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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Organization Size: Medium. Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager. Website: pancan.org. Blog: pancan.org/blog. Facebook: facebook.com/JointheFight. Twitter: twitter.com/PanCAN , twitter.com/Advocate4PanCAN. YouTube: youtube.com/StopPancreaticCancer. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?gid=104492. 1.

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Social Media Monitoring in 30 Minutes or Less

NetWits

Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. You may agree with this or not, but I think it’s safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy.

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Sharing my #EpicThanks – please join me!

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve been secretly conspiring with a few friends on Epic Thanks , a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude, and I’m hoping you’ll join me by bringing your grateful heart to the party! I’m so thankful! I really am. I’m thankful for so many things especially at this time when we have just moved, and so many things seem to be changing and yet staying the same.

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Social Media and Preparedness

NCE Social Media

In addition to being a great way to engage your constituency, social media is a great internal tool, especially when you want to communicate both internally and externally. This video from TEDxNOLA demonstrates how you can use social media in your efforts to get information out quickly when something unexpected happens. Tags: Education and Training Video preparedness tec.

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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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Mobile Tops 2011 Nonprofit Technology Trends

Wild Apricot

A recent survey on Technology Trends for Nonprofits suggests that, compared to email and social media engagement strategies, nonprofits have a long way to go to tap into the fast-growing mobile audience.( read more ). Tags: E-mail marketing mobile nonprofit non-profit Non-profit Communications Non-profit technology nptech research surveys website websites.

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Join the Largest Gratitude Wall in the World by Letting us know What You’re Grateful for: #EpicThanks!

NetWits

Thanksgiving is upon us. In the US and Canada this holiday is mostly about … friends, family, food, football and … well … more food (the extra special, you cook it only once a year, kind of food). OK, that’s not all it’s about, but I’ll be the first to admit that I love all the festivities. Thanksgiving’s really all about gratitude – remembering the things we’re grateful for and giving thanks.

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Are Nonprofits Wasting Time Developing Mobile Apps?

Care2

As nonprofit campaigners, it's our job to engage our constituency, move them up the ladder of engagement, and of course raise more money. New tools and mobile apps should always be on our radar. But have nonprofit camaigners in the US been drinking too much Kool-aid these past couple of years and putting too much faith in mobile apps? Consider what the most popular mobile apps are today.

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Social Media, Video, and the Law

Wild Apricot

Technology in the Arts has just released a well-researched and well-written review of the legal issues surrounding the use of video footage, Social Media, Video Footage, and the Law: What performing arts managers need to know. It’s a timely publication, too: Arts marketers work with rapidly changing technologies on a daily basis. Therefore, they must know how current laws and emerging legal trends will affect their online marketing plans and be prepared to advocate within their organizations for

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Thoughts from EMSA 2010

NetWits

The week before last, I was lucky enough to attend the Email Marketing Summit Australia 2010 (EMSA). It was fantastic to see mix of new and experienced email marketers, as well as a variety of organisations, both Nonprofit and otherwise. The majority of information was focused on organisations working for profit, but there were a lot of takeaways that are just as relevant in the Nonprofit world as well.

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Networked Nonprofit at the Guardian in London

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I stopped in London on my way back to the US from Kenya for a couple of book events. This morning I did an interactive session at the Guardian hosted by its new voluntary sector network – a new online space where professionals working in and with the voluntary sector can discuss and debate the issues which affect their professional lives – and get advice and insight from peers and experts.

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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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TechSoup Global's First Phone System Offering: BetterWorld Telecom

Tech Soup

TechSoup's newest offering is a green technology and our first discounted phone system package for nonprofits and libraries. It's by the green company, BetterWorld Telecom. The pre-negotiated discount package includes Cisco VoIP phones, hosted Voice over IP, and virtual PBX phone service. It's a complete "unified communications" office phone system.

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Association Jam: Top Links for November 2010

Wild Apricot

Blog posts and articles on Membership and Leadership led the links tally at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes, followed by Fundraising and Social Media , among other topics of interest for associations and nonprofits. Here’s a look at the most popular links submitted to Association Jam in November 2010, by category: Membership Association Horn-Tootin' and Why Being Member Driven is Only Half the Battle Carol-Anne Moutinho | Association

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Jeepers creepers! Eliminate your fear about grant budgets!

Get Fully Funded

Many nonprofit Fundraisers focus on writing grants to bring in dollars. Unfortunately, the thought of creating a budget to go with the narrative or the application strikes fear in the hearts of the bravest Fundraisers. Here are some ideas to help you overcome the fear and be on your way to creating a successful budget. First, you must get your head in the game.

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Happy TweetsGiving! Epic Thanks!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m just back from a trip to Kenya and London and as they say in the UK, “cream crackered&# (really tired). I’m really grateful to be home with family and friends – and for the many wonderful global friends I have around the world made through the connectedness of social media. But before I rest, I wanted to let you know that it’s Tweetsgiving time again, a global celebration of gratitude and giving lasting 48 hours to support the work of EpicChange. .

