Sat.Apr 27, 2013 - Fri.May 03, 2013

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Google Search Results Now Prominently Feature Nonprofit Google+ Pages

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'And yet another reason why your nonprofit can not ignore Google+… the Google Knowledge Graph which now prominently features information about nonprofit organizations on the right-hand side of Google Search results. Data is pulled from multiple sources including Wikipedia , GuideStar and of course Google+ Pages. As a result, nonprofits must ensure that their Wikipedia Page and GuideStar Profile are current and understand that simply being active on Google+ makes it more likely that your

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations – Reflections & Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scient

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Wild Apricot Software News April 2013 - Payment News and Mobile Plan

Wild Apricot

'Some information on our newly supported payment services, and a very early sneak-peak at plans to provide mobile event check-in for administrators.

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4 Mobile Design Strategies for Content-Heavy Websites

NTEN

'Niki Hammond. Technical Project Manager. MSDS. You're redesigning your website. Of course you want it to look as good on a mobile device as it does on a large screen. But do you need an app, too? You''re redesigning your website. Of course you want it to look as good on a mobile device as it does on a large screen. But do you need an app, too?

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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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July 30: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use YouTube and Create Video Content for the Social Web

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar begins with a demonstration of how nonprofits can successfully design and launch a YouTube Channel for both desktop and mobile viewing – even if the nonprofit isn’t currently producing videos.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need (free) Help from A Data Scientist?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'This map is one of a series of 80 global maps describing the state of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats. It is the result of a collaborative data and data visualization project undertaken by the Nature Conservancy scientists, working with governments, scientists and conservation organizations around the world. They are displayed here using new data visualization tool called Google Fusion Tables technology.

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From comic books to collective impact: The importance of ongoing professional development

ASU Lodestar Center

'posted by Aaron Stiner , Host Chair. YNPN Leaders Conference. I have been fortunate to practice a professional craft in many careers, ever since junior high school when my first job was selling comic books and trading cards. After I graduated from college, I served as a sales rep for a veterinary pharmaceutical company, before transitioning into a 10-year career in the nonprofit sector.

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New Data Shows Why Donors Breakup With Nonprofits

Care2

'Ever wonder why your nonprofit donors decide to stop supporting your organization? Check out this data by Bloomerang and the Rockefeller Corporation that compares why donors leave compared to why customers leave commercial companies. One of the reasons I appreciate research like this is because it demonstrates the importance of providing the best constituent experiences no matter if you work in the nonprofit world or the for-profit world.

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Content Curation for Nonprofits – Notes from #13ntccur8

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development.

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Top 5 Laudable Links: Best Advice, Membership Spring Cleaning and More

Wild Apricot

'Here are 5 of the latest non-profit and membership links we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.

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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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Blackbaud Index for March 2013

sgEngage

'The Blackbaud Index provideds the most up-to-date information on charitable giving today. Tracking approximately $10 billion in US-based charitable giving, the Index is updated on the first of each month and is based on year-over-year percent changes. Featuring overall and online giving, the Index can be viewed by size and subsets of the nonprofit industry.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Send Mobile Friendlier Email

Tech Soup

'This guest post was authored by Mike Snusz, a Blackbaud senior Internet marketing consultant. It originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. Does your nonprofit send mobile-friendly email? You’ve likely heard about the importance of being mobile-friendly to engage constituents. Maybe even that: Mobile email opens are predicted to surpass desktop opens this year.

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Out of the Spiritual Closet: Organizers Transforming the Practice of Social Justice. Big Vision Podcast Interview with co-author, Kristen Zimmerman

Have Fun - Do Good

'This month''s Big Vision Podcast guest is Kristen Zimmerman, one of four co-authors of the Movement Strategy Center report, " Out of the Spiritual Closet: Organizers Transforming the Path of Social Justice ," along with Neelam Pathikonda, Brenda Salgado, and Taj James. As a Senior Fellow at the Movement Strategy Center, Kristen leads the development of the Center''s movement building practice and methodology.

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2013 NTC Round-Up: Your Takeaways

NTEN

'Whew, what an NTC! Now that we''ve had a chance to catch a cat (dog?) nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. We''ve been reading, reflecting, getting inspired, and learning a lot from all of you. Our hope is that you can do the same with this compilation.

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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 To Maximize Employee Involvement

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Here are 10 tips for how to maximize employee involvement : Have active ways to listen to your employees. Check often with employees to see if the information you are sharing with them is what they need and what they want. Share information about customer satisfaction with employees. Discuss financial performance with your employees and be sure everyone understands the importance of profitability and how they can contribute to profitability.

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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

Tech Soup

'Back in May 2012 we got the first announcements of a huge U.S. nationwide digital inclusion project called Connect2Compete. We thought it'd be a good time check in with the new CEO of the project, Brian Vahaly, to see how it's going. What Is Connect2Compete ? Connect2Compete (C2C) is a project to supply low-cost broadband Internet, low-cost computers, and free training to as many as 100 million "offline" Americans.

