Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 11, 2011

Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last few weeks. The good news is that the upgrades signal that Facebook is working towards merging these three types of pages (when possible), thus making managing your nonprofit’s presence on Facebook much easier: 1) Facebook Pages are now displayed under “Info > Education and Work&# on personal Facebook Profiles.

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

Register for our monthly Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Register Now ! The seven event fundraising techniques or “best practices&# described here emerged from analyzing data and interviewing nonprofit event and development staff. Our goal: Gain a clearer understanding of what they do to achieve success on a regular basis.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or in full below. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. I think there’s huge potential for organizations to use multiple mediums, content, and locations to help document and advocate for the change they want in their communities and around the world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Benetech got a call recently from an excited Bookshare member who had been waiting to download our new Read2Go accessible e-book application for Apple devices. Graduate student Maria Georgakarakou, who is blind, gave us a rave review for the Read2Go app which allows those with print disabilities to listen to books in the DAISY audio format. Maria was especially excited about Read2Go’s navigation features that allow her to search and download accessible e-books from our Bookshare library directly

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2011

Most nonprofits don’t even know that they have a Facebook Community Page , and those that do have primarily been annoyed by their presence and perplexed by their purpose. That said, the vast majority of community pages are created when you or someone else adds your nonprofit to their personal Facebook Profile under Edit Profile >Education and Work: The good news is that apparently Facebook has changed its mind about its initial intentions for community pages and now allows nonprofits t

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

This is a guest post by Jenn Parker. She rocks online fundraising, social media and digital communications at Greenville Hospital System. She’s an all around great person. We’re glad to have her sharing her insight with us! — Full disclosure: I don’t actually have an Aunt Mabel. What I do have, though, is a family, a best friend, a neighbor (an Aunt Mabel, if you will) that I’d much rather receive an e-mail, Facebook post or Twitter mention from than pretty much any non-profit

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 10, 2011

Non-profits and membership organizations should mark significant milestones and leverage these celebrations to raise awareness, attract new members, volunteers or supporters and promote your organization’s mission.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Why I Don’t “Like&# You on Prezi. In the comments on my post, &# Likes on Facebook Are Not A Victory: Results Are ,&# Carie Lewis shared her killer deck on PREZI offers some advice for engaging your network after they click the “like&# button. It was too good not to share. Carie Lewis mentioned the Humane Society’s KPIs – which is why they do and how they measure this sustained engagement. “We tie our social media efforts back to three KPIs: actions ta

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

posted by. Mark Hager, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, ASU School of Community. Resources & Development. If you're reading this, you've probably already been indoctrinated into the idea that nonprofit has some particular useful meaning. Not everybody thinks so, or has thought so for very long. The quibble is that this "sector" is really a whacky collection of radically different organizations.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

A while back, with the generous support of the Knight Foundation , a group of Nonprofit CTOs gathered in Miami to discuss the day-to-day challenges of nonprofit technology, share their success stories, and brainstorm solutions. We'll be posting highlights from this meeting of the minds on the NTEN blog. In today's installment, we tackle the CTOs' top five staffing tips. 1.

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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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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 8, 2011

Last week I heard about a potential occupational hazard that can afflict non-profit fundraisers: Vicarious Trauma. It reminded me of how important it is to maintain balance between helping others and taking care of ourselves.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2011

Source: Pew Internet. Yesterday on Google +, John Haydon made a provocative statement: “It’s a big mistake to say that nonprofits should wait on Google +&#. Like my colleague, Geoff Livingston , I disagree with that statement or hoping on bandwagons. I said as much in a recent Chronicle of Philanthropy Podcast with Alison Fine. I think nonprofits should wait or rather don’t jump in deeply with a heavy time investment quite yet.

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See3

AUGUST 9, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Ken Jeong AHA Hands-Only CPR| 1:51 American Heart Association In this wacky (and a little rambling) clip from the American Heart Association, Comedian Ken Jeong suits up in new Stayin’ Alive video to promote Hands-Only CPR. They spare no hook, from celebrity, to comedy, to bodacious young women [.].

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maybe the first question here should be: do you know what list "churn" is? Basically, "churn" is the term used to describe the rate at which subscribers – be they in your email lists, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, etc. – leave your list, by either unsubscribing, un-liking, un-following, etc. When it comes to your organization's Facebook page, you've probably already been doing a good job at tracking your number of fans; it's right there on your fan page for everyone to see!

