Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

By Michelle Chen , an independent scholar who recently graduated with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force today and they have greatly different media patterns, behaviors and habits compared to their parents. The oldest of the Millennial Generation are in their mid-careers, and as this generation become more secure in their careers and have more disposable income, nonprofits need to under

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Beginning in January 2020, Google Chrome will start blocking more insecure elements on web pages. These pages have “Mixed Content”, which is a page loaded securely via HTTPS, but pulls in elements from a non-secure locations. The usual culprits are images or JavaScript files being loaded from a third-party site. Pages where all text, images, and video are loaded from a secure HTTPS location will not be affected.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Planning to redesign your website? We've handpicked the top 50 nonprofit websites from organizations large and small to help you create the best possible website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. One technique that I often employ is called “ Dot Voting ” or “ Visual the Vote.” This is a simple process for getting participants to prioritize ideas or decisions. You use this to follow a brainstorming activity which may yield an abundance of new ideas.

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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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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Everyone likes to be appreciated, and your members are no exception. Here are five great ways to say “thanks”. Your association wouldn’t be an association without members. They’re what make your organization thrive. The season of gratitude is the perfect time to consider how you can make your members feel more appreciated. Here are five ways to thank your members for their support. 1.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Nonprofits, take note. This is important! (This also applies to the for-profit social enterprises we serve too!) Nonprofits, take note. This is important! (This also applies to the for-profit social enterprises we serve too!) Over the past month, we’ve answered these questions a lot: How will changes to the federal overtime law will affect my organization?

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Beginning in January 2020, Google Chrome will start blocking more insecure elements on web pages. These pages have “Mixed Content”, which is a page loaded securely via HTTPS, but pulls in elements from a non-secure locations. The usual culprits are images or JavaScript files being loaded from a third-party site. Pages where all text, images, and video are loaded from a secure HTTPS location will not be affected.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Credit card processing for nonprofits may sound high-tech and complicated, but even the smallest organization can easily get set up to receive payments. Here's how to get started.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. The difficult power dynamics among grantors and grantees.

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Socialbrite

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A text-to-donate campaign for the American Red Cross. Post by Brooklin Nash. S martphones are the key to the future of marketing. And like it or not, marketing is an important part of the day to day functions of most nonprofits. Marketing drives donations, which drives what nonprofits are able to accomplish. As smartphones become more and more important to the marketing scene, it’s important that those working for nonprofits also understand how smartphones can be used for fundraising.

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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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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Where and when you can visit with the Nimble AMS team while you’re there. Join the Nimble AMS team at the?Community Brands?booth #613 during the?2019 ASAE Technology Exploration Conference December 3-4 in Washington, DC. At? ASAE TEC 2019 ,?association technology professionals will gather for learning sessions, demos, and hands-on training to discover how the latest technology can drive their organizations to new levels of success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Launched in 2010, GoFundMe is the world’s largest free social fundraising platform, with more than $5 billion raised by tens of millions of donors. Today, GoFundMe has expanded their platform to nonprofits in the United States and Canada with the launch of GoFundMe Charity. For nonprofits looking to expand their crowdfunding campaigns in 2020, here are four key features of the new GoFundMe Charity : 1) Customizable campaigns to reflect your nonprofit’s brand.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This week has turned out to be the hardest post I've written yet. Not because of the subject matter, but because of the sheer volume of awesome I'm trying to summarize. This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. I'd ask questions on Twitter before. But this one resonated clearly, as I got 75 retweets and 61 comments. So many wonderful ideas, and I shared a few below.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in December 2019 that the internet has to offer.

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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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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The elders in my family set high standards for what “hard work” felt and looked like. They subscribed to the adage that people of color (especially women of color) had to work “twice as hard” in business to prove themselves. I deeply respect my family’s wisdom. I credit them for my fierce work ethic, which fit right in with the “do more with less” mindset of nonprofit work, but as I rose through the ranks of nonprofit leadership, I wasn’t quite prepared for the toll it took on my mental, physica

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

In their book, Rapid Realignment , authors George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, reveal the most common responses from thousands of managers and workers when they were asked to think of the best boss they ever had, and then answer the question: " What did that person do to qualify as your best boss ?" And, those most common responses were : My best boss listened!

