransTech Social Enterprises. Don't just discover new talent; invest in building your pipeline to support talent and ensure mutual success. Over the years, I’ve worked with transgender, gender non-conforming, and cisgender job seekers who are looking to re-discover their value in the job market. These coaching & training sessions provided me with a very intimate and multi-dimensional view into what keeps someone from breaking into the employment pipeline.

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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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What More Can I Say?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Dianna Booher ''s new book, What More Can I Say? , presents nine core principles of persuasive communication in an easy-to-read and easy-to-digest format that makes for a compelling read for anyone wanting to succeed in changing behavior or changing minds. The nine core principles are: The Law of Trust vs. Distrust The Law of Collaboration vs. Monologue The Law of Simplicity vs.

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3 Writing Tips to Help You Cut Through the Noise

NonProfit Hub

'It’s a jungle out there. New content from all of your favorite organizations is pumped out faster than you can refresh your Twitter feed and close out all the tabs on your browser. In order to get your content noticed, you may find yourself going to new lengths—paying to promote your posts on social media, investing in video equipment and production or hiring an army of content writers.

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Tech voting bloc in SF? Not yet - SFGate

AFP Blog

'Tech voting bloc in SF? Not yet - SFGate : "Philanthropic involvement is not the same as political involvement, but some analysts say it could be a precursor. Observers predict that young tech workers will probably get more involved in voting as they age, when they start caring about issues like taxes and schools.

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TechSoup's Netsquared Organizers Win 2015 NTENny Awards

Tech Soup

'Each year, NTEN recognizes some of its brightest members who have offered their time, talents, and wisdom to generally "amp up the awesome" of the nonprofit technology sector. This year Netsquared's own Eli van der Giessen, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Regina Walton won NTENny awards, as well as Lauren Girardin and our beloved colleague, Michael DeLong, who passed away this past year.

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Gaithersburg company helps Rockville nonprofit recycle computers -- Gazette.Net

AFP Blog

'Gaithersburg company helps Rockville nonprofit recycle computers -- Gazette.

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The Psychology of Storytelling

Achieve

As a nonprofit professional, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you know that storytelling – sharing the real stories of real people whose lives were enriched by your help – is the best way to reach potential donors. More and more, causes are using stories in their solicitations. So why do they sometimes not work? Let’s first examine the psychological context to see why (when done well) real stories do work.

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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.