Sat.Mar 15, 2014 - Fri.Mar 21, 2014

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Infographic: 10 Most Successful Nonprofit Twitter Accounts

TechImpact

'So your nonprofit start up their Twitter account a few months ago and you’re rolling about 5-6 Retweeets per day. Not too shabby. What you didn’t know is just how many Retweets and social interactions some of the largest international nonprofits receive on a daily basis. Some of the largest nonprofits are rolling in around 80-100 Retweets per Tweet!

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11 Nonprofit Professionals Share Social Media and Technology Advice for Nonprofits via Instagram Video

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'Thanks to a partnership with the Public Interest Registry , Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good was able to report live from the Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #14NTC ) last week in Washington, DC. Empowered with a tablet and smartphone, one of Heather’s first priorities was to reveal the faces and expertise behind some our favorite nonprofit brands.

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A CommunityOS Hidden Gem: The Data Provider Tool

VisionLink

'It’s always a delight to run across a product feature that surprises me, even after years of work. The Data Provider Tool is one such hidden gem. The Data Provider Tool allows an administrator to tag a group of resources outside of the normal agencies or portal restriction filters. Internally, we use data providers to organize large imports and feeds of data across multiple customers.

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Snowden and Techies: First Do No Harm!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'Snowden taught us that governments are vacuuming up every shred of communications they can. As techies, we need to first do no harm. As we collect sensitive information about health, ethnicity, LGBT identity, refugee status, experience of violence, we need to encrypt that information, to avoid making the people we serve, targets or victims by current or future governments!

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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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Your 10 Point Checklist For Nonprofit Newsletter Writing

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of James Madison University. Writing, and sending, your nonprofit’s email newsletter takes creativity, precision strategy, and even a little finesse. Not only that, but once its been sent, your newsletter is out of your control. There’s no re-do. Proof reading, avoiding spam triggers, ensuring it’s mobile optimized, creating alluring subject lines are all imperative to the success of the newsletter and what the content inside is promoting.

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Can Non-profits Learn From Innovative Companies?

Wild Apricot

'The March Nonprofit Blog Carnival is about non-profit disruption and innovation. So we looked at Fast Company''s Most Innovative Companies for 2014 to see if there were lessons to guide non-profit innovation.

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3 Ways to Make Your Website the Center of Your Online Community

NTEN

'Laura Iancu. PR Specialist. 123ContactForm. The truth is that no matter how hard we try, we cannot survive without the aid of the community that surrounds us. Donations, volunteers, and message lift are all achievable through your community of stakeholders – the people who have an interest for your nonprofit or cause. Here are three ways that you can help ensure that your website is the centerpiece of your online community.

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10 Nonprofit Statistics You Have To See

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Harvard. Sometimes, the best thing to do is take a step back, slow down, and look at the data. It is important to be informed when reassessing, to decide what’s important, and not important, in your nonprofit’s hectic daily rhythms. Numbers and percentages provide insight, give direction, and validity to everything we do. If the numbers do not support a sustainable growth for a program, or campaign, it may be time to make a change to your strategy.

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Does Association Size Matter?

Wild Apricot

'Does association size impact your ability to meet your mission? Here are some thoughts on the impact of budget and membership size - and a reminder about our Small Membership Survey.

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Getting Your Board on Board with Social Media: Part I (of II)

BoardAssist

'Getting your board on board with social media is a challenge many nonprofits face as social media becomes a more important part of everyday nonprofit life. Rather than fight social media, embrace it! Social media is here to stay, and can become your nonprofit’s best friend, if you let it. For advice on how to get your board excited about social media, we turned to one of the top nonprofit social media pros out there: Socialbrite partner Caroline Avakian.

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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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5 Things Your Online Community Should be Doing

NTEN

'Demetrio P. Cardona-Maguigad. Director of Strategic Design. LimeRed Studio. Building a community online isn’t just about you and your organization, it’s about embracing the people who share your vision, purpose, and cause outside of your immediate organization. It should establish commonality, shared identity, and culture that seeks to address and solve problems together. community Community Demetrio P.

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5 Simple Social Media Tips For Smaller Nonprofits

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of CopyEditing.com. To many nonprofits (especially smaller nonprofits) social media was once viewed as a burden. Another fad that did not warrant garnering a lot of attention or energy. However, once social media established itself as a full fledged phenomenon nonprofits quickly jumped on the bandwagon. But, with every new venture comes questions, time, energy, capital and manpower.

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Bright Association Press Interview With Chief Apricot

Wild Apricot

'Here are excerpts from an interview with Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot, as part of Webbright Services'' Bright Association Press series.

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How To Be A Collaborative Leader In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Edward M. Marshall''s book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book''s section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team''s needs.

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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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At the 14NTC: Announcing the NTENnies

NTEN

'While we’re grateful to all members of NTEN, there are, of course, those of you who go beyond the proverbial "call of duty" and impact the NTEN community by providing extra time, resources, and wisdom to assist NTEN''s work in this sector. We call you "rockstars" here on this blog (a lot), but each spring, at NTEN''s annual conference , we like to do more than that.

