Sat.Dec 14, 2013 - Fri.Dec 20, 2013

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2014 Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'Launching online fundraising campaigns around cause awareness days is good strategy. Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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3 SEO Strategies To Increase Your Nonprofit’s Online Reach

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Vudu Marketing. Your nonprofit is only as successful as its reach, and in today’s internet focused marketplace your reach is driven by your online presence. Accepting donations, tracking volunteers , and promoting events are all done online and without a formal search engine optimization plan (SEO) plan, your nonprofit could be left out of a lot of online searches.

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Nonprofit Advocacy Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. “Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” I’d say, dodging the recommendations.

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How Nonprofits Get Significant Value from Content Curation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Harold Jarche (Click for Original Article). On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. The topic is “ The Unanticipated Benefits of Content Curation for Nonprofits.” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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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5 Links For: Killer Resources, Harvesting Inspiration, “Flash Foresight” and More

Wild Apricot

'This week’s link round-up offers: tips for “harvesting insight, using “flash foresight”, finding “killer resources” as well as how to “think like a fundraiser, feel like a donor” and “sponsorship dos and don’ts”.

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5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Care About Cloud Computing

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of entech. Chances are good your organization is already using some form of cloud computing without realizing it. Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). But what is cloud computing? Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet.

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#FacebookAdGrants: What Nonprofits Need More Than a Facebook Donate Button

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Image Source: Pando Daily. Over the years, I’ve attended events where a representatives from Facebook shared with nonprofits how to use the platform more effectively. During the Q/A after the presentation, one of the most frequent questions asked has been, “Will Facebook be making grants to nonprofits?” The answer is always something along the lines of “We are giving the platform to nonprofits to use for free.” Earlier this week, in line with that CSR st

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What Nonprofits Can Learn from Public Radio about Storytelling

NTEN

'Will Coley. Producer/Founder. Aquifer Media. We're in the middle of a renaissance of digital audio online and via mobile technology. To take advantage of this is an exciting and pivotal moment, nonprofits should consider adding audio storytelling to your digital communications toolkit. If nonprofits want to learn how to create content that both engages audiences and creates devoted supporters, we need look no further than the gold standard offered each day by public radio.

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Infographic: Online Giving And Nonprofits

TechImpact

'The internet is the fastest growing avenue for nonprofit donations. IT is by far the most direct way to communicate with a large audience and to increase your funding. The graphic, provided by Convio , compares the growth of online giving between the years of 2008 to 2010, these numbers have only grown over the past 3 years and are continuing to increase.

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Best of the Wild Apricot Blog in 2013

Wild Apricot

'Here are the 20 top rated posts from the Wild Apricot Blog in 2013.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

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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The Photo that Was Worth 25,000 Shares

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Note from Beth: Earlier this month, I posted shared an article mentioning a warning from Facebook to Page Admin s: Your organic reach will decline. I asked fans if they thought paid reach will become a standard part of their strategy. The post prompted lots of comments and complaints, especially from smaller nonprofits without the resources to purchase ads on Facebook.

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NTEN Staff Celebrate 2013: Here's to You!

NTEN

'NTEN staff in the Portland office headed to the Peculiarium yesterday afternoon for our holiday party. To the left you can see Michael, Julie, and Brylie hanging out with their new friend. It was, just as you''d expect, peculiar. Be sure to stop by the NTENner Center in the center of the Science Fair at the 14NTC to play with some of the fun things we picked up!

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3 Reasons To Incorporate Volunteers With Your Tech

TechImpact

'Image Courtesy of Blues By Starlight. Volunteers are often the unsung heroes of the nonprofit sector. The Third Sector Today originally talked about a volunteer’s importance, and how incorporating them into your tech strategy can pay dividends. Americans volunteered 7.9 billion hours in 2011, and according to the Independent Sector , each one of those hours are worth approximately $22.14, saving nonprofits untold amounts of money.

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Vision + Mission + Values = Purpose

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'“Purpose is the why behind everything within an organization,” says author John Baldoni, of the book, Lead With Purpose. Baldoni also believes that it is up to leaders to make certain that organizational purpose is understood and acted upon. And, to harness the talents of their employees, leaders must recognize their responsibility to instill purpose in the workplace.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

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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How One Nonprofit Used Social Media for Damage Control During A PR Crisis That Erupted During a Fundraiser

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Note from Beth: I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together.

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Mobile Matters: The Impact of Mobile Technology on Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

NTEN

'Claire Kerr. Director of Digital Philanthropy. Artez Interactive. As we increasingly adopt mobile devices in our professional and personal lives, we are also turning to mobile technology to help us support charitable causes. We examined the fundraising success of 83,566 participants in a variety of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to find out more about mobile peer-to-peer giving trends.

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3 Ways Salesforce Will Increase Your Annual Donations

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Fundraising 123. How is all your donor information saved? Chances are, if you have not already switched to a cloud-based system like Salesforce, all that data is sitting in a spreadsheet somewhere, only locally accessible by a handful of people. Excel is great with numbers, but it is very inflexible and cant be used for tracking trends, relationships and does not show the big picture.

