Sat.Sep 14, 2013 - Fri.Sep 20, 2013

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6 Fast Facts On The Future Of QR Codes For Nonprofit Fundraising

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Marketing. Quick Response (QR) codes are black and white, pixilated, square graphics that can be captured by smartphones, and instantly pull up a website. This sounds like a great campaign idea, when it comes to asking for donations, but according to Giving In A Digital World , the fad may not be as popular with consumers as it is with businesses.

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Fall Webinar Special for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'Nonprofit Tech for Good offers a series of social and mobile media webinars ideal for training social and mobile media managers, communications and fundraising staff, and volunteers and interns. Each webinar has an individual price of $50, but through December 21, 2013 they will be offered at the following discounted rates: Buy 2 Webinars, Get 1 Free :: $100.

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If a Metric Changes on a Spreadsheet and No One Notices, Does it Show Impact?

Amy Sample Ward

'This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. —– I love data as much as the next person. Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. But, there’s more to being data-informed and more to what we should demand of our data, right?

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Sharing the Experience of Disaster: Colorado Floods

VisionLink

'We wake up four days later to both sun and more rain, 18,000 homes lost or damaged and more than 1,000 people unaccounted for. A number of communities are hearing from officials that with winter approaching, major road failures and other infrastructure may not be repaired for some time. Our hearts and minds go out to all those now beginning the difficult work of recovery--in this flood--and in the other disasters that occur in this nation and around the world every day.

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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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Cloud Computing Cheat Sheet For Nonprofits

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of Data Hive. Cloud computing has been around for a while now, however that it is still not the easiest technology solution to understand. For Dummies shares their Cloud Computing Cheat Sheet, in addition to some benefits of cloud computing from Tech Impact’s own Executive Director, Patrick Callihan. Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Humor As Part of Nonprofit Social Content and Engagement Strategy: Hilarious Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'According to a recent survey by OTX , 43% of respondents say they have shared content on social media sites because it is funny. And the reasons are not a mystery — people remember how you make them feel and making them chuckle, giggle, and laugh reduces stress and makes people feel good. There are tips for using humor successfully and methods for creating funny content as well as how to avoid a big fail.

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Five ways to incentivize volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

'posted by Jason Rescka , Music Event Manager & Community Board Member. Garage Community & Youth Center. One of the greatest challenges facing nonprofit organizations is garnering volunteers and, more importantly, the right kind of individuals. The ideal volunteer brings more than a bagged lunch – he or she provides innovative ideas, fresh enthusiasm, and a sincere interest in a volunteer setting.

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4 Sustainable Technology Tips For Nonprofit Start-Up

TechImpact

'Image courtesy of LornaWestonSmyth.com. For nonprofit startups, technology may be one of the farthest concerns. After all, what do you really need in the beginning? A computer, certainly. Maybe a website once the business plan and operations are well underway. How about an email service registered to your nonprofit’s domain. Oh, and will a simple spreadsheet do for managing our first supporters and volunteers?

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It’s Giving Days Season! No It’s A Giving Days Movement!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'#GivingTuesday is a day of giving where of thousands of organizations and individuals ( including me ) come together to give and call attention to giving, volunteering, and infecting others. In its first year, #GivingTuesday, a national effort initiated by the 92ndY and the U.N. Foundation produced these results as documented by Edelman. In the lead-up to the December 3rd event, the question of how to extend a day of giving into a giving season?

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Retention Round-up

Wild Apricot

'This week''s Apricot Jam link round-up offers four posts with great ideas and insight into both member and donor retention.

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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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Do It Yourself: Getting Started with Data Analysis

NTEN

'Jo Miles. Online Engagement Strategist. Food & Water Watch. Anyone can learn to do good analysis. Working with data doesn’t have to be hard, but it can be intimidating when you’re starting out. Most of us were taught that math is hard and numbers are confusing. It’s not true, and you need to un-learn that lesson if it’s scaring you away from your data.

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4 Nonprofits Using Office 365 To Further Their Missions

TechImpact

'As of last Tuesday, Microsoft Citizenship is donating Office 365 to eligible nonprofits in 41 countries! Here are some some nonprofits already using Office 365 to make a difference, by spending less time and money on technology maintenance and more time on their foundation’s mission. National Development Council. “People are telling me that they feel more connected.

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Hosting a Day of Giving? The Knight Foundation Playbook Answers Your Questions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'As a Master Trainer, one of my favorite models of training adults is the Peer Learning Exchange where a group of participants who are working on a similar project or domain of practices interact regularly to learn how to do it better. Peer learning is based in real work: sharing what one is doing with others, asking for support, questions and answers and feedback.

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Help With Your Membership Blog

Wild Apricot

'Here is a collection of information, tips and advice to help get your membership blog off to a great start this fall.

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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 Can I Love You If You Don’t Know My Name?

NTEN

'Steve Birnbaum. Vice President of Client Solutions. SofTrek Corporation. When your nonprofit fails to use data to determine how to treat donors, problems creep in. Constituents begin to feel your organization doesn’t know them, and they’re infinitely less likely to respond with support.

