Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the most important lessons that all nonprofit social media managers need to learn is that social media is constantly in flux. Once you get accustomed to a tool, it changes in an attempt to reinvent itself. Rather than lamenting this new reality, a good social media manager will adapt quickly. That said, Facebook has made some recent upgrades – and more are coming – that nonprofits need to know about.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With technology, you can do incredible things, but with a galvanized community of supporters who work together toward a greater good, we can do anything. Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. It is the Power of We that changes the way we create transformative positive change.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I got 7 emails today claiming to come from the Federal Reserve Bank. Plain text, no logo, and the From address is obviously not from the Federal Reserve (plus, why would the Federal Reserve Bank be contacting me about anything?). The details of the "transaction" differs on each message, but the text is basically the same as below. This article says the links deliver malware.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Note from Beth: As many of my loyal readers know, I’ve been on a book tour with the newly released “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data for Social Change ” with co-author KD Paine. In early October we made the rounds to promote the book in Boston and I had a chance to meet Brooke Freedman and Brian Halligan at Hubspot.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion and that online shopping will jump a whopping 12 percent to $96 billion. These are the best numbers we’ve seen since the beginning of the Great Recession in late December 2007. For nonprofits that have online stores or receive a percentage of profits from ethical retailers, it could be a banner year for online sales.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Has your organization considered infographics as a way of telling your story? Here are some ideas and resources to get you thinking about infographics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Note from Beth: In preparation for my book launch, I hired Rad Campaign to do a redesign of my blog. Aside from changing the color scheme to match the new book cover , I was ready to invest in “going mobile.” After watching the percentage of mobile and tablet readers grow from 5% in 2010 to 17% in 2012 and receiving more than a few emails from loyal readers telling me that my blog was practically unreadable on their mobile device, I was ready to take the plunge into a mobile

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2012

On August 1, Google quietly launched Google Wallet for the Web – and the technology has the possibility of transforming online and mobile fundraising as we’ know it. Described simply, donors can sign up for a Google Wallet account , enter and save their credit card information, and then donate to any nonprofit (or purchase from any online store) that has a Google Wallet merchant account with only two clicks of a mouse (or two taps on a tablet).

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NetWits

OCTOBER 19, 2012

My last post was a quick introduction to Mobile Content Strategy.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The subjects of this batch of spams are about payroll processing, but the sender name is more noteworthy: "Run Do Not Reply" (RUN is right). The From address varies, as you'll see below. This site says the links deliver malware. Since I'm self-employed, payroll processing spam isn't going to get me to click. Plus, there are no graphics, no company name, no mention of my name, and some have typos in the subjects and hyperlinks ("Your be-weekly payroll is processed", "Click thist Link").

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Here's an overview of a new article in our Hub that explains the importance of providing skills and tools for volunteer leaders to ensure that meetings address critical issues and move your mission forward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Fall Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar begins with a brief explanation of the difference between Facebook Profiles, Groups, and Pages and then quickly moves into a short click-by-click demonstration on how to successfully create and manage a Facebook Page for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. DoSomething.org does not consider this overhead. Building infrastructure, in-house expertise, and data literacy of all staff is critical to their success so they have invested.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Tony Goodrow. President. Volunteer Squared. For some organizations, putting a value on the outputs can be fairly easy, while in others it can represent the biggest challenge in putting this model into practice. If a nonprofit or charity truly values the time of their volunteer, why is there pressure on managers of volunteers to increase the number of hours volunteered continually, without a correlated look at what outputs are generated with those hours.

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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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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Don't miss our upcoming webinars this week: Managing Your Membership Database in Wild Apricot (Wed. Oct. 17) and Getting Started with your Wild Apricot Account (Thur. Oct. 18).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The Nonprofit Technology Network recently published their 6th annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report. It is 54 pages of nptech goodness that can help your organization. To whet your whistle, let me share what I found most interesting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2012

