2009, Consultant, Industry and Internet

Economically, open looks better than closed

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Here’s a tidbit of a Infoworld report about the study: By one measure — “value added,&# which the report defines as “an industry’s gross output minus its purchased intermediate inputs&# — the fair use economy is greater than the copyright economy. economy by copyright industries amounts to $1.3

Open

Open Copyright Open Source Europe

Data Portability update

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Dataportability.org – the organization, has gotten a lot of press in the tech industry lately because some very big players recently joined. I figured, since I’ve been getting a bit involved in the community, I’d give a bit of a summary of what’s going on, and what will possibly come from this effort.

Data

Data Open Source Industry RSS

Announcing My Next Book: The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In case you don’t already know Aliza, she is an award-winning Internet business and nonprofit marketing consultant with over 25 years experience starting and running Internet companies. In 1995, she founded the first full-service Internet company, Cybergrrl, Inc., We worked on nearly parallel paths over the next 20 years.

Alaska

Alaska Nonprofit Internet Exercise

Platforms break open, part II

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Those shine as industry-standard examples of how open API s need to be distributed. From both a business point of view and from the point of view of how our sector should work to heighten transparency in society at large, there’s no reason to limit the ability of coders to learn about and discuss the API at hand. He’s right.

Open

Open Platform Kintera API

The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

at 1:02 pm thanks for deflating a bit of the industry hype and prattle with this provocative and essential idea. Are the means that progressive organizations use to reach their ends truly in line with their mission? Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07

Open Source

Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype

The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

at 1:02 pm thanks for deflating a bit of the industry hype and prattle with this provocative and essential idea. Are the means that progressive organizations use to reach their ends truly in line with their mission? Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07

Open Source

Open Source Convio Nonprofit Hype

5 Good Nonprofit Infographics

sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Blackbaud

Blackbaud Benchmark Nonprofit Chart

Has Apple become evil? No, but they are getting stupid.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

The main draw to Apple for consumers will always be industrial design – A pocket PC does more than an iPhone, it just doesn’t look as good doing it. Choosing Apple will always be like choosing ask.com over google because ask.com has a ‘prettier’ interface.

Ipod

Ipod Open Source Music Phone

Guest Post by Frank Barry: Your Network Matters: Fatcyclist Raises Over 135K in 8 Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

By this time (12/11/2009 2:23 pm pst) he's raised over $135K. 135K and counting has been raised as of Friday December 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pm pst. Frank is a Consulting Manager at Blackbaud Internet Solutions. He also spends some time speaking at industry conferences and writing a blog. 5 Takeaways.

Raise

Raise Network Hints Tucson

Why Privacy Matters (or Should) to Nonprofits

NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

The BlueCross' original breach occurred in October 2009, but five months, $7 million and 110,000 work hours later, they are still dealing with the issue. Banking laws leave business customers vulnerable to Internet fraud" (March 21, 2010, Los Angeles Times). Have you mitigated your privacy risks? What is your bank doing to protect you?

Hawaii

Hawaii Los Angeles Law Nonprofit

The search for good web conferencing

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

When out of Beta, we anticipate an incredibly low cost of use that together with audio, sets a new standard of value in the conferencing industry. While in Beta, SharePlus will be free to use. Go to freeconference.com and login to set up a web-scheduled conference with desktop sharing. 5 Wayne 08.19.07

Search

Search Web Open Source Audio

Top 10 Panels at Nonprofit Technology Conference - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. You Don’t Need Just a Website, You Need the Web Designed by Derek Low | Network for Good powered by Groundspring Fundraising Track - Franciscan B Every nonprofit needs a website but a website can’t be your only Internet presence. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

Social Media

Social Media Conference Advocacy Online

5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit.

sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 27th, 2010 Blackbaud has conducted its North American State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey annually for six of the past seven years.

Global

Global Netherlands New Zealand Germany

5 Myths about Online Giving | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The median online gift above $1,000 was $3,500 in 2009. A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline. 25% of donors aged 65 and older give both online and offline. Major donors don’t give online Wrong. 77% of nonprofits had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more last year. All Rights Reserved

Trend

Trend Online Giving Offline

5 Questions for Geoff Livingston | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

Here’s the first one with many more coming in the future… 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica , a social enterprise that provides superior communication consulting, training, and strategy to help mindful organizations affect social change. region for more than 17 years. All Rights Reserved

Trend

Trend Question Blackbaud Nonprofit

2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Day 2

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

Steve MacLaughlin , Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions, will discuss key technology trends impacting nonprofits, the role of social media in online fundraising, the emerging channel of mobile giving, and the importance of building a multi-channel strategy. All Rights Reserved

NTEN

NTEN Conference Technology Blackbaud

Top States for Loyal & Wealthy Donors | Nonprofit Trends with.

sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This data comes from the our donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking group and looks across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This group is comprised of 14 very large nonprofit organizations with data from 2009. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud

It's the Seating Chart, Stupid | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking It’s the Seating Chart, Stupid Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 18th, 2010 Where should the Internet team be on the organization chart? Who should own the Internet at our nonprofit? All Rights Reserved

Chart

Chart Trend Blackbaud Internet

Top States for New Donors & Online Donors | Nonprofit Trends with.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This data comes from the our donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking group and looks across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This group is comprised of 14 very large nonprofit organizations with data from 2009. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Trend Donor Blackbaud

Nonprofit Research Collaborative Releases First Report | Nonprofit.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

36% of charities reported an increase in donations in the first nine months of 2010, compared with only 23% in the same period of 2009. 37% of charities reported a decrease in giving, a noticeable improvement over 2009 when 51% of organizations reported a decline. renewed contracts.

