TechImpact

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'In our professional lives, buzz words are thrown around like hot potatoes. And we’ve all known that co-worker, boss, or client who uses corporate buzz words more than adjectives. ROI, synergy, corporate responsibility, pivot, disintermediation, efficiently operationalize strategies, leverage core competencies. Sometimes (maybe most times) these words mean nothing.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Here is some insight from our Small Membership Advisory Community about member benefits offered at their business and trade associations across North America.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Exciting news! Religious organizations with a 501(c)(3) charitable determination can now receive Intuit donations from TechSoup. Religious organizations include churches, synagogues, and other places of worship, as well as organizations with a focus on missionary activities, religious training, evangelism, or religious publishing activities. Review the full Intuit program eligibility requirements and restrictions to confirm your organization's eligibility.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'After months of thoughtful reflection, accompanied by much weeping and gnashing of teeth, we are close to finalizing the design of the new NTEN homepage. Our web design experts from Cornershop Creative have put together a page that we hope will fulfill the intended goals of the redesign: to create a more dynamic, easy to navigate website that will help to support our active community of nonprofit professionals to connect, learn, and change the world.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'From Jay Miletsky''s book, 101 Ways to Successfully Market Yourself , here 10 tips for projecting an effective professional image : Discipline yourself to be positive and enthusiastic. In tense situations choose positive responses by maintaining perspective and getting along well with others. Acknowledge mistakes and shortcomings and learn how to correct them.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Nonprofits rely heavily on volunteers. And depending on what volunteers are willing and able to do, that means that logistical tasks can turn into roadblocks. Or even worse, something can get entirely skipped over. This day and age, social media plays a crucial role in your marketing strategy. Unfortunately, laying the groundwork for an effective and strategic social media plan tends to become one of the tasks that is skipped over and organizations’ posts begin to mirror that of a personal acco

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'The root cause of bad data management for any organization – for-profit, nonprofit or government – can usually be found in the data management paradigm itself. The most damaging data management paradigm – one that is commonly found among nonprofits – is what I call “the daisy chain of bad data management.” Ladies and gentlemen, we need to stop the daisy chain!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'NTEN Member, Steve Heye, sporting an NTEN geek t-shirt Last week, Joleen and I spoke at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits'' (MCN) annual conference, Nonprofits in Motion: Momentum for a New Minnesota (NPIM14), and we have a lot to share! No sooner had we walked into the Saint Paul RiverCentre, than we had a celebrity sighting. Yes, that would be NTEN Member, Steve Heye , Manager of Technology for The Cara Program , wearing an NTEN geek t-shirt.

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