Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I first started utilizing social media to help promote nonprofits on February 1, 2006 by creating myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations. At the time very few nonprofits were utilizing social media (with the exception of blogging). Facebook was still closed to the general public, Twitter didn’t exist, and YouTube had only been live one year. The Humane Society , PETA , Oxfam , Invisible Children , and the National Wildlife Federation were the early adopters of MySpace and social media in the n

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

One of the presentations at last month’s Association of Advancement Services Professionals conference dealt with mobile giving. I’m still skeptical about its suitability for most nonprofits, and the NY Times said the same yesterday. If you have an urgent call to action, a way of reaching a mass audience, and don’t mind not being able to identify, steward, or resolicit most of the donors who give via text, mobile giving can definitely be effective.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Meet Matt. He’s the vice president of impact at Causes. This year he joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world. After our panel I got a few minutes to talk to Matt about his work at Causes and how Causes is empowering grassroots fundraising. Check out the video.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As I announced in August , Bonnie Koenig and I are cultivating a learning space at [link]. I am excited to say that we have created a bit more content, a new discussion group, and are planning a roundtable discussion for December! It’s pretty exciting And we hope you’ll join us! Why Global Scale. Movement building is something I’m very passionate about, and I think we can truly make lasting social impact if more organizations, campaigns, and changemakers operated in a movement

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Whether it is better and more productive to Retweet old-school style or with just one-click using Twitter’s Retweet function is a question I have been asking myself for months now, and the truth is I just don’t know the answer yet. Both methods have their pros and cons, and without asking my followers, it’s hard to say with conviction which is the better Retweet method.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Here’s a great “How To&# on how to post a Facebook status update on the walls of other Facebook pages as a nonprofit administrator. Blog Post from Nonprofit Tech 2.0 on Facebook Blogging. Tags: Facebook facebook tagging @.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I'm having a conversation over at Social Edge on What Matters. Feel free to join in the conversation and share your views on the topic. Here's my kick-off post for the thread: I was impressed when I heard Tim O'Reilly, one of the main thought leaders in information technology, recommending to all tech folks last year that they Work on Stuff that Matters.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Ventureneer and Caliber gathered data from 891 nonprofits to learn what's working and what's not, and to develop “best practices” for social media marketing. The results are detailed in a 44-page report, "Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional," that's free to download and CC-licensed to share.( read more ). Tags: association marketing Best practices case studies Marketing nonprofit non-profit Non-profit technology nptech online community research social media Social networking.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

A few months ago I wrote about a presentation I gave on social media and privacy. I now have a link to the recorded presentation. You’ll want make sure to click on the little video box (on the toolbar click view and then video) to see me as I present the materials. The WebEx recording of the presentation will ask you to first register to hear the presentation.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Blackbaud’s conference for nonprofits is a few days away. As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help. (make sure to read the whole post). We’ve got an amazing group of speakers lined up. Some I’ve known for a while and others I’m just getting to know.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Note From Beth: Colleague Ben Rigby, co-founder and CTO of Sparked , a micro-volunteering networked has a problem. The site matches skills-based volunteers with nonprofits to do just in time projects like logo or business card design, marketing help, and other small volunteering tasks. All the job requests from nonprofits are getting down and micro volunteers are standing by to help your organization.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Do your auctions flop? Are your luncheons lame? Do your nonprofit fundraising events always seem to fall short of the mark? Just in time for the busy holiday season, here’s expert (free) help from the good folks at Network for Good.( read more ). Tags: Best practices event management events Fundraising General non-profit interest nonprofit non-profit nptech training webinar.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Renée Rybak Lang, New Media Specialist, Education Sector. Live-tweeting -- the kind of tweeting where you replay to your Twitter followers what people are saying at an event in real time -- is something that seems to be gaining popularity at conferences around the nonprofit circuit. It can be fun to do on your own (like at NTC 2011 ), but it can have real benefits for your organization too.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

#1 Thing You Need to Know about This Post: 5 non-profit groups will attend the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival for free if they submit their innovative ideas by Sunday, October 31. A More Detailed Exploration. The SXSW Interactive Festival wants to help more non-profit groups attend their event. To help do that they’ve launched a special scholarship program which has a entry deadline of … Sunday, October 31.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. Note From Beth: Frank Barry from BlackBaud kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing some of the best presentations caught on video at the BlackBaud’s Conference last week. Enjoy. Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