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35 Leadership Quotes That Inspire Me

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'These quotes truly inspire me : “The three common characteristics of best companies -- they care, they have fun, they have high performance expectations.” -- Brad Hams “The one thing that''s common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don''t like to do.” -- Michael Phelps “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." -- Harry S.

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Donate Your Brain! Microvolunteering at TechSoup

Tech Soup

'Volunteers add so much value to the work of TechSoup. Thier ideas, unique points of view, and diverse talents provide us with critical information and expertise, and greatly enhance our program activities. TechSoup involves online volunteers as subject matter experts, moderators, and facilitators for our community forum. Our virtual volunteering offerings also include Donate Your Brain , a microvolunteering initiative.

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Conference Site Selection Tips

fusionSpan

Where do you want to take your next event? This blog will give you some important things to keep in mind when you are selecting your city and venue. It will include some tips to help you ask the right questions and make the best decision for you and your organization. These tips will also help you compare several attractive proposals that may have vastly different terms.

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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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Proven Practices for Year-Round Testing

NTEN

'Miriam Kagan. Senior Fundraising Consultant. Kimbia. This is my favorite time of year. This is the time when nonprofit organizations seem most open to testing because even small improvements can have a significant impact during a time of year when organizations raise up to 50% of their revenue. But successful testing programs don’t hinge on a few weeks of one-offs.

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Put People First In The Workplace By Doing These Four Things

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'According to a survey as reported in John Baldoni’s book, Lead with Purpose , more than 80 percent of those surveyed say that leaders can best demonstrate that they truly do put people first by : Delivering intrinsic awards (comp time, bonuses, etc.) Offering developmental opportunities Providing timely recognition Promoting from within.

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Idealware's Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide: Three Perspectives

Tech Soup

'Just in time for TechSoup's Social Media September September , our friends at Idealware have released an update to The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide. TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions. TechSoup's Global Content and Community Coordinator and resident digital storytelling expert Ale Bezdikian says: If you're just embarking on your journey into social media visual storytelling using photos a

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

'This August/September, I am "rerunning" popular Museum 2.0 blog posts from the past. I''m amazed at how well most of the answers in this post hold up two-plus years later (though I would revise my answer to #8 if I were writing this today). Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.

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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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If a Metric Changes on a Spreadsheet and No One Notices, Does it Show Impact?

NTEN

'Amy Sample Ward. CEO. NTEN. We have a lot of data coming at us from a lot of sources. It makes sense to pay attention to the numbers that can help demonstrate the impact that we're having, but we also need to make sure that we're reporting the right kind of data.

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How To Provide Caring Criticism

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Negative feedback is part of growing as a leader -- both delivering that feedback and sometimes receiving that type of feedback. Keith Ferrazzi , CEO of Ferazzi Greenlight , a research-based consulting and training company, suggests practicing " caring criticism ," as he explained it in the Harvard Business Review. "Negative feedback can hurt, but usually it''s a gift aimed at helping the recipient improve performance or avoid mistakes.

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Grantseeking Basics: Developing a Grant Project

Tech Soup

'Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. As a former nonprofit development director, I know I could have used some short useful basic information on the steps to grantseeking to get things going quickly, so I thought I’d alert you to Stephanie’s wisdom.

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Culture, Microsites, and The Kiss of Death

Connection Cafe

'There were some pretty huge moments this week. Fashion Week came to a close in NYC. I purchased a blue wig. (I’ll explain at a later date. maybe.) President Obama publicly addressed the situation surrounding Syria. The iphone 5c was introduced. And it was the 12th anniversary of 9/11. 12 years? I know that time flies, but it seems like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in my 7th grade creative writing class and saw what felt like the world come tumbling down.

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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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How Do Canadians Give? The Answers May Surprise You!

NTEN

'Michael Johnston. President and Founder. Hewitt and Johnston Consultants. hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published their findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. The results may surprise you.

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How To Practice SPARK Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'You practice SPARK leadership if you: S hare Information P lay to Strengths A sk for Input and Appreciate Different Ideas R ecognize and Respond to Individual Needs K eep Your Commitments A great reminder from the President and CEO of American Management Association, Edward T. Reilly. You''ll find more good advice in his new book, AMA Business Boot Camp.

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A Software Lending Library in Kansas City?

Tech Soup

'The Kansas City Public Library. has devised something new in the world of digital inclusion. They have developed a way for anyone with a Kansas City public library card to use expensive professional applications like those from Adobe and Microsoft without owning them. They are building a free software lending library. Find an expanded version of this story on TechSoup For Libraries that talks about the remarkable people behind this project.

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Guess What? I’m Engaged!

Connection Cafe

'Congratulations! Now what do you do? First, let’s consider what constitutes engagement. When working with organizations that rely heavily on direct mail programs, I often get asked what engagement means. There are dozens of “right” answers to this, but I define engagement as a multi-leveled strategy designed to foster personal relationships. “Multi-leveled” because engagement can be both “high touch” and “low touch”.

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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.