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The Three Ways To Be A "Level 5" Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Author and leadership expert Jim Collins defines Level 5 leaders as those who: Pursue goals with the ferocity of lions while displaying the humility of lambs. According to Collins, who has studied leadership for 25 years, this level of leader is a rare breed. This is a leader who: bestows credit generously shoulders blame responsibility puts organization before self.

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Flickr Photo by Banana Custard. Note from Beth: Last week I published an interview with Lean Start Up author, Eric Ries, that talked about how the lean start up ideas apply to the nonprofit sector. One of the themes that bubbled up in our conversation was the relationship between a start up and a VC funder which has many parallels to the relationship between philanthropic funders and nonprofits.

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This is What Nonprofits Need More Than a Facebook Donate Button

Care2

'Yesterday on Care2’s Frogloop, we discussed the value of Facebook’s new Donate button and its potential impact on nonprofits. If you did not get a chance to read it, I encourage you to, as there are some implications you need to be aware of. For example, since Facebook won''t provide donor data to nonprofits this could easily lead to people receiving multiple donation solicitations when they just donated to the organization via Facebook, thus angering supporters, as Rob Manix, one o

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Ideas for Freshening Up Your Website

NTEN

'Lori Halley. Wild Apricot. When it comes to your website, first impressions really do count! So to entice visitors to respond to your call to action and keep coming back for more, you’ve got to grab their attention, then follow through with some fresh content. And while it may be a little late for an official spring cleaning, why not take advantage of a few slow summer days to freshen up your website.

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The Differences Between A Coach And A Mentor

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Author Kristi Hedges , in her book, The Power of Presence , provides these explanations of the roles of a coach and of a mentor and how they differ from each other: The Coach shows empathy through a mixture of tough love and strong support. The coach is not afraid to push you because she sees the best in you. This leader has a good sense of what''s going on in the rest of your life and isn''t afraid to mention it as it relates to your performance and potential.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

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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Both Are True

Have Fun - Do Good

'As we head into the darkest day of the year I''m trying to remember that so often, "both are true." This is a time of year for rest and solitude and of celebration and company. The holidays are a time of fun and of sadness. It is OK to feel gratitude and grief. There are a lot of good and bad things going on in the world right now. Person/corporation/political party x is harmful and helpful.

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Facebook's New Donate Button: Good or Bad for Nonprofits?

Care2

'The nonprofit world was buzzing today over the announcement of Facebook rolling out Donate buttons to nonprofit organizations on pages and posts. This will be similar to the Facebook Gifts button that they have been testing with about a dozen nonprofit partners for the past year. The big question on every nonprofit organizations'' mind is, will this Donate button help their charity raise a decent amount of money?

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Nonprofit Branding - Through Your Website, and Beyond

NTEN

'Julia Reich. Principal. Stone Soup Creative. An organization’s brand is everything it stands for - its vision and values, and the emotional connotations it inspires in everyone who comes in contact with it. With all the focus on social media, multi-channel campaigns, and mobile technology, we may have let slip to the back burner some key reminders of how your website plays an anchor role in your nonprofit's brand.

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Be a Tech Road Warrior: Gadgets and Tools for Working While Traveling

Tech Soup

'Your bags are packed, the taxi is pulling up to the door, and you're this close to your vacation. But then, your coworker calls and informs you that your donation page is broken, your organization's CRM just ate half of its entries, and the kitchen dishwasher is flooding… Guess you probably should pack along your laptop. While working during vacation isn't exactly ideal, sometimes it is necessary to ensure that the day-to-day operations of your organization stay intact.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

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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4 Ways To Create Customer Satisfaction

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Great customer service tips from author Micah Solomon''s book, High-tech, High-touch Customer Service : You provide value when you deliver the four components that reliably create customer satisfaction : A perfect product or service Delivered in a caring, friendly manner On time (as defined by the customer) With the backing of an effective problem-resolution process Micah has been named by the Financial Post as “a new guru of customer service excellence.

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Join us for Museum Camp 2014 on Social Impact Assessment

Museum 2.0

'What is the change you hope your work effects in your community? Igniting compassion? Building a more creative workforce? Bridging cultural differences? We all have aspirational social impact goals for our organizations. These goals are expressed in mission and vision statements. They are hinted at in fundraising letters. They are stewing in our guts when we wake up to get to work.

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Mobile Giving 101: Why Mobile Is an Important Part of Nonprofit Fundraising Campaigns

NTEN

'Kari Ann Kiel. Event Marketing Consulant. DoJiggy. Research shows that by 2014 mobile device usage will exceed that of desktop and laptop computers. What does this mean for nonprofit organizations and online fundraising campaigns? Research shows that by 2014 mobile device usage will exceed that of desktop and laptop computers. What does this mean for nonprofit organizations and online fundraising campaigns?

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Upcoming Webinar January 9: Baby Steps 3 - Producing a Compelling Video Story

Tech Soup

'The third webinar in the Baby Steps webinar series will show you. how to capture a great story. On Thursday, January 9 at 11 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern), we'll cover the production of video, from. good lighting, the right equipment, and how to set up a good shot for. capturing those little footsteps. Get the ins and outs of video production so you can capture the. moments you want and end up with a final video that meets your needs.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.