TechImpact

JANUARY 14, 2014

It is never too early to start planning for potential tech upgrades and switches for your nonprofit. Here are 5 nonprofit tech trends to keep your eye on in 2014 according to BusinessWire. Because of these two factors, software will likely become better integrated and have the ability to communicate more effectively.

Trend 164

Trend Technology Mobile Tech 164

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

And because of this, it makes sense that integration of these two is something that is a need to be filled. First, the what - what to integrate? There are four strategies that can be used for this integration: Manual. The old fashioned form of integration. This is integration of a sort. Integration.

Integration 100

Integration Open Source API Synchronous 100

TechImpact

APRIL 30, 2014

Image courtesy of SMB Tech Guide. What types of integration is supported? Cloud providers have standard solutions for integration. Be sure to understand what types of integration options they support, and how easy they are to implement. For many nonprofits, the move to the cloud is an obvious choice.

Question 154

Question Articulate Tech Integration 154

TechImpact

MAY 28, 2014

Software is an integral part of running any business or organization effectively. Software and other tech implementations often come with unforeseen surprises and costs. The post 10 Things To Know When Choosing Your Nonprofit’s Software appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Define a budget.

Software 232

Software Tech Industry Nptech 232

TechImpact

AUGUST 14, 2014

You can integrate your nonprofit’s CRM with a calendar, storing important person events like birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Social integration. If you think being able to integrate your CRM with a calendar is helpful, how about being able to integrate your CRM with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other major social media networks?

Calendar 137

Calendar Social Media Integration Tech 137

TechImpact

JANUARY 23, 2014

Your nonporift’s supporters are potentially the most integral part of your entire nonprofit. The post 3 Unique Strategies To Thank Your Supporters On Social Media appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising Industry News Social Tech fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech'

Social Media 224

Social Media Support Media Strategy 224

TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

83% of marketers integrated social media with other marketing channels, up from 79% in 2013. The post Where Does Your Nonprofit Stand: 15 Social Media Statistics appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech'

Social Media 205

Social Media Statistics Media Social 205

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

It is, in fact, a great example of integration of a CMS and a CRM. However, it is true that Raiser’s Edge, the CRM/DMS tool that this integrates with, is inarguably one of the most important tools out there. The integration between the web front end and the RE back end is bi-directional and sweet. The demo was pretty cool.

Blackbaud 100

Blackbaud Integration Drupal Module 100

TechImpact

JULY 30, 2014

Try looking into one of the many call tracking platforms available on the market today, and integrate it with Google Analytics to incorporate the two. The post 5 New Google Analytics Statistics For Nonprofits appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Take advantage of site speed.

Analytics 223

Analytics Statistics Google Demographics 223

TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2014

It’s sophisticated, and perhaps most importantly, it’s integral to the effectiveness of our nonprofit and its fundraising efforts when appropriately implemented. They’re the ones entering the data, making the phone calls, reporting on interactions, and overall making sure your tech investment was worthwhile.

Training 193

Training Train PowerPoint Tech 193

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I’m tired of reading and hearing about about social media and nonprofits, and I’m annoyed that social media is taking up so much of the air space in the #nptech world. In other words, I don’t avoid social media, I use it a lot, and I actively facilitate my clients use of social media integration with their web presence. (

Social Media 211

Social Media Media Social Hype 211

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

Maybe you love new tech, or maybe you feel exhausted by it sometimes. Just as your organization’s story — its mission, community, history, constituents, partners, everything that makes it unique — should guide your organization’s engagement strategies , your underlying tech foundations should be guided by a similar roadmap, as well.

Tech 42

Tech Develop Strategy Guide 42

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The problem is that it takes some tech planning to come up with a budget for the New Year. Here’s some resources for doing quick tech planning so you’ll have some money to work with in 2014. Proper Tech Planning. How to Conduct a Quick Tech Plan. It’s definitely tech planning made simple.

Tech 59

Tech Disaster Library Sample 59

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

And because of this, it makes sense that integration of these two is something that is a need to be filled. First, the what – what to integrate? There are four strategies that can be used for this integration: Manual. The old fashioned form of integration. This is integration of a sort. Integration.

Integration 100

Integration API Drupal Open Source 100

TechImpact

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Integrate a range of payment options. Remeber that the biggest givers are those from older generations who may not be tech-savvy. The post 6 Ways To Increase Mobile Giving In 2014 appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Every second of delay can cost you donations.

Mobile 195

Mobile Giving Philippines Disaster 195

TechImpact

JULY 22, 2014

Integrate with offline campaigns. The post The Power of the Email Address appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. General Tech donors email marketing nonprofit technology npemail npTech social media technology website'

email 170

email Offline ROI Hunger 170

TechImpact

DECEMBER 26, 2013

With a CRM, all of your systems will be better integrated, freeing up your IT department to get more done. The post 4 Ways A CRM Improves A Nonprofit appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising Tech constituent relationship management system CRM data nonprofit npTech'

Nonprofit 136

Nonprofit System Tech Blackbaud 136

TechImpact

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Image courtesy of Political Integrity. The post 4 Ways A CRM Will Make Your Nonprofit More Efficient appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Industry News Tech 501c3 CRM data nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' Jackson on npEngage.

