Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 22, 2019

By Alex Wilson and Pat Duffy , co-founders of The Giving Block. Thanks to the increase in the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, nonprofits are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency as a new source of revenue. Beyond the revenue potential, some nonprofits are taking things a step further by looking at ways they can become more transparent, provide stability, and provide tax benefits to their donors. 1) Cryptocurrency Fundraising.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2019

Congratulations — you're on your way to changing the world! In this guide I cover how to start a nonprofit or 501c3, from setting your goals to getting your first paying members.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Evaluate the cost of maintaining your current system versus buying a new AMS with modern features. Eventually, you realize the cost of maintaining an old car and the risk of it breaking down just aren’t worth it anymore. It’s the same with legacy member management software. Have you ever had a really old car? At first, you decide to keep it because it seems cheaper than buying a new one.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 20, 2019

Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Jordyn Shafer-Frie Fall 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. What is risk culture? “.staff at every level appropriately manage risk as an intrinsic part of their day-to-day work. Such a culture supports an open discussion about uncertainties and opportunities, encourages staff to express concerns, and maintains processes to elevate concerns to appropriate levels.”. – Australian Government Department of Finance.

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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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Elevation

AUGUST 20, 2019

We have approximately 15 seconds to capture our audience’s attention. There go three seconds! How do we make the last twelve count? The answer lies in the headings and subheadings.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2019

Here are several useful nonprofit tech tools, as well as how you can select the right ones for your nonprofit, from guest poster Amy Neumann, founder of Free Tech for Nonprofits!

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 22, 2019

Purplesec is a cyber security company I started with my friend and cyber security expert , Seth Kimmel. I was employed by an IT company for 5 years and learn a lot about the technologies that power most businesses today, as well as the constant threats they experience. At the same time, I was working to develop my marketing skills on the side. Search engine optimization (SEO) to be exact.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 21, 2019

Despite lots of recognition in the market, learning management systems are often regarded as something which is.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Insecure managers hog the credit for a job well done. Or, they hide the credit and don't give credit where credit is due. These managers are afraid to let their employees be in the limelight. Secure and successful managers talk up their employees, highlighting the good performance they've done, and are eager to give credit where credit is due. They promote their staff to their supervisor and to others within their organization.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

Over the last year, we’ve done our best to extol the benefits of skills-based volunteerism to npEngage readers , offering best practices for and case studies on pro bono service. From the response you’ve provided, we know many of you are eager to engage in this work and are looking for the best way to approach potential skilled volunteers – either as individuals or through a corporate partnership.

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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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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Improve security, build trust, and enhance customer experience with Hosted Payment Forms from Nimble AMS. When picking a payment partner solution for your association to enhance PCI-compliance consider these questions before moving forward. The internet has provided great opportunities for nonprofits to increase brand awareness, recruit new members, and raise funds for the causes they support.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2019

When I was little, my uncle drove me to see a real big top circus. I don’t quite remember where it was, somewhere over in the farmlands near Santa Cruz, like Gilroy or Watsonville. Like so much of those valleys, I mostly remember the lush flatness, in this case with the red tent popping up like a mirage. I was younger than school age, and little from that circus visit remains in my memory.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2019

Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Managers often find it easier, more comfortable, or less threatening to hire someone with similar skills and work habits. But, to build a well-balanced team and to achieve maximum success, you need to have employees who can fill in your weaker areas.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Development and f inance teams have their own unique but overlapping responsibilities around the management of revenue.? They answer to different audiences and measure success in different ways.? This can lead to what appears to be discord but really is a natural push and pull of departments sharing data to different ends.? . Looking to empower your development and finance teams to better collaborate?

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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2019

At the next meeting you lead, don't: Hold it if the meeting will seem unnecessary to your participants. Allow attendees to use their smartphones for personal reasons. Let participants interrupt each other. Go beyond your scheduled time. Those don'ts are the biggest meeting pet peeves according to an Accountemps survey of 1,000 senior managers, reported in USA Today awhile back.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, 'Okay, folks, let's get passionate about what we do.' Sensibly, they went the other way entirely; We should only do those things that we can get passionate about." "To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you lead an organization that uses employee ID badges, considering using a different color or a special designation on the badges for newly hired employees for at least their first 30 days and ideally up to 60 days. Imagine how welcoming it will be for your new hires when employees recognize your newly hired employees' status via their special badges and then when your longer term employees introduce themselves to the new employees in halls, on elevators, in your break room, in the parking lo

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2019

Don't be the guy in the picture when an employee leaves your company. Instead, conduct exit interviews and surveys. Leigh Branham explains in his book, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , what the most favorable conditions are for conducting the interviews and surveys. And, if you need convincing to read the book, take a look at these 11 best reasons for listening and gathering the data when an employee leaves: Bringing any "push-factor" root-cause reasons for leaving to the surface.

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Advertiser: Syncrony

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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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2019

This year, #GivingTuesday falls on December 3. While this feels far away now, it will be here sooner than you think, and it’s time to start preparing! Whether you work at a small nonprofit, a community hospital, a large museum, or anything in between, #GivingTuesday can help your organization attract new donors, re-engage old ones, or even just set the stage for year-end giving campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Higher education marketers have herculean missions! Your work attracts new students, engages current students, and delights alumni and donors. There’s so much ground to cover when you’re planning an engagement strategy for much of your target audience’s life. Here’s where to focus at every stage. Attracting Students. Potential students are excited and nervous all at once.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2019

Why do so many teams and groups fail to perform --achieving compromise at best and gridlock at worst? According to best-selling author Les McKeown , the problem lays in conflicting personality types: the Visionary with big ideas and little execution. the Processor who insists on putting every detail through a system, slowing things. down the Operator who just wants to end the meeting and get back to the "real work.

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