Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 24, 2010
This very long post has been a long-time coming for so many reasons. Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? Really?&#. That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 29, 2010
So while I’ve been off twitter, I’ve had time to research social CRM (funny, that.) And what I’ve found is pretty interesting. CRM stands for “Customer Relationship Management&# (not to be confused with “Cause Related Marketing&# - it came from the for-profit space. In the nonprofit world we use this acronym to mean “Constituent Relationship Management&# , generally.
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Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 29, 2010
I can’t count how many times an organization, a campaigner or a consultant has asked for my opinion about “how can I make this go viral ?&# My response is usually broken down into two parts: 1. what do you think viral means? 2. what are you actually trying to do (no campaign, no program, no service has the goal of simply being “viral&# )?
Robert Weiner
APRIL 30, 2010
Do you "friend" your co-workers, clients, or service recipients on Facebook? What about LinkedIn? Are your tweets appropriate for all audiences? Andrew Heller discussed the risks of oversharing in his NTEN blog post Social Media and Privacy: Best Practices for Managing Your Personal and Professional Identities. His basic advice: "Be Prepared.
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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.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 30, 2010
Today is Arbor Day. I wanted to promote the the National Arbor Day’s Facebook Page on the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page. So, I searched Facebook for “Arbor Day&# and three Pages came up: 1) Arbor Day :: 79 Likes: www.facebook.com/pages/Arbor-Day/103129336394300. 2) National Arbor Day Foundation :: 99 Likes: www.facebook.com/pages/National-Arbor-Day-Foundation/103799689659272. 3) Arbor Day :: 2 Likes: www.facebook.com/pages/Arbor-Day/108514969173871.
NetWits
APRIL 26, 2010
I spent some time with Andre Blackman while at South by South West Interactive 2010. Andre writes at Pulse + Signal where he talks about how technology and new ways of thinking can impact the field of public health. If you’re wondering where Pulse + Signal comes from Andre describes it like this … Pulse = Life, Health, "what keeps you going" and Signal = Technology, standing out, a prompt to action.
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VisionLink
APRIL 28, 2010
'Have you returned your Census Bureau form? Using this year of the Census as a kick off, we are pleased to integrate US Census Bureau data into our mapping layer. This is the same module that allows our customers to display the locations of their clients (or sub-sets of clients), and the location of relevant community services as well. Now, with the addition of Census Bureau data by zip code, I&R call operators, elder care specialists, youth services advocates, mental health professionals, d
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 29, 2010
The Web is going mobile. Faster than anyone thought. Smartphones are transforming the Internet and how individuals access the Web. One in five Americans now access the mobile Web daily. Some through Apps. Others through mobile Web browsers. This means nonprofits and their web communication strategies need to transform as well. One of the most – if not the most – important pieces of mobile web strategy is launching a mobile website [Re: Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Websit
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 27, 2010
Photo by Metro Library and Archive. I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments. Part of the process includes regular check-in calls to reflect on what we're learning. I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet!
NTEN
APRIL 28, 2010
Andrew Heller, andrewheller.com. Here's the situation: midnight is fast approaching and the server is still down. After working on the problem for hours with your manager, you're still scratching your head over how to solve the problem. As the night wears on, business conversation slowly turns into personal conversation. While you're applying a patch and a window reads "90 minutes remaining" questions such as "So, go to the game last night?
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VisionLink
APRIL 24, 2010
'We have a new White Paper on the Thought Leadership section of our main VisionLink Web Site : Non Profits Sharing Data: Increasing Effectiveness Through Data Exchange As we work with a wide variety of social services, homeless management, elder care, 2-1-1s, disaster relief, volunteer, and donation networks, we often find ourselves at the center of data exchange conversations.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 30, 2010
If you’re facing the prospect of choosing a donor database system for your organization, drop by the Meeting Archives at TechSoup.org to check out this recent addition: Finding the Perfect Donor Database in an Imperfect World. There are nearly two hundred donor databases on the market. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, fans and foes. The challenge is to find a system with strengths that meet your needs, weaknesses that won't get in your way, at a price you can afford.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 29, 2010
I've been preparing for a Leadership Conference with TCG (Theatre Communications Group, the service organizations for theatre companies) on strategic social media. So, I've been looking at a lot of different examples of how theatres are using social media. As part of the preparation, we surveyed participants for their burning questions and that's how I created the content.
NTEN
APRIL 28, 2010
Jake Marcinko, Blackbaud. These days, big data breach headlines are becoming almost blasé. We've grown so accustomed to such incidents that the mere threat of a data breach no longer carries the weight and urgency that it once did. Many privacy experts argue that the recent decline in reported data breaches ( 498 in 2009 versus 657 in 2008 (PDF)) is not due to an improvement in data security practices, but rather that fewer organizations are publicly reporting such breaches.
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Care2
APRIL 28, 2010
"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done," observed Oscar Wilde. And so it goes with an unfortunate entry on Snopes.com (a site usually quite good about debunking urban legends), that characterizes "internet petitions" as "slacktivism", a pejorative suggesting that activism is worthless if it doesn't require considerable effort.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 25, 2010
Up to 25% of American nonprofits – charities, trade associations and membership groups – will lose their tax-exempt status at midnight on May 15, when the provisions of a 2006 federal bill kick in. As the New York Times reported , late last week: The new law, embedded in the 393 pages of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, also directed the Internal Revenue Service to revoke the tax exemptions of groups that failed to file for three consecutive years.
