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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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Guest Post by Marc van Bree: Orchestras and Social Media Survey

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Orchestras and Social Media Survey View more documents from Marc van Bree. While there have been different surveys on nonprofit adoption, for example, these two recent studies I profiled last month, I wish there was a benchmarking study. Marc Van Bree responded that he had some answers from a survey he was doing with orchestras.

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Go Mobile: Why Responsive Web Design Matters for Libraries and Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Responsive web design (also known as mobile optimization) refers to designing a site to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices. This number has doubled from a Pew 2009 survey, which found that 6 percent of Americans 16 and older had used a mobile device to connect to a library site.

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Free and open source tool #2: Limesurvey

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #2: Limesurvey January 4, 2008 I am in the process of writing a survey for NOSI, which you will hear all about next week. Worth a look if your organization does surveys. {

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Getting Your (Marketing) Ducks in a Row in 2009

NetWits

If you can’t know everything about each individual in your audience (and I don’t know a nonprofit who does), you can still designate basic audience segments and communicate accordingly. Don’t send a survey asking how frequently a supporter would like to hear from you unless you are prepared to adjust your communication schedule accordingly.

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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

" Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Best of 2009 | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Check out the diverse submissions to the December Net2 Think Tank that simply asked for the best blog posts of 2009! I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone.

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2009 Guide Shows Nonprofits Top Tagline Approaches for Stronger Messaging

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My friend Nancy Schwartz has released her new report designed to guide nonprofit organizations to shape effective taglines for their organizations. . A 2008 survey of nonprofits showed that 7 in 10 nonprofits rated their tagline as poor or didn’t use one at all.

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