Sat.Aug 02, 2014 - Fri.Aug 08, 2014

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Your Nonprofit’s Complete Guide To The Cloud

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of IT Business Edge. Over the last decade, Cloud computing has become synonymous with computing. Internet users for over ten years have utilized the internet and the cloud together to make their work more efficient, sometimes without even realizing it. Despite the cloud’s ubiquity, questions remain about how it works, how it directly benefits nonprofits, and how to properly implement the technology.

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How Open Source Sparks Innovation and Advances Social Good

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'Adopting an open source philosophy has proven to be quite effective for us at Benetech in our work furthering technology-for-good. I recently had the opportunity to give an interview for Red Hat’s online magazine, Opensource.com , and discuss Benetech’s culture of “open.” I describe the open source tools Benetech builds; clarify why it is important that cybersecurity tools in particular are open; explain how Benetech’s culture of “open” shapes its product development as well as broadly serves i

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Fundraising without donor data: What’s that proverb about giving a man a fish?

3rd Sector Labs

'Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, United Way campaigns to name a few. How often do the funds come in without workable donor data – or any donor data – behind it? If your organization is fundraising without donor data to support it, then you have a problem that needs your attention.

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What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Flickr Photo by Flower Factor. Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? This is a question being asked in many nonprofits as they look at how to prepare younger leaders in their organizations to lead and develop their talent. And from the perspective of younger leaders , who are ambitious but often feel stymied in their career paths because they are often met with the following response: Be reminded of how youn

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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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6 Hashtag Mistakes Your Nonprofit Is Probably Making

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Technorati. Social Media can be a fickle beast. What drew huge engagement one week, could fail to even spark a hint of interest the next. So what gives? It’s not your content. That’s been refined, edited twice, and is discussing a timely subject. It’s not the time when you submitted the tweet, blog post, or Facebook share. You’re posting based on a calculated system , when the social media network in question is most active.

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How Are You Welcoming New Members?

Wild Apricot

'Does your association or club have a new member onboarding process in place? Here are some ideas on welcoming new members.

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Planning to Win: A Framework and Free Toolkit for Nonprofit Campaign Planning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Planning to Win is an online guide for nonprofits that are looking to win support for an issue, impact policy, or get a corporation or government body to change its policies. Spitfire developed this upgraded version of its first campaign planning tool because of the many new factors affecting what it takes to design and run winning campaigns in today’s rapidly changing world.

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5 Habits Of A Highly Successful Board

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of connietalksnonprofits.org. A nonprofit board is comprised of highly successful and influential people in the community you serve. Chances are good they’re also your biggest supporters, often times your largest donors, and your largest advocates. But aside from these three important traits, what else makes a nonprofit board uniquely successful?

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Associations Working Together, Board Steering and Rowing & More

Wild Apricot

'This week''s Link Love Friday round-up offers insight and ideas on: micro content; associations working together; boards steering and rowing work; event secret shoppers and more.

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Fundraising without donor data: What’s that proverb about giving a man a fish?

3rd Sector Labs

'Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, United Way campaigns to name a few. How often do the funds come in without workable donor data – or any donor data – behind it? If your organization is fundraising without donor data to support it, then you have a problem that needs your attention.

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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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Free E-Book: NetworkforGood Giving Day Planning Guide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Click to Download. While it may be the dog days of August, GivingTuesday 2014 kicks off on December 4th. After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan.

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New Mobile Giving Facts You Must Know

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of iThemes.com. The mobile revolution is a well covered phenomenon that has captured the imagination of an entire generation of technologists from around the world. 58% of Americans now own smart phones, and this number is only expected to continue to grow with the advent of cheap alternatives. Naturally, the nonprofit sector is looking at this trend and searching for the most effective way to leverage the power of the new technology to aid fundraising and volunteer recruitment e

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Reflections from #MFOM14: Email Marketing, Fundraising, and Visual Communications

NTEN

'On August 2-3, I attended the 5th biennial Money for Our Movements (MFOM) social justice fundraising conference in Baltimore, Maryland, convened by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. I felt really humbled to be amongst a highly diverse group of both budding and seasoned grassroots activists. The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively sp

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Ten Tips for Creating Captivating Nonprofit Websites

Tech Soup

'Designing or redesigning your nonprofit's website? Before you get started, check out these ten tips for creating engaging nonprofit websites from Firespring CEO, Jay Wilkinson. Wilkinson shared his web design wisdom in a recent TechSoup webinar. These were my top ten takeaways. 1. Resist the "Do it Cheap" Syndrome. Many profits suffer from what Wilkinson calls the "do it cheap" syndrome, also known as the "ED's nephew can build our website for free" syndrom

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

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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Ask a Nonprofit Specialist - Applying for 501c3 status with new 1023-EZ form

ASU Lodestar Center

'posted by Anne Byrne , Professional-in-Residence, ASU Lodestar Center Question: I am starting a nonprofit organization and need to apply for 501c3 status. Can I fill out the new 1023-EZ form? The Internal Revenue Service recently released Form 1023-EZ , the streamlined application for recognition of exemption of 501c3 status. This form is significantly shorter and easier to complete than the regular application, which is a welcome change for aspiring small nonprofit organizations.

