NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Seth Godin has some firm beliefs and thoughtful insights when it comes to how non-profits can (and should) change the world. Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Organization: The Humane Society of the United States. Organization Size: 11 million supporters, 500+ staff. Name: Carie Lewis. Title: Director of Emerging Media. Website: HumaneSociety.org. Blog: hsus.typepad.com. Facebook: facebook.com/humanesociety. Twitter: @ HumaneSociety , @ cariegrls. YouTube: youtube.com/hsus. LinkedIn: humane-society , carielewis. 1.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Reports of the death of email are, of course rampant, for the past, oh, 10 years or so. First, spam was going to kill email. It certainly is true that most email sent these days is spam, but that hasn’t managed to kill it. More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. Recent studies suggest that there is a demographic shift happening – social media being more primary communications avenues for Millenials and Gen Y, and email for everyone ol

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 29, 2010

I talk a lot about how technology can help create tremendous educational opportunities for students with print disabilities. As part of my holiday greetings this year, I would like to introduce you to two young people who have used Benetech’s Bookshare library to reach academic excellence and find the books that keep them engaged in their off hours.

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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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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 29, 2010

You'll find inspiring and educational podcasts (in both audio and video) on every topic from social media and nonprofit technology to cause marketing and fundraising ideas. Check out these 30 great podcasts for nonprofits to get started! ( read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Somewhat surprising! Google searches likely had a big effect because other posts got a lot more buzz on Twitter and Facebook. My guess is the top posts for 2011 will be quite different – more Mobile Web, geolocation, LinkedIn, and live-streaming. Best to you and your nonprofit in 2011! It’s going to be a big year. 1. Three iPhone Apps that Every Nonprofit Needs to Know About. 2.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Frogloop asked some of our favorite nonprofit campaigners and experts to give us their thoughts and predictions. Holly Ross, NTEN. Mobile! And not apps. Apps are fine, but nonprofits seriously need to invest in mobile versions of their sites.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 28, 2010

This is a guest post by Ja-Naé Duane, artist, creative economist, social media strategist and a faculty member at Northeastern University. Ja-Naé is also CEO of Wild Woman Entrepreneurs, Ja-Naé Ventures, Co-founder of the Massachusetts Artist Leaders Coalition, Founder of The Leaders and author of "How to Start Your Business with $100.".( read more ).

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NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Last week, we asked our Facebook community what tech goodies they hoped to receive this holiday season. The most popular answer? The iPad of course! In case you were lucky enough to get one of these goodies recently, I thought you might like a couple of tips about how to turn the best mobile movie and book machine into something close to productive as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Black-Crowned Night Heron. Many years ago before the digital cameras and children, my husband used to spend many hours combining two past times: birding and photography. Over the holidays, we picked out some of the best of them to scan. Looking at these photos reminded me of how much focused attention we gave to setting up the shot, shooting during the best time for light, debating the rule of thirds, taking photos at different angles, f-stops, and timings, etc.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The year is winding down, and so is Reverb 10 , an annual event and online initiative to reflect on the past year and the year ahead. Below are my quick answers to the prompts for December 23-29. Feel free to share your answers in the comments. You can see my past Reverb 10 posts here. My beautiful friend, Elizabeth December 23 - New Name Let’s meet again, for the first time.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 30, 2010

In December, a Social Media blog took the top spot in the links tally at AssociationJam.org. Given the season, it wasn't surprising that Fundraising articles were also popular in the links voting. There were also a few interesting articles and blog posts on Leadership, Events and Volunteers. Here's a look at some of the most popular links submitted to Association Jam in December, 2010 by category: ( read more ).

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NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Last week, we asked our Facebook community what tech goodies they hoped to receive this holiday season. The most popular answer? The iPad of course! In case you were lucky enough to get one of these goodies recently, I thought you might like a couple of tips about how to turn the best mobile movie and book machine into something close to productive as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Photo by M. Schenekenberg. The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. We also identify a monthly theme to discuss in more in depth. We want to distinguish the salon from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls by offering a regular synthesis of the stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom shared in real time in the sal

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Below is my 6th annual list of favorite have fun, do good books that I read this year. You can also check out my lists from 2005-2009: Favorite Do Good Books of 2009 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 2010 (in alphabetical order) I always enjoy Anna Lappe's books.

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Care2

DECEMBER 27, 2010

In the nonprofit arena, the word "marketing" can have a bad rap. But you can help change that--and with good reason. Marketing, in particular, social marketing can make all the difference in your organization's work come 2011. What is social marketing? First, let's start with the basics. Social marketing is an evidence-based and theory-backed approach to achieving social change.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The annual roundup of the most clicked items from "Things We Like". Read more posts on our blog. We could have sworn "Kitteh Roulette" would be the last cat video site you'd ever need. Perhaps we misunderestimated you. After all, there's no guarantee that, without our fine cat video curation, you'd always end up with something as funny as " Staticky Cat vs.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Santa I know typically operates in the currency of choo choo trains, gumdrops, and candy canes, but this holiday season, it seems he’s branched out. Kids around the country received an early and much-needed gift this December in the form of — you guessed it — broccoli and green beans. Okay, maybe that's not what you guessed, and maybe it's not in a literal vegetable form, but on December 13, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Below are my answers to the last two prompts from Reverb 10 , an annual event and online initiative to reflect on the past year, and the year ahead. Thanks for reading along during my reflections. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to move forward into 2011. You can see the rest of my Reverb 10 posts here. Page from my visual journal December 30 - Gift This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable.

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Care2

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Network for Good’s landmark Online Giving Study examined nearly $400M in donations to 66,470 different nonprofits to identify trends in online giving across nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks. The key finding? It’s all about relationships! Join Katya Andresen from Network for Good and Jocelyn Harmon from Care2 as they discuss nonprofit online outreach and fundraising in 2011.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2010

The annual roundup of the most clicked items from "Things We Like". Read more posts on our blog. We could have sworn "Kitteh Roulette" would be the last cat video site you'd ever need. Perhaps we misunderestimated you. After all, there's no guarantee that, without our fine cat video curation, you'd always end up with something as funny as " Staticky Cat vs.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Every once in a while I come across a project I wish I could have included in The Participatory Museum. Shh. it's a Secret! , an exhibition produced with schoolchildren at the Wallace Collection in London, is a lovely example of co-creation that demonstrates the multiple benefits of inviting audience members to act as partners in arts organizations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Happy Holidays Have Fun, Do Gooders! I found a super-easy, super-yummy recipe for Swedish Jam-filled cookies on this blog that I highly recommend. Not only were they dee-lish-us, the recipe only has 5 ingredients (flour, sugar, margarine, vanilla extract and jam) so I was able to make them without going to the store, always a plus. Yum-eeee. I've also been cooking up some healthier items from my review copy of Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes by Isa Chandra Mosk

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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