Sat.Jan 09, 2016 - Fri.Jan 15, 2016

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Back to School: New Tech for the Classroom of the Future

Byte Technology

With the surging popularity of every manner of tech device—on our wrists, strapped to our heads etc.—it makes sense that, finally, designers would begin to look past the frivolous and fun aspects of their gear and towards truly worthwhile applications. Imagine this scenario: instead of staring at a wall map of foreign lands, students can don some hi-tech headgear and be transported to those places in a 360-degree virtual world of images.

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An Eleven Step Program to Cure Shiny Object Syndrome

Robert Weiner

NTEN just published of mine called " An Eleven Step Program to Cure Shiny Object Syndrome " (technically, they reprinted an article that AFP will publish this summer). My co-conspirators were Dahna Goldstein , Marc Baizman , and Tracy Kronzak. The four of us, plus Vered Meir , will be leading a workshop on the topic of shiny object avoidance at NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference in March.

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Don’t Abuse Self-Care at Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. As part of the research for our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , Aliza Sherman and I have been reading, interviewing, and researching self-care practices both for the individual and how nonprofit organizations can support it. We’ve come across examples of how nonprofit abuse self-care.

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See3 is Now a Certified B Corp and Your Company Should Be Too

See3

After a rigorous audit of business practices, See3 Communications has been awarded B Corp status by the nonprofit B Lab. Read our commitment to being good for the world and learn why your company should consider it, too. The post See3 is Now a Certified B Corp and Your Company Should Be Too appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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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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Free Expert Webinar: 6 Steps to Transform Your Association's Culture

Wild Apricot

Discover the leadership mindset required to drive positive transformation across your organization in this live webinar with John Mattone – a world authority in leadership training.

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Is Lack of Emotion Hurting Your Fundraising?

Achieve

Have you ever wondered, after the fact, why you donated to a particular cause or organization? You hadn’t planned on it. It wasn’t something that had been on your radar. So why did you give? The answer, in a lot of cases, is because it made you feel good. That’s how most of us feel when we do something to help others. It’s a feeling that has been well documented in studies and, recently, by the.

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Is Peach The New Killer App?

Care2

There’s a new social app called Peach that’s trending with the technorati and social media community. Developed by Vine co-founder Dom Hoffman, the app is a mix between Twitter and Slack. Last week it reached the top 100 apps in the Itunes store. No easy feat. It’s also received a lot of major press coverage ranging from the New York Times to CBS News and WIRED.

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The Who, What, and Why of Capital Campaigns

Wild Apricot

Whether you’re a university fundraising for a new library or a nonprofit with a big, mission-fulfilling task on the horizon, you should consider a capital campaign.

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How To Lead Breakthrough Change

Eric Jacobsen Blog

David S. Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. This book tells the in-the-trenches stories of individuals who led bold, sweeping change.

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My Birthday Wish: Support My Fundraiser for NTEN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today is my birthday! To celebrate, rather than eat cake, I’m fundraising for the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN). Please consider donating to the fundraiser with colleague Cindy Leonard. I have worked in the nonprofit sector for 35 years. In 1992, I had the honor of having a front row seat at the creation of a field – how nonprofits can use the Internet for mission driven work.

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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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Learn How to Be a Better Fundraiser with TechSoup!

Tech Soup

Fund up for the new year with TechSoup! It's no secret that one of the greatest challenges for nonprofits is fundraising. You know your organization must source and secure consistent funding to sustain your mission and provide much-needed services to your clients. But where do you begin? During the month of January, TechSoup will host a triple play of webinars and feature a special promotional event geared to get you started on a path to fundraising success.

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4 Ways to Launch a Website on Time and under Budget

Care2

The other day, I heard an interesting question. "As a project manager, how will you make sure my nonprofit's website launches on time and under budget?".

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How To Be A More Effective Work-From-Home Employee

Eric Jacobsen Blog

More than 40 million people -- roughly one-third of the U.S. workforce -- work from home at least one or two days a week. If you are a leader of work-from-home employees, share the book, There's No Place Like Working From Home , with them. Share it particularly with an employee new to working from his or her home. Author Elaine Quinn wrote the book after working as a consultant for 10 years with small business owners who struggled with organization, time management, workflow processes, productiv

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Starting Your Nonprofit Grant Application Story the Right Way

NonProfit Hub

The start of the grant process is similar to writing this article. At first, you have a few ideas of where you want to start, but the emptiness in front of you and the blinking cursor can be overwhelming. There are so many options on where to begin. Should I start with an inspiring anecdote? (Tina, the development director, found the perfect grant in the most unlikely of places…) A bold proclamation?

