Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 20, 2013
If your nonprofit is not getting retweeted on Twitter, then you haven’t yet found your Twitter voice. Retweets ensure than your nonprofit’s avatar get increased exposure on Twitter which ultimately results in more followers and click-through rates. Twitter itself has concurred that influence on Twitter is not in how many followers you have, but rather in how often you get retweeted.
Judi Sohn
MARCH 18, 2013
This post is part 2 in a series of articles aimed at organizations on Common Ground who need to get excited about what’s next if they decide to stay on the Salesforce platform. I started this series by talking about the Nonprofit Starter Pack , now I’m going to focus on Click & Pledge. Click & Pledge isn’t just a Salesforce application, it’s a platform.
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Robert Weiner
MARCH 17, 2013
A colleague forwarded the following email from a vendor and asked how I think a potential buyer should respond. I've redacted the message to anonymize the vendor: Dear _, I thought you might be interested in a recent analysis of low cost fundraising software, conducted jointly by independent organizations Idealware and N-TEN. If you are not familiar with Idealware and N-TEN, they are both well-respected non-profit organizations that focus on helping non-profits enhance their use of technology.
NCE Social Media
MARCH 20, 2013
In the past week Facebook anounced two changes that I think you should take note of: 1) they are going to start allowing hashtags to be posted in status updates and 2) they changed the news feed again. If you recall from one of my previous posts , hashtags are key words or terms that you expect people to use in searches so that they can find your post(s).
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.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 18, 2013
Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. Using the Wayback Machine – a website that allows you to view archived screenshots of your website all the way back to 1996, below is an exploration of how the World Wildlife Fund’s website and online fundraising campaigns have evolved since 2008.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 20, 2013
We adopted a set of Guidelines that TNT created (creative commons) to ENCOURAGE their staff to use social: bit.ly/YQe91n #npsmpeer. — Brian Fitzgerald (@brianfit) March 10, 2013. One of the basic tenets of my first book with Alison Fine, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” was that everyone in the organization participates in social media from the executive director on down – not just the “social media person.” Having staff use social media as part of their work can ext
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 22, 2013
If thinking about "going mobile" makes you manic, here are some advice and tips to help figure out what mobile means to your organization.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 19, 2013
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar begins with an introduction to the Mobile Web and its rapidly increasing role in nonprofit communications and fundraising. Next the webinar covers in-detail how to easily launch a mobile website and group text alerts on a shoestring budget, and then moves on to explore current trends mobile fund
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 22, 2013
All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.
ASU Lodestar Center
MARCH 22, 2013
posted by. Anjali Deshmukh , Associate Director. and. Angela Francis , Senior Associate. Nonprofit Finance Fund. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.
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.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 21, 2013
Here's our round-up of over 27 free non-profit webinars for April, 2013.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 16, 2013
All social media and mobile media webinars offered by Nonprofit Tech 2.0 have an individual price of $50, but through June 20, 2013 they will be offered at the following discounted rates: Buy 3, Get 1 Free :: 4 for $150. Buy 4, Get 2 Free :: 6 for $200. Buy 5, Get 3, Free :: 8 for $250. Buy 6, Get 4 Free :: 10 for $300. View: Current Webinar Schedule.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 18, 2013
This past week, Google announced that it would close Google Reader on July 1st. Nonprofit technology colleague Nancy Schwartz shared that link and it prompted a lot of angst for many who had grown dependent on this free software. More than 125,000 people signed this online petition at Change.Org and lists of alternatives to Google Reader started popping up like this one from Lifehacker and list.ly.
NTEN
MARCH 19, 2013
There isn't a day that goes by that I am not honored and excited to work with Annaliese. You may know her as our Publications Director today, but prior to taking on that role two years ago she lead NTEN's membership efforts, developed our membership and research partnerships, spearheaded efforts to grow the community and expand our programs, and facilitated an incredibly diverse set of opportunities for sharing knowledge across the sector.
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 18, 2013
Here are some tips and resources to help you serve up satisfying website content.
ASU Lodestar Center
MARCH 20, 2013
posted by. Carolyn Owens , Grant Writer & Partner. 501 Navigation. Don’t get me wrong. Google is my best friend. I shudder when I think of how difficult it was in the dark ages prior to this uber useful search engine. However, Google is a tool, and like other search engines, a data middleman, not the end result. I myself have been frustrated by even its super powers to extract data that I know is out there in cyberspace.
