Robert Weiner

JANUARY 13, 2009

Firstgiving is holding a free webinar TODAY designed to help nonprofits build their email lists, What: Advanced Email Fundraising: Building Your List. Join us in this practical and informative webinar about best practices for building and maintaining your organization’s email list. Cost: Free.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

" He then addresses what new software could do for your organization, as well as "Signs That a New System Wont Cure What Ails You," "Signs That a New System Would be Helpful," and the thorny topic of "How Much Will Switching Cost?" " His closing summary is right on target: read more.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Tactical Tech, based in the UK and India, has published The Quick ‘n Easy Guide to Online Advocacy to help advocates find "online services that are quick to use and easy to understand." The guide also offers advice on where and when to use these services.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 4, 2010

An organization like Habitat wouldn't look for employees by sending mass emails to "undisclosed recipients." Hello Prospective Employee, At HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL, we work hard to improve and provide training, technical expertise and support in fund-raising to the national organizations in all the regions of the world.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

While the majority (of respondents) began using social networking with an expectation that it would help the organization attract donors and volunteers, results have been particularly disappointing in those categories. It concludes that: Social technologies are not delivering much in terms of fundraising or attracting volunteers.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Looking for an innovative and compelling way to tell your organization's story? We will help you learn how to maximize the impact of your organization's message with online audio, video, and images. We will help you learn how to maximize the impact of your organization's message with online audio, video, and images.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Beth titled her post Are Fundraising Groundswells A Massive Opportunity or Distraction for Nonprofit Organizations? and didn’t reach a conclusion either way. And yet a year later, when nothing has changed for all the other millions of families, those donors become disillusioned.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 12, 2009

There’s much more to come, so you’ll want to keep up with all the action on our website, where you can already: * Browse the list of breakout sessions, where you’ll hone the knowledge you need to help your organization meet its mission: [link]. *

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Has always been the accidental techie in arts organizations, starting as a volunteer, so how can can I transition and set a dollar value for my skills? Managing a transition from being an employee in an organization to being a consultant in the same organization. Sometimes a niche helps you define clearly.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

But the right database can help people with: Prospect management and tracking. If fundraisers (preferably senior or at least influential ones) don’t think there’s a problem, the organization is going to have a very hard time justifying a new system. One of my maxims is that a database doesn’t raise money — people raise money.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

You might want an accountant or lawyer to help you with all of this. Will you tier your fees for different sized organizations? Deal with legal and administrative stuff, such as: get a business license. publish your business name in the paper. get a Federal Tax ID. set up systems for tracking income, expenses, and invoices.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Discipline for processes and organization — clients appreciate this. There are no failures as much as learning for the next client… Try to avoid drama in an organization - sometimes the project scope has unreasonable structure (not enough time, for example - and don’t wait to explain delays or concerns in deliverables.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2010

These are the people who need to determine whether a contribution can be counted as a gift, which fund it should go to, who is the legal donor, whether it's tax deductible and who gets tax credit, whether accepting it violates any federal, state,or organization rules, who should be notified of the gift's arrival, etc.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Today I’m posting Karen Nyhus ‘ advice, originally posted on NTEN’s nptechconsult forum (for members only) in response to a request for “resources and tips for our nonprofit technology community to help them start things off right in 2007.&# get your files organized: both electronically and paper. 2) Get a wiki.

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