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Your members expect highly personalized and engaging experiences with your association. Here are some important things to consider in your strategy. Want to make sure your members stick around? Consider these tips for creating a member experience that rivals that of today’s leading for-profit companies. The Salesforce State of the Connected Customer report shows that more than 50 percent of consumers have stopped buying from a company altogether because a competitor beat them on customer experie

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by James Gilmer Harbor Compliance. Nonprofits solicit and raise funds as a fact of their existence. To protect nonprofits and the general public, most states enforce certain compliance requirements on nonprofit organizations soliciting within their borders. With the advent of various communication technologies, nonprofits have broadened the reach of their programs and fundraising efforts greatly, and at a much lower relative cost.

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Advertiser: Syncrony

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Effective communication with donors and prospects is critical to your organization’s success. This can take the form of vehicles like written mail, face-to-face or phone conversations, electronic communications, or any combination of these. In fact, campaigns that use direct mail plus one or more digital media component like email have been shown to have a nearly 120% lift in response rate compared to campaigns that used only direct mail.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Looking into online payment processing for your nonprofit, association, or membership organization? Pick the right solution with the help of our guide.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Earlier this year, Instagram rolled out a feature that allows nonprofit accounts (and their supporters) to. add a “donate” sticker to Stories. Now, Instagram has upped the ante with the introduction of NEW “donate” buttons on Instagram profiles. With end-of-year fundraising about to hit, if you haven’t set up your organizations donate button already – you should!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Inspirational leadership wisdom came awhile back from Bahram Akradi, the CEO of Life Time Fitness. From that health club's monthly fitness magazine, Experience Life , Akradi says: Once we get comfortable in our habitual patterns, we may fail to notice when they have outworn their useful purpose, or when new alternatives might serve us better. Once you've encountered a second way of seeing things, you're more likely to entertain the possibility of a third and fourth way, too.

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Advertiser: DonorDock

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

How you can use the Community Brands Member Engagement and Loyalty Study to revive member value. Now is the perfect time to revisit the value you provide your members. Here’s some inspiration from Community Brands’ latest study to get you started. As one year ends and another begins, we often turn our attention to refreshing various areas of our lives.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

As we reach the end of 2019, reflections and evaluations are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. What is working well? What could we change? How can we grow and create a larger impact? How can we make next year even better? One of the best ways to increase your impact is to expand your donor base. But I know it’s easier said than done. Here are some tips that might help you branch out from your current base and create some new buzz about your organization.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

This week’s edition of the insiders view for all topics regarding your LMS We are addressing the “Easy to use LMS” topic.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Trying to develop a social media strategy for your nonprofit? Here are 5 great examples that you can use to get inspired.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Archives. by Zoe Allen. Want to know more about what your digital marketing strategy should be looking like? These key statistics will help you decide what path to take, all in a simple infographic form. How much do you know about digital marketing? . Even if you’re a digital marketing pro, you might still be surprised by these facts about the performance of different marketing channels.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

I heard this advice quoted awhile back and wanted to share it. It's from William Arthur Ward , one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims: Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start to plan for 2020.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

“But what have you done for me lately?”. While a phrase I personally find a bit crass, as a resident of New York City, I am constantly reminded however of its truth and poignancy. Every week there seems to be new restaurants, clothing stores, entertainment venues… you name it, that are popping up in locations I’ve long known as something else. The places that always seem to last the longest are the businesses that manage to connect with their community and neighborhoods in unique ways.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

As your nonprofit starts to build a new website, you may immediately run into questions or roadblocks. How should your website be structured? What content do you want to display up front? How should you customize each page? Website design is important , and leveraging the right web development features will help you navigate many of these questions.

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