We are not afraid to borrow a good idea when we see one -- so after watching how Google changes their homepage logos for some time, it dawned on us that we can -- and should -- do the same. Even more so since we are lucky to have a great artist on our team, Denis Fokin, who is not easily stupefied, even when ask him things like, "Can you please create an avatar for Jim, Fluid Apricot?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act. Recently, I learned some amazing new ways in which social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) are permeating our everyday lives: According to a San Francisco Chronicle article earlier this year, Facebook has outstripped Google as the main traffic source for big sites like MSN and Yahoo! In other words, people are now relying on their friends to recommend them content more often than searching for it themselves.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I got to thinking the other day about how many times I’ve been asked for my opinion or assistance from the nonprofit organizations I support. Outside of donation asks, I can only think of enough instances to fit on one hand. I’m a loyal supporter, donor, and volunteer to various organizations but rarely am I asked for much more than my money. What about what I can bring to the table regarding volunteerism?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. The photo above shows WiserEarth ’s team from around the world in the Bay Area during break from a staff retreat reading the Networked Nonprofit.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

We, as social change organizations, exist to enable the power of our supporters. That is how change happens. Through getting thousands of people to take mass action. Through getting one person to pressure a decision maker. It is the power of our supporters, collective or individual, that we are trying to enable. That's why social change organizations exist--to leverage supporter power over time.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

. We're pleased to announce that Early Bird registration for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- taking place March 17-19 in Washington, DC -- is now open. If you're not already familiar with the NTC, our signature three-day gathering brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Non-Profits approaches this October 21-22, 2010 in Washington, DC, I’m working with colleagues to put the finishing touches on my sessions, and one in particular — one of my favorite topics — is simply too much fun to not share here: Targeted Content*. What is Targeted Content? As evidenced by the post title, I like to think of targeted content as the ability to build personal relationships with hundreds, or even thousands, of constituents at a time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

This is an interesting social media networks fundraiser that asks donors to stop using Twitter or Facebook for a day (November 1st) to call awareness and financial support for autism. You are asked to donate a modest amount to autism organizations ($5 or more) and you get to install an app and widget that lets your friends know that you’re not using Twitter or Facebook to support autism.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Join Sandy Rees and GiftWorks on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time for a free fundraising webinar. Sandy Rees, CFRE, is a fundraising coach who has a passion for showing nonprofit staff and boards how to raise money and build support for their missions. She's the author of several books and the blog Get Fully Funded. For more than a decade, she's helped hundreds of people learn how to tell their story, build relationships, and raise more money than they thought possible.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tal Frankfurt, Founder & CEO, Cloud for Good. Before I founded Cloud for Good, I worked for a small nonprofit organization that loved to collect information. When I joined the organization, as a director of resource development, I inherited the organization’s most kept treasure: an Excel spreadsheet with all the donors and foundations we contacted in the past six or seven years, their social interests, who contacted them, when, how much money we asked, how much we received etc… This was (by

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Meet Claire. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. This year she joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world. After our panel I got a few minutes to talk to Claire about her work at Twitter and how non-profits can use the information network for good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist, at TechSmith can’t use her ticket for next week’s training Beyond Bullets Training by Cliff Atkinson. (TechSmith is a sponsor). She doesn’t want it to go to waste and is happy to let a nonprofit in LA have the ticket. The training is on November 11/12th. More information is here. If you want the free ticket and work for or with a nonprofit in the LA area, please leave a comment about why you want to do the training and include your conta

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Marketing nonprofit campaigns can be challenging. It takes staff resources, creativity, buy in from senior management, and of course money. If you're a nonprofit working with a limited budget there are some good strategies that you can still utilize to market your campaigns. Here are seven tips that Katya Andresen CEO of Network for Good , Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services for Care2 , Allyson Kapin (that's me your Frogloop Blogger-In-Chief) and Partner at Rad Campaign and Founder of

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, Community Development Manager, TechSoup Global. Over the last few of years I've had a the opportunity to work with a team of intelligent and thoughtful colleagues, speak at conferences, and collaborate with other facilitators and community builders. During this time, I've help create community maps and strategic plans with my own team and with many other groups.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Every org is different and must build its community to work toward its own goals and mission. But we want to give nonprofits with limited resources access to quality tools and training that will allow them to build a house social network even if they don’t have a big budget or a social networking guru on staff. Devendra Shrikande and I are creating a year-long curriculum — a step-by-step DIY guide — to developing an in-house social network for nonprofits (a private online community for constitue

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