Tue.Feb 15, 2011

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WordPress vs. Drupal … fight!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7, I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. If you want a really detailed look, please read the very exhaustive, recently released, updated Idealware report on OpenSource CMS , which includes Drupal, WordPress, Joomla and Plone.

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TechSoup Global Contributors’ Summit

Amy Sample Ward

Date : February 15-17, 2011. Location : San Jose, CA. Topic : Technology and Social Impact. Description : The TSG Contributors’ Summit is a chance for the partner organizations, funders, sponsors and community leaders to come together to discuss new ideas, new opportunities, and new ways of leveraging technology for social impact. I’ll be speaking, facilitating and assisting with the event.

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Tips for Shooting A Winning Video For Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Global Fund for Children. Note from Beth: After you read this guest post, you’ll have lots of great tips for your nonprofit’s video. And don’t forget, The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd. This year, for the first time, in addition to awards for Best Small, Medium, and Large nonprofit organization videos, there is also a Best Thrifty Video category for videos produced

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See the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Winners!

Tech Soup

The winners of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have been announced! First Place: Mountaintop Library Expands Horizons by Room to Read. read more.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Lost Your Tax-Exemption? What Next ?

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Lost Your Tax-Exemption? What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have

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Celebrating a Big Number

Care2

Frogloop friends: We at Care2 rarely issue press releases, as we’re more interested in being an organization that does things, as opposed to talking about doing things. But this week we bent our own rules and …issued the press release below. This milestone just seemed to be too big a deal not to stop and celebrate, because, well, reaching 15 million active members seems pretty amazing.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Charles Best is "Character Approved"

ASU Lodestar Center

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Charles Best is "Character Approved" posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center In preparation for the upcoming 13th Annual Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness that the Lodestar

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Telework Policies

Tech Soup

Let's say that you're convinced that it's worth saving something over $10,000 per employee per year by having them work from home at least half-time. You're willing to believe you'll get increased productivity, reduced facility costs, lowered absenteeism, and reduced turnover by allowing more teleworking. You're even persuaded that it's worth investing some time and money on getting some VoiP telecom and online communication tools in place to make that happen.

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Case Study: An Accidental Techie #FAIL Story

NTEN

Melissa Barber, Electronic Communications Specialist, Death with Dignity National Center My nonprofit accidental techie moment lasted about a year and a half. At a previous job, I suggested we move from using three Access databases and individual employees’ email programs and spreadsheets to a more robust, centralized, and informative cloud-based Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system.

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2010 Online Giving Trends

sgEngage

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2010 Online Giving Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on February 15th, 2011 Blackbaud released its 2010 Online Giving Report today. The 2010 Online Giving Report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector.

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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.