Robert Weiner

MARCH 31, 2011

An online survey is a powerful research tool that can deliver the feedback you need to determine the needs of your constituents and the activities that attract donors.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

According to Wikipedia, "Digital Storytelling refers to using digital tools so that ordinary people can tell their own real-life stories." " Nonprofits are among the storytellers who are using digital tools to tell compelling stories, showcase their work, engage their constituents, and spread awareness.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Similar to the interconnectedness in natural ecosystems (for example: marsh, birds, plants), we think of the data ecosystem as the interconnectedness of software tools and the data they hold.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

This lack of analytic tools often drives nonprofits to look for new donor management software. What's new is that the tools for analyzing and visualizing data are becoming easier to use, less expensive, and are built into more and more donor databases.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 23, 2010

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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Robert Weiner

MARCH 16, 2009

It also provides a collection of Hands-on Guides, each of which includes a particular freeware or open source software tool, as well as instructions on how you can use that tool to secure your computer, protect your information or maintain the privacy of your Internet communication.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 19, 2009

Ad-Aware — Anti-spyware and malware tool for PCs: [link]. Paint.Net — Fantastic graphics editing tool: [link]. Process Explorer — A Windows task manager & monitoring tool, much richer than the Windows Task Manager: [link]. SpyBot Search & Destroy — Anti-spyware and malware tool for PCs.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

It''s been a while since I got a spam message that rose to the level of true lameness (maybe because I''ve improved my anti-spam tools), but this one hit the target.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 31, 2011

One-year subscription to online database with tools for building database applications.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

They've gathered a group of nonprofit social media experts to help you devise a solid organizational strategy and learn the secrets of a variety of social media tools. What: NTEN is holding an online workshop on social media using a Choose Your Own Expert format.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 14, 2009

As we've noted previously, The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been running a series of online discussions on how nonprofits can use social media tools. In addition to these open discussions, the Chronicle has been conducting a series of recorded interviews.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 13, 2009

Robin Broitman of the Interactive Insights Group has created an extensive list of tools for searching the social Web. She calls it a "comprehensive guide to a wide range of resources, Web sites, services, and advice that will help you find, filter, and monitor the information you need more effectively."

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Click the Link Tool icon on the toolbar. Select Tools, then Locate Web Addresses, then Create web links from URLs in text. The first one is tedious, the second is easy. To insert bookmarks (internal links) in an Acrobat Table of Contents. Print the document using Acrobat Distiller. Open the document in Acrobat Pro. Click Set Link.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2009

The results come from 2,000 nonprofits using Blackbaud’s online fundraising tools. Blackbaud has released a summary of early results from its analysis of 2008 online giving trends. They’ve found: Steady growth throughout the year. read more.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

She discusses the strategy behind the research, the tools she used, how the list was narrowed to a group of top prospects, and the general approach to cultivating the foundations. Margaret King, President of the InfoRich Group, has published an article on how prospect research yielded $1 million in foundation funding for one of her clients.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 17, 2008

You should also be able to run Windows Update (under Tools in IE). Microsoft issued a critical patch for Internet Explorer today, described as protection against a “remote code execution&# vulnerability. If your computer is set up for automatic updates, you should get the patch, well, automatically. Or you can get the patch from [link].

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Very few speakers or attendees reported using these tools for fundraising, though. UC Berkeley talked about a badge that donors can post to their Facebook pages after making a gift ("I Feed The Bears").

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 28, 2010

I finally gave up and switched to PC Tools' firewall. They had me do the following: In Internet Explorer 8 click on Tools then Internet options then the Advanced tab then choose "Reset Internet Explorer settings" Download and run install_flash_player_10_active_x. Maybe there are other alternatives. exe from Adobe.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2009

The results come from 2,000 nonprofits using Blackbaud’s online fundraising tools. Blackbaud has released a summary of early results from its analysis of 2008 online giving trends. They’ve found: Steady growth throughout the year.

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Trend Online Giving Summary 100

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Unlike their earlier guides (to inexpensive donor databases, content management systems, online donation tools, etc.) Idealware recently released its Fundraising, Communications and Outreach. this one is an actual book (84 pages, paperback) and costs actual money ($19.95, plus, I assume, shipping and maybe tax).