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Knock Your Third Party Fundraiser Out of the Park

Connection Cafe

'Baseball season is in full swing this time of year and so are multitudes of fundraising events. Alongside the rides, walks and runs, many organizations are utilizing Third Party or Independent Fundraising Events (IFE) to raise money for specific campaigns. But just because you’ve built this beautiful fundraising website, doesn’t mean the fundraisers or donors will show up to the game.

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The Nonprofit Technology Conference: Looking Back, and Looking Forward!

NTEN

'Wow! For my first NTC, everything I''ve heard about the NTEN community was spot on. Caring, stylish , open, direct , funny, warm, outspoken, sporting , innovative with solutions on the fly , and coffee-lovin'' were just a few of the adjectives that flew around the Hilton Minneapolis, through the miles of skyways, and over social media. And that is just a small snapshot of a community that loves to learn, loves to be together, and wants to change the world.

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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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Finding The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Can''t quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? Or, do you have employees whole struggle with the tone of their emails? You might want to check out ToneCheck. ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. It acts somewhat similar to an email spell checker, and you can select the suggested alternatives or ignore the advice.

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5 Ways to Become a Better Fundraising Professional

Tech Soup

'This guest post was authored by Nancy Palo, a senior consultant on Blackbaud's strategic services team with an emphasis on peer-to-peer fundraising. It originally appeared on npengage.com. This past week marked my one-year anniversary as a strategy consultant at Blackbaud. The more I engage with clients, the more I find myself wishing I knew what I know now when I was on the fundraising staff at a nonprofit.

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Coaching Your First-Time Event Fundraisers Toward Success! (Part 1)

Connection Cafe

'Do you remember how you felt during your ‘first’s’ ? The first time you got behind the wheel in Driver’s Ed class? The first time you rode your bicycle without training wheels? The first time you jumped in the pool with no life vest? I bet you were nervous, slightly scared, and wondering if you would succeed. Fast forward… you probably do these things now with confidence and ease and almost take your expertise for granted.

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Open Thread: Your Stories of Risk and Reward

Museum 2.0

'What''s the biggest professional risk you''ve taken? What happened after you took the risk? In three weeks, Kathleen McLean and I are co-hosting a freewheeling talk show at the American Alliance of Museums conference. The theme is "risk and reward," and we plan to explore both individual and institutional relationships to risk-taking. Kathy and I have each spent a lot of time advocating for experimental practice and risk-taking in museums, both as consultants and on staff.

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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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New web addresses for NGOs and non-profits - Telegraph

AFP Blog

'New web addresses for NGOs and non-profits - Telegraph : Two new types of web address will indicate that organisations are bona fide non-profits or NGOs, writes Brian Cute, the Chief executive of the Public Interest Registry'

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Digital Storytelling Challenge Community Choice Voting Opens May 4

Tech Soup

'Digital storytellers! We have so many wonderful stories rolling in! But what good is a digital story if it’s not shared? You spent time and talent on creating your video or picture slide show, now we invite you to show it off! In addition to our expert judges selecting top stories , we are awarding a community choice prize as voted on by YOU!

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Making Data Visualizations: A Survival Guide And Other Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year, I’m facilitating a peer learning group based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and the next session we are focusing on the sense-making step of measurement. This part of the measurement process is most the fun because it covers visualization, pattern recognition, and reflection.

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Things We Like (April 2013)

NTEN

'A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Karl wasn''t joking; thanks to 1600 people (some not sticking to the ''one device at a time'' rule), the NTC internet crashed. That''s a metric of success for us - everyone is taking notes, tweeting, and more! Now that you''re back in the comfort of your own wireless network, be sure to share your feedback in the 2013 NTC Evaluation.

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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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1 | The Story Of Superstorm Sandy Through The Eyes Of NYC's Digital First Responders | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

AFP Blog

'1 | The Story Of Superstorm Sandy Through The Eyes Of NYC''s Digital First Responders | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation : Superstorm Sandy struck New York on October 29th, 2012. Six months later, the city’s digital first responders recall how they sprang into action, quickly disseminating information and helping to save lives.

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Data Digest — Maps, Trends, and a Social Progress Index

Tech Soup

'Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related. projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor. of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared. on NetSquared. This week, the call for data measurement in the social sector heightens with the proposition of a Social Progress Index and ways that NGOs can use data maps to increase effectiveness.

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Meet the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges!

Tech Soup

'The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Read more about the challenge , including links to the webinars, training resources, and featured products.

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Storytelling and Social Sharing — A CommBuild Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

'For a second time in April, the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge partnered with the CommBuild tweet chat. This time the topic was on storytelling and social sharing for communities. The chat featured guest experts Michael Hoffman , CEO of See3 Communications , and Melissa Roberts, engagement strategy director at Free Range Studios. The chat opened with the question, "How does storytelling build and strengthen community?

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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.