Sat.Jan 29, 2011 - Fri.Feb 04, 2011

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The Big 3: SEO, Email and Social

NetWits

Building your online presence can be difficult. It takes patience, diligence, perseverance, some technical know-how and a lot of time. When you take a minute to think about all the hours you’ve put in you begin get an idea of what it’s costing you. With that in mind I’m sure you’d like to make sure you’re focusing your efforts in the right direction in order to achieve the best possible return on the investment of your time and money.

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So, You’re Thinking About Blogging? How To: Create a Blog for your Organization

Amy Sample Ward

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. The social media/technology landscape in Romania is very interesting – with a diverse set of issues, struggles and opportunities.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: National Wildlife Federation. Organization Size: 400 employees. Name: Danielle Brigida. Title: Digital Marketing Manager. Website: www.nwf.org. Blog: www.wildlifepromise.org. Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. Twitter: twitter.com/nwf. YouTube: youtube.com/nationalwildlife. 1. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when?

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Benetech Statistician Megan Price talks to local ASA chapter

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA). Despite an audience of fellow statisticians, I chose to focus my talk more on the research questions and challenges posed by our work in human rights and less on the nuts and bolts of our statistical methods (though I did include a few equations and Greek letters!).

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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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5 Acknowledgement Email Tactics You’re Forgetting

NetWits

Did you know that acknowledgement or “thank you” emails have the highest open rate of any email communication type. That’s right – better than your fancy newsletter and much better than your unsolicited eBlast (though people tend to make some very simple and correctable mistakes in those types of emails also). If you think about it for a second this makes total sense.

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In Defense of Community Managers

Amy Sample Ward

Have you ever heard the phrase “herding cats&# used for our work? There are definitely times when community building and even campaigning or organizing feels just like that! But, operating as a community organizer or manager is such a filling and critical role for programs, platforms and even campaigns to be successful that the idea of herding cats turns into searching youtube for cutest kitten videos.

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Liz Halperin's Dream

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just got an email from the incredible Liz Halperin. She's one of our Bookshare team members and also happens to be deaf and blind. She shoots me me very interesting ideas frequently, and I thought I'd share this one with my blog readers. I can't quite figure out how to make it, but I bet someone will!! Hi Jim, Busy, busy man. But I'm intruding because you are "intrude-able" and I have a dream.

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How To Write Effective Emails

NetWits

Given the amount of communication platforms that are available these days, how much time are you devoting to putting together your email content? Do you have a habit of simply copying some direct mail text and wacking the whole thing out the door? If you’re not taking the time to consider the message as well as the medium, your emails may not be conveying the messages you think they are.

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10 Commandments of Posting Online

NCE Social Media

Here are 10 commandments of posting to social media. If you follow them you will avoid trouble (most of the time). 10. Thou shall not post someone else’s content as your own. 9. Thou shall not complain about work online. Everyone has a bad day at work but bad days last forever online. 8. Thou shall segment your feeds as appropriate so your posts only go to those you want to see them. 7.

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Want your product covered in Idealware’s Donor Management report?

Robert Weiner

Idealware is updating its 2009 report on low-cost donor databases. If you're a database vendor and want to be considered, fill out the survey at [link] I assume their criteria will be similar to what they used last time, which was a starting cost of less than $4,250 in the first year and at least 100 active clients (see the report for the full criteria).

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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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Great reads from around the web on February 1st

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 1st). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Additional Assistance to 2-1-1 During the Winter Storm

VisionLink

'VisionLink Account Managers are offering additional support to our 2-1-1 and other information and referral clients as they are either directly impacted by the Winter Storm, or as they serve as back up call centers to others. The CommunityOS platform is hyper-flexible. Intake forms can be changed on the fly, bulletins and announcements can be updated in real time, new resources can be deployed, relevant dashboard reports can be delivered to key decision makers -- and much more.

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Beware the Chaff

NCE Social Media

An article from TalentZoo written by folks at HootSuite got me thinking about how to separate out the good stuff on social media from the bad. It also got me thinking on how to make my own social media posts wheat and not chaff. Here is a list of things you stated in the article that you can do right now to help you in this endeavor. Begin Listening – hear what people say.

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Leverage Your Social Influence to Raise Money

Wild Apricot

Raising money can be an arduous task. As a small member-based or non-profit organization, you know that it can feel like pulling teeth to find the funding necessary to reach your goals. This guest post by Ja-Naé Duane, explains how you can leverage your social networks to raise money.( read more ).

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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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Spotlight on Social Media, Crowdsourced Translation, Egyptian Protests and Diplomacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps. Julian York, a US-based blogger who free expression, politics, and the Internet, with particular focus on the Arab world and also write for Global Voices (see their special coverage of the Egyptian protests here. ) Julian has been asked this question a lot in the last few days by journalists, “ How are protesters in Egypt Using Social Media?

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Social Media Data Mapping

VisionLink

'Assisting the American Red Cross, VisionLink''s Community Operating System is being used to deploy a real-time national map for this Winter Storm. The view includes FEMA boundaries, open disaster shelters, social media hash tags specific to the Winter Storm, and other relevant information. Users can view the entire region of the storm, or zoom into local areas.