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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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Snapping Up Snapchat … Why It's Worth It

Tech Soup

Two years ago, we asked the question: "Can Nonprofits Benefit from Snapchat?" After using the app and investigating its privacy and security, I couldn't really find much use for nonprofits. It isn't secure enough to send sensitive information to clients or staff, and I could only find examples of businesses using the app. Recently, after getting more into the app myself and discovering that more than just sneaky teenagers were using it, I decided to revisit Snapchat as a viable

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University of Michigan – Setting a Higher Standard for Giving Days

Connection Cafe

Sometimes we get lucky. We put plans together based on what our gut tells us is right and then cross our fingers and hope for the best. But sometimes, no matter how long and hard we keep our fingers crossed, our strategy fails—our gut told us wrong and our campaign flops. Other times, we plan. We strategize, prepare, and harp over the details for months, ensuring that every possible barrier to success has been addressed and accounted for.

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How To Lead By Looking Ahead

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. In his book, Rob-Jan de Jong provides the developmental framework for visionary capacity, focusing on two key skills: The ability to see change early The ability to connect the dots Rob-Jan de Jong De Jong makes a clear distinction between the company vision and your personal vision.

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How Much Code Should You Know?: Associations Now

AFP Blog

How Much Code Should You Know?: Associations Now : " common new kind of New Year’s resolution—competing with old standbys like losing weight and quitting smoking—has been a pledge to learn a programming language. It sounds like a good idea, but perhaps the real goal for non-technical employees should simply be a pledge to become a little more tech-literate in 2016.

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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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Get a Flexible Desktop Solution with the Dell OptiPlex 790

Tech Soup

We've just added the Dell OptiPlex 790 desktop computer to our Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) thanks to refurbisher partner InterConnection. Dell OptiPlex 790. This desktop is designed for advanced performance and efficient collaboration. It enables business-class control that helps ensure your IT department saves time and money. Its powerful Intel Core i5 processor can handle today's most powerful applications from Microsoft Office (included) to Adobe Creative Cloud (not included

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Donor-Advised Funds: Insight from the Experts

Connection Cafe

Donor-advised funds are a hot topic. And no wonder. According to a study released this fall by the National Philanthropic Trust , the assets held in these charitable funds increased almost 24% last year to a whopping $70.7 billion. That’s huge. Further, contributions coming out of these same funds grew by 27%. It’s a big story no matter how you look at it ( as the Chronicle of Philanthropy has reported ).

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13 Energizing Verbs To Use More Often

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here is some great advice from the book, Anticipate, the Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , by Rob-Jan De Jong. In the meantime, here are 13 energizing verbs the author recommends we use more often: Discover (instead of See) Explore (instead of Discuss) Radiate (instead of Display) Uncover (instead of Show) Transform (instead of Change) Engage (instead of Involve) Mobilize (instead of Gather) Stretch (instead of Develop) Boost (instead of Increase) Propel (instead of Move) Deliver (instead of Giv

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Micro Content Is Here to Stay | Upleaf

AFP Blog

Micro Content Is Here to Stay | Upleaf : "How This Impacts Your Strategy Assuming the Apple Watch entrenches itself in the U.S.

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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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3 Dangers of Overcommunication You Should Avoid

Tech Soup

-image goes here and is wrapped in a link to its destination on upload. -image width: 350px -->. With more and more churches becoming savvy in all areas of digital, mobile, and print communication, if not carefully orchestrated, it can be easy to overcommunicate with the members you care most about. The last thing you want to do is to allow technology to get in the way of ministry.

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Journeying Toward Outcomes and Measuring Results

Connection Cafe

In the early 2000s as a corporate grantmaker, I was asked by a C-level executive what we were achieving with the millions of dollars that we gave annually to domestic violence organizations. Like many other grantmakers, including many of my colleagues, I started rattling off the number of grants, the number geographic regions served, and I was even able to tell him some outputs, such as the number of orders of protection, the number of shelter nights provided, and number of counseling hours deli

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A Boss Versus A Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss creates fire, a leader creates passion." -- Russell H. Ewing, British Journalist.

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Charities must build confidence to unlock £1.7bn text donation opportunity » Charity Digital News

AFP Blog

Charities must build confidence to unlock £1.

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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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A Periodic table of Visualization Methods

Tech Soup

This brilliant and useful chart made by Ralph Lengler and Martin Eppler at Visual Literacy takes the good old periodic table of the elements and changes each item into a type of visualization method to assist planning, thinking and communicating. It runs on java so you just mouse over each square and it pops up an example.( read more ).

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Housefile Size and Growth in the Luminate Online Benchmark Report

Connection Cafe

The release of the 9th Luminate Online Benchmark Report is an opportunity for nonprofits to take stock of how the nonprofit sector is performing online, and what recent trends tell us about donor and giving behavior. Housefiles are an important tool in a direct marketing program. The Report dedicates an entire section to housefile size and effectiveness this year.

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The Downfall Of Status Quo

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today's leadership thought: "Status quo breeds mediocrity, calcifies bureaucracy, cripples progress, and hampers changeability," explains Shawn Murphy in his new book, The Optimistic Workplace.

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How to Turn Your Staff from a Group into a Team

NonProfit Hub

This article was originally published in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine. Sign up for your free copy today. In January, we’re exploring how to build better relationships for a stronger organization. __. When looking for guidance for staff development, don’t consult a thesaurus. After all, it says team and group are synonyms.

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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.