Wed.Sep 30, 2015

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Why and How Your #Nonprofit Needs To Bust the Culture of Sitting at Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chris Messina hacked a piano for a standing desk. There has been more and more research coming out on the health dangers of sitting too much during the work day and the benefits of standing and walking while you work. This recent article does a great job summarizing the newest research studies , but more importantly it reports that medical experts and researchers are starting to devise formulas for how long we should be sitting at work to avoid adverse effects.

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September 2015 Update: Your Feedback Informs Everything We Do

Wild Apricot

We’re always collecting your feedback from a variety of sources to inform the direction Wild Apricot takes. This month sees us taking our commitment to collecting feedback to new heights. We've implemented software usability testing that allows select users to test out upcoming features before they are released!

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Use the Facebook Donate Button

Care2

Drumroll, please… Facebook recently rolled out their Donate button for nonprofit pages. Previously the donate button was in beta and only a few selected nonprofits had access to it The Donate button links to your website’s donation page, and all gifts will be processed through your processing system. While your nonrprofit should not expect to raise millions of dollars with this new feature, it's definitely something nonprofits should be taking advantage of.

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The Video Creative Brief [FREE TEMPLATE]

See3

The creative brief is a document that we use in video production to capture the essence of who you want to reach, what you want to tell them, and what you want them to do after they watch your video. What most nonprofits don’t know is that this is actually the trickiest part of our jobs. Here's a free template to house your next great video idea. The post The Video Creative Brief [FREE TEMPLATE] appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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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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Every Page Of, No Cape Needed, Is A Must-Read

Eric Jacobsen Blog

For years, David Grossman has set the gold standard for delivering effective and actionable techniques for communicating with employees. Now, he’s raised the bar to a whole new level for publishing a book where every page is both incredibly visual and packed with must-read content. This is the third book for David, founder and CEO of The Grossman Group , and it’s called, No Cape Needed: The Simplest, Smartest,Fastest Steps to Improve How You Communicate By Leaps and Bounds.

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Microsoft Office 2016 Is Now Available!

Tech Soup

The newest version of Office is now available as a donation through TechSoup! Eligible organizations can request the following Office 2016 products for Windows: Office Standard or Office Professional Plus. Access. Outlook. PowerPoint. Publisher. Project or Project Professional. Skype for Business (formerly Lync Desktop). Visio Standard or Visio Professional.

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Say “Yes!” to P2P Registration Data

Connection Cafe

We recently explored the concept of the micro-yes , and the series of micro-yeses necessary to achieve the Ultimate Yes (registration). The micro-yes breaks down the P2P registration process into a series of split-second decisions where the person can either say “yes” and continue through the process or say “no” and not sign up. Micro-yeses occur when one chooses to open an email, clicks on a link to a website, decides to register, and then continues through each step of the registration process

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Say “Yes!” to P2P Registration Data | npENGAGE

AFP Blog

Say “Yes!” to P2P Registration Data | npENGAGE : "Charity Dynamics just released a report that takes a deep dive into the registration form flow itself. Their 2015 Walk Registration Benchmark Study evaluated seven organizations, 6,000 local walk events, and 700,000 potential participants over the summer of 2015. Using funnels set up in Google Analytics, they followed users through the six-step registration process that many of the top event fundraising organizations are currently using.

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Maximizing Meetings: 3 M’s to Make Event Committee Meetings Meaningful

NonProfit Hub

Tammy Moloy is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. She leads the Events Strategy Team at Ashley|Rountree and Associates —a nonprofit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. Tammy has managed events for more than 23 years in major markets such as Los Angeles, Nashville, Boston and Washington, DC, and has managed more than 75 special events in her career.

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Free Office 365 Events Coming to a City Near You

Tech Soup

If you could get the scoop on Office 365 in a single day, would you be interested? Turns out, we're offering some free events in October and November that will do just that. Here's a chance to find out what Office 365 is, how it can benefit your nonprofit, and what it takes to implement it. Office 365 Forums Across America. TechSoup and Tech Impact are teaming up to do a series of free one-day events for charities and libraries in October and November called Office 365 Forums.

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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.