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Cast Your Vote for Best Digital Story in the Audience Choice Awards

Tech Soup

Now that your Challenge entry is in, let the judging begin! This year, you’re involved! Our panel of expert judges will be viewing submissions to determine the top three videos, receiving a suite of prizes from FlipVideo, Adobe, FirstGiving, Flickr, and more. And thanks to Zoomerang Online Surveys & Polls , we’re excited to add a special Audience Choice Award this year!

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The Internet's Role in Creating and Sustaining Groups

Wild Apricot

The Social Side of the Internet - a new survey report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - is a must-read for membership or volunteer-based organizations. The report confirms that "the internet is now deeply embedded in group activities and in how people create, join, participate in, and sustain groups." This national survey, released in January, "found that 75% of all American adults are active in some kind of voluntary group or organization and internet users a

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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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Guided Visualizations at a Social Media Strategy Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by El Dave. Note from Beth: As a trainer, I’m constantly on the prowl for new ideas for activities and exercises that get beyond death by PowerPoint. After spending a lot of time developing trainer of trainers curriculum , it is also fun to incorporate new ideas. I’ve looked to meditation and reflection practices before – in fact – last year during a guest instructor appearance in Jennifer Aaker ’s “Power of Social Technology&# class at S

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An Ode to the Accidental Techie

NTEN

Judi Sohn, Vice President of Operations, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition There's been a lot of interesting conversation around rebranding and defining the nonprofit "accidental" techie lately. Have you noticed some reluctance actually to move forward with change? Let's face it: is there another employment sector that thrives as ours does with so many of us doing an excellent job at something we never thought we'd ever do?

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Can Social Media Create and Spread Revolution?

Care2

The political uprisings in Egypt for the past week have sparked the tiresome debate again – can social media create and spread revolution? The truth is that, while social media played a role in getting information out quickly, it was Al Jazeera (a traditional media outlet) that provided mass new coverage and fed it to US newsrooms who then repurposed it. “It's actually been interesting to watch as a case study in the enduring power of traditional media.

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Wild Apricot Software News - January 2011

Wild Apricot

The New Year started on a pretty good note for us at Wild Apricot - we released version 4.1 on January 12th. This Software News post offers an overview of the key new enhancements in version 4.1 as well as an update on our next upgrade - 4.2 - scheduled for May.( read more ).

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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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Zoetica Salon February Theme: Practical and Tactical Social Media for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In December, we launched the The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where almost 8,000 nonprofit folks have been engaging in informal learning about nonprofits and social media. Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers, share best practices at no charge , and deepened our learning based on a monthly theme.

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A Rant About Accidental Techies

NTEN

Johanna Bates, Independent Consultant. Last year, Clay Shirky wrote a now-infamous blog post called " A Rant About Women ". Shirky observes that his female students tend to miss out on career opportunities because they rarely promote themselves like "arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks", as his male students seem far better able to do. As a web builder and tech consultant in a male-dominated field, this was far from news to me.

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Get extra hands with volunteers

Get Fully Funded

There’s a great article in the latest Advancing Philanthropy magazine about using volunteers to get more work done in your office. I’m a huge proponent of using volunteers. Over my career, I’ve enlisted volunteers to do all kinds of things, and almost every time, had great success. If you work in a small shop, you know what it’s like to have more work than you can shake a stick at.

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7 Keys To Business Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

When you start reading Mark Thompson’s and Brian Tracy’s latest book called, Now…Build a Great Business! , you may feel like you are reading 200 pages of Blog posts, but the bite-sized approach to providing tools, practical steps and ideas, rather than theory, is precisely the authors’ intended approach. The book thoroughly explains the seven keys for how to achieve business success : 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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Pause: The Discipline of Noticing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by John Grocki. Last month, I had the opportunity to participate in a “ Share Your Practice &# with colleagues at CPSquared (a community of practice of people who are interested in communities of practice). These sessions are a social reflection process – you intentionally reflect together with professional colleagues on the trade craft of your work.

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Professionalism in Nonprofit Technology: Should My Techies be Accidental?

NTEN

David Geilhufe, Philanthropy Program Manager, NetSuite In this age of cloud computing, sophisticated, affordable (often free!) technology and increased measurement and reporting expectations, every nonprofit should ask themselves, “Who in my organization is responsible for successfully deploying technology in support of our mission?” They should then immediately follow that question with: “Should they be a qualified professional?

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8 Qualities of a Juicy Blog (my first video!)

Have Fun - Do Good

Happy Monday, Have Fun, Do Gooders! In honor of my new e-course, Juicy Blogging , that starts Wednesday, February 2nd, I'm posting a less than 5-minute video (my first!) about the 8 Qualities of a Juicy Blog: Visual Bite-sized Shares stories I can relate to Has an authentic and unique voice Solves my problems Makes me smile Written in the now Generous We'll be discussing all of these qualities during the Juicy Blogging e-course , as well as tips for building community and time management.

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The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back! It’s time to submit your best videos of the year. Show us (and the world) what you’ve got.

See3

See3, in partnership with YouTube, is excited to announce that this year’s DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards will be accepting entries starting today February 4th. We know nonprofits, we know video, and know that nonprofits made some amazing video in 2010. It’s time to let those videos shine and win some awards. So [.].

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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.