Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2010

UPDATE :: After you verify your business/nonprofit, you are asked to merge your Official Page with your Places Page. I have sneaking suspicion that the merged example in this blog post is a glimpse of the new Pages that are launching this week. Hold off on #6 below until further notice. Many nonprofit communicators are now aware that Facebook Places launched for iPhone users on August 18, but less known is that Facebook users can also use Facebook Places on touch.facebook.com.

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2010

Recently I gave a presentation on privacy and social media for ACHIEVA’s free webinar series. Privacy is a major issue for families and individuals we serve. Posting private information on social media sites takes that to a whole new level. A copy of the recording should be up shortly but in the mean time here are the slides from my presentation.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 25, 2010

For Google Apps administrators, the offerings in the Google Apps Marketplace seems to be a lot of 3rd party tools that pull in gApps data (Docs, Calendar, etc.) to make it easier to work within the 3rd party tool's own environment. For example, when you add Tungle to a domain, and then you want to schedule a meeting you do it in the Tungle interface.

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NetWits

AUGUST 26, 2010

South by South West 2011 is in the works! I know I know. it seems so soon, but just as we’ve all started planning for 2011 in the nonprofit world folks like the SXSW organizers have set out to get a jump start on their yearly event - one that attracts thousands of internet enthusiasts as well as movie and music lovers.

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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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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 26, 2010

Creating a presentation for your board? Wading into the end-of-project paperwork? Or maybe you’re signing up a new crop of volunteers for your non-profit. Whatever the task, odds are that there’s a time-saving template, free at Google Docs, to help you do more with less effort. Browse the Template Gallery , or narrow your search by Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Forms, and Drawings.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 23, 2010

'We are very pleased to become a partner of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), an organization where members share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle--preparation, response and recovery--to help disaster survivors and their communities. We would also like to thank Diana Roth-Smith for her excellent service as the NVOAD executive director.

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NetWits

AUGUST 25, 2010

Donors represent one of the most important (if not the most important) segments of many nonprofit organizations. These donors are essentially the investors of your organization, and as such, they deserve full accountability from you to ensure their money is being spent wisely. Being truly worthy of a donor’s continued support extends well beyond the donor acknowledgement letter that is standard process for each donation.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 23, 2010

A lively LinkedIn discussion was kicked off when Elizabeth Watkin , program coordinator at Africa Carbon Credit Exchange,asked, “ What makes a good non-profit website? ” What do you like to see on a charity/non-profit/NGO website and what do you dislike? Would a website encourage you to donate or get involved? If you have been inspired by a particular website, can you pass on the link?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2010

Submit your session idea today! Okay, we hear you. 11NTC is almost a whole month earlier this year (March 17 - 19), which means it's wedged in the middle of SXSW Interactive and AFP -- but we swear we picked the date three years ago when we had no idea. We also understand that because of this, everything we ask from you, our fabulous community, has to happen a whole month earlier than normal too.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2010

I’m a very methodical thinker. I like order to things. I like to see a clear start and a clear finish. Yesterday, I found myself pulling out the sticky notes with two different clients to help them think about a project. The first client needed to map out a process for managing volunteers, from recruiting all the way through to the Exit Interview.

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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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NetWits

AUGUST 24, 2010

Join us in Washington, D.C. on October 20 to 22, 2010 for what will surely be the ultimate learning experience. Whether you are already registered or you’re planning to attend, check out everything this year’s Conference has to offer.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 25, 2010

In a recent post on their blog, Piasecznyr PR very kindly quoted our post about making life easier for volunteers, and linked in turn to a great quiz from Women's Day. It's ten simple questions that help you identify the kind of volunteer work you personally might enjoy. and it's definitely not just for women, men can try it too! The quiz identifies 3 high-level kinds of volunteers, grouped mainly by their comfort in working with others: Center-Stage Caregivers are at their best in leadership.(

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

This post was written by GuideStar International communications manager Keisha Taylor and originally published on the GuideStar International blog. The people at AidData (a program of Development Gateway ) have teamed up with the World Bank Institute to complete the first stage of a groundbreaking geocoding project (Mapping for Results Initiative). According to Wikipedia , Geocoding is "…The process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from oth

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2010

I’m a very methodical thinker. I like order to things. I like to see a clear start and a clear finish. Yesterday, I found myself pulling out the sticky notes with two different clients to help them think about a project. The first client needed to map out a process for managing volunteers, from recruiting all the way through to the Exit Interview.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

