Sat.Jan 02, 2010 - Fri.Jan 08, 2010

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Three iPhone Apps that Every Nonprofit Needs to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The use of iPhone Apps that benefit the nonprofit sector is going to explode in 2010. Hundreds of iPhone Apps created by nonprofits and nonprofit service providers are quietly preparing for an early 2010 launch. That said, there are three iPhone Apps currently live and available for download that give us a good picture of how iPhone Apps can be utilized by nonprofits, activists, and donors: 1) Geolocation Activism :: CauseWorld.

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January #4Change Chat Topic: Campaigning

Amy Sample Ward

The January #4Change Twitter Chat will focus on the use of Twitter and other social media tools in campaigning. About the Topic. Campaigning can mean many different things and we want to keep the definition of the topic fairly open for this chat, in order to keep insights, resources and conversation in the Q/A format as open to valuable input as possible.

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Using Social Media to Improve Your Nonprofit's Efforts

NetWits

This is a guest post by Chris Brogan. He does incredible things with businesses in the new media space. Make sure to visit chrisbrogan.com. Many thanks to Chris for stopping by [link] and sharing his insight with our readers. Over the past few years, I've experimented a lot with nonprofits. I've worked to promote causes, to raise money, to drive awareness further down the funnel into the "action" category.

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Video Fridays #27 When Social Media Became News

NCE Social Media

James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news — and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy. How have you used social media for your news source? The Arc of Northern Virginia is live tweeting their state’s budget hearings on funding for programs supporting people with intellectual disabilities.

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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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Extensions at last in Chrome for Mac!

Judi Sohn

I've been so waiting for this. I really like Chrome. It's been my default on the Windows side of my Mac for some time. It's fast, stable and I just get more done when I'm working in it. I have a tendency to keep a bunch of apps open at once, and when of those applications is Firefox my entire system quickly drags to a crawl. With Chrome taking less room in RAM, everything seems to run faster.

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What’s ahead in 2010?

Amy Sample Ward

I’ve just spent a very wonderful 2.5 weeks offline with friends and family for the holidays. As much as my life is fueled by my work and connections online, it sure was wonderful to unplug and recharge. I’ve also been thinking quite a bit about what’s to come this year and wanted to stat a conversation openly here with all of you.

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Happy New Year (to the Benetech team)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

[On New Year's Day, I wrote this to the Benetech team after literally waking up thinking about this, and thought it was worth sharing here.] I awoke this morning a little later than normal, with NPR on the radio. The first news item was about the latest suicide bomber killing dozens of people: kind of a depressing start to the new year. But then, I remembered that we’re doing something to make the world a better place, and that cheered me up.

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When did our Senate move to Asia?

Judi Sohn

I just got this email to C3's general inbox: Hello, I´m the webmaster of senate.gov We are moving our website and want to request a change of your outgoing link ( [link] ) to our new website, you would help us very much to make the change sucsesfull. Our new webadress is [link] Kind Regards Webmaster of senate.gov. What's this "new" site? It's just the real senate.gov site in an iframe (loaded on a Mac after logging out of Facebook and Twitter, of course): More fun to take a look at the wh

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New on SSIR: Organizations and Individuals Fundraising in Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

I have a new post up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog and I’d love to hear your thoughts! You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. Last month, I presented at the NCVO Foresight seminar: Changing ICT – what does it mean for your charity with a focus on the future of online revenue generation for nonprofit organizations.

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Foursquare: 8 Ideas for Nonprofits

NetWits

What’s Foursquare you ask? Our very own Margo Anderson recently asked Are Nonprofits Ready to Play Foursquare. You can check that post out to get more detail, but for now let’s just say it’s a web application that people use to let their friends know where they are.

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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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Facebook Bra Color Meme: So, Did It Work?

Wild Apricot

Many women (and, apparently, some men) flooded Facebook with unusual status updates over the past two days in a meme calling on “girls” to post the colors of the bras they were wearing, ostensibly to raise awareness of breast cancer. Social media responded to the stunt with a certain amount of tee-heeing and innuendo; with calls for a comparable “game for the guys” about underwear choices; with cries of “TMI” (Too Much Information); balanced with expressions of support and noticeable efforts to

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My Three Words for 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, I used Chris Brogan's "Three Words" to set some professional/personal goals for the year. The process is simple: Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Then, try to think in even broader terms. Extrapolate on. Tags: generosity networked nonprofit.

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Three Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Give a Tweet

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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The Power of One

NetWits

I recently read that the average facebook user has roughly 130 friends (See Facebook Stats ). That's pretty amazing. Dunbar's number doesn't give an exact, but many think that people, on average, can sustain roughly 150 relationships.

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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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MagicPrefs

Judi Sohn

via vladalexa.com. I already love my Apple Magic Mouse. This freebie utility helps me love it more. Permalink.

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Beth's Blog: The Iphone App Version

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm making my way back from vacation, slowly. I wanted to quickly share a new service called AppMakr that allows anyone - even me - to easily create an iPhone app - for less than $200. With just a few. Tags: mobile.

