Sat.Apr 04, 2015 - Fri.Apr 10, 2015

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Picture Perfect: 8 Free Stock Photography Websites for Nonprofits

EveryAction

'Stock photos are a problem. On the one hand, they’re a great way to make your content more interesting and attractive by emphasizing a point, breaking up text, or just by helping you stand out from the crowd.

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Angels as Assets: The Importance of Volunteer Management Software

Byte Technology

'For many non-profits, data crunching is everything. From tracking donations and expenditures, the success or failure of fund-raising events, staff protocols and effectiveness, lists of donors large and small and so much more, the organization that shirks information management does so at their own peril. Case in point: one area of data management where many non-profits fall woefully short is in the organization of volunteer assets.

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Your Volunteers Rock! Be Sure to Tell Them How During National Volunteer Week

Wild Apricot

'April 12 to 18th is National Volunteer Week in Canada and the U.S. Here are some resources to help you recognize and celebrate with your volunteers - including our Expert Webinar on "Converting Joiners to Stayers", tips and tools from Volunteer Canada and Points of Light.

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A Simple Way for Nonprofit Leaders To Incorporate Mindfulness Into Their Daily Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Yesterday, I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens. The retreat curriculum is built around the a framework called “I-WE-IT” that covers mindsets and practical skills that today’s social change leaders of all generations need as we move towards more collective approaches.

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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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7 Ways to Increase the Open Rate of Your Nonprofit Email Newsletter

EveryAction

'Distributing a regular newsletter requires a lot: curation, content creation, and then there’s capturing the attention of your audience despite inbox overcrowding. Some organizations see a lot of supporter engagement with periodic newsletters: a recent study showed that over half of participants got news about their favorite organizations or causes from regular newsletters, and just under a quarter of respondents said they often forwarded on newsletters to family and friends.

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The Empty Inbox: Honing Productivity in Email Management

Byte Technology

'It’s likely that everyone with an email account has, at one time or another, suffered from the bane of an inbox teeming with must reads, must responds and must act. Indeed, if one were to track all the time in a workday spent glued to our incoming messages and bowing to the attention they require, the resulting accumulation of hours would no doubt seem ridiculously exhaustive.

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What Improvisation Can Teach Social Change Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'This post follows yesterday’s post about networked leadership skills. I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. The retreat curriculum is built around the a framework called “I-WE-IT” that covers mindsets and practical skills that today’s social change leaders of all generations need

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How to Make Large, Content-Heavy Websites More Engaging & Effective

NTEN

'Matthew Schwartz. Founder, Director of Strategy. MSDS. When it comes to creating more engaging, effective websites for the content-heavy crowd, we just need designed solutions that, in the words of Herbert Simon , turn this not-so-great situation into one that’s preferred.

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How much do board members really give to nonprofit boards? Check out our 2015 report on Nonprofit Giving

BoardAssist

'You don’t need a Roman numeral at the end of your name, or a trust fund, to serve on a nonprofit board. How much money do board members really give to nonprofit boards? Read our 2015 Report on Nonprofit Giving with all the details from boards we helped grow. BoardAssist Report on Nonprofit Giving April 2015. The post How much do board members really give to nonprofit boards?

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Wild Apricot 5.3 Released

Wild Apricot

'Wild Apricot version 5.3 has been released! Here is an overview of what is included in this release – from access to Knowledge and Community in the admin view, to a new responsive theme and resolution of 60 issues.

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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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Six Things Effective Leaders Do To Help Retain Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'I had the pleasure of interviewing Leigh Branham over the past few years. He''s the author of the popular book called, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , and he''s the owner of the Overland Park, KS-based business called Keeping The People. He told me that in research that he has done about the leaders of companies that have won " Best-Place-To-Work " competitions in 45 U.S. cities, that there are six things these effective leaders do that don''t cost money.

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Can You Get a Good Website on a Small Budget?

NTEN

'Kronda Adair. Founder. Karvel Digital. On choosing strategy before tactics, and avoiding investing in a site that's "a hot mess with a good paint job." As a nonprofit organization, you might have a love/hate relationship with your website. Slick, modern, fast, responsive websites with beautiful user experiences are nice, but they''re also expensive.

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Memejacking: Does Your Nonprofit Dare?

Tech Soup

'When a question about the color of a dress went viral, several nonprofits joined the conversation to help their messages spread along the viral wave. Did these nonprofits use a sophisticated communications tactic, or did they just jump on a vapid bandwagon? What Dress? If you somehow missed #TheDress, here's the scoop: One day, someone posted a photo of a dress to Tumblr and asked if people thought it was white and gold or blue and black.

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How Your Organization Can Connect with Millennials [VIDEO]

NonProfit Hub

'Millennials are coming up full force into power play positions for nonprofit organizations. Some of them may not have the monetary contributions to give in their lives quite yet. But that doesn’t mean that others don’t, or that those who can’t afford to make huge monetary contributions aren’t contributing to organizations in other (just as important) ways.

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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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The Power Of Veterans And Rookies

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'In her new book, Rookie Smarts , author Liz Wiseman explains the benefits of having both veteran employees and new employees (rookies) on a team. The four main benefits are : The veteran brings clarity and gravitas while the rookie brings energy and determination. The veteran sees the potential and promise of the novel ideas of the rookie. The veteran knows how the world works and guides the entrepreneur who wants to change the world.