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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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Free Webinar December 8: The Capital Campaign

Tech Soup

Join GiftWorks and Linda Lysakowski on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 1 p.m. Eastern time for a free fundraising webinar. Linda is one of fewer than one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE) designation. In her sixteen years as a philanthropic consultant, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals; and has trained more than 15,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, and mo

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NTEN Member Appreciation Winner: November 24, 2010

NTEN

Flicker: Amanda SG Thanksgiving is almost here, but we've been showering thanks on our members all month to celebrate NTEN Member Appreciation. Today's member give-away is the gift that keeps on giving: a free membership! Yes, we're going to give a complimentary NTEN membership renewal to: Whitefish Community Foundation. Thank you for being a member of NTEN this past year.

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The Real Deal on Foursquare and Geosocial Apps

Care2

Are geo-location services like Foursquare and Gowalla really here to stay? Or are they just embraced by early adopters who are itching to use new shiny tools? After SXSW, Frogloop reported that geosocial apps were deemed the breakout technology of the year. We also profiled some nonprofits like Big Love Little Hearts and Boston Medical Center who had some degree of success raising money, doing advocacy and organizing volunteers.

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Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector :: The.

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

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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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TechSoup Offices Closed Through Monday!

Tech Soup

In honor of the U.S. celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday , TechSoup's San Francisco offices will be closed tomorrow and Friday. We'll be giving thanks for some much-needed days off and will pick up our blog updates, community activities, new webinars, regular newsletters, and donation fulfillment requests upon our return to work on Monday. Our U.S. office also manages some services for TechSoup Canada , so even though the TechSoup Canada offices may be open this week, client services will st

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NTEN Member Appreciation Winner: November 23, 2010

NTEN

The NTEN Member Appreciation daily give-aways are kicking up a notch as we get closer to the end of the month. To wit: today, we're giving out a prize worth $275: the NTEN Season Pass. The pass is good for unlimited webinar registrations for NTEN member webinars from now through 12/31/2011. We'll be sending that pass to: Jennifer Lindsay , from PlayWrite Inc.

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Gratitude for Impact: Epic Thanks Unleashed

Care2

What are you thankful? It's a simple question that Epic Thanks: TweetsGiving has asked supporters to answer online for three years now in support of changemakers making an impact. I want to share some lessons this celebration of gratitude and giving and the program's approach that I think are relevant to organizing social nonprofit campaigns. Simplicity Rules.

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How Does Participation Work in Multi-Lingual Museums?

Museum 2.0

Spending time in Europe, I'm reminded how complicated it gets when you have to interpret exhibits for a multi-lingual audience. Here in Barcelona, it's standard to see three languages on labels (Catalan, Spanish, English), and in Scandinavia I've seen as many as six. Even in North America, it's becoming typical to see two languages on the walls. And this leads to a basic question, one I haven't figured out: how do you encourage visitors to participate when they speak different languages?

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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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Happy Tweetsgiving: Nonprofit taps Twitter for fundraising - OrlandoSentinel.com

AFP Blog

Happy Tweetsgiving: Nonprofit taps Twitter for fundraising - OrlandoSentinel.com: "The Twitter message started simple enough two years ago: What are you thankful for? Happy Tweetsgiving!But it also included a link to a website that told the story of Mama Lucy Kamptoni, a woman building a school in the African nation of Tanzania. The site allowed readers to donate money.

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NTEN Member Appreciation Winner: November 22, 2010

NTEN

We're entering the final stretch of NTEN Member Appreciation Month ! We'll be taking off this Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, but stay tuned this week and next for the final days of NTEN give-aways -- including big prizes like NTC registration and complementary renewal for 2011. Today, I'm giving out one of our new NTEN Member T-shirts. It's perfect for lounging around the house during a holiday vacation, while still feeling connected to the NTEN community ;).

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Top States for New Donors & Online Donors | Nonprofit Trends with.

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All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Top States for New Donors & Online Donors Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 23rd, 2010 Blackbaud has a tremendous amount of data about the nonprofit sector. Sometimes that leads to very valuable insights into what’s happening. Sometimes it’s just ambient awareness or trivial trivia.

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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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Microsoft Pri0 | Microsoft helping nonprofits solve technology problems with Imagine Cup | Seattle Times Newspaper

AFP Blog

Microsoft Pri0 | Microsoft helping nonprofits solve technology problems with Imagine Cup | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Microsoft launched Imagine Cup Solve This on Monday. The Imagine Cup competition brings together student teams from around the world who build software. In the past few years, Microsoft has asked students to build software that helps advance the United Nations' Millennium.

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Nonprofit Mapping 101: Use Maps to Tell Your Org's Stories

NTEN

One of the hardest things to describe about Africa is the sheer size of the place. "How could it take 32 hours to get from one city to another?" (This, when the interesting part of the story was the trussed rooster under my seat that slowly slid forward and stared at me for most of the trip. Unsettling!) If only I'd had this map , I could have laid the scale questions to rest.

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Planning for 2011: Grow Your Sustainer File

Connection Cafe

Author: Sally Heaven. 'Twas the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and all through the nonprofit community all eyes were on Cyber Monday and end-of-year fundraising and making the annual goal. But don't lose sight of an important piece of your 2011 fundraising strategy that you need to make sure is in place before we kick off the new year: sustaining giving.

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Guys Like Good Causes Too | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Guys Like Good Causes Too Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 22nd, 2010 eMarketer recently had an article called “Men Care About Causes Too&# that highlights some new research. A survey by PRWeek and Barkley found that 55% of male Internet users said they would pay more for a brand or product that supported a cause they cared about. 67% of respondents said they would try a new brand bec

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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.