Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. You can follow 10 sites instead of one. But first, a great example of Web 1.0

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2009

Remember to link to actions from everywhere on your site that is related to the action!!! Most all of the actions reviewed in the report that even those that did link to background information, those pages didn’t link back to the action! That’s why people aren’t completing the action!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Social media sites? Download the report now! . Looking to help your organization get better at raising money online?

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2009

Just HOW to drive traffic to your site remains a bit of a mystery. When we have something on our site we want folks to find, I do the same three things to drive folks there. . Tags: 09NTC allan_pressel marketing NPTech traffic web site website. I know that I, for one, am in a rut. It's great stuff.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 25, 2009

Compared to 2007, results for online fundraising were up 14 percent, email file growth was up 28 percent, and Web site traffic was up 20 percent. The study reports: Positive year-over-year growth in all of the key areas of online success. in 2007 and 2008.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

If you're in charge of your organization's web analytics, you undoubtedly know about bounce rate -- the measure of visitors who enter your site, say "Enh" (or something ruder), and immediately leave, without viewing any more of your carefully crafted pages. You should set your own metric, based on your overall site traffic.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Here are the most clicked on "Things We Like" links from 2009. " [Linked to Eastern European web site.]. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Patience pants. Have you thought of making a whole patience outfit?"

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Association TV

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This article is written in the same tone and format as all other articles on the site. The Federal Trade Commission outlined its initial requirements in 2009, and a rising population of influencers led to its publication of “ Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers ” in 2019.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. An easy-to-navigate site featuring useful information is more accessible, and therefore more appealing, to potential donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. A Beginner’s Guide to Making Your Site More Usable. score out of 5.0).

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From that humble beginning, the program evolved into an after-school club and eventually became a nonprofit organization in 2009. In addition to their embedded donation form, Veterans Heritage Project also featured an area on their site to inform donors about upcoming events that will contribute to their year-round fundraising efforts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Well, time to get out your most awesomely-designed (yes, I did type MOST awesomely-designed) campaign materials and enter the 2009 Adobe Show Your Impact Nonprofit Design Contest ! Contest Timeline: Submit your entries between April 1 and April 15, 2009 (submissions must be in by midnight Pacific on the 15). What time, you ask?

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Robert Weiner

MAY 2, 2012

Previous incarnations of this spam have led to a Canadian online pharmacy, and the hyperlinks in this one lead to a site in Canada. 1 "Retentive"; 2009, Deluxe Edition. And of course it's not for a product I ordered. Would someone really click this? Sender: order-update@amazon.com. Text: (yes, blank lines at the top). Amazon.com.

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2009

It's a one-joke site, but a pretty funny one. The 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Awards are only open until July 31st. Over at Full Circle Associates, you can grab their Digital Identity Workbook and adapt it to your own needs. Somebody put a lot of work into the Wookiepedia.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2009

According to the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study released by NTEN , Email is still the “killer app” we all thought it was when it came out! That said, we know that Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and others are growing at astonishing rates. Twitter grew by 1382% in February of 2009 according to Nielsen.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Why, then, do most of us feel compelled to list bullet points of facts on our web sites and in our emails? Roger shared a little of his philosophy, the basis of his session at the 2009 NTC , " Better Online Storytelling ", upon his return from a trip to the Congo. . Despite what you think, you're the same. The result?

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

I love the way they put it on their award information site: Good deeds do get rewarded! The application deadline for this year’s prize: March 2nd, 2009. The award winner will be announced at April 28th at the 2009 NTC. (By You can find out more and apply or nominate someone online here.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

Continuing the theme of "busy mom" from last month , I wanted to take a moment to talk about the need for organizations to optimize their sites for use with mobile devices. Compare that to Q2 2009, when just 16% of consumers had a smartphone. After viewing a couple of sites, you'll be convinced. Author: Sally Heaven.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Eve Simon, Creative Director at Beaconfire Consulting , is serving up a tasty session at the 2009 NTC based on the theme: " This is Iron Chef.Battle Nonprofit " One San Francisco nonprofit will serve as the secret ingredient for four creative teams, who will each come up with a web site design, email template, and social media plan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

Just send the company your e-mail list and tell it what social networking sites those on your list are using, their demographics, the numbers of friends they have, how many widgets they’re using, even their interests. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.),

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Traffic has definitely sloooowed, but the site still has 57 million monthly visitors in the United States ( as of December 2009 ). Age, class, race, and location play a huge role in who uses what social networking sites. They just don’t tend to be the same folks that regularly visit Facebook and Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. Submissions period begins on February 23, 2009, at 11 am PST, and runs through April 3, 2009, at 3 pm PST. How To Participate.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The online contest they ran recently , hiding pieces of their new album cover on different sites around the Internet, ought to give you some ideas. Speaking of which, here are " Ten Practical Tips for Facebook Fan Pages " Now get out there and try to succeed! Know somebody who texts while driving? You need to send them this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The winner will get to attend the Inaugural Ceremony and Hawaii Inaugural Ball! Here's the description from the Case Foundation Web Site: It’s easy to enter – just 2 simple steps: Think about what you can do to help your community. They are calling on citizens to make a commitment over the next year for positive change.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

That a growing number of consumer brands are transforming their existing static Web sites into interactive online communities is a trend that is not only recent, but also rapidly accelerating." " What do you think? Do you have a branded online community for your organization or project?

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2009

If there's one thing I've learned in my 6+ years at NTEN, it's that people love to hate their web sites. I spoke with her about her session at the 2009 NTC , " Comparing Open Source CMSs: Joomla, Drupal, and Plone ", and why CMS seems to be the area where open source has really taken off in the sector: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. This will change quickly as you build your communities on social media sites. Early estimates for 2009 show an increase in online donations of 46% from 2008. “ Hits &# are not the metric to monitor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If not an entire site, then at the very least your organization should create select web pages that are designed to be easily read on mobile devices. Three are sending me text alerts with links to their desktops sites. Linking to a desktop site in text alerts is definitely not a best practice. As of July 2009, 56.9

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! Online/Offline Integration : If you're my Facebook friend, you know I participated in Climate Ride 2009 , a 300-mile bike ride from NY to DC. With little lead time, a few Climate Riders pulled together a site that aggregated all the action into one place at Climate Ride Live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. .” I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. … Read More Fundraising'

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Like any powerful CMS, though, there is quite the learning curve in order to get a site up and running. I’ll be migrating my main consulting site over to it quite soon. It will take some time and effort to get a site up, but that’s standard for any website. Joomla is growing fast. They just released version 1.5,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

July 6, 2007 Deborah, is, as per usual, diplomatic in her discussion of the site " Sustainable Nonprofit ", which is a new(?) The site is beautifully designed, and engaging, with some good information and tools, as well. The site is beautifully designed, and engaging, with some good information and tools, as well.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

How much of the New York Times technology blog can you quote on your own site? The world of technology is changing so quickly, the laws that govern intellectual property can barely keep up. There's more content than ever before -- and more confusion about how we can use it.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". Resolution Four: "I resolve to make our web site easier to use and more informative." What are your top nonprofit resolutions for 2009?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 26, 2008

For those of you who are interested, my husband and I chose to crowdsource our future with the video at right and a related future forecasting site here. Per your suggestions, in 2009. com) I'm going to host an in-person retreat in the fall of 2009. a more community-oriented place. I'm going to write a book.

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