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The State of Association Membership Marketing

Wild Apricot

'Here are highlights of the 2014 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report.

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10 Most Common Barriers To Effective Communication

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'The person I turn to for effective communication advice, David Grossman, has released a new eBook called, Top 10 Barriers Communicators Face: How to Get Your Leader on Board with Internal Communication. "Today, the savviest executives are realizing the power and potential of communication to drive results. Smart leaders know they need to connect the dots differently than before," explains David.

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Storymakers 2014 Webinars & Events: Register Today to Participate!

Tech Soup

'As my colleague Ale noted in her post a few days ago, the 2014 digital storytelling contest and event series (now called Storymakers ) has arrived! In keeping with our goal to help nonprofits, libraries, and social benefit organizations learn how to tell better, more compelling, and more meaningful stories to bring about change, we are planning a whole host of exciting FREE events.

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

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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#14LCS Series: Meet Emily Lonigro Boylan and Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad

NTEN

'Over the past couple of months weve been introducing you to the incredible cast of characters who are helping to shape NTENs inaugural Leading Change Summit. Its about time we celebrate the dynamic duo behind the Idea Accelerator : Emily Lonigro Boylan and Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad of LimeRed Studio. LimeRed is a creative services firm that works with organizations that inspire positive change.

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Are You being Smart With Online Fundraising?

Care2

'In the ever-changing world of online fundraising, it is easy to get distracted by the newest thing that promises instant success. We are so concentrated on the next big thing that we may neglect what really works! I recently wrote an article for The Nonprofit Times outlining exactly what makes up a fruitful digital fundraising program. The key piece of a digital strategy is (drum roll please) list growth!

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7 Ways To Display Exceptional Customer Service

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'If you want to delight your customers, then the book by Steve Curtin, Delight Your Customers -- 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary , is a must-read for you and your employees. The book explains the seven ways for you and your employees to demonstrate exceptional customer service : Express genuine interest Offer sincere and specific compliments Share unique knowledge Convey authentic enthusiasm Use appropriate humor Provide pleasant surprises Delivery ser

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11 Indispensable Ingredients of a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign [Infographic]

NonProfit Hub

'Tatyana Kapkan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and an Online Marketing Strategist for FundRazr , Canada’s largest crowdfunding platform with deep social media integration. She is passionate about crowdfunding and coaching customers to help their fundraising campaigns succeed. Tatyana contributes her knowledge and experience by writing content to FundRazr’s blog and guest blogging. _.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

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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Le Web, C???Est Moi

NTEN

'Alan Rosenblatt. Director of Digital Strategy. turner4d. What do words and phrases like Webmaker, Maker Parties, and Thimble have in common? They are keys to web literacy and innovation. The Web is fundamentally the creation of the people that use it. Almost everyone contributes to it in some manner. Certainly, people coding applications and websites are creating the web, but that is merely the tip of the iceberg.

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Effective Online Onboarding Strategies

Care2

'Here is (yet another) compelling reason for your organization to leverage digital channels: the next generation of donors are engaging more on digital platforms and are increasingly looking for a way to support and donate through these channels. The data is in, but how can you acquire and “on-board” these digitally savvy people and convince them to donate to your organization?

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5 Open-ended Questions To Ask Your Customers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'I really like author Paul R. Timm''s advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. Here''s what Timm recommends: Don''t Ask : How was everything? Can I get you something else? Did you find everything you need? Will that be all? Was everything satisfactory? Instead Ask : What else can I do for you?

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Welcome to QuickTips by QuickBooks Made Easy: Voiding Checks from Prior Periods

Tech Soup

'This video was authored by Gregg Bossen,Creator of QuickBooks Made Easy, QuickBooks Instructor,and a practicing CPA. Since 2000 Gregg has taught QuickBooks Seminars around the country to thousands of new users, existing users, and other CPAs. Have you ever wondered what to do when you have an old check that will never clear? This month's QuickBooks Made Easy QuickTips is all about voided checks.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.

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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Lisa Heft

NTEN

'If youve looked over the agenda for the NTENs first-ever Leading Change Summit (#14LCS) this September, youve probably noticed that we tried to build in a healthy mix of time that attendees will spend in their tracks vs. time that will be spent all together. All this summer weve been introducing you to the facilitators who will make the three tracks so memorable.

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MuseumCamp 2014: Experiments in Social Impact Assessment

Museum 2.0

'You run a program. It changes kids'' lives. It builds more responsible environmental stewards. It strengthens your community. How do you measure that? This was the question at the heart of last week''s MuseumCamp. MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme.

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Author Thomas Teal On Management Integrity

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Some words of wisdom from author Thomas Teal : Integrity in management means : being responsible communicating clearly keeping promises being an honest broker avoiding hidden agendas knowing oneself Also, explains Teal : Great managers serve two masters; one organizational, one moral. Managing is not a series of mechanical tasks but a set of human interactions.

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Storymakers Digital Storytelling Resources - Go Explore

Tech Soup

'TechSoup storytelling campaigns have been educating nonprofits and building storytelling capacity for four years. With webinars on topics ranging from how to capture your footage, how to edit your story or use your smart phone, these resources promise to educate and increase your ability to tell stories that stand out and get noticed. Past Webinar Recordings.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.