TechImpact

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Google Analytics helps nonprofits understand their website. Period. It’s visual representations of data makes the task of aggregating and crunching data much easier and less time consuming. From knowing what time of the day your website get’s the most traffic, to the part of the world those impressions are coming from, Google Analytics is an invaluable tool for your nonprofit.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'On November 3 rd and 4 th , more than thirty representatives of Medical Surplus Recovery Organizations (MSROs), donors of surplus medical equipment and consumables, and academics met to explore the challenges and benefits that building a working alliance may have for individual organizations, donors, recipients, and the field of medical surplus recovery over all.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Google Analytics helps nonprofits understand their website. Period. It’s visual representations of data makes the task of aggregating and crunching data much easier and less time consuming. From knowing what time of the day your website get’s the most traffic, to the part of the world those impressions are coming from, Google Analytics is an invaluable tool for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'With #GivingTuesday only weeks away, hopefully your fundraising campaign plan has taken shape and you're feeling prepared for the big day. You've got your appeal solidified, communications materials drafted, and partners on board. But does your community know your plan? You may think that because #GivingTuesday is a 24-hour challenge, you don't need to give your community advanced notice.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Having the right Development Director leading your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts is critical. But finding that fundraising superstar may be quite difficult. For pointers on how to hire that perfect Development Director, guest blogger Amy Eisenstein weighed in this week with her very helpful thoughts on how to meet this challenge and more. Thanks Amy!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Our charity and nonprofit websites can potentially bring in a goldmine of information about our audiences. Web analytics tools gather data that can help nonprofits better engage stakeholders, drive donations, and measure the success of their online presence. But you do need the right tools to gather and understand that information. Unfortunately, according to a new study by the Nonprofit Times and data analytics firm, Cardinal Path , nonprofits may not be making the most of the data our website

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'This infographic originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. In our November/December edition, we explored how to build your 2015 marketing plan. To reserve your free copy of our January/February issue on donor retention, sign up today. . ————————————————. Managing your nonprofit marketing plan can feel a whole lot like the game Tetris.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'This article was originally published in npENGAGE magazine. Go here to subscribe. . Athletic event-based fundraisers are growing in popularity. . In the United States, there are over 30,000 endurance type events that can benefit a singular charity or multiple charities. Commonly referred to as multi-charity events, they offer a handful of nonprofit organizations an opportunity to be a part of the same event.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'What''s the best way to get formal input from diverse community members? I''ve been curious about this question for a long time. While informal involvement or input for a specific project is always useful, there''s also value to more sustained participation--and the relationships and accountability that comes with it. I''ve mostly seen museums employ one of two methods for formal community advisors: Create special "spots" on the board of trustees for certain kinds of community representatives.

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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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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'The Count Down to #GivingTuesday | LinkedIn : "Audits aren''t just for taxes: Your website. Have you taken a look at your website from a phone? If you were a #GivingTuesday visitor who came to your site, on a phone (and an ever growing number are ) would you see any connection to #GivingTuesday? Or would you be left confused, frustrated.and just leave?

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Have you recently read an article or attended a webinar where you were told that your data or software had to be in “the cloud”? Worse still, if you weren’t in “the cloud”, then your organization was exposed to all sorts of risks, problems and unnecessary costs? There’s a reason why a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere came to be used to describe a particular state of data and software.

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