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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 12, 2011

Donate Your Brain - TechSoup's new micro-volunteering initiative - offers non-profits and other mission-based organizations quick answers and suggestions for their Internet, software, and other tech needs.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Last week I spoke at BlogHer '11, a gathering of over 3,000 women bloggers. Below are some of the ideas, events and people that have stayed with me this week: 1. Puppies! One of the conference sponsors had an exhibit area with 10+ puppies running around. I held one little dachshund, Paprika, till my arms hurt. (Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2. Teaching The Essential Blog Content Development Workshop I loved co-facilitating the Essential Blog Content Development Workshop with Elizabeth Soutter of Da M

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Session proposals for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference are due Friday, August 12. If you haven't submitted a proposal already, we hope you will. Every year, we receive a lot of great proposals from vendors and consultants who work with nonprofits – and we love to get those, so keep them coming! – but we want to make sure we have sessions that: a) Speak to what nonprofit staffers want to learn about. b) Tap into the expertise you've gained on the job.

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Advertiser: Syncrony

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See3

AUGUST 8, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Fairies – iLoveLibraries.org | 1:07 iLoveLibraries.org As you watch this young girl ramble on about fairies, you can’t help but think: 1) she sure is cute and 2) she sure knows a lot about fairies. The reason is, of course, that she reads about them— with books from [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2011

I’ve been looking for an excuse to share this YouTube Video of a River Otter playing the piano that Humberto Kam from the MBA mentioned. It think it rivals the YouTube video of Mariachi Connecticut performing for a beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium. Aquariums and Zoos (and animal welfare groups) may a key asset to leverage for their social media content strategies: cute animals.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2011

QR codes have been gaining popularity among marketers. You’ve probably see dozens of QR codes on your way to work. They are commonly used now on billboards at bus stops that advertise a movie or consumer product. You may have also seen QR codes when travelling and visiting tourist spots such as museums, walking tours, etc. So, should nonprofits be experimenting with QR codes as another marketing vehicle too?

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

Christina Smith, Marketing and Social Media Specialist, YourMembership.com Inc. It's easy to write off "gamification" as something your mature audience wouldn't find value in. But when we break down what gamification is and how it can serve as an engagement tool for the members of your online community, you'll see the practical application behind it.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2011

posted by. Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator. ASU Lodestar Center. We at the ASU Lodestar Center have been wanting to do a major overhaul of our newsletter for quite a while. As many of you are undoubtedly aware, the Lodestar Center Nonprofit News is a hugely useful newsletter with gobs and gobs of valuable information. It is one of our Center's "flagship" offerings, and we constantly receive positive feedback about it.

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See3

AUGUST 11, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Story of charity: water| 4:20 charity: water This is one of the best examples we have seen of an organization telling its own story, a very effective approach to engaging others in your mission and impact. In this case, charity: water, a non-profit that uses 100% of public [.].

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you are a social media data junky, then you are in luck because M&R and NTEN recently analyzed Facebook statistics for the 40 organizations surveyed in their 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. They categorized organizations as small, medium, or large, based on the number of fans their pages have, and also looked at groups by sector. Check out some of the Facebook data findings: Comparing email subscribers to Facebook page users – On average, the nonprofits studied had 110 Facebook fa

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NTEN

AUGUST 12, 2011

Flickr:swisscan Each day brings something new and exciting from a technology perspective. Whether you recently launched a blog, are trying to stay up-to-date on the latest social media tools, or looking for affordable software, there are more options out there than ever before. Luckily, our members take the time to share their knowledge, experience, and resources with the nonprofit community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 8, 2011

Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. Each week I share meatless recipes I've tried from cookbooks and online. You can see past Meatless Monday posts here. This week's recipe is by the hubs! While I'm a recipe follower, he's a recipe creator (and everything he makes is delish!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2011

Even though it’s summer and you are probably are heading to beach this weekend, planning for your year-end fundraising campaign should start right about now. Why? Because nonprofits raise 40% to 60% of their online donations in December. 22% of giving happens on the last two days of the year between the hours of 10am and 6pm in all time zones.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Flickr: Alexdecalvelo SXSW Interactive is offering 5 scholarships to attend the 2012 conference. The scholarships are open to anyone using new media channels to tackle community problems –including nonprofit leaders, grassroots organizers, individual citizens and civic-minded entrepreneurs. Applications are due August 26th, at 11:59 PM PST. No organization doing good should miss this opportunity to learn and collaborate with other organizations using top of line technology to further their cause

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