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Two New Domains for Good: The launch of.ONG and.NGO

NTEN

'Jeri Curry. Strategic Partnerships and Global Communications. Enset. What if your domain name could guarantee that your organization is, indeed, a nonprofit? April is an exciting time for nonprofits around the world. Finally, there is a new web domain designed for the exclusive use of this mission-driven industry. In 2011, a team from the Public Interest Registry (PIR) , the nonprofit registry of.ORG and now both.NGO and.ONG domains, started creating a new platform for nonprofits, nongovernment

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How to Better Choose the World's Most Innovative Nonprofits

Tech Soup

'Every year Fast Company, a magazine and media enterprise with an "editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design" makes a list of The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies. Fast Company's definitions for "innovative" ranges from hyperbole used unironically ("For creating magic with minutiae" — Apple), to relatively reasonable ("For selling good, cheap food to children who need it the most"

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When Two Worlds Collide: Why Marketing and Fundraising Should Work Together

NonProfit Hub

'This article was originally published in our March/April edition of the Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Sign up to reserve your free subscription today. _. Which side are you on—marketing or fundraising? If a smile is creeping across your face right, you know exactly what I’m talking about. A divide?! What? That’s craz—ok, maybe it’s not crazy. It’s incredibly true for many organizations.

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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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The Questions To Ask To Identify A Leader During A Job Interview

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others. Give an example of when you demonstrated good leadership. What is the toughest group from which you''ve had to get cooperation?

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The State of the Canadian Web Nation

NTEN

'Holly Wagg. Chief Digital Architect & Philanthropic Counsel. Good Works. The State of the (Canadian) (Web) Nation, according to over 500 charities. Nearly a year ago, my colleagues Fraser Green, Todd Jamieson, and I decided we could no longer simply work with unreliable or incomplete statistics and benchmarks about nonprofit websites in Canada, and that you shouldn’t have to either.

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4 Churches to Follow on Instagram

Tech Soup

'If there's one thing that goes without saying, church and community go together. Here are four churches using Instagram in creative and interesting ways — using a modern tool to attract new followers and build stronger communities of faith. 1. NewSpring Church Network. NewSpring Church uses Instagram as a way to keep its community connected and informed of its many events and happenings.

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Make Your Nonprofit Better in a Single Day—Treat Yourself

NonProfit Hub

'Once in a while something comes along that makes you genuinely excited. I know some of you nonprofit do-gooders out there get amped up about things I get amped up about—like a day full of nonprofit speakers dropping their knowledge to make other nonprofits even better. Enter Cause Camp 2015 —the reason for my excitement. It’s a one-day conference in Lincoln, Neb., also being live-streamed for your convenience this Friday, April 10.

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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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4 Simple Steps For Giving Feedback

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called, 144 Ways To Walk The Talk. They provide the following great advice about giving feedback : 1. Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. 2. Make it individualized -- tailor your feedback to the feedback receiver. 3. Make it productive -- focus your feedback on the performance and not the performer. 4.

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April Member Round-Up: Digital strategy from street outreach, top nonprofit blogs, and how to communicate when you don't agree

NTEN

'Get inspired, mark you calendars, and enjoy the latest round-up of NTEN Members making news. What''s the future of fundraising? Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising.

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Tech Tip: Make Your Next Computer Purchase a Laptop

Tech Soup

'Laptops are about four or five times more energy efficient than desktop computers. Desktops typically use around 150 watts of power during normal activity. A laptop computer typically uses 30 to 40 watts of electricity during moderate use. Laptops also have low-energy modes to save on battery usage and energy. If you don't need a big desktop computer, make your next computer purchase a laptop.

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Starting a Nonprofit: Know Your Financial Landscape

NonProfit Hub

'As excited as you are about your new organization and as ready as you are to roll up your sleeves and get to work, you can’t escape this reality: You need money. Before you get too far ahead of yourself, you must have a good handle on what it’s going to take financially to operate your nonprofit. As much as I’d love to tell you the money will just take care of itself, that’s a pipe dream—you need to have a solid financial plan from the get-go.

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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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Integrity In Management Means.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Some words of wisdom from author Thomas Teal : Integrity in management means : being responsible communicating clearly keeping promises being an honest broker avoiding hidden agendas knowing oneself Also, explains Teal : Great managers serve two masters; one organizational, one moral. Managing is not a series of mechanical tasks but a set of human interactions.

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Everyone Gather Around: Let’s create meaningful and measurable content strategies

NTEN

'Ted Fickes. Founder. Bright+3. Tracking data from your website is one thing, but what is it telling you about your content strategy (and are you listening)? Do you create content, measure it, analyze it and still wonder what, if any, impact that content had on your goals? If you answered yes to that question, you are not alone. In the majority of organizations we have spoken to, worked with, and now surveyed, there is a disconnect between content creation, measurement, and impact.

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Is Donors vs. NonDonors the Best Way to Segment Email?

Connection Cafe

'I’d like to challenge common practice around email segmentation. “We’re segmenting our emails by donors vs. non-donors” seems to be the go-to segmentation approach for many of the nonprofits I work with. But should it be? When constituents think about your organization, do they really view themselves as a “donor” or “non-donor?

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Hack Your Hellos: the Unofficial Way to Meet Someone New at AAM This Year

Museum 2.0

'Everyone always says that the best part of conferences happen off the official schedule. Hallway conversations. One-on-one meetings. Late night adventures. This may be true. It''s also incredibly frustrating--especially if you are new to a field or if networking sounds like a creepy, painful experience. If the best part of the conference isn''t on the agenda, how the heck are you supposed to access it?

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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.