Care2
MARCH 20, 2013
What do news organizations like CNN and health advocacy organizations like the Susan G. Komen Foundation have in common? They are examples of organizations that have been caught in the middle of a firestorm and don’t have the necessary policies in place to manage an online crisis immediately after it erupts. While CNN is in the business of researching and reporting on the news and Komen is in the business of raising money for breast cancer research, neither of them understands the human si
NTEN
MARCH 18, 2013
We previously posted your tips for navigating the NTC itself, but a fun part of the conference is also exploring the Minneapolis area. Once again, the NTEN community was full of recommendations for great places to check out on your NTC trip. But first, a little guidance from Janet Michelson. If you hear the term "The Cities", it refers to Minneapolis and St Paul, once known as the twin cities.
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Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 22, 2013
When I recently surveyed my Juicy Blogging eNews readers , I was moved by how many of them completed the sentence, " My big vision for my blog is: " with " to inspire others. " The frequency of the response made me look up what to "to inspire," really means : to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence on to spur on: impel, motivate I also looked up the etymology of inspire: enspiren : to fill (the mind, heart, etc.,
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 18, 2013
There are so many good things to learn in the book, Helping People Win At Work , by Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge. Among those is the section about how to define meaningful work. Their definition consists of these seven attributes. Work is meaningful when it : It is conducted in a manner that is "good and proper" in all respects. It positively affects our company and our communities, giving our work an impact that extends beyond ourselves.
Tech Soup
MARCH 22, 2013
Register now for SAP's Monthly Technology Expert Sessions for the Nonprofit Community! Join SAP experts as they provide an overview of the SAP Global Technology Donation Program offered to the nonprofit community through our nonprofit partner TechSoup. What you will take away? Information about the SAP solutions available to your organization. Guidance on how these solutions will help streamline your processes internally.
NTEN
MARCH 20, 2013
We all want to make a difference and even the most expert nonprofiteer can always use guidance. Luckily NTEN members never cease to contribute their wealth of knowledge to the nonprofit tech community. This week's roundup gives you the latest in news, tips, events, and insights to help you in your social change efforts. Many of us were sad to hear the recent announcement that Google Reader would be discontinued after July 1st.
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Connection Cafe
MARCH 20, 2013
I love the smell of a well formatted advocacy thank you page in the morning. Especially when the thank you page is not only thanking me for taking action, but suggesting I share the advocacy action with my friends using social media… AND starring a bold fundraising ask, too. Don’t believe me? Here are three other folks who have joined the advocacy-action-then-donation-ask bandwagon… DENNIS McCARTHY.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 18, 2013
Incredibly relevant. Highly visual. Timely. Enlightening. Instructive. Scary. These are all words I use to describe Brian Solis' new book, What's The Future (WTF) Of Business -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences. You can likely already imagine that I consider this a must-read book for any business owner and any leader -- even leaders who manage businesses that don't directly connect with consumers.
Tech Soup
MARCH 18, 2013
Ryan Biega is a. business development and marketing professional who has worked with. nonprofits for three years. He specializes in strategic. communication, project management, and marketing. In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts.
NTEN
MARCH 20, 2013
Tech Symposium logo. If NTC isn't enough, there's another great conference around the corner! We’re excited to be co-sponsoring the upcoming Engaging Customers and Community through Social Technology Symposium with NeighborWorks America. Join us on May 8th in Portland, OR, and learn how you can leverage social media and technology for social good. What do we mean by social technology?
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Connection Cafe
MARCH 21, 2013
The other night I was watching Elementary. If you haven’t watched it, it’s a modern take on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. What can I say I love a good mystery. I always have. One of my favorite childhood memories is watching Murder, She Wrote with my mom. Yup, I’m a detective enthusiast and a bit of a dork. In the episode, Holmes and Watson – were having a moment – a.k.a a heated discussion about the case.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 20, 2013
This week, the Santa Cruz Weekly's cover story is about my museum (the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ) and the work we have done to make it a more participatory, community-centered place over the past two years. The article captures a lot about our approach, from prototyping to perpetual beta to working with artists to developing successful frameworks for diverse visitors to participate.
Tech Soup
MARCH 18, 2013
This guest post was authored by Dennis McCarthy, director of enterprise sales at Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company. It originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. An essential part of many nonprofits’ missions is to advocate for public policy at the state and federal level. A tool to influence elected officials’ opinions has been the petition, initially door to door, then in direct mail packages, and now online.
AFP Blog
MARCH 21, 2013
How To Rock Social Media In Just 30 Minutes A Day [INFOGRAPHIC] - AllTwitter : Enter Pardot, and their slick infographic below, which provides a workable guide as to how you can rock Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and Google in just 30 minutes each day.
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