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NpTech Summary: Social Networking Strategies and Nonprofits: Getting Beyond Shiny Object Syndrome and Getting More Precise Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by PixelFarmer - Zen Mutt (a rescue dog) - Title "Precision" The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to rethink, reinvent -- again. The summaries will be briefer, focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Not buying into social media/Facebook hype.

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The Impact of E-Learning on Organizations

Tech Soup

Leap of Reason , an organization focused on supporting leaders and funders, recently published The Beyond-the-Hype Potential of E-Learning report. You can download the full report here or watch a summary video of the report. If you currently don't offer e-learning to staff or management, you might consider it.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Non-Profit Tech Blog drills down deeper on the limitations and suggests waiting before adopting. New (To Me) Nonprofit Tech Blogs. Standford Social Innovation Review Blog you'll find some of the best nonprofit tech and philanthropy bloggers - like Sean Stannard-Stockton , Britt Bravo , and Lucy Bernholz. And if you???re

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. In terms of Facebook Ads cost benchmarks, here is a useful summary from Web FX based on $300 million in spending: 4) Add a “Donate” button to your page and posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Convio Opens the Kimono

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Almost a year ago, NTEN hosted a field wide discussion about the need for nonprofit tech vendors, particularly CRM systems for online fundraising, to offer open APIs. (A Koolaid) Michelle offers some advice to both companies, including deliver, don't hype! I will summarize more in the weekly nptech tag summary.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a quick summary of my notes: In Fanton's welcome, he noted that it is easy to get caught up in the novelty and hype of virtual worlds, but whatever the complexities, "we think they will grow and become integrated into our daily lives. tech into their giving practices.

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7 ways to increase volunteer engagement

Nimble AMS

Build hype. TECH TIP : Nimble AMS has built-in AI and predictive analytics to help you better understand your volunteers’ behavior and boost your volunteer engagement strategy. . List of goals and summary of the long-term plan. TECH TIP : Use the MyTrailhead function to help onboard your volunteers. Reimbursement policy.

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