NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> >> Download the Complete 2011 Online Giving Report for FREE Today. Charity:water has done a very nice job ensuring their donation form is simple to complete. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *. The basics are in place.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Debbie and I have known each other since 2009, when we worked together virtually for MicroMentor, Debbie on the West Coast, and me in the Midwest – and Debbie has appeared here on my blog many times over the years, sharing insights about marketing and leadership. Be sure to visit both her website and her blog.

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See3

OCTOBER 3, 2014

PETA does a good job of video description storytelling in their video “Circuses in 60 Seconds Flat.”. It’s amazing how many people don’t know about video annotations – we were telling nonprofits how to use them all the way back in 2009! The post 9 Free Ways to Increase Your YouTube Views appeared first on See3.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The 13 winners were selected from 60 finalists drawn from 1,702 nonprofit taglines submitted to the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards competition. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. Jobs & Workforce Development: Nothing Stops A Bullet Like A Job — Homeboy Industries. SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

How are YOU doing , as someone who works with technology and/or the nonprofit sector, in terms of your job role, tech-adoption, and organizational challenges? > Download the report (free). > Download the report here (free). Key Findings. 93% of NTEN members would (or have already) recommend membership to their colleagues.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. 19 Free Webinars for Nonprofits - November 2009 on Wild Apricot Blog. If you missed my friend Cami Walker of 29 Gifts on the Today Show , you can watch it online.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2007

They also have a free version, I started with this one, than upgraded. at 12:19 am I’d be interested to see what you think of Zmanda’s approach — we have absolutely no intention of triggering a fork of Amanda, and do a pretty good job of supporting community users without badgering them to buy our enterprise version.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Another interesting thing was that I wrote an article for TechSoup, on “ The True Cost of Free and Low Cost software.&# In the past, people cared much more about whether or not something was free (as in beer) or cheap, and whether or not it was open source wasn’t on the radar.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

The hosting costs, if you don’t qualify for free hosting, are pretty reasonable. I guess that would be OK if they had done a great job with those things, but all of them are nearly impossible to use, especially when SF is having a “slow day&# (which is most days). Setup of all three has a one time fee.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

It was, a while ago, part of my job to build technology solutions for people. It was also part of my job to give advice where it was appropriate, but I have come to realize, in my current position of being apart from building things, that I had a bit of myopia, as all builders and vendors do. A universal service for the masses.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

For another client, I helped them vet vendors for their new website, taught them the difference between Joomla, Drupal and Plone, and I helped free them from a vendor who was particularly egregious in their hosting charges, among other things. 1200/month for an old and therefore crappy custom CMS and not much support.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam " A Consumers Guide To Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools – Check out this great, free report from Idealware! "You've

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When I had surgery in 2009, I used eHop e as an online tool to help me stay in touch with my community and ask for help. They seem to do a good job of combining ease of. Use of this online tool is free, and the host organization is a nonprofit. I'm scheduled to have surgery on January 20th. about how I'm doing.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

with his colleagues in 2020 who now also collectively oversee Camp Reach for the Sky, a free camp program for kids affected by cancer that is one of only three Gold-Ribbon children’s oncology camps in California . Job Opportunities Task Force. Job Opportunities Task Force’s youngest CEO . Helped co-found Oncology and Kids, Inc.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Back in the day – you know, 2009 – we had to search these things out. FarmingFirst has also done a nice job packing a lot of information into a small space with some dynamic code. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Now they come to us, through Facebook, Twitter, and email. Keep them coming.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Connect2Compete (C2C) is a project to supply low-cost broadband Internet, low-cost computers, and free training to as many as 100 million "offline" Americans. Department of Commerce (NTIA) stimulus grants in 2008 and 2009 and so it has had no government funding and has been struggling to successfully get off the ground.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Note from Beth: Diana Scimone is a free agent fundraiser. I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. In September, @HelpaReporter (HARO) ran an ad for @PRWeb offering a free news release for new users.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. A number of U.S.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Simple volunteer jobs may include having someone help answer the phone or employing day-of event helpers to assist with handing out t-shirts or waters to 5k participants. Work to vet prospective volunteers; do your best to work together to gauge their interests and make sure their volunteer job is a good fit during partnership conversations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2. Jobs was as usual quite prescient. By 2009, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide , and many more in use now. In the recession year of 2009, order volume increased 16 percent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Live Earth is soliciting positive and supportive user generated content expressing appreciation and love for senators’ positions on the environment, green jobs, clean energy, and/or the Climate Bill. They are urging us to encourage and motivate them to support a greener future. Check out the announcement video here. Need some inspiration?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. on our own servers or desktops.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

Main | Advocacy Online Unveils Social Networking Platform in Toronto » Thursday Jun 11 2009 Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:58AM | by Allyson Kapin Your nonprofit spends time and money growing your online list. June 11, 2009 | Tara Great list of tips! Although I would add one other.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. on our own servers or desktops.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

If anyone wants even more information, I just posted a new free 20-page eBook--Best Practices: Nonprofit Web Site Design--a few days ago. February 26, 2009 | Gayle Thorsen Allyson, Great overview of web content best practices. John February 26, 2009 | John Haydon I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0: Great post.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3. Thanks to the Internet, open data efforts, and open source software projects, a variety of free and low-cost tools are now available that allow NPO/community group staff to dive into mapping. April 27 , 2009 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 5.

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2009

Does your nonprofit need to do a better job of integrating your organizations online communications strategy? During World Water Week (March 22-28, 2009) restaurants across the United States will encourage patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free. Receive monthly updates.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Plan Monthly Job Learning Days Having your employees learn more about what their fellow employees do is invaluable. When everyone knows how each job/position on your team fits together, your team can accomplish so much more. Its best when they meet in their respective offices/cubicles.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

So I can tell y’all that stuff, y’all, but I’ll tell you my most important job and how I really, really learned to hone my leadership skills was as solo mama to this teen who, my friends, she has the mack daddy of all summer jobs. What is the mack daddy of summer jobs for young people? In the house. Absolutely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Submitted by Alan Levine, publisher of CogDogBlog Since it is already a week in the rear view mirror, this ought to be my last post about the 2009 NMC Summer Conference. Submitted by Alan Levine, publisher of CogDogBlog Since it is already a week in the rear view mirror, this ought to be my last post about the 2009 NMC Summer Conference.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Check Out These Free Tips For Making An Effective Presentation Speechworks has published a free eBook entitled How to Create a Seven Minute Rifle Shot Presentation. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. Okay, thats really not too surprising during these times of high unemployment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

A survey recently completed by the job-placement firm Manpower that found 84 percent of employees intend to look around for a new job this year, and that is up from 60 percent last year. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

60) Search « The Web’s Influence on Affluence | Main | Fundraising Dips In First Quarter Of 2009 » Monday Jun 29 2009 Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:07PM | by Allyson Kapin Social media! I seriously think it’s "the" buzz word of 2009. August 3, 2009 | yovkov Hi!

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