Nonprofit 175

Nonprofit Track Tech Volunteer 175

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 31, 2009

This is the last installment in my CRM/CMS integration series , that started almost a year ago (wow!) And I’m skipping Joomla/Salesforce Integration because there isn’t any publicly available documentation or code about the integration that PICnet did with Joomla and Salesforce , called J!Salesforce. Salesforce.

Drupal 157

Drupal Module API Integration 157

TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Working with your cloud vendor, integrating your cloud, and importing your data from your preexisting on-site servers is a breeze. The post 4 Reasons To Warm Up To The Cloud appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Implementation, and customization.

United States 135

United States Amazon Tech Data 135

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

And I’ll be Google+ing (rather than Tweeting, which is mostly for my writing , or Facebooking, which is friends/family) interesting Tech and NPTech topics as they come along and are discussed. CRM and CMS Integration: Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity. The most popular pages are (these are fascinating!):

Drupal 184

Drupal Open Source Nptech API 184

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. What is Tech Adoption? "We

Adopt 81

Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

Benin 37

Benin San Francisco United Kingdom Los Angeles 37

Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a panel about this timely topic of multi-channel fundraising and communication for NTEN’s 501 Tech Club New York City at the TADA! Tags: Integrated Marketing Online Fundraising Technology nptech. Youth Theater.

Channel 52

Channel Integration New York City Campaign 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

NpTech Talk. Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post called " Social tech meets the Social Innovation Generation " The Nonprofit Eye blog writes about leadership challenges in the nonprofit sector. NpTech Software. Most of the links identified have flowed through the NpTech Tag stream but nice to revisit them!

Nptech 50

Nptech Language Summary Advocacy 50

Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe and consider sharing your skills as a volunteer surgeon by joining a NetSquared Local group. Minneapolis, MN: August #NPTech Social Club. Morrisville, NC: Get your NPTech Resources! Melbourne, Australia: Dear : integrate don’t duplicate. The event format is a lot of fun.

Group 54

Group Netsquared United Kingdom San Francisco 54

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

NpTech Community Snippets Who let the (NpTech) dogs out? First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. Here's one from LOLNPTECH.org and Little Dishes 2 from the Non-Profit Tech Blog. What are your summer vacation plans? More buzz here.

Nptech 50

Nptech Technorati Fundraising Widget 50

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Are you a person of integrity? Demonstrate that you know a lot about technology -- show them that you're a tech expert (more about that below) -- and about your organization and its mission. The more people see you as someone they can turn to, the better positioned you'll be to lead a tech change. What You Do. Do you work hard?

Tech 78

Tech Change Demonstration Influence 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Two nptech events were visible in the NpTech tag stream, the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Launch Party and the Net2 meetup in Houston.

Nptech 50

Nptech Summary Green Hosting 50

NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

Let's Talk about Tech, Baby As simple as it may seem, making the commitment to talk about technology in your organization is a good start. Technology can't be something that's added into the process once the plan is set; it needs to be an integral part of the process from the beginning. Many non-tech people (i.e., No, really.

Tech 86

Tech NTC Listserv NTEN 86

NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

" In too many cases, tech becomes the elephant in the room: we see it, but tend to ignore the greater possibilities. Tech speaks it's own confusing language, when the only unifying language we all need to speak is MISSION. How can a techie coexist in a world where tech doesn't have a seat the table?

Tech 62

Tech Org Chart San Diego 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. The Non-Profit Tech Blog interviews Scott Crowder, Kintera CTO. (If If you pop out of your browser to visit, you'll see the NpTech Meebo Chat Room.). NetSquared Community.

Nptech 50

Nptech PDF Conference Tag 50

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

nptech Click To Tweet Use SNORKL to create clear RFPs and connect to great nonprofit vendors that won’t rip you off. Technical Requirements : Integrations with existing databases, systems, and CRMs. Existing tech, desire for specific platform(s). Finally: A simple guide to the nonprofit RFP process. Hosting needs.

Guide 59

Guide Proposal PDF Hints 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

I also stumbled across her more recent post about NpTech Mashups. So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme. This happens all the time on listservs where people who work on integrating technology into their work participate -- whether it be teachers, librarians, community of practice, online facilitators, nonprofit techies, etc.

Mashup 50

Mashup Meme Nptech Listserv 50

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

Basecamp’s Writeboards seem so much more like an add on than integrated. Tags: Consulting Nonprofit Tech nptech opensource tools web. It does even do time tracking, which we won’t use, but is nice to know is there. And the wiki is nice. And it’s great that it’s free and open source.

Project 154

Project Tools Management Wiki 154

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2009

Basecamp’s Writeboards seem so much more like an add on than integrated. Tags: Consulting Nonprofit Tech nptech opensource tools web. It does even do time tracking, which we won’t use, but is nice to know is there. And the wiki is nice. And it’s great that it’s free and open source.

Project 154

Project Tools Management Wiki 154

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

CiviCRM originally only integrated with Drupal, but recently a lot of work has been done to also integrate CiviCRM with Joomla. It’s a very straightforward integration. Using CiviCRM and Drupal is a great way to easily get powerful integration between your CMS and your CRM. and have them be menu items.

Drupal 100

Drupal API Integration Module 100