Robert Weiner

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Resources from the Compasspoint Panel

Robert Weiner

Yesterday I spoke on a fundraising panel at Compasspoint's Silicon Valley/Peninsula Nonprofit Forum and mentioned a variety of resources. “Homer Simpson for Nonprofits: The Truth about How People Really Think and What It Means for Promoting Your Cause&#. Tips for Entering Your Nonprofit into the Social Media Environment.

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Nonprofit Technology 601

Robert Weiner

Heather Carpenter’s Nonprofit Leadership 601 blog posted a list of resources for people who are new to the field of nonprofit technolology. This post lists books, reports, Web sites, blogs, and conferences that nonprofit techies — and not just those newbies — should know about. Photo: Neil T. .

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The Nonprofit Guide to Going Green: Book Release Parties!

Robert Weiner

The website for the new book, The Nonprofit Guide to Going Green describes it as "a comprehensive learning tool to guide nonprofits and NGOs towards becoming greener. The definitive, practical, go-to resource guide on helping all charities become more green.". read more.

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Preventing Fraud on our Online Giving Pages

Robert Weiner

The credit card scam/fraud attempt that many nonprofits have experiences starts with a very large online gift from an unknown donor. These attempts don’t cost nonprofits much in lost revenue, but can be a headache to clean up. These attempts don’t cost nonprofits much in lost revenue, but can be a headache to clean up.

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Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal

Robert Weiner

While I generally think vendor consolidation is bad for the nonprofit world (unless the vendor being absorbed wasn’t a strong player to begin with), I’m less concerned about the impact on small nonprofits. There were few full solutions designed for large nonprofits to begin with.

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The Idealware Research Fund

Robert Weiner

Our friends at Idealware (a nonprofit technology resource provider) have created a new fund to support their research. Many of Idealware's reports have been funded by foundations and some have had corporate sponsorship (and some are commissioned by TechSoup.org too).

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Getting Your Message Out

Robert Weiner

The Chronicle of Philanthropy held an online discussion on January 21, 2009 about how nonprofits can publicize their work. And how can you stretch your resources to make sure your messages gets to as many people as possible. What can your organization do to make sure these efforts are meaningful? Whom should you try to reach?