TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

If the numbers do not support a sustainable growth for a program, or campaign, it may be time to make a change to your strategy. Source ) 13% of all charitable giving goes to Education organizations. Source ) 3% of all charitable giving goes to Environmental / Animals organizations. Source ) 6.4% Source ) 18.2% Source ) 6.4%

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The undeniable truth is, social media’s beneficial to organizations, corporations, and individuals alike. Fundraising General nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech social media supporters technology' The question is no longer: “Why should my nonprofit be on social media?” Instead, the question is “Why not!”.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 28, 2014

Even if your organization can’t shell out for a lot of bells and whistles, something as simple as uniform t-shirts can help volunteers feel like part of a team. When people feel like part of a team, they are more likely to work together, which helps your volunteer coordinators keep them organized and on-task. Survey volunteers.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

With online donations to nonprofit organizations on the rise, the onus is on the nonprofit to make the donation process as simple as possible. General Industry News Tech database donation donations donors fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters technology website'

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TechImpact

MAY 27, 2014

This is someone that may have otherwise never known about your organization. Even if they do not become an ardent supporter, your name has been introduced to someone who otherwise may have never known your organization existed in the first place. Try following people who live in the same state or city as you to start.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media. 67% of people surveyed “like” a nonprofit on Facebook because they want to show their friends that they support a cause. 53% of people who follow a nonprofit on social media show their support by volunteering.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

According to a recent study conducted by the Direct Marketing Association, email marketing has a 4,300% ROI , which is comparable to direct traffic, CPC, and even organic search traffic. While you’ve undoubtedly watched your organic Facebook reach plummet, it is simply not something you should be overly concerned about.

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TechImpact

APRIL 1, 2014

Perhaps organization, leadership, or public speaking are a few skills you want to focus on. Encourage your current supporters to add a “volunteers and causes” to their profile. Industry News Leadership Social linkedIn nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media supporters volunteers' Build awareness.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Time is wasted today when organizations try to track donor data by hand using spreadsheets. A good CRM builds a donor, volunteer, and corporate list automatically by integrating with your website and other locations–allowing your supporters to add their information to your database simply by submitting a donation.

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TechImpact

JULY 10, 2013

These days most organizations work hard to foster a network of supporters, constituents, volunteers, donors, and just about anybody else they can find online. Not only do the people who make up your online community engage … Continued The post Nurture Your Organization’s Online Community appeared first on Tech Impact.

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TechImpact

MARCH 12, 2015

Voice over Internet Protocol is a hot-topic amongst small businesses and nonprofit organizations, because it provides greater utility compared to traditional phones at almost half the cost. However, not all organizations take advantage of the feature-rich phones of the future.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2013

A lot of nonprofits use online survey’s to gauge the feelings of their constituents and supporters, but some are not sure how to go about implementing the strategy. According to a recent post from Socialbrite, there are many online tools to help your organization get started with the use of online surveys.

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TechImpact

MARCH 2, 2015

While many organizations use Twitter to further their mission, utilizing Twitter lists often falls by the wayside. Twitter lists are a great way to organize your non-profit’s Twitter experience by helping you find, monitor and engage with your target audience. Here is how to best use Twitter lists to aid your non-profit.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Gartner , a tech analyst firm, created a list of trending technology resources nonprofits and organizations are taking advantage of to make a greater impact using more robust resources, at a lower cost than traditional IT. Image courtesy of Wisepreneur. Virtual Information. Integrated Systems.

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TechImpact

APRIL 15, 2014

One of the biggest complaints employees of nonprofit (and for-profits, for that matter) organizations have is the lack of transparency between management and the employees. Fundraising Leadership Social leadership nonprofit supporters volunteers' Image courtesy of Strategic Leadership Resources. Attend volunteer events.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2013

The organization served over 347,500 Floridians last year in a wide range of philanthropic efforts, and that work is only … Continued The post Heart of Florida United Way Uses Office 365 to Gain Some Peace of Mind appeared first on Tech Impact. Infrastructure Support Our Impact Office 365'

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Ignoring your non-profit’s email marketing, however, is a huge mistake that could have detrimental consequences for your organization. General email email marketing fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits supporters technology' According to a.

