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Keystone Alliance and Mission + Strategy Consulting Join Forces

NonProfit PRO

Founded in 2009, Keystone provides shared nonprofit finance, IT, and HR services. Mission + Strategy Consulting is joining the Keystone Alliance family of organizations. Combined, M+S and Keystone offer nonprofits the full spectrum of strategic and administrative services.

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Thanksgiving 2009

NCE Social Media

Many Arc chapters have joined the socialmedia-sphere in 2009. Here is my top ten list of socialmedia things I am thankful for this year. All of the games on Facebook. Open APIs and deals between social media sites. News organizations that continue to use social media even though there isn’t revenue in it.

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2009 in Review

NetWits

The final hours of 2009 are ticking away. This year seemed to fly by faster than many others. Here's a quick look back:

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Predictions for 2009

Amy Sample Ward

Developers, consultants, experts and users all like to weigh in with their predictions for 2009’s big developments, innovations and attempts for the coming year. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. So, here are my 2009 Predictions for the Social Web. What are your predictions for 2009? I love them!

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Foo Camp 2009

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just got back from Foo Camp 2009, which was a blast as usual. I think this is my third or fourth Foo Camp, and the energy around public uses of technology was palpable. It's structured as an unconference, where the 300 or so folks showing up design the conference program of roughly 70 sessions in about an hour the first night.

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January Net2 Think Tank: Predictions for 2009

Amy Sample Ward

This month’s Net2 Think Tank question was, “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?” Take a look at the posts below—many great conversation starters to get you thinking and buzzing about what 2009 will bring. Tags: community 2009 net2 net2thinktank.

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2009 Nonprofit Tagline Awards

Amy Sample Ward

All entrants will receive a free copy of the fully-updated 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report in late 2009. For more information, visit this FAQ. How to Enter. To enter, simply submit this entry form - it will only take a few minutes.

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Net2 Think Tank: January’s Predictions for 2009

Amy Sample Ward

Topic: This month, your Net2 Think Tank topic asks, “What do you think will be the big changes, new technologies, hot applications, or successful campaigns of 2009?” 2009 Web Predictions , by ReadWriteWeb. Top Internet Predictions for 2009 , by Social Computing Magazine. Photo by Môsieur J.

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Chain Reaction 2009: the Social by Social game

Amy Sample Ward

Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London. To find out more, use these links: Why are people coming together this year at Chain Reaction 2009? What will happen at Chain Reaction 2009? Who is speaking at Chain Reaction 2009? Who should attend Chain Reaction 2009?

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Chain Reaction 2009: the Social by Social game

Amy Sample Ward

Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London. To find out more, use these links: Why are people coming together this year at Chain Reaction 2009? What will happen at Chain Reaction 2009? Who is speaking at Chain Reaction 2009? Who should attend Chain Reaction 2009?

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2009 e-campaigning Benchmark Report: Event & Webinar

Amy Sample Ward

I’ll be heading to the in-person event to hear about the 2009 report, case studies, and more. The in-person event is being hosted at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in central London on October 13th 2009. The webinar is scheduled to start at the same time as the in-person events: October 13th 2009 at 4:30pm BST.

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2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards

Amy Sample Ward

The 2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards will recognize the top-rated youth-focused nonprofits. In the month of September, the small, medium, and large organizations with the most positive reviews will be featured on GreatNonprofits and Guidestar.

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Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp 2009

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Enjoyed my day in Berkeley yesterday at the Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp 2009. They had more than 1000 folks show up to talk about service, nonprofits and social action. I thought Arianna Huffington did a good job as the opening keynoter hitting on the service theme. Announcing All For Good was a big piece of the event, of course.

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Video Fridays – 2009 Arc Convention Edition

NCE Social Media

The 2009 Arc Convention is happening right now in Pittsburgh. If you’re reading this I hope you are here at the convention. I wanted to share a special video with you for this installment for Video Fridays. This is a video from Flame, the band that played at the Opening Dinner.

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Roundup of 2009 Online Giving Stats

Robert Weiner

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. Its findings included: 14% growth in online giving overall.

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Index of National Fundraising Performance- Q2 2009

NetWits

Target Analytics , a Blackbaud company, announced last week the latest Index of National Fundraising Performance for the second quarter of 2009. The index compares trends in key fundraising indicators from 77 organizations, including over 36 million donors and more than 68 million gifts totaling almost $2 billion in revenue.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

2009 is going to be an interesting year. years “in business,” this is my personal challenge/resolution for 2009: I want to take the technology we already have and use it to help C3 focus our attention on our constituents and supporters as effectively as we focus on what we do to fight colorectal cancer.

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The Arc of the US Convention – 2009 Edition

NCE Social Media

The Arc of the US Convention - 2009. Did you know that The Arc’s convention will have a session on Social Media from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM on Friday, November 13? Embracing Social Media (C). Presenters: Ms. Stacy Monaghan, Online Advocacy Manager, The Arc of the United States; Mr. Jon Erickson, Ms. Kristin Erickson, Parlerai, Inc.,

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. In May, 2009, Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions , reflected on the future of online fundraising and wrote about a shift in donor expectations.

