Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

'Flickr Photo by Soyignatius. Content curation – the process of finding, organizing, and sharing topical, relevant content for your audience that supports your nonprofit’s engagement or campaign goals (or your professional learning) begins with “ Spotting the Awesome.” I love that phrase coined by my friends at Upwell. Do you or your organization have formal guidelines for “ spotting the awesome ” like Upwell (see below) or is it more of ”we know

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

'We''re so excited to welcome our new Content Manager, Steph Routh to the NTEN team! Steph will be managing and keeping the great online community content flowing, while doubling as one of Portland''s most revered bike & transportation advocates outside the office. You may have also met her at the 14NTC, where she was working with the NTEN team behind the scenes.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 22, 2014

'Do your website spring cleaning plans include looking at your members-only content?

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

'Tomas Wojciechowski. Editor in Chief. Technologie.ngo.pl. Use of mobile technology is exponentially increasing around the world. Are the world's nonprofits keeping up? Explore ways nonprofits can build mobile technology into their mission-based work, and discover what the organizers of the Sektor 3.0 Conference in May are planning to do to get there.

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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

APRIL 22, 2014

'A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. Author Peter F. Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite book''s of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization :" Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose?

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

'Danny Boice. Co-Founder & President. Speek. How can you utilize mobile apps to achieve maximum benefit? Learn the most common goals from the for-profit sector, and see how it translates to nonprofit organizations. When considering the development of a native mobile app for any of the app stores, you should start by contemplating what it is you really want to get out of it.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 22, 2014

'When was the last time you logged onto Facebook because you really wanted to see what was going on at work? Probably… well, never. That’s because social media outlets are a place we go to catch up on what our friends and family have been up to. To see what’s funny or interesting. To find things that we truly like and connect with. So where does that leave your organization in terms of social media?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2014

'Need a new mobile plan or a donated smartphone? TechSoup has partnered with BetterWorld Wireless to bring discounted mobile services and donated devices to eligible nonprofits and public libraries in the U.S. BetterWorld Wireless is a new network operator that offers mobile service plans (voice, text, and data), data-only service plans (3G and 4G LTE), and new or refurbished mobile devices (including smartphones, tablets, and hotspots).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2014

'Do you want to change the world? Such is the call of a recent integrated marketing campaign launched by Mission of Hope, Haiti (MOH). For the past fifteen years, MOH Founders Brad and Vanessa Johnson have indeed been changing the world, dedicating their lives to save tens of thousands of children in poverty-stricken Haiti. To date, approximately 70,000 children and students have received daily meals, 6,000 children have been educated, 430 families have been provided long-term housing and 6,000

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'5 Ways to Give Your Fundraising Strategy an Upgrade | Third Sector Today : The need for nonprofits to continuously reinvent themselves, to offer trending solutions and to make use of technology in the realization of their fundraising strategies is on an all-time high. The golden question now is: How do you keep up? How do you keep growing the work you’ve done’ This might have been a difficult feat for nonprofits before, but now, the opportunities are endless.

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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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TechImpact

APRIL 22, 2014

'Image courtesy of Gramination. The contemporary consumer is addicted to information and media. Their attention spans are shrinking as information is consumed at a staggering pace. As a result, images, visuals, and infographics are taking more precedent. Today’s web user wants information immediately, and doesn’t want to have to sift through paragraphs to find it.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'95% of donors cover charities'' transaction costs on Blackbaud Heroix | UK Fundraising : Blackbaud’s Heroix online giving platform has started inviting donors to increase their donation to cover the transaction and card fees, ensuring that charities receive 100% of each donation. Since the ‘Donor Cover’ option was introduced in Ireland, 95% of people making direct donations have chosen to cover the fees.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'Five ways charities use gamification | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Five ways charities use gamification Charities are using gaming, such as researching cancer cures through an app, to increase the reach of their message.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'Heye-Tech (hi-tech): Technology Committees - Meetings can have Value : echnology Committees - Meetings can have Value I have long been a fan of Technology Committees, but I don''t hear a lot of others talking about it. In my role at The Cara Program, we have a fantastic Technology Steering Committee. I can''t begin to state all of the benefit this group has brought.

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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'Privacy Worries Shutter Gates-Funded Education-Data Nonprofit – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : A foundation-funded nonprofit software company that collected and stored information about public-school students announced Monday that it was closing over parental concerns about privacy, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'Wiser.org Blog  Wiser.org, the social network for sustainability closes its doors and looks back : The Wiser.org website closed on April 22nd 2014 – Earth Day. We are so grateful to everyone who has been part of this incredible journey towards a more just and sustainable world. In this final blog, we wanted to look back over the history of WiserEarth and Wiser.org, to not only share some of our achievements but also why the decision was made to close our core website Wiser.org.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

'Center for the Future of Museums: Khan Academy & Cultural Understanding : Smarthistory at Khan Academy is used by museum visitors, independent learners, professors, teachers and their students. There are nearly 600 short-form art history videos created from conversations recorded on-site (in urban spaces, archeological sites, museums, churches and mosques), as well as hundreds of essays on art and art history.

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