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Is this built into the tool? I'm pretty sure you can't buy a gift certificate for $5.99. (I I do like the sender address no-try-to-reply@amazon.com.) Also, like a lot of spams, the subject lines end with a period. Who adds punctuation to email subjects? Senders: Amazon.com [digital-no-reply@amazon.com]. Amazon.com [store-news@amazon.com].

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Robert Weiner

JULY 8, 2009

It's a free tool that allows you to test how different versions of the same web page perform. Do you know about Google's Website Optimizer ?

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

The next three priorities for new online engagement tools were video blogging (35%), social networking (29%), and podcasting (24%). However, 22% of admissions blogs did not accept comments, missing the opportunity for engagement with readers. 89% feel that social media is at least “somewhat important&# to their future strategy.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

But I think that smart nonprofits will add social media as one more tool for engagement and fundraising. I would hate to see social media fundraising suck up resources that have been used for successful long-term education, advocacy, and fundraising efforts. It will take some staff time, but so does a web site or an email newsletter.

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Social Media Media Fundraising Social 100

Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

The survey also covers strategies for increasing matching gifts; the effectiveness of various techniques, tools, and vendors; and stewardship ideas. phonathon staff asking for employment information, an information update form or similar mechanisms on the web site, and Internet searches. It is available at [link].

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

But you need to ask the same questions about these tools as NetCommunity: What value are they providing? And is there another way to offer those benefits without the closed community (e.g., a password-protected online alumni directory), perhaps at a lower cost and with fewer resources? It's not an either/or proposition.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 11, 2009

I could have done that myself had I been more comfortable with the WP tools, and I’ve done all the content creation since we went live. Robyn also installed, or pointed me to, widgets that added new features, like the search box and a plug-in that pulls my blog posts from TechSoup into my site.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

Efficiency seems simple enough: if you don't have the right resources (people, tools, training, procedures) you will waste time and money. Efficiency. It will take you too long to do everything, you'll be too rushed to do the job right the first time, and you'll spend a lot of time fixing mistakes.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

We need better tools for reporting, analysis, and business intelligence. The current software does not interface with our current/new technical environment (MS-Exchange and Office, or Google g-mail, calendar, docs, etc.). We cannot interface with other desired applications.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

In this day and age, storage is cheap and data is one of your most valuable tools. I’d be very hesitant to remove a record; maybe they could be marked as inactive or something similar? Are data-storage limits the concern? No sense in removing records. Advancement Services Best Practices Donor Databases Fundraising Prospect Research'

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 15, 2012

Please check Your Payment History in the payment tool. Amount of Refund Transactions: 211.81. Sender: Payment Center (no-reply@jarmo.dk). Subject: Your Payment History. Text: Welcome to Online Payment Center. Here's your sign-in info: Sign in email address: robert@rlweiner.com. Sign in password: the password you specified.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 7, 2013

And use anti-malware tools that will warn you about suspicious web sites. Are these spammers just lazy or do these things actually work? Bottom line: think before you click. Hover your mouse over URLs and see where they lead. I've removed or defanged the URLS.). Sender: Jessica Taylor [admin@m78mail.com].

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

I found that MediaMonkey , a free music organizer/player, sync tool that I had used with an older MP3 player, will sync my tunes with the Pre. Sometimes it's slow to respond, but overall it's easy to use and intuitive once you learn the basic gestures. The trick is to put the Pre in Media Sync mode.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

In addition, notes & tasks sync to the CompanionLink app rather than the built-in Palm tools. I've read that there are 3rd party tools that will sync music with the Palm, but I haven't had time to experiment. The Pre doesn't include voice memos or any other tool for recording audio through the mic. Miscellaneous.

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Calendar Google Music Phone 136

Robert Weiner

AUGUST 29, 2011

I guess Kiva has attained sufficient mindshare to become a phishing tool. I hadn't realized that $5,000 to $100,000 constituted a micro-loan. Sender: Kiva Micro Financial Loan Company <kiva@yahoo.com> Subject: APPLY FOR YOUR LOAN AS LOW AS 0.2%. Message: Goodday,We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimal.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

get a good mobile system to take tools and critical documents with you: a USB drive, ipod, or MMC or SD card in your smartphone, etc. . - get your files organized: both electronically and paper. Get files to hold all your new categories of information (esp. for taxes): invoices, business receipts, paystubs, supplies, etc. -

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