Forum One
APRIL 28, 2010
Michaela and Brian at the World of Coca Cola. As we do every year, Forum One participated in the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). This year's event was held in Atlanta from April 8 - 10, and over 1,400 nonprofit tech folks attended. Brian , Kurt , and I represented the Forum One contingent. As always, the event was a blast. It helped me meet and reconnect with some of the most inspiring people in our industry, catch up on the latest social media technologies ( Whrrl !
NTEN
APRIL 28, 2010
After a steady two and half weeks of being amazed at the sheer number of blog posts, tweets , photos and video tagged #10NTC, we've finally compiled it all on the NTEN site. There were so many of you writing about 10NTC , I had to create 2 -- that's right, 2 -- separate spreadsheets just to keep up! So, where can you find all these useful materials?
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Care2
APRIL 25, 2010
Whether you're a large organization with brand awareness through the roof and a budget to match or a small nonprofit makeing do on a shoe string budget, you can't afford to waste resources. Not even on your Facebook page. Whether people became your fans, or, in the new Facebook parlance, "like" you, you invest in your presence on Facebook to build relationships with current or potential donors, volunteers, and activists to move them to take action that support your mission.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 29, 2010
We’ve talked before about good tools that will search Flickr for Creative Commons-licensed images based on the keywords you choose. Now, check out another (more colorful) way to find the pictures you need for your blog or website. Just don't be surprised if your productivity drops - these color-based search tools are fun! ( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology nptech images websites search Flickr.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 27, 2010
Mother's Day is only a couple weeks away (Sunday, May 9th). Do you know what you're going to give your mom? Gifts of time, and homemade gifts are probably some of the best gifts you can give your mom, but sometimes you live too far away to get together, or don't have time to make something special. I've posted some do good Mother's Day gift and donation ideas below, as a continuation of last year's Mother's Day Donation Ideas post.
NTEN
APRIL 30, 2010
I have a kid. She's five. We travel a lot together, so we're used to that safety speech on the plane where they tell you that, in case of a loss of cabin pressure, you should put your own mask on before assisting your mini-me. I think it's an appropriate metaphor for parenthood. Sometimes, if I want to be a good mom, the best thing I can do is spend some time alone to recharge, no matter how much I think I should spend every waking moment with the kid. .
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Care2
APRIL 29, 2010
Thanks to Allyson for inviting me to guest post. I’ll try to keep it short and just sweet enough to fill you in on everything you need to know about the new 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN. (This stuff fascinates me – which I guess is good since it’s my job. But I won’t be offended if you just want to skip straight to the report itself !).
Wild Apricot
APRIL 28, 2010
Social Media once again ranked as the top category for blog posts, reports, articles and news stories submitted to and voted on by visitors to Association Jam this month, but Leadership and Events both tagged along very close behind. Here’s a look at the most popular links in each “AJam” category – Membership, Events, Leadership, Volunteers, Fundraising, Social Media, Fun, Technology, and Other – for the month of April 2010: Membership Do Nonprofit Boards Really Want Younger Members?
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 26, 2010
Happy Monday, Have Fun Do Gooders! I don't like to recommend social media tools to my clients unless I've used them myself, so I'm trying Formspring , a tool I read about in Blogging for Bliss. Formspring allows your readers to ask questions, and for you to post answers on your blog, Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. I think it might be a helpful tool for some of the folks I work with.
NTEN
APRIL 28, 2010
Peter Campbell, Earthjustice. As the technical staff at our nonprofits, we wrestle with all sorts of complex security concepts: firewalls, encryption, network address translation. . But here are three quick questions: Would you spend $10,000 on a security system for your building, and then set the access code to "12345"? Would you set the administrative account name and password to your network to the same thing that five other companies in your building use?
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Care2
APRIL 26, 2010
Wonder what the next big shake-up in the fundraising world is going to be so you can prepare and stay ahead of the curve? Frogloop asked some of our favorite fundraising experts to weigh in on this conversation. They looked into their crystal balls and conjured up some great predictions plus a dose of "oldie but goodie" advice that has continued to prove successful over the years in their fundraising initiatives.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 25, 2010
If your nonprofit’s plan for online outreach includes a discussion forum – this one's for you. The first of three training videos produced to guide the volunteer moderators who helped run the British Columbia Library Association's 2009 Teen Reading Club, Moderating Forums is jam-packed with down-to-earth advice and guidelines for creating, nurturing and moderating a successful online community.
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 30, 2010
If you want to be a successful Fundraiser, you must pay attention to details. No way around it. Spelling a donor’s name incorrectly can instantly tear down any trust that donor had for your organization. There’s often a perception that if you can’t handle the small things, you can’t handle the big things. Here are a couple of details you may not have thought about, but need to be handled.
NTEN
APRIL 29, 2010
Steve Peretz, M+R Strategic Services. The new 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R was just released today! The new report might look slim and slick, but this scrappy guide is thick with valuable insights and key industry benchmarks for online messaging, fundraising and advocacy, based on a full year's worth of results from 31 of your nonprofit peers.
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