As you know, we're just about done collecting your great session ideas for the 11NTC right now (deadline: August 27). After that comes the hard part: figuring out what to put on the final agenda. It's a balancing act -- literally. We're always looking to balance sessions across tracks, open source v. proprietary, sessions for small orgs and sessions for large orgs.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2010

When it comes to user participation in cultural institutions and the arts, it's popular to launch projects that pit visitors against experts. There was Click! at the Brooklyn Museum, where you could track how people of various levels of art expertise rated crowd-contributed photographs. And now, at the Walker Art Center, there's 50/50 , an upcoming print show in which half the prints will be chosen by the public, half by curators.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

I thought it was probably a good time to update everyone on what's new in the world of buying new, green IT equipment. Green IT equipment essentially means computers and other electronics devices that have reduced amounts of toxic materials that they're made with (like lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and PVC plastic), that require relatively less electricity to power them, and that have increased amounts of post-consumer recycled plastics and bio-based or biodegradable plastics.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2010

I’ve been talking with several folks lately who are working with new nonprofits that have recently gotten started. They are so excited and have so many questions! They want to know how to put a good Board together and how to get Board members to have ownership of the organization. They want to know how to spread the word about the work they are setting out to do and how to get the attention of the local media.

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2010

Flickr: Jeff_Werner Over in the Nonprofit Webmasters affinity group , Melissa Barry from the Parkinson's Disease Foundation started a great conversation. She asked for some help in identifying interactive e-book resources that she could then use to create an annual report, referencing the 2009 annual report from VolunteerMatch as an example of what she was looking for.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

PRESS RELEASEBlackbaud Social Launches to Help Nonprofits Increase Constituent Engagement through Social Media - MarketWatch: "In partnership with ThePort Network, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will use Blackbaud Social to provide a private online community for its members. Founded in 1960, AFP advances ethical and effective fundraising through its 30,000 members in 213.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 27, 2010

The Innovative Giving Foundation is hosting the Innovative Giving Conference September 27-28 in Malibu, CA. The conference's theme is Mobile Giving Demystified, and the program looks very promising. We've just gotten word from IGF that thanks to a donation from Mobilecause , anyone who hasn't registered yet can get 50% off the registration cost. Just use the promo code MC-IGF.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2010

I’ve been talking with several folks lately who are working with new nonprofits that have recently gotten started. They are so excited and have so many questions! They want to know how to put a good Board together and how to get Board members to have ownership of the organization. They want to know how to spread the word about the work they are setting out to do and how to get the attention of the local media.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

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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AFP Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

FACT Social Justice Challenge (2010) | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org: "The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) is pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards. FACT is committed to addressing the fundamental inequalities and injustices in our society by helping develop and sustain networks of community-based groups in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 27, 2010

If you're a current Symentec Backup Exec customer (whether via TechSoup's donation programs or elsewhere), tell Symantec how your datacenter has taken advantage of the benefits of the tool — helping your organization save time, money, and the environment, with a reduced environmental footprint through a reduction in tape and disk use. Here's your chance to get creative as your story could win your organization the opportunity to give back.

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Care2

AUGUST 25, 2010

Facebook who now has over 500 million users, launched Facebook Places a geo-location service that will now compete with location apps like FourSquare. In a nutshell, Facebook Places uses check-ins and allows you to see where your friends are and share your location. Although Facebook did not copy FourSquare’s popular competition features such as the ability to earn mayorships and badges, this is clearly another move by Facebook to try and be the ultimate social network that wants to do eve

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

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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AFP Blog

AUGUST 25, 2010

massnonprofit.org ::: "ugust 19, 2010 — Given the ever-changing landscape of social media, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, finding the best form of social media—matched to organizational resources and goals—is vital in connecting with an audience, according to experts at Massachusetts nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2010

This announcement was also published on the NetSquared Blog. The French American Charitable Trust (FACT) and NetSquared are pleased to announce the second annual FACT Social Justice Awards. Submissions are now open for your innovative projects that leverage web and mobile technologies to foster collaboration around social justice issues. Learn more about the challenge and how to participate below.

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Care2

AUGUST 23, 2010

Savvy fundraisers know that every time a donor interacts with their nonprofit, the bond strengthens. The donor becomes a touch more loyal and connected to the charity. Mobile is a rapidly emerging platform for engaging donors in new and powerful ways. This single extremely versatile channel of mobile allows you to. talk to people (one-on-one or broadcast recorded messages). send and receive text messages (SMS), including mobile alerts. send media files (MMS) such as pictures, video and audio tha

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