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2009 Nonprofit Video Awards: “Everyone’s Doing It”

Amy Sample Ward

Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009. Deadline for submissions is March 26, 2009. Submit as many videos as you’d like without any entry fees. Vlogs : series of “video blog&# entries about an organization, issue, or event.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: May 12, 2009

Amy Sample Ward

Details: Date: May 12, 2009. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Location: global (telephone and web). Panels: See the list of panel sessions here. Register: Registration is not yet open.

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America’s Giving Challenge 2009

Robert Weiner

The contest runs through November 6, 2009. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The goal is to get as many unique daily donations as possible (minimum of $10), to your cause each day.

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Best Campaigns of 2009

Care2

In 2009 their campaigns made me laugh or helped me channel my frustration over injustices into action. Here’s my list of the best websites and online campaigns from 2009. Charity:Water In 2009 Charity:Wate r became the super star of the nonprofit world for using social media to brand themselves and raise money online.

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New SSIR Post: Will 2009 Bring Social Learning Spaces to Life?

Amy Sample Ward

2009 will, undoubtedly, bring us more to fill the social media bucket, new places to explore, tools to try, and things to consider. In 2009, I’d like to see groups recognizing the power of social media tools to create sustainable social learning spaces. For the full post, visit the SSIR blog here.

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2009 State of the Not-For-Profit Industry UK Survey Results

NetWits

Blackbaud Europe has released the 2009 State of the Not-For-Profit Industry survey. Blackbaud teamed up with The Resource Alliance for the second year in a row to produce this pan-European benchmarking study. The results were unveiled at the International Fundraising Congress in the Netherlands.

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23 Free Webinars for Nonprofits - October 2009

Wild Apricot

Here's a list of 23 free nonprofit webinars for October 2009.( Live or recorded, online seminars (webinars) or web-based teleconference calls make it easy and affordable for your staff and volunteers to get in direct contact with expert resources, without anyone needing to take time off work or to travel. read more ).

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America’s Giving Challenge 2009 Assessment and Reflection Paper

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. This is their second online competition that encouraged people to leverage their social networks to raise money and awareness and recruit supporters for the causes they care about most.

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Matching Gifts Best Practices 2009

Robert Weiner

SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2009 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts --their fourth such survey. Over 60% of respondents reported raising over $20,000 in matching gift income in 2009. Over 26% raised over $250,000. in last years' survey.

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New Orleans here I come! The Social Enterprise Summit 2009

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I'm getting ready to head to the Social Enterprise Summit 2009 next month in New Orleans. I'm especially excited about the significant focus on public policy and advocacy for social entrepreneurship. We were lucky to have the support of the Surdna Foundation for a policy-specific conference track.

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Trends Affecting Fundraising in 2009

Robert Weiner

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is starting the year off with a list of trends they believe will affect fundraising in 2009.

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2009 eCampaigning Review Released

Amy Sample Ward

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. The benchmark data is derived from the activity of over 2 million supporters from 50 campaigning organisations in the UK, Canada, and several other countries.

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Results of CASE’s 2009 Online Giving Survey

Robert Weiner

Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Some highlights: read more.

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Associations Connect at ASAE 2009 - and Online

Wild Apricot

If you’re headed for the American Society of Association Executives & The Centre for Association Leadership Annual General Meeting & Expo in Toronto this week — or following ASAE 2009 online — the way to keep up with what’s happening is the Annual Meeting Hub , heartbeat of the event.

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Best of Association Jam: Association Links for December 2009

Wild Apricot

Here, by topic, are the top stories voted up by Association Jam readers for December 2009.( read more ).

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2009 DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge

Amy Sample Ward

The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is back again! The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008.

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2009 Nonprofit Benchmarks: How Does your Organization Measure Up?

Care2

Even in this dismal economy, online donations grew 14% and 69% of nonprofits raised more in 2009 than 2008. 92% of organizations that grew their fundraising in 2009 had an increase in the number of gifts they receive and 43% of organizations that raised more in 2009 had an increase in their average online gift amount.

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6 Free Webinars from Nonprofit Technology Conference 2009

Wild Apricot

On April 27 and 28, 2009, NTEN.org will offer 6 sessions from the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference as a series of free webinars, with topics ranging from SEO to online/community organizing, to social media campaigns, and more.( read more ).

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Best of Association Jam: Association Links for November 2009

Wild Apricot

Here are the Top 10 association stories voted up by Association Jam readers in November 2009 — one for each of the topic categories, and one bonus link that came in a close second, just for fun! read more ).

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Best of Association Jam : Association Links for August 2009

Wild Apricot

In this month’s round-up of the most popular association links at AssociationJam.org, we're bringing you two videos, two research reports, tips on tech tools, a commentary on a controversial ad campaign — and a host of takeaways from the 2009 Annual Meeting of ASAE and The Center.( read more ).