Collaboration

Collaboration Research Report Indiana

2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Day 1

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

Blackbaud’s Internet marketing manager, Chad Norman, will lead the session, with support from leading experts including Danielle Brigida, digital marketing manager at National Wildlife Federation. Blackbaud and NTEN are teaming up this year to present some great content during and after this year’s conference.

NTEN

NTEN Conference Technology Blackbaud

Interview with Carol Baroudi, Author of Green IT For Dummies

Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2011

Carol Baroudi is the lead author of the 2009 Wiley. ” TechSoup did a blog piece on the free HP sponsored shorter version of Green IT for Dummies back in 2009. Here’s my recent conversation with Carol Baroudi: TechSoup: Can you say a bit about your background before you started consulting with Redemtech?

Green

Green Authoring Interview Life

What is Jumo? | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Btartus123 there is a Internet TV Channel being developed called www.planetchannel.com which gives Non-Profits worldwide the ability to add a video and create more online exposure for their Org. ford Thanks, Steve. I just read about the launch and this gave it a viewpoint beyond those who created it. All Rights Reserved

Trend

Trend New York Blackbaud Argentina

New Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy | Nonprofit Trends with.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Giving Amount Trends High net worth households gave $54,016 on average to charity in 2009. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%. Average total giving to secular causes was also down in 2009 to $46,852 from $71,200 in 2007, a decrease of 34.2%. This is a 34.9%

Studies

Studies Philanthropy Trend Attitude

Guys Like Good Causes Too | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

A survey by PRWeek and Barkley found that 55% of male Internet users said they would pay more for a brand or product that supported a cause they cared about. 67% of respondents said they would try a new brand because of a cause. All Rights Reserved

Causes

Causes Trend Blackbaud Survey

2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Day 3

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2011

Join this insider session with top SEO consultants Dottie Hodges , William Slawski , and Eric Werner to learn what’s being talked about in the backrooms and on the leading edge for SEO. All Rights Reserved

NTEN

NTEN Conference Technology San Francisco

Disaster Giving and The Blackbaud Index

sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Online giving in response to Haiti was higher than all previous disasters and demonstrates that the Internet is a first response channel of choice for donors. The significant year-over-year decline in online giving is directly attributable to several large International Affairs organizations. All Rights Reserved

Blackbaud

Blackbaud Disaster Haiti Giving

Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

Six self-selected nonprofit organizations agreed to contribute their fundraising performance data from 2007 through 2009, including: Alzheimer’s Association, Arthritis Foundation, Autism Speaks, LIVESTRONG, March of Dimes, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. All Rights Reserved

Trend

Trend Blackbaud Fundraising Benchmark

How do we do make change if we keep doing things the same way?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

I want our efforts to reach the broadest possible audience and at yet on a gut level, I loathe the restrictive nature of the journal industry. These resources and tools thus improve equality of opportunity. I’m in an absurd position, personally.

Journal

Journal Change License Model

Blackbaud Index for September 2010 | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. Read more about the methodology. over last year.

Blackbaud

Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics

25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 | Nonprofit.

sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

Online

Online Fundraising Blackbaud Chile

What is Good Design? | Nonprofit Trends with Steve MacLaughlin | a.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams has 10 principles for good design: • Good design is innovative. But it’s not something you just leave to opinions or chance. Sometimes you need to go back to basics on the basics. Recently, I’ve been reminded of some design fundamentals that I learned a long time ago.

Design

Design Trend Blackbaud RSS

Blackbaud Index for November 2010 | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

Blackbaud

Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Haiti

Blackbaud Index for October 2010 | Nonprofit Trends with Steve.

sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

Blackbaud

Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Statistics

Why Apple isn't the Nonprofit App Grinch | Nonprofit Trends with.

sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

In an ideal world, they would be that they gather up group of people from the nonprofit tech industry, listen to their views on the topic, and work mutually together on a solution that is a win-win for our sector and be a cornerstone of a CSR strategy. It is unclear if they are listening! Now, that would be being a good corporate citizen.

Trend

Trend Nonprofit Blackbaud Aggregator

Does Your Nonprofit Exist in 10 Years? | Nonprofit Trends with.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Atlantic Philanthropies have made grants totaling more than $5 billion as of December 2009. The private foundation plans to plans to spend its remaining $4 billion endowment by 2017. Their online grant database gives people an interactive and innovative way to see the programs they fund. It’s a thought provoking concept.

Trend

Trend Blackbaud Nonprofit RSS

Blackbaud's 2010 Conference for Nonprofits ? Day 1 | Nonprofit.

sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Things get going with Blackbaud’s Internet Kickoff , an exclusive networking and training opportunity for Blackbaud’s Internet customers.There are several sessions and panel discussions throughout the day. The conference has moved to DC and will be the biggest event in the nonprofit sector. All Rights Reserved

Blackbaud

Blackbaud Conference DC Nonprofit

Video: Online Advocacy Trends

sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2011

Technical Strategy Consultant, Zuri Group and Shiloh Stark, Online Fundraising Manager, Amnesty International USA Part V of Advocacy Live – Closing Remarks Final thoughts and comments on information shared during the session. The group will also discuss how Social Media is being used to drive successful online activism and engagement.

Advocacy

Advocacy Trend Video Online

Video: Global Trends and What they Mean to You | Nonprofit Trends.

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The session can be watched here: Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. All Rights Reserved

Trend

Trend Global Video Blackbaud