This week, KD Paine and I, did a whirlwind tour of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” book talks in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Many thanks to our generous hosts including the Foundation Center/SF, Zero Divide, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, TechSoup Global, and Stanford University. Next week, KD Paine and I will be doing several public events in Washington, DC and online.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Mark Cugini. Creative Associate. Threespot. One of the biggest advantages of social media is that—unlike the letter writing and petitioning of yesteryear—we now have more accurate, actionable data about the people who are reading our messages. But that isn't to say it's simple. No matter what anyone tells you, it's almost impossible to measure the success of your social media campaigns by using only one measurement tool: accurate reporting relies on a suite of analytics tools (most of

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Advertiser: Syncrony

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Raising money can be easy or it can be hard – it’s your choice. There are two things that make fundraising easy: knowing (and doing) what works, and believing you can be successful. If you’re using tried and true fundraising and marketing strategies, you will raise money. More importantly, if you believe in your cause and you’re passionate about the work your nonprofit is doing, you will raise BIG money.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 17, 2012

posted by Colleen Dunbar , Project Specialist. ASU Lodestar Center. One piece of advice that aspiring nonprofit professionals should consider is to participate in an internship program. I’m in the public relations/communications/marketing industry, and internships were not required in either my undergraduate or graduate degree programs, but speaking to professionals in this field, they are definitely encouraged.

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Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As voters watched the heated 2012 Presidential debates last night, there was a flurry of discussion and commentary happening on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. But things got even more interesting when Romney began discussing women's issues and in particular fair pay. Romney said that while he was Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007 he looked through binders full of women to find qualified women candidates to serve in his cabinet. “I went to a number of women 's groups and

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Richard Becker. President. Target Analytics at Blackbaud. Online advertising has evolved. Legacy paradigms of contextual targeting, re-targeting, geo-targeting, and other demographic or online behavioral targeting have given way to more precise household-level targeting. Determined to embrace integrated, multichannel marketing, the nonprofit sector is increasingly shifting direct marketing budget to emerging channels of consumer solicitation, most notably mobile, social media, and online adverti

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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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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 17, 2012

I bought this book after hearing author Jonathan Schick speak at a conference in Dallas, and I was delighted. It’s a quick read, and full of nuggets of wisdom. If you’re trying to figure out how your Board and Executive Director should be working together, this book will give you a good idea. Interwoven with the “how to” is an engaging story of a fictitious organization and the leadership issues they face.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

This week we got a great comment from a TechSoup member to our Cloud Technology and the NGO Community blog post. It asked about cloud companies going out of business and how secure data is in such cases. Can cloud vendors simply close your account without notice? What should nonprofits do about this? What TechSoup's Cloud Survey Found. In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2012

42 Rules For Getting Better At Getting Better is the sub-title of the new book, Practice Perfect. This is an interesting book because it is co-authored by three teachers and clearly it's a book for and about teachers. But, as the authors remind us, as leaders, we are also teachers. And, that's why Practice Perfect is a valuable read for everyone who wants to help their employees grow and excel through practice.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2012

We're rapidly approaching November, when NTEN celebrates Member Appreciation Month by letting our Members take over! That means the guest posts on the NTEN Blog and the featured content in the NTEN Connect newsletter come from our Members. To make that happen that, we need your content. Simply send us original or popular articles about nonprofit technology from yourself or your organization!

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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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OCTOBER 16, 2012

I read “Good to Great and the Social Sectors” recently. I’m a big reader of all things nonprofit and there are a couple of things in this short book that really resonate with me. The first thing in the book that struck me was the importance of leadership for a nonprofit. We all know that already, right? You’ve got to have a good Executive Director in place to keep the organization moving forward.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As part of the Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore apps targeted toward youth as well as apps developed by youth. Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. Additionally, Microsoft recently announced its YouthSpark initiative, which aims to create opportunities for 300 million young people over the next three years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Can you step back to lead forward ? That is the key question for you to answer as you start to read Kevin Cashman's new book, The Pause Principle. Because, Cashman firmly believes that as a leader, you need to pause to lead forward. " What sleep is to the mind and body, pause is to leadership and innovation ," explains Cashman. He goes on to say: Pause transforms management into leadership and the status quo into new realities.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 17, 2012

With a small and busy staff, Women Donors Network designs and transitions to a new database in order to strengthen engagement. With a mission to leverage philanthropic investments against injustice and inequality, Women Donors Network (WDN) is a community of progressive women who multiply their energy, strategic savvy, and re. Kimberlee Roth. Owner.

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