Byte Technology

JUNE 30, 2015

For the past several years Google Analytics has been the go-to tool for parsing a website’s effectiveness for visitors. With a few clicks a designer or administrator can see numbers of hits and click-throughs, time spent on specific pages, which pages and elements are being ignored and much more. Whereas Analytics still holds immense value to determine what is working and what is not, the truly savvy website developer and owner couples it with heat mapping, complex graphic displays that show wha

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 30, 2015

June was a big month for us! We made great strides with our software and community offerings. Read more about what we've been up to!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2015

Happy New (Fiscal) Year! This coming fiscal year, is your organization planning to add new programs, expand existing ones, or bring on new staff? Well, we've got great news! On July 1, donation programs available through TechSoup that limit the number of products available during the fiscal year reset. This means you can order more of these products you need to support your new programs.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 30, 2015

With nearly 2 million nonprofit board seats opening up in this country every year, nonprofits need to work hard to successfully recruit the most attractive board members. We’ve discussed many different strategies for doing just that in this blog. One of the best and easiest strategies is to put your board on your website. If your nonprofit is not showing off who is on their board, they are missing an easy opportunity to maximize their chances of winning at the board recruiting game.

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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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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2015

*FOMO = slang for ‘fear of missing out’—and missing out is something we definitely don’t want ANY of our Arts & Cultural patrons to do! It’s that time of year where you are beginning to finalize your plans and send out invitations to your Annual Gala. As an Arts and Cultural organization, the Annual Gala is your opportunity to celebrate your organization’s past, your current activities and projects, and what is still to come.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2015

I love the show “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.” The host spends his time crossing the US and Canada searching for unique, special and the oftentimes overlooked restaurants. It might be a non-descript cafe in a shopping center or a mom and pop diner in a small town, each with its own flavor. When I think of these restaurants and how they are sometimes overlooked it reminds me of the prospects, friends and fans that are waiting just around the corner in your database.

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