DonorDrive wins multiple American Web Design Awards
DonorDrive
JULY 15, 2019
The 2019 American Web Design Awards from Graphic Design USA Magazine have been announced and for the fifth year running DonorDrive has won multiple awards.
Great reads from around the web on October 25th
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 25, 2010
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet | Magazine – "Two decades after its birth, the World Wide Web is in decline, as simpler, sleeker services — think apps — are less about the searching and more about the getting.
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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 23, 2011
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog – Really excited by projects that help close gaps, provide accessibility, and increase portability of all things webby. Introducing WebAPI ?
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Great reads from around the web on November 24th
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. " New Start Magazine: The toolkit for practitioners in regeneration, economic development & sustainable communities – "New Start is the toolkit for regeneration practitioners.
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Welcome, Mark Roberts!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 30, 2014
Most recently, he served two roles at Next Issue Media, a magazine service platform founded by five global publishers (Rogers, Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, and Time Inc.) that designs, develops, markets, and delivers interactive magazine content to consumers through the digital device of their choice.
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AFP Blog
JANUARY 7, 2013
20 top web design and development trends for 2013 | Feature |.net net magazine : Predicting the future is tough, but with the fast-moving nature of the web, it’s good to know what lies ahead.
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The Buddy System: Going Social with Your WordPress Site
Byte Technology
AUGUST 8, 2017
The best WordPress bloggers, site owners and administrators know that one of the keys to having a fantastic and wildly successful web page is to integrate everything you post and promote with some sort of social media component. If your site takes the style of a magazine or news outlet, check out Cool Stuff.
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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Crystal Dionysopoulou is the founder and Creative Director of Lucid Fox , a dynamic web design and development agency that puts people first. COVID banners became ubiquitous across the web, but they’re not the only reason to have a space for announcements. Break established web patterns with intention and caution. Conclusion.
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Great reads from around the web on April 28th
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 28, 2010
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. HopenSource – Thanks to @350 for the link – check out this great portal of hope and inspiration from Grist Magazine. "Show Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of April 28th).
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How-to: Edit for the Web
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Let's get this out of the way up front: it's not true that people don't read on the Web. Gerald Marzorati, Editor of The New York Times Magazine , has revealed that "contrary to conventional wisdom, it's our longest pieces that attract the most online traffic." It's physically harder to read on the web.
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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 24, 2020
Second, search engines are consistently searching the web to index fresh content. The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web. Online news outlets and magazines publish these sorts of posts regularly because they generate buzz. Blog Design Best Practices.
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How to Write for the Web
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 14, 2016
If you ask a professional copywriter how to write for the web, many will say, “Conversationally.” Creating web content, a blog post, an email, an e-book or a press release can be intimidating even for professionals. Creating web content, a blog post, an email, an e-book or a press release can be intimidating even for professionals.
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Social Media, Fortresses and Free Agents with Danielle Brigida of National Wildlife Federation
NetWits
APRIL 26, 2011
As the Digital Marketing Manager at NWF she responsible for running NWF’s social media program – Yes, the one that’s been talked about all over the web by such publications as USA Today , The Nonprofit Times , Fast Company , Washington Post , Mashable , GreenTalk Radio , and Fundraising Success Magazine.
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The Picture Show: The Best WordPress Themes for Video Ventures
Byte Technology
MARCH 21, 2017
For those who want their site to have a print magazine feel, VideoZ can do just that. Vipress thrives on customization, and the video magazine theme comes with a modular layout that allows designers to build their unique homepage with content blocks.
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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits
NetWits
JANUARY 11, 2012
I see them in every magazine, subway station, and store shelf I encounter. When scanned, QR codes often take users to a mobile web page. In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. People are using them!
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What Does the Mobile Market Look Like for Nonprofits?
NetWits
JUNE 15, 2011
Make sure your web site has a mobile component. Make sure your web site has the proper search engine optimization. Instead design your app in a web layer like HTML5 for maximum usage. The nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society turned their great print magazine into a magazine for the iPad2. ( [link] ).