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12 Attributes Of An Excellent Nonprofit Executive

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Shutterstock. What makes a great leader? Is it crisp decision making? The ability to surround himself with an outstanding staff? Is it goal setting, and the ability to reach these goals? Or is it great listening skills? It is all of these attributes and more. Truly great leaders are not made, but are instead born. The lead because it makes up who they are.

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Five Ways to Build Your Nonprofit Brand’s Buzzability

NonProfit Hub

'People like to talk. Give them something to talk about. One of the best ways to stir up awareness and publicity for your nonprofit brand is to generate some buzz—word of mouth marketing is free (or at least, cheap) and, even better, highly effective. Plus, it’s something that spans both the online and the offline worlds, and can put your organization clearly on people’s radars in a very positive fashion.

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Are You Engaging Donors Effectively?

Care2

'Is your nonprofit effectively engaging donors? Are you moving donors up the ladder of engagement? And, if you were surveyed on your donor engagement, would your org fall under the good, the bad, or the ugly? DonorDigital donated to 16 major US nonprofits to learn about their integrated fundraising practices. For 6 months in 2013, after making an online contribution, they tracked all interactions with these organizations through direct mail, online, and by phone.

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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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Getting Your Board on Board with Social Media: Part II

BoardAssist

'Earlier this week we asked social media pro Caroline Avakian to share her thoughts with our readers on how to entice your board into the social media waters. We are pleased to share the second part of Caroline’s two part guest post with you now. Getting your board on board with social media may not be easy, but the fight is well worth it! How to entice your board into the social media waters.

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Wearable Computing: Sussing Out the Frontiers of Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

'What’s the use of being in San Francisco if you can’t check out some cutting edge tech conferences now and then? That’s one reason I went to the Wearables DevCon Conference. last week to see what’s really going on in the frontier of nonprofit technology: wearable devices. As luck would have it, I got to chatting right away with Ned Malik, CTO of Vision Online , a DC-based company that provides cutting-edge information technology to government.

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NTC Plenary Day 3: Change is Coming. Are You Ready?

NTEN

'Kristen Meador. Communications Director. Voqal. The crowd was a bit slower moving this morning after last night’s revelries, but eager nonetheless to hear Willa Seldon from Bridgespan Group discuss new trends in the intersection of technology and philanthropy.

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The Enemy Of Engagement - Book Highlights

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'" Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their book, The Enemy of Engagement. Further, "in an organizational context, frustration is not as simple as failing to get something you want. Rather, it involves the inability to succeed in your role due to organizational barriers or the inability to bring the bulk of your individual talents, skills, and abilities to your job.

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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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Health & Data: Working with the California Department of Health Care Services

Forum One

'A major driver of health reform is the more effective use of data. A major driver of health reform is the more effective use of data. Through our work with the California Department of Health Care Services, our aims have been to achieve this while improving their web presence overall – including a new web governance plan, new site-wide style guidelines, and an improved analytics infrastructure. read more.

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2013 Charitable Giving Report - Infographic

Tech Soup

'DID YOU KNOW 2013 marked the largest year-over-year increase in charitable giving since the recession? Overall giving increased 4.9%, and online giving grew 13.5%! Download the Report to learn about the below key observations and much more! 2013 really showed that the fundraising environment is continuing to improve for the vast majority of organizations.

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The Top 5 Sessions You Can’t Miss at AFP International 2014

NonProfit Hub

'With all of the top fundraising professionals in one place, the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference on Fundraising (AFPIcon) is sure to bring some of the top information and presentations to the table. And this year AFPIcon takes place from March 23 through March 25 in San Antonio, Texas. You can’t go wrong with the hand-picked lineup of speakers.

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50 Leadership Tips In 132 Pages

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don''t read their book cover to cover. But, if you''re like me, you''ll read the book that way. That''s because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively.

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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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Tagging in Museums #blowinguppersonal #notwhatweplanned

Museum 2.0

'Here are a few of the hashtags I''ve seen applied to photographs of museum objects on Instagram lately: #heytherebigfella #biggysmallistheillest #forbrightfuture #myfavorite #instagood #bestday #withmyhomies #whatever #learnedfromthebest #revolutionary #nowicandie These tags all do a great job capturing the magic of exploring a museum. They do a great job sharing the humor and surprise of collections objects.

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You Just Destroyed Your Phone — Now What?

Tech Soup

'A couple of days ago, I had the misfortune of dropping my smartphone, shattering and rendering the screen unresponsive. As the alert notifications forlornly streamed in and the battery quickly draining I am left to ponder my options. Since it was a Friday and I was leaving for NTC in a few days, repairing was not a viable option, so I ended up getting a new phone.

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Making Your First Donor Retention Calendar, Step by Step

Connection Cafe

'Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising , called one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter, and author of the Networked Nonprofit. Her second book is The Wild Woman’s Guide to Social Media, published 2012, given a 5 star rating by About.com. Her latest book, Get the Job! Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide , was given a 5 star review by About.com. .

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The 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'I really like author Paul R. Timm''s advice to stop asking your customers the "typical" questions and instead ask them open-ended questions. Here''s what Timm recommends: Don''t Ask : How was everything? Can I get you something else? Did you find everything you need? Will that be all? Was everything satisfactory? Instead Ask : What else can I do for you?

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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.