Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 7, 2010
The reason I post these is because 1) I think they might be helpful resources, and 2) you can get a feeling for what I’m working on, or thinking about (or wishing for.) For instance, the reason there are so many links about Amazon is that we are now beginning a project that uses amazon in earnest, with some others possibly on the way. PolicyTool for Social Media.
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 9, 2010
My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog here , or read the copied post below. —– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. It comes at the same time that I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the importance of community builders/managers/leaders or organizational voices to give permission back to the community membe
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VisionLink
MARCH 11, 2010
'We wanted to congratulate the staff and partners of Bay Area CAN for a successful launch last week! This partnership focuses on powerful client management tools, including a shared disaster client and resource information database, working across nonprofit and faith-based organizations in the ten county area around San Francisco. These counties include: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma.
Judi Sohn
MARCH 10, 2010
From Paul Young's blog : today, the family doctor needs to have the ability to “fix” everyday problems, but even more importantly, to know when it is in everyone’s interest to engage a specialist for the good of the patient. In the care of people, the family doctor is a highly skilled diagnostician, excellent basic caregiver, and able to coordinate treatment in the same way a conductor leads the orchestra.
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.
NetWits
MARCH 10, 2010
It’s an age old problem for nonprofit organizations: How do you keep people coming back to support again and again? There are many different theories and strategies. I’m going to focus on only one. For me, as a donor & volunteer, I look for success. I need to feel like my previous efforts and donations made a difference.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 9, 2010
With all the buzz about social media, it’s easy to forget that offline media attention can be equally valuable, especially for community-based nonprofits who want to get attention to local projects or recruit local members and volunteers. Offline media attention is good. Getting it can be hard, however, in the digital information age. Challenged by online alternative news sources, print newspapers are slimming down, cutting pages to cut their costs.
Nonprofit Technology brings together the best content for nonprofit technical enthusiasts from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Judi Sohn
MARCH 10, 2010
From Paul Young's blog : today, the family doctor needs to have the ability to “fix” everyday problems, but even more importantly, to know when it is in everyone’s interest to engage a specialist for the good of the patient. In the care of people, the family doctor is a highly skilled diagnostician, excellent basic caregiver, and able to coordinate treatment in the same way a conductor leads the orchestra.
NetWits
MARCH 9, 2010
Depending on who you ask, it may or may not be a surprise that SXSW 2010 has become a destination for nonprofit staffers. With fifteen percent-ish attendees working with nonprofits, SXSW can be inspirational. It's the perfect place to meet change agents like Beth Kanter , David Neff , and Amy Sample Ward , as well as network and learn from your peers at other nonprofits.
NTEN
MARCH 11, 2010
Ed. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: Debra Askanase, Community Organizing 2.0. Session: Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns. 1.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 12, 2010
I'm happy to announce that our Zoetica iPhone application , is now live on the iTunes store. It provides a complication of nonprofit tech and social change blog feeds. So, now you read a great collection of nonprofit, social change, and social media content your iPhone (download now ). Content feeds on the application include: The Zoetica Link Feed.
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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.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 11, 2010
Video is hot with online audiences, but there’s one big problem for video producers: search engines just can’t deal with the "talkies": Images and audio are behind a glass wall when it comes to indexing for search results. And if your nonprofit is going to take the initiative to produce and post a video, obviously you’d like it to help being visitors to your blog or website from the search engines.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 9, 2010
There’s nothing more important than thanking our donors. We need to make sure donors know how much we appreciate them and their generosity. So thank your donor 7 times. The 7 Thanks don’t have to be elaborate or expensive – just sincere. The initial Thank You should be timely. Your quick response to a donor’s gift lets them know that you did in fact receive their gift and that you are glad to have it.
NTEN
MARCH 11, 2010
So, apparently, there are a whole host of new tools available through YouTube that can help you engage your audience. You can drive sign-ups and donations straight from your videos, find skilled video-makers through the Video Volunteers program, and even create choose-your-own-adventure style videos. (Just imagine: "You see a polar bear balancing on a small iceberg.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 8, 2010
I'm knee deep in creating some new workshop curriculum. I like to use videos as part of the instruction to trigger discussion or something at the end as a group bonding mechanism. Something that has eluded me is how to directly embed the YouTube Video. I've always had an elegant solution - include a hyper link to the YouTube Page. I just discovered a way to embed the video directly in a slide.
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Care2
MARCH 8, 2010
In the past year, registered Twitter accounts have grown more than 1,500%, according to Biz Stone, Co-Founder of Twitter. With such an explosion of new voices, that’s a lot of tweets and noise for nonprofit campaigners to filter through. So if you can only carve out 20 minutes a day to follow nonprofit leaders and thinkers discussing nonprofit issues on Twitter, who would they be?
Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 6, 2010
Last Saturday, February 27th, Chile was hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Today it experienced a 6.6 magnitude aftershock. If you're looking for ways to help the earthquake's survivors, the sites and blogs below have posted lists of relief organizations working in Chile: Chile's 8.8 earthquake: How you can help in the The Kindness section of The USA Today Nonprofits Working in Chile on Guidestar Chile Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help on HuffPost Impact How to Help in Chile on The Nation's
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 8, 2010
Taking a few minutes to thank a donor is some of the best time you’ll spend as a fundraiser. Don’t overlook or underestimate the importance of this small task! When done well, donor appreciation can bring big rewards later on. Here are a few tips for thanking a donor. 1. Send a Thank You letter promptly. Ideally, you want to have a Thank You letter in the mail to the donor within 48 hours of receiving their gift.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 10, 2010
Find more photos like this on So You Think You Can Do Social Media. Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. In fact, just last month, I took it to India. Last year, I facilitated a version of the Social Media Game for Packard Grantees as part of a convening on Network Effectiveness in Washington, DC.
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NTEN
MARCH 9, 2010
Ed. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: Sarah DiJulio, M+R Strategic Services. Session: Superheroes of Online Fundraising: Become a Data-Driven Strategist. 1.
Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 12, 2010
Last month I posted a worksheet for your Big Vision Goals for 2010 with places for you to write down three goals for 2010, three goals for winter, and three goals for the lunar month (new moon, Feb 13-new moon, March 15). Well, the next new moon is coming up on March 15th, and the first day of spring is around the corner on March 20th, so it's time for us to review, revise, and recommit to our goals.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 9, 2010
On most Tuesday nights, you can find me and my daughter on the couch watching our favorite TV show – Biggest Loser. We love watching people working hard to meet their goals. If you’re unfamiliar with Biggest Loser, it’s a reality show where contestants lose weight. Tonight showed the contestants each working an 8-hour day for a week at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 12, 2010
Credit: Fence photo by Tim Tolle, from Flickr. The following is a joint post by Kami Watson Huyse , Geoff Livingston and myself. Social media is in is toddler hood, especially as it applies to cause-based corporate giving campaigns and CSR initiatives. Due to the very public nature of pioneer campaigns, we are able to peer into the box to gleen the strongest approaches towards social media and avoid the weaknesses.
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NTEN
MARCH 8, 2010
Ed. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: Jenn Sramek, CivicActions. Session: Are you for real?! Working with a virtual team. 1.
Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 10, 2010
Last night I had dinner at Cafe Gratitude with Jennifer Lee , creator of the Right Brain Business Plan and Kimberly Wilson , the creator of the eco-fashion line, TranquiliT. They're also two of my three co-collaborators on the creative women entrepreneurs retreat. Very inspiring ladies! I am just finishing up Jenn's Right Brain Business Plan e-course, which was super fun, interesting and clarifying for me as I chart out the next phase of my business, Big Vision Consulting.
Tech Soup
MARCH 11, 2010
Earlier this week , we told you about TechSoup partner CDI Chile 's plan to restore connectivity to Chilean NGOs. The CDI Mobile Telecentre is now on the road, connecting individuals to loved ones and connecting NGOs to resources helping them get back on their feet. Today, the telecentre is in Lota , one of the poorest cities and Chile and one of the communities hit worst by the earthquake.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 9, 2010
Congrats to Megha Bhagat , Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Contest that I ran on my blog last month. To enter the contest, readers had to share their " Theory of Change." Megha is a passionate human rights advocate in India and also lawyer. Her blog is here. Here's her theory of change and social media: Social Media was at one point of time just about what we read or saw in news or heard over the radio.
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NTEN
MARCH 10, 2010
Allyson Kapin. Jocelyn Harmon Yes, the iPad is small, lightweight and slim. But can you swim with it? You remember the flap over the iPad , right? Most women certainly do. It's a clear reminder that technology is a man's world. Of course, it shouldn't be, especially in the nonprofit sector. Our workplaces should reflect the values we're working for -- because it's the right thing to do.
Care2
MARCH 10, 2010
SXSW is just around the corner. For five days nonprofit campaigners, techies, and social media enthusiasts will gather for one of the largest and most anticipated conferences of the year. But with over 3K+ attendees and hundreds of panels, core conversations, workshops and parties, it can be overwhelming to get the most out of SXSW. No worries though.
Tech Soup
MARCH 11, 2010
Today's big news is that ESRI is expanding its donation program to include four new products ( ArcGIS Publisher , ArcGIS Network Analyst , ArcPad , and ArcEditor ) and an updated version of its ArcView software. ESRI is also letting us loosen its donation restrictions : qualified organizations can now request two donations of ArcView and ArcPad a year, with no limit for other products.
Connection Cafe
MARCH 11, 2010
Author: Jordan Viator. It’s less than 24 hours until the masses start filling the Austin Convention Center for one of the biggest and best Interactive conferences of the year: South By Southwest. My favorite part of SXSW in recent years is the flood of nonprofit and socially conscious topics, speakers and movements that are becoming more prevalent on the line-up.
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