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AFP Blog
JULY 7, 2008
Digital Web Magazine - Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web: "Social networks as we know them—MySpace, Facebook, Twitter—each keep identity and personal relationships separate from one another. Every time you join a network, that information has to be duplicated, by hand, by you.
22 Ways Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes for Fundraising and Awareness Campaigns
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 24, 2011
In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. The person scanning is then sent either to a mobile Web browser to view the link inside the QR Code, sent a text message, or prompted to dial a phone number. So, what are they? QR Codes are ideal for location-based communications and fundraising campaigns.
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262 Great reads from around the web on June 29th
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 29, 2009
YouTube - All I Need is 2 Minutes: Tips for Wired Magazine - Are you looking for ways to diversify your next event? Check out this great wrap up of the new applications and services launched by Grameen Foundation’s AppLab, developed in Uganda, using Google SMS Search and in partnership with MTN Uganda as the mobile operator.
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Has Your Nonprofit Considered Race and Class in Your Social Media Strategy?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 16, 2012
Via BBC News Magazine : . The dangers of social networking quickly evolved into “opportunities,” and the blogosphere lit up with rants against Myspace, the newly dubbed “ghetto” of the Web, and sang the praises of Facebook and Internet superstar Mark Zuckerberg. Watch Video.
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Direct Marketing Trends You Won’t Read About in InStyle Magazine
Connection Cafe
APRIL 8, 2015
So, if InStyle magazine is telling me that the one item I MUST BUY for Spring 2015 is a floral crop top, I may just consider making a purchase….right Trigger-based marketing can make us think of Big Brother … after all, haven’t we all been stalked by ads online based on our web browsing activity?
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Five Ways Nonprofits Can Transform Their Social Media ROI (Return on Investment)
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 10, 2010
They have been featured in countless newspapers and magazines. Now social media and the Web in general is going mobile. Now is the time for early adoption of the mobile Web. The Web moves very fast now. Help your donors understand how Web 2.0 The same is true with Web 2.0 In almost all cases of Web 2.0
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Is Your Association Software Really Cloud Based?
Nimble AMS
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Some think it simply means that an application can be accessed through a web browser. For example, every year, Forbes Magazine documents the top 100 most innovative companies in the world. If the vendor says that the AMS is hosted on Amazon Web Services or in a Tier One data center, it’s likely not a true cloud application.
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78 10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 8, 2011
Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. On the Web where people are inundated all day long with lengthy text and messages, a visually compelling slideshow can be a welcome respite from information overload. YouTube.com/nonprofits. Enough said.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 2, 2009
Best practices and examples for nonprofit web design from Smashing Magazine. Tags: Nonprofit Tech Web/Tech nptech opensource. It includes info about MariaDB , a fork of MySQL from one of the founders. Wolfram|Alpha – a geeks dream computational search engine.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 2, 2009
Best practices and examples for nonprofit web design from Smashing Magazine. Tags: Nonprofit Tech Web/Tech nptech opensource. It includes info about MariaDB , a fork of MySQL from one of the founders. Wolfram|Alpha - a geeks dream computational search engine.
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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports
Whole Whale
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
We love how their web-native 2019 Impact Report looks great straight from the browser. The magazine-like quality to the report makes it accessible to high school kids and corporate sponsors alike. Donate Life’s 2019 Annual Report uses fun design elements to highlight their work in a style that resembles the accessibility of a magazine.
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85 Shining the Spotlight on The Role of Event Media Relations
Greater Giving
AUGUST 10, 2023
The Media Relations team is responsible for identifying potential media sponsors and collaborating with them to secure coverage in newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and digital media outlets. The team manages various communication channels, including TV, print, web, email, and social media platforms.
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40 Social Media: What To Do If Your Boss Doesn’t Get It
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. Executives have come a long way in understanding the Social Web. Social media is no longer new, and the Mobile Web is rapidly upon us… now. Find your competitors the Web.
