Sat.Sep 06, 2014 - Fri.Sep 12, 2014

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Infographic: What Your Social Media Followers Hate About Your Posts

TechImpact

'Twitter and its other social media feeds is your nonprofit’s public voice. It’s an extension of your nonprofit that should not be taken lightly. Your social media manager should be central to your nonprofit’s communications strategies. As such, it’s imperative to your nonprofit’s perceived legitimacy that its social feeds are engaging, well written, and maintained.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Jerry and I had a great conversation about open sourcing of agricultural scientific models, such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their climate change reports.

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Does your charity have too much data?

3rd Sector Labs

'How do you know when your organization is storing and using too much data? We were asked this question recently – and it’s a great question. In fact, being in the nonprofit data services business, we get asked lots of questions about how to obtain more donor data, better data, the right data. Few customers ask us “When is there too much data?

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Photo by Trav Williams. Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference.

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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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How Baby Boomers Use The Internet

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Modern Senior. The frequency of online giving ballooned in 2013, increasing by 14% in 2013. The huge increase in revenue generated by online donations also helped fundraisers realize their market is now, firmly, online. As a result, nonprofits across the board are shifting their advertising and community outreach efforts through online mediums almost exclusively.

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Advancing Reading Equality with Bookshare’s Exponential Growth

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'At Benetech, we always ask ourselves how our existing successful programs can reach more people who need our services and how we can apply technology in new ways to enrich and improve more lives. I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities.

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14LCS Idea Accelerator: Transforming Technology into Social Change

NTEN

'On September 6 in San Francisco, over 200 attendees at NTEN’s Leading Change Summit (14LCS) convened for its finale event: the Idea Accelerator. After three days of exploring ideas, gathering feedback on projects and concepts, and thinking critically amongst nonprofit peers, the Idea Accelerator gave participants the chance to switch gears and think about how to put their ideas into action.

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Why Your Nonprofit’s Content Marketing Voice is Important

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Pttsburgh Courier. Create content readers will care about. As if this wasn’t a tall enough order, now I have to care about my editorial voice? The short answer is yes. The long answer is absolutely. Sure, readers care about the quality of the content, and the validity of the information that’s being disseminated; but they also care about being entertained, and the ease at which they can consume and digest the information your blog and social media feeds are presenting to them.

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Safer Online for Nonprofits: Practical Advice to Keep You Safe

Tech Soup

'Most organizations store at least some sensitive personal information. This could be names, addresses, phone numbers, or records of how clients use organizations' services. Sadly, stealing and selling this kind of information is a lucrative business, and online threats to privacy and security are everywhere. The good news is that some basic changes can go a long way toward protecting your organization's data and the people you serve.

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Back to School Behavior, Magnetic Membership and More

Wild Apricot

'This week''s link round-up offers four posts on: kick-starting your board, creating member value, fine-tuning your events website, and checking your new appeal letter.

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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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Member Round-Up: Mobile apps for social change, volunteering inspiration, upcoming conferences,

NTEN

'NTEN Members never fail to inspire us. Here''s the latest news and events from our Members that has us smiling. There''s a terrific schedule of sessions and an all-star lineup of speakers (including NTEN Members, Steve McDonell of ACHIEVA and Beth Kanter ) planned for the Bayer Center for Nonprofits '' upcoming Tech Now Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.

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8-Point Plan For A Powerful Team

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Take some quality time to read the book by C. Elliott Haverlack , Unbunde It , because it explores the issues you face as a leader with a twist that is different from many other leadership books. Throughout, the book offers suggestions on how to overcome the burden that complexity creates in our lives and businesses. Most intriguing for me is Haverlack''s straight-forward, unbundled insights on teams.

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Bring a Question: Creative Commons Hosts TechSoup Social Channels on September 17, 2014

Tech Soup

'Sharing is an essential part of storytelling, and our friends at Creative Commons are devoted to expanding the number of creative works that are available to (legally!) use, build on, and share. That's why Creative Commons offers a handy standardized list of licenses for creative works. These licenses allow you to give permission for others to share your work, and also to define how your work can be shared.

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1-On-1 With Greg Damron – Part 2: Building Community

Wild Apricot

'Here is Part 2 of our 3-part blog series of highlights of our 1-On-1 interview with Greg Damron of ATD St. Louis who offered insight on building community and offering membership value.

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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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WEBINAR: The RFP Dating Game

See3

'Relationships are built on trust, which takes time; the same is true for good partnerships.

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7 Tips For Setting Goals

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Some of the best advice I''ve ever found about goal-setting are from two-time U.S. Olympian Alan Culpepper , as published the November 2013 issue of Competitor magazine. Here are his seven tips for setting goals , whether are your workplace or away-from-work goals: Be clear and specific about what it is you are trying to accomplish. Set intermediate goals that complement a long-term goal.

