Tue.Jul 22, 2014

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The Power of the Email Address

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Amplifymm. Te value of the email address can not be understated. According to Eleventy Group, approximately 1/3 of all fundraising revenue comes from email. The email is your digital avenue to a potential donor, volunteer, or even employee. It is unequivocally the most used communicative device of the 20th century. The text message might be a close second, but the email has been around for 19 years longer.

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More fundraising software = more data headaches

3rd Sector Labs

'Technology both simplifies and complicates our lives. Nowhere is this more true than in the nonprofit sector. Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. More fundraising software = more data headaches. What sort of fundraising software are we talking about?

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Can My Fitbit Data Make Health Care Better?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'I first put a fitbit, a digital pedometer that tracks steps, calories burned, food intake, and other personal analytics data, on my wrist back in October. After some results from routine tests during my annual physical, my doctor informed me that my cholesterol was high. ”Start exercising more and stop eating bacon cheese burgers ” were the doctor’s orders and we’ll retest in 6 months.

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8th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report

NTEN

'We are excited to release the 8th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report ! This research provides valuable benchmarks to help you assess and plan your technology budgets and strategies, and considers the nonprofit sector as a whole to gauge the maturity and effectiveness of technology strategies and use. With NTEN''s theory of change in mind, this report examines technology staffing levels, technology budgets, and overall organizational approaches to technology decisions, a

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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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Technology Training Resources for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

'When you work for an active and dynamic nonprofit or charity, it might feel like you're constantly learning new skills or building knowledge in different areas. And while you might be a super worker or volunteer, you're not super human so you shouldn't be expected to know everything about everything. Technology, especially, can be difficult to stay on top of with constantly updating operating systems and new versions of software.

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Five Things to Do Now to Enhance Your Nonprofit’s Website

NTEN

'Adam Hostetter. Web Design & Development Lead. American Technology Services. Here's a listicle that breaks down some trends and can help you help your website produce greater impacts. Website design and development is a moving target where little changes can make a huge difference to your nonprofit’s website performance over time. In the past few years, you’ve heard a lot about responsive/mobile websites and the use of videos/ graphics to make the content more user-friendly.

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The 4 Things To Ask When An Employee Leaves

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'As a leader, it''s critical that you understand the real reasons employees leave your company. To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan , shares in his book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews : Why did you decide to leave us?

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Next To Silicon Valley, Nonprofits Draw Youth Of Color Into Tech - capradio.org

AFP Blog

'Next To Silicon Valley, Nonprofits Draw Youth Of Color Into Tech - capradio.org : To counter that, a growing number of nonprofits are popping up in Oakland to help young blacks and Latinos break into the industry. The Goal Is Exposure Every afternoon this summer, Armstrong is in the offices of a small nonprofit called Hack the Hood. Her job is to fix websites for clients.

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The New Beta Way To Lead

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'It''s these chapter headings in the book, The Fall of the Alphas , that first grabbed my interest: Corporate Anthropology Plows and Primates Boomers and Bonobos Information Changes Everything The Top of a Different Pyramid Eliminating Elitism Managing Ego It Takes Two to Beta Next, it was author Dana Ardi''s premise that convinced me to read her book: “Today’s American corporate world is a tale of two cultures.

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'Using technology to do good': Disaster Tech Lab - Independent.ie

AFP Blog

'''Using technology to do good'': Disaster Tech Lab - Independent.ie : An Irish NGO has brought emergency communications systems to disaster-stricken countries like Haiti, The Philippines, and Sandy-hit Long Island since setting up in 2010.

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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.