Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

How about a warmer, fluffier article about Office 365? I bring you: Kitties and 6 Things I Learned About Microsoft Office 365 from Linda Widdop and Sam Chenkin of TechImpact while attending the Office 365 Roadshow in Oakland, California in September. Literally. Yes, that's right. Office 365 and kitties! Check it out here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. Wood : Football taught me a lot about the power of understanding roles. Additionally, Coach Alvarez used to always talk about "controlling the controllables." Wood : I think it boils down to fear.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Identifying others who are passionate about these ideas and plans and partner with them is also a priority. Read more about the Idea Accelerator and pitched projects on NTEN''s blog. What does this project need? We need collaboration with such organizations as TechSoup, NTEN, ISSA, SANS, State, and Federal Governments.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Job postings in the NTEN Discuss group and other myNTEN discussion groups have increased in the last couple of years and we''ve heard about it: many group members have flagged these posts as spam, asked staff to delete them, and often requested discussions stay on topic. We don''t want to discourage hiring from this community!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Send us your original or popular prose about nonprofit technology. That means the guest articles on the NTEN Blog and the featured content in the NTEN Connect monthly come from our Members. Are you a Member? If so, we crave your content. We need your content. Your content completes us. NTEN operators are standing by!

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 6, 2014

But, take a step back, and think hard about how aggressively you’ve tried to keep your volunteers engaged and involved with your nonprofit in the past? If the answer’s no to any or all of these questions, you may want to start thinking about ways to boost your volunteer retention rates. This isn’t new information.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Cycle of life," "when one door closes, another opens," and all that, but there was something about seeing so many fallen and standing dead trees, and the life that grew out of them that amazed me. I knew in theory that when things died they provided nutrients for living things.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 9, 2014

If you are scheduled to have a long, mentally draining discussion about a future program, following it up with an in-depth review of the next year’s budget might not lead to a productive use of your time. Like we talked about in the first point, meetings don’t just happen when everyone is together. Team Building. Mostly, yes.

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See3

OCTOBER 10, 2014

For example, a customer journey for a local coffee shop may include how people in the neighborhood learn about coffee shops, what motivates them to try the coffee shop, how the experience inside the store affects their behavior, and how some people are motivated to make it their daily coffee shop location.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2014

We''d love to hear from you - please share articles about your ideas, tools, best practices, case examples, and more.' How do you listen to your community and generate content from it?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This question launches Howard Mansfield''s fascinating book about historic restoration, The Same Ax, Twice. They conducted a simple experiment: People read a story about a painting called "Dawn" created by an artist. If you care about authenticity, this research is pretty troubling. Does he have the same ax?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 8, 2014

With many nonprofits running inefficiently and ineffectively, you often hear people talk about how nonprofits should operate more like businesses. Holmgren also talks about competition and how nonprofits don’t compete to get ahead, but rather must fight to survive, which brings me to my second point: 2.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month and TechSoup's Safer Online for Nonprofits initiative, TechSoup is raising awareness about how nonprofits are taking practical steps to keep their organization safe: in the office, in the field, and on the go. And learn more about TechSoup's Safer Online for Nonprofits initiative.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2014

We invite you to learn more about Raiser’s Edge NXT and Financial Edge NXT. We’re sharing many details about it here at bbcon 2014, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits, and then we have preview webinars starting next week. I could go further on each of these, but hopefully you get the idea! Please sign up today!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Or learn about crowdfunding in Melbourne, Australia and New York, New York. Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. and the globe. We're offering one-on-one social media help at our "surgery" in Naples, Florida.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Do you have a question about a type of security threat? That doesn't necessarily mean the site on the other end is trustworthy, but it does mean that prying eyes won't have as ready access to your data along the way. This post is part of TechSoup's Safer Online for Nonprofits education campaign in partnership with Microsoft.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The inaugural “Wealth-X and Arton Capital Philanthropy Report 2014” found that the average ultra high net worth individual (UHNW) donates about $25 million during the person’s lifetime. This put the Wealth-X and Arton Capital Major Giving Index at a level of 220 in 2013, just 12 points behind the all-time high level of 232 in 2006."

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2014

But how about giving to charity? Meet GoodWorld, the start-up that wants to make giving to charity as easy as using a hashtag - The Washington Post : "It’s easier than ever to spend money on a cab or music thanks to services such as Uber and iTunes.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute, recently published a blog post about the importance of documentation in content marketing, citing statistics from the recent CMI/MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Benchmark report.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 6, 2014

One of the most attractive things about social media marketing is how measurable it. How about the number of followers you’ve added over the last 6 months? The more @mentions, the more you’re being talked about, and, ultimately, you have a greater chance of being seen online. No problem.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 8, 2014

In part one, we talked about the roots of the skills gap and the extent to which executives understand the magnitude of the problem and the significant impacts it can have if unresolved. Think differently about training. Vado’s strategy is simple but not simplistic; Identify pertinent information. Break it down into small pieces.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

So by now, you've probably heard all about the new versions of the bigger screen iPhones — iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which received four million pre-orders within the first 24 hours after being announced. You've probably also heard about some bad iOS software glitches that prevented the new phones from making calls.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

What I like most about this app is that it teaches financial literacy skills by letting users drill down into their expenses and easily keep track of what they're spending. MAF uses a peer lending model, Lending Circles , which provides a zero-interest, zero-fee loan to help participants build credit.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Hear NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward, and many NTEN Member expert speakers about the power of social enterprise, how changemakers are using social media to create impact, and the new ways change is being funded today. If you''ve got some happenings and news of your own to share, let us know and we''ll feature it in an upcoming Member News RoundUp!

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Speak frankly with your network administrator about your content needs. This can make a big difference if your learners don’t have the right software installed to view the course or if the LMS is set to accept the other kind of file. Third is the server environment hosting your courses.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2014

In the above video, he speaks about the power of effective teams (where each team member plays to his or her strengths) and makes that case that the experience of a team always trumps the experience of the company. I''m a big fan of Marcus Buckingham and his case for leveraging each person''s individual strengths.

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