Fri.Apr 11, 2014

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Infographic: How Young Adults Get Involved

TechImpact

'Everyone is chasing the next big thing. The Millennial. And they’re the toughest, and the biggest, nut to crack for nonprofits of all sizes. They’re the future. The next big generation of leaders, thinkers, and volunteers. But getting inside of their heads has been tough as their rise to power has been coupled with the rise of technology, and more specifically, mobile and social technology.

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Are Virtual and Micro-volunteering the New Normal?

Wild Apricot

'Here''s a preview of a new article in our Membership Knowledge Hub (by Tobi Johnson) that provides insight into and tips for managing and supporting offsite and virtual volunteers.

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Is it Mobile-Friendly or Mobile-Optimized?

NTEN

'Dale Knoop. CEO. RAZMobile. Getting donors to support your cause is the hard part! Make sure you don't turn donors off by having a donation form that isn't user friendly on all devices. There is a huge difference between “mobile-friendly” and “mobile-optimized” sites. An easy-to-complete donation form experience allows users to give again–and hopefully become loyal, repeat donors, while a frustrating experience could lead them to never try again.

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Heartbleed: What It Is and What You Need to Do About It

Tech Soup

'By now you've probably heard of a massive IT issue that could potentially affect millions of Internet users. No, we are not talking about the XPocalypse , but " Heartbleed ," a bug discovered early this week that may have compromised the security of dozens of popular websites. Unlike many other bugs found daily by security experts, this quickly gained traction in mainstream media like The New York Times , NPR , even CNN.

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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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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: So Many Thanks to Our Board Members

NTEN

'This week is National Volunteer Week ! You''ve probably seen the posts all week on the NTEN blog as we recognize and appreciate the tremendous amount of energy, passion, and action that SO many individuals in the NTEN community contribute to help us as an organization and to ensure that this is a thriving community for all. To round out our full week of gratitude to all those that support us, I want to share a very heartfelt thank you and virtual hug to those individuals helping us stay true to

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Launching the Health Data Consortium – Two Years Later

Forum One

'In late 2011 I was approached by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with an audacious proposition: would Forum One help the Foundation, HHS, the White House, the California HealthCare Foundation and others establish an independent nonprofit organization focused on health data? We reflect on two years of growth and opportunity for the Health Data Consortium (HDC) – along with our excitement at Forum One on being tapped for this important project – recognizing the things that worked w

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Get Social Covered: 13 Lesser Known Social Media Sites for Your NPO

AFP Blog

'Get Social Covered: 13 Lesser Known Social Media Sites for Your NPO : You’ve got social media covered. Facebook? Please—you were an early adopter. And Twitter? You could do 140 characters or less in your sleep. But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. At the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio, Lisa Chmiola and David Tinker helped us through some of the lesser known social media sites that can help your nonprofit with effic

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Do You Know Your Ideal Supporter? Do They Like Borscht?

Connection Cafe

'Guest post by Peter Gulka, Consultant for Blackbaud’s Arts & Cutlural Solutions. . As a person of Ukranian heritage, I am often asked “Hey – do you like borscht ???”. If you’re unaware, borscht is a traditional Ukranian soup made from beets. Whenever I’m asked, I immediately get uncomfortable and try (usually in vain) to explain that no one likes borscht.

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Minnesota's Give to the Max Day gets new technology partner | Star Tribune

AFP Blog

'Minnesota''s Give to the Max Day gets new technology partner | Star Tribune : Minnesota charities stung by a peak-time website crash during “Give to the Max Day” last year will have a new technology firm handling its annual day of mega-giving in 2014.

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3 Reasons Why Your Donor Database Data Went Bad

NonProfit Hub

'Jay Love is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. He’s currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Bloomerang and the Senior Vice President of Avectra—both organizations serving the nonprofit sector with cutting edge technology tools for fundraising and communications. _. Whether it is your car, your desk or even your backpack, the tidier they are kept the more efficiently you can use them.

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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.

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How Women Lead the Trend Towards Social Media Use via Mobile

NTEN

'Alex Hillsberg. Journalist. FinancesOnline. A new infographic on how women use social media provides statistics on how they lead the way. The latest studies on social media demographics show what we’ve already known for a long time: women dominate social media use. Consolidating data from the studies by Pew, Nielsen, and Burst Media, a recently published infographic compared how men and women are changing the social media landscape.