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TechImpact

MARCH 18, 2015

When site visitors share your content, you get more views for the article and your blog, which leads to more engagement and visibility for your organization. General Social 501c3 analytics blog nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech social media storytelling supporters'

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Facebook videos also seem to be getting more organic reach in news feed than article shares […]. Fundraising Industry News Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech social media supporters technology'

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2013

These days it’s getting routine for organizations and companies to store sensitive data on third party servers, or the cloud. Despite the widespread use of such services many organizations simply trust that the third party is securing information properly, instead of using technology to be certain.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2015

There are many reasons contributors leave; they don’t feel appreciated, or don’t feel like part of the organization, and they leave. Fundraising Social Tech constituent relationship management system CRM donation donations donors email marketing fundraising social media storytelling supporters technology website'

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TechImpact

JUNE 18, 2014

All these factors and more communicate to any web visitor, not just a potential volunteer, how legitimate, put together, and organized your nonprofit is. However, the only way to accomplish this is to make sharing and supporting your nonprofit’s initiatives easy and intuitive. Organize volunteers.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

However, nonprofit technology is booming and your organization might be looking for a more sustainable, automated management solution. A good database integrates with an organization’s workflow, allowing for donor communication directly from the platform, reminders, instant access to account records, and even notes or appointments.

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TechImpact

JUNE 4, 2014

Better organization. Organization of people and resources is a recipe for success regardless of the business. The better your volunteers understand your nonprofit’s, and its mission, the better they will do at projecting that sentiment onto those outside of the organization. Deeper understanding of Volunteers.

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TechImpact

JULY 7, 2014

Everyone knows an organization of any size runs more efficiently when their computers are up to date with current software, and hardware. In this step, imbue individuals within your organization with the power to make decisions regarding your new technology. Image courtesy of Innovation Management.

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TechImpact

MARCH 25, 2014

Landing pages are the first page a visitor to your website lands on when redirected from an organic search, or from some other link. Fundraising Industry News Tech fundraising nonprofit npTech social media supporters' Let us know in the comment section below. Landing pages that lead to donations.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Tweet out a link to your next petition to demonstrate how many people support your cause and want to make a difference. If you integrate your nonprofit’s Twitter account to your constituent relationship management system (CRM), you could create and track the campaign while building a list of potential supporters.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Pisapia urged them to remember their new network of supporters. ITWorks is free for students because of the support of AT&T, Bank of America, the Claneil Foundation, Connelly Foundation, Reed Elsevier, the United Way, and Wells Fargo. Industry News Leadership Social graduation ITWorks npTech storytelling supporters technology'

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Here’s a quick break down and comparison of the two options based on an assumed organization sporting 1 terabyte of data storage, 81 mailboxes, and 4 virtual machines consisting of 22GB of ram and 5 CPUs developed by Jason Firch , of Exos Cloud: On-premise computing.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Whether it’s because your regular volunteers had prior engagements, or enrollment is typically low, without volunteers our nonprofit organizations do not go. However, recruiting new talent is, of course, also imperative to the lifeblood of an organization. Sign-Up for Nonprofit Insights for Targeting Volunteers in 2015.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Too often nonprofit organizations will simply tap out an email, or a series of emails, and send it off into space without fully understanding with it looks like. General Mobile Technology nonprofit technology npTech supporters technology' Combat their desire to close your email with short, engaging sentences that get right to point.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Volunteers are the life blood of many nonprofit organizations. How many of your volunteers have been with your organization for over a year? Industry News Tech VolunteerConnect donors nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters technology volunteers website' Image courtesy of Pexels. This isn’t new information.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Many nonprofits rely on boilerplate emails, letters, and often don’t demonstrate their organization’s value to a donor. Fundraising Leadership constituent relationship management system Contributor CRM donation donors end of year appeal fall fundraising fundraising supporter' The tedious details can be the most important.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 27, 2014

However, no one wakes up in the morning and says, “I am in no mood to donate to a charitable organization today.”. Once you’ve started your blog and cultivated a relationship, started your social media accounts and started to interact, and given your donation page a facelift; it is then time to request support.

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TechImpact

MARCH 20, 2014

These smaller organizations can get discouraged easily watching the larger, established account produce content at break-neck speeds while not produce content to fill even three days. Industry News Social Tech fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech social media supporters'

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Despite 10% of the American workforce working in the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations still rely heavily on volunteers to complete its mission. Fundraising Social nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech supporters technology volunteers'

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2014

Or getting too many or too few updates from a business or organization you’re interested in? When a volunteer signs up with your organization, ask them what types of emails they want to receive and allow them to change their elections. Help your volunteers create memories by organizing teams. Communicate effectively.

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