Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Responsive web design started its takeover of the Internet in 2011 and has since become a necessity. Your donors and activists want ALL of your content on EVERY device, and responsive design is the only way to achieve that. Full-width images are a nice way to break up content on your site and add a modern flair.

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Achieve

MAY 6, 2015

When I first heard Ethan Marcotte speak on the topic of responsive web design in 2011, I remember the whole room being filled with a thick layer of wonder as we all mulled over what this meant for the web industry. Websites for news publications hold a ton of content. To say the least, we were in awe. WHAT IS RESPONSIVE DESIGN ANYWAY?

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 6, 2011

But there are times that I need to quickly grab the full 18 digit version (for example, when updating a synced record in Convio Online Marketing). However you can be comforted that the passwords are not part of your browsing history. For me, I love the easy Salesforce ID Converter. I administer 2 Salesforce nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

They send relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. Building in targeting capabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Watech4good Summit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. People are now coming to the library to see it as it includes content by all the 500 participants from that night. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. I’m not sharing these examples of mergers as a way of saying I believe there are too many organizations. Instead, they are examples of what it looks like when we double down on our focus to make change.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 70% say that when they first visit your website they want to know about your mission and history, and 56% want to know about your financial condition. As examples, check out Conservation International. Communicating. People want transparency.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! People are now coming to the library to see it as it includes content by all the 500 participants from that night. The Brain exhibition, for example, has a table where people can work together to put together the pieces of the brain neuron by neuron.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. For more on the differences among different types of museums (with examples), check out this post. A lot of these projects are about getting people to be more social and active in museums.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I'm live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 70% say that when they first visit your website they want to know about your mission and history, and 56% want to know about your financial condition. What we see clients try to do is reformat their direct mail content into an email - that does not work.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

Some of the most interesting questions included: how do you verify the accuracy and authenticity of visitor-contributed content? They are meant to teach ways of learning and processing information, not to solicit specific content. the September 11th Memorial and Museum is a very tricky beast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2013

Your goal will depend on your organization’s individual circumstances, but here’s what others have done: The Park City Community Foundation’s Live PC Give PC campaign, for example, has increased the foundation’s engagement in the community, with the campaign participating in local events and remaining active on social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We sought out case studies or examples that reinforced much of how we already operated. For example, knowing that a certain message or call to action, or even type of service, worked for one organization in one community translated to other organizations as a packaged up and ready to repeat solution. Digital Paradigm. Social Tactics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Recently, I presented a high level overview of crowdsourcing , including examples from the lens of funding and doing. Social media tools for engaging and capturing the work of crowds include: wikis, custom platforms or web sites that facilitate voting, rating, giving feedback, adding content, or funding. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2019

In the last 15 years, online influencers and content creators have become a new form of celebrity. These content creators are ever expanding – now into live interactive content such as video live streaming on platforms such as Twitch. Examples: St. There is a new face to gamers and online content creators.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2011

However, it’s really interesting how integrated online and offline marketing has evolved into in 2011. Fast forward to 2011, the age of smartphones, social media and 3D television. And not only does this provide a consistent user experience, but it can lessen the load in terms of content creation.)

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

All who were involved agreed that intervention was needed to save the condor, but what kind of intervention became a point of bitter contention. As of July 2011, there are 399 condors known to be living , including 188 in the wild, in California, Arizona, and Mexico. Let’s learn to collaborate better and commit to doing it more.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

But don't take my word for it, here are some examples of wonderful and highly effective, microsites: 1. While the content makes a strong case for giving, the main goal of this campaign is to use the broad reach of Facebook, Twitter, email, and free infographics to help raise awareness. AbolishChildTrafficking.org.

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