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TechSoup’s 5 Basic Things to Protect Privacy

Tech Soup

'Around 15 million people in the U.S. experience identity theft each year with financial losses totaling over $50 billion. It’s not our imagination. The risks of being on the Internet are increasing. There are a few simple things we can and should do to protect our online privacy. Check out TechSoup's list below. 1. Secure Our Smartphones.

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Year-End Fundraising by the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

NonProfit Hub

'This infographic originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. In our September/October edition, we explored year-end giving. To reserve your free copy of our November/December issue on creating a solid marketing plan for 2015, sign up today. . ————————————————.

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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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How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be?

BoardAssist

'When it comes to nonprofit board development, “I don’t have time,” “We don’t have the resources,” “How can I possibly think about strengthening the board when I’m worried about how we are going to deliver programs and meet payroll?” are some of the many excuses nonprofit leaders give for not focusing on the health of their board. Its time to stop coming up with excuses, according to BoardSource’s CEO Anne Wallestead , our guest blogger this week, and start making your board healthy.

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How To Transform Yourself Into An Optimist

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Every leader experiences periods of ups and downs. Hopefully, more up periods. If you struggle with too many down periods, it might be because you have perfectionist tendencies. Transform yourself into an optimist by: Viewing failure as an opportunity to learn and understand that failure is part of a fulfilling life. Making room for pain. Don''t deny yourself permission to feel painful emotions.

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Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

'If you pay attention to the news, you may have recently heard about a major Internet hacking of celebrity phones and devices , in which hundreds of photos were leaked to the wider Internet. There was no intentional sharing by the celebrities — they were hacked. This may seem like just another Hollywood scandal, but it's really indicative of the new world order of living in an Internet-connected and cloud-based world.

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Can Your Organization Survive? The 4 Keys to Nonprofit Sustainability

NonProfit Hub

'In an ideal world, organizations would never have to compete against one another for money. But unfortunately, sometimes organizations with the same cause are even competing for funds. But you’re different. You have this amazing idea to make the world a better place. And truth be told, we need more people like you. But how do you know if your idea has the will to survive?

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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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But What About Quality?

Museum 2.0

'Scene: a regional workshop on arts engagement. A funder is speaking with conviction about the fact that her foundation is focusing their arts grantmaking strategy on engagement. Engaging new people. Engaging more diverse people. Engaging people actively in the arts. Any questions? One, from a museum director. The question that comes up every time, the question so big it deserves the impropriety of all caps: BUT WHAT ABOUT QUALITY?

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How To Help An Employee Learn From His Mistakes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Mistakes happen. The best thing you can do as a leader is to help your employee learn from his (or her) mistake. If your employee is afraid of ever making a mistake, he will be paralyzed from taking action or taking even calculated risks. If he knows that mistakes happen in the course of doing business and that one learns from making mistakes, you will have a more productive employee.

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Harness the Power of Communication Segmentation for Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

'Data segmentation sometimes offers interesting insight into human behavior. For nonprofits, data segmentation means dividing a donor or supporter base into groups of individuals that are similar in specific ways. These can include anything — age, gender, interests, spending habits, and so on. By using segmentation, nonprofits can target groups more effectively, as well as get the most out of their marketing efforts.

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Plan Early, Fundraise Often—The Keys to a Successful Year-End Ask

NonProfit Hub

'This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. In our September/October edition, we explored year-end giving. To reserve your free copy of our November/December issue on creating a solid marketing plan for 2015, sign up today. . ———————————————————————————————.

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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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3 Things We Learned From This Year’s User Testing Videos

Achieve

This year, as an important resource and add-on to the 2014 Millennial Impact Report, we’ve worked with Millennial employees across the country to conduct video-recording user tests. These tests allow the Millennial participant to browse communications, promotions, social media sites, websites and documents from a range of companies and voice their preferences on these materials.

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How To Be A Customer-Facing Employee

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'According to author Micah Solomon , to ensure you have customer-facing employees , help them to: Display simple human kindness Sense what another person is feeling Have an inclination toward teamwork Be detail oriented, including having the ability and willingness to follow through to completion Bounce back and do not internalize challenges.

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Emotions vs. Numbers| Developing the Right Strategy for Your Next Fundraising Appeal

Connection Cafe

'There are two ways these posts about soliciting donors start: Either we begin with a metaphor about how asking a donor for time or money is like a. some sort of romantic proposition (prom, date, marriage), or b. a capital investment someone would make based on a tangible return they will receive based upon said investment. While both are apt comparisons to soliciting donors, they actually represent entirely different ways of asking for money.

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Nonprofit Content Marketing—Yay or Nay?

NonProfit Hub

'In the article below, Krystyn Tully compares content marketing to Twinkie filler. According to Krystyn, limited time and resources available to most nonprofits shouldn’t be spent on creating filler—content marketing lures readers into a product or service they don’t need and it doesn’t contribute to the improvement of others’ lives (which should be the ultimate goal of nonprofits).

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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.