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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Because all of our social marketing has increased our web traffic by more than 25% our keywords are usually on the first page of Google. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Our plan for 2011 is to keep growing the relationships we have been building in all of these social arenas and to roll out our new website.
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WordPress vs. Drupal … fight!
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Drupal started out primarily as a web content development platform, with a strength in community features. Magazine/Newspaper like sites where you want to control how lists of content are displayed and ordered. Sites with deep integrations to CRM platforms and web services. eCommerce sites.
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11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 6, 2013
Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. Blog posts that share resources and useful tips are some of the most popular on the Social Web. Newspapers and magazines publish these sorts of articles regularly because they generate buzz. Share Resources and Useful Tips.
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Watch for Roadblocks: The Road to More Successful Online Fundraising
NetWits
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
I was honored to present a webinar for Fundraising Success Magazine with Rob Gerth, Communications Director of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The topic was Web Design for Optimizing Fundraising Functionality: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities.
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Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 7, 2009
2009 Web Predictions , by ReadWriteWeb. Top Internet Predictions for 2009 , by Social Computing Magazine. Tags: community blogging 2009 web predictions socialmedia net2thinktank. Deadline: Saturday, January 24th. The contributions will be posted on the NetSquared site on Monday, January 26th. Photo by Môsieur J.
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Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 18, 2012
Check out recent press coverage of our work, featuring the head of our human rights team, Dr. Patrick Ball, in Foreign Policy magazine and NPR's On The Media. Write and run web crawlers and scrapers for data collection. What you will do: Write computer programs for human rights data analysis projects.
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40 Timeless Lessons From Southwest Airlines
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JANUARY 13, 2014
A few years ago, Southwest Airlines celebrated its 40th year and was kind enough to share in its in-flight magazine 40 lessons it learned since 1971. The web ain''t cool, it''s a tool. The lessons provide good tips for business leaders. A crisis can contain the germ of a big idea. Take your business, not yourself, seriously.
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Robert Weiner
DECEMBER 15, 2011
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112 4 Quick Tips for an Engaging Nonprofit Website
NetWits
MARCH 20, 2012
To make a LASTING impression, you have to make a FIRST impression. “… the colors, the layout and the presentation of headings are all evaluated before any content is actually absorbed” –Jason Gross from Smashing Magazine writes.
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Social Media is Going Mobile, and So Should Your Nonprofit
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 5, 2009
As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters.
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11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 7, 2012
Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. Blog posts that share resources and useful tips are some of the most popular on the Social Web. Newspapers and magazines publish these sorts of articles regularly because they generate buzz. Share Resources and Useful Tips.
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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Google’s photo identification mislabeled black people as gorillas in 2015 or Microsoft’s AI-powered social chatbot that started tweeting racial slurs. The Next Web. Wired Magazine. Some recent examples include: Amazon’s AI recruiting software that learned to penalize résumés that included the word “women.”
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93 AllTop: My new blogroll
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 19, 2009
Alltop, the “online magazine rack” of popular topics, has just released the option for users to create their own Alltops! I think it’s a great way to poll together the most recent posts from blogs and new sources around the web in a customizeable and shareable way. Why am I using Alltop?
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100 Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
What is Web 2.0 by Iulian Commanescu The definitions are fluid when it comes to Web 2.0. He covered the following platforms: Blogs: It is more than a web site, built by one person or a small community or group of bloggers. Conversation is very important and the nature of Web 2.0. User generated content - Web 2.0
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50 RSS Readers for Your Desktop, Smartphone, and Tablet
Tech Soup
JULY 8, 2013
iOS, Web) has only been available for a few days, but it is already getting rave reviews. Android, iOS, Web) is great if you prefer to switch between your desktop and mobile when reading the news. Flipboard (Android, iOS) is like your own personal magazine for your smartphone or tablet. Digg Reader.
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