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Is Your Nonprofit Website Mobile-Friendly?

Wild Apricot

Have you noticed there's one prediction that turns up consistently at the top of every list of "Top 10 Trends for 2010"? Welcome to the decade of the Mobile Internet. Is your nonprofit blog or website ready for readers who do their web surfing by phone? ( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Google Non-profit Communications RSS Accessibility mobile.

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The Science Behind the Art - Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS - Part II

NetWits

In my previous post , I talked about the goals for Broadway Cares’ new web presence and a brief introduction on our strategic approach. Let's continue our case study with a look into our Information Architecture sessions.

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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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Is Your Nonprofit Ready for Facebook Currency?

Care2

Think your friends spend too much time on Facebook? They're not alone. According to comScore , 5.5% of all time spent online in the US during the month of November was on Facebook. That's a lot of time. As Facebook expands past 300 global million users , the online giant is also adding new services to keep people on its site. Facebook's Gift Shop has recently been expanded to offer music, e-cards, real gifts, as well as a charity gift section.

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The Number of Twitter Followers Is Meaningless Without Context

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Pieter Musterd Anil Dash just made the same discovery that I made a couple a months ago about the impact of being added to the Twitter Suggested List. Being on Twitter's suggested user list makes no appreciable difference. Tags: metrics twitter.

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Nonprofits Get Free Help with Web Analytics

Wild Apricot

No time, no budget, and no skilled resources available for your nonprofit to dive into web analytics and make sense of what the numbers mean for your goals and objectives? The Analysis Exchange wants to help — at no cost to your organization.( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Web 2.0 collaboration websites training analytics.

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How to Choose a Website Vendor- The Solution

NetWits

Choosing the right website vendor is critical to the success of online and offline initiatives for many nonprofits, but it can be a daunting task. I have spent the last four years helping clients and potential clients walk through this process, and I've learned some useful lessons based on their successes – and mistakes. Last week, we looked at some things to consider about the partnership between your nonprofit and your website vendor.

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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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Favorite Have Fun Do Good Books of 2009

Have Fun - Do Good

Below is my 5th annual list of favorite do-good books that I read in 2009, but this year I'm calling it my Have Fun Do Good Book list. Wahoo! You can also check out my lists from 2005-2008: Favorite Do-Good Books of 2008 Favorite Do-Good Books of 2007 Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006 Favorite Do-Good Books of 2005 Favorite Have Fun Do Good Books of 2009 (in alphabetical order) Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam by Zainab Salbi and Laurie Beckland I had the

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The American Cancer Society Wants Your Birthday!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the summer, I wrote a post called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0: How To Address Cause Fatigue and Scaling." As more and more nonprofits and individuals flock to social networks, creating acacophony of fundraising pitches and the subsequent cause fatigue, how can organizations scale? charity:water was one of the first to create it's own social network for fundraising.

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Things We Like: Best of 2009

NTEN

Here are the most clicked on "Things We Like" links from 2009. Patience pants. Not only is it nifty piece, it attracted some of our best spam comments of the year: "Thanks for pants. Have you thought of making a whole patience outfit?" [Linked to Eastern European web site.]. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm.

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Surprise! Only 5% of Websites Have a Twitter or Facebook Link

Care2

Factual, an “open data repository&# analyzed 4 million websites via data from Common Crawl, a non-profit group designed to crawl the web and provide data for anyone to use. Check out the stats below. *28% of sites have Google Analytics. *5% of sites link to their Twitter or Facebook profile. *2% of sites display both a Twitter and Facebook link.

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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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Cultivating Food Entrepreneurs: Interview with Patricia Loya of La Cocina

Have Fun - Do Good

"Fast forward four years later, she's the owner of her own company. Business is booming. She's growing her business. we can't fast forward to three generations from now, but the trajectory of her family, I guarantee you, has been changed forever." Early last month I chatted with Executive Director, Patricia Loya, about La Cocina , a San Francisco incubator kitchen for women.

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Crowdsourcing As Planning Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

View California Coast Trip in a larger map This holiday rather than working, we decided to take a brief vacation and travel down the beautiful California coast. Only problem was by Christmas night we realized that we hadn't even opened. Tags: crowdsourcing.

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Guide to SMS for Social Change

Tech Soup

Our friends at Ashoka ( previously ) recently created an excellent downloadable guide to using SMS (text messages) for social change. You can download the guide directly (1.1 MB PDF) or learn more about it here. We discussed mobile giving here about a year ago, and it's grown a lot in prominence even since then (Kevin blogged about new developments in microgiving just a few days ago) but SMS is much more than a fundraising tool.

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Webinar: Connecting Advocacy to Fundraising

Care2

Did you know that activists on your nonprofit’s email list are seven times more likely to donate money to your organization than non-activists are? Make sure you start 2010 off right by adopting the latest best practices for online advocacy as a proven strategy to recruit and retain donors, while advancing your mission. Join advocacy and fundraising consultant Steve Daigneault, former Internet Director for Amnesty International, and Blackbaud’s Mark Davis for a free, 1-hour webinar o

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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.