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5 Nonprofit Website Myths Debunked

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Web Presence. Of all your online assets, your nonprofit’s website is far and way the most valuable, and most powerful. Unlike third party sites where you’re simply adding content to their platform, your website is your own, it is pliant, and can be changed at the drop of the hat. Because it is so customizable, it can be difficult to come up with a final product.

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Wild Apricot Customers Are NOT Affected By The 'Heartbleed' Security Bug

Wild Apricot

'You may have heard about an Internet security vulnerability known as the ''Heartbleed bug''. Wild Apricot are not affected - read on for more information.

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Science Experiment: A Semi-Technical Lowdown on Working with iBeacons

NTEN

'Shane Russell. Software Developer Consultant. ThoughtWorks. iBeacons are the first mainstream technology to provide indoor location information to phones. Check out the experiment that the team at ThoughtWorks did to test the performance of iBeacons, and learn about its potential applications for nonprofits. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Low Energy Bluetooth Beacons, also known as iBeacons.

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New to TechSoup: CDI Tablets

Tech Soup

'TechSoup is proud to announce our newest donor partner, CDI. CDI is a supplier of recertified, brand-name computers, primarily to educators. They have partnered with TechSoup to provide new and recertified tablets for public libraries and nonprofit organizations of all types. TechSoup offers five tablets from Dell, Lenovo, and eduGear, all with a one-year warranty.

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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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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Kudos to Our Community Champions

NTEN

'This week is National Volunteer Week ! To recognize the tremendous work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Today we give a huge thanks to our mighty team of NTEN Community Champions : you helped to collectively raise over $30,000 for the greater good of the #nptech community!

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High Net-Worth Individuals: Your Joyful, Generous and Inspired Donors

Connection Cafe

'Guest Post by Karen E. Osborne, Founder of The Osborne Group. Karen is an industry leader, a faculty member for the Institute for Charitable Giving, and presents for CASE (The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education).Karen serves on the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation board, and is an adjunct faculty member for Johns Hopkins University’s graduate certificate program, teaching philanthropy to aspiring nonprofit CEOs and board leaders.Connect with Karen on Twitter.

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The Mobilisation Journal: A Way To Spread Learning About Social Change Movements Innovative Use of Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'The Greenpeace Mobilization Lab has a project proposal idea for a “ Mobilization Journal ” as part of the Knight News Challenge. It’s open for comments and feedback right now – or “applause.” This blog shares some thoughts about this project and I have to give it a big round of applause. To understand the project, you have to get familiar with work of Greenpeace Mobilisation Lab.

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We Need Your Feedback: The Crowdfunder Bill of Rights | Kimbia

AFP Blog

'We Need Your Feedback: The Crowdfunder Bill of Rights | Kimbia : ne of the outcomes of our talks has been to work on a crowdfunding bill of rights for donors: a set of standard expectations that legitimate crowdfunding and peer-to-peer campaigns should adhere to in order to ensure a well-managed, transparent, and effective experience. * We are going to focus our discussion mainly on the nonprofit side of things: so donors are giving to causes (not someone’s invention) and in theory, giving to o

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Calling all techies: Donate your skills

AFP Blog

'Calling all techies: Donate your skills : But this year, Technically Philly co-founder Brian James Kirk is focusing on something beyond his usual promotion of entrepreneurship and networking. At 8 a.m. Thursday at Temple University''s 1810 Conference Suite, his website-and-event company will unveil its new initiative, the "Commit Pledge of Service.

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