Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

AI software writing tools are like jet skis, they give a human-assisted tech advantage to anyone that knows how to ride them. AI writing tools are software applications that use artificial intelligence to help you write better. It is also been built into Software tools like Jasper.ai, copy.ai, rytr.me and others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It isn’t a new field—it has been around for decades—but recent increases in computing power combined with decreases in the cost of that power have created a new generation of AI-powered tools and applications that are available to everyday people and organizations. AI can increase online donor conversion and retention rates.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Let’s explore how these two factors impact higher education and the potential strategies institutions can adopt. Does it convey a unique advantage to potential applicants? At a time when as many as one in three bachelor’s degree recipients in the U.S. How is the perceived value of a college degree changing? Adapt your marketing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

Just like a great pair of trousers, there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all software package for nonprofits. Assess Your Data & Map it to Your New Model. As you prepare for your migration, one of your first steps should be assessing your data and working to map it to your new model. Do you really need all that data?

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. Change management issues: Anytime a new technology tool is introduced to your organization, you’ll face some growing pains and adoption challenges.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Simply put, the cloud by its very nature offers you better, more effective software solutions while saving your organization time, money and effort. The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. Someone else handles making the software go.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Mpower Open, the vendor who took their high-end CRM/DMS product, MPX , open source last year, has adopted a new name, Orange Leap. Orange Leap is possibly going for what is now often called the “ Open Core &# business model, although it’s not entirely clear. The pricing of the hosted version is definitely competitive.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Simply put, the cloud by its very nature offers you better, more effective software solutions while saving your organization time, money and effort. The cloud refers to a number of different technical components -- from applications to databases to server virtualization to web services. Someone else handles making the software go.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. Moreover, we recently held a two-day workshop in New York City, bringing together a wide range of activists and funders, developing a model we plan to replicate around the world.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

With so many fundraising software options out there, it’s difficult to keep track of them all. Below, we compare 25 of the best fundraising software solutions for nonprofits, ranked by billing models, asset caps, automation and personalization features, and peer-to-peer and payment card industry (PCI) compliance support.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It is one thing to adopt certain principles for how you will navigate change personally, but things get even more complicated and interesting when you are navigating change management as a unit, group, family, or organization. Technological change – new software and systems. So, how can we strategically navigate change?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Instead, they're either renting them from a managed service provider or moving to Software as a Service (SaaS) for common applications. In this model, your organization will have no idea where the hardware actually providing your services is located -- and, better yet, you won't care. We Need to Have a Meeting!

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We fed the many hours of conversation into an application called Dedoose, which helped us to sort and flag themes in the focus groups. So, our volunteers were pretty much using paper from the application process all the way to keeping timesheets because they are not able to access computers. Honestly, many of them don’t want to.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Regardless of whether it’s new technology, a new staffing model, or even a small adjustment to a process, adoption and success can hinge on keeping a focus on the human element of the change. Change management is always an important topic at bbcon as we strive to help our customers implement successful solutions on their campus.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 15, 2009

When we begin a new deployment of our software applications at an organization, we always ask the users "How will you know if this project was a success or not?" Problems with the adoption of new IT tools can rob an implementation of much of its ROI. There are specific steps that need to be taken to encourage user adoption.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We don’t have a common language for collaboration between large software developers selling and donating their platforms to nonprofits. Enter the Nonprofit Common Data Model (CDM) , originally stewarded by Microsoft as a founding creator and ongoing community sponsor.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success. Nonprofits, Donors and Consumers Adopting Online Lifestyle. 2) Mobile technology. 3) Technology that equalizes the playing field for all nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 2, 2009

There are a TON of lists out there that identify the top _# of things to do for really anything you want to explore (whether it’s building a model or building an organization). I’ve been thinking about these lists in terms of adopting social media tools and think that most of the lists are hitting on the same exact things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Rami Al-Karmi, a serial technology entrepreneur , is the visionary behind this project. Rami has based this program on the ideas in the Lean Start Up model and translated the concept for the Arab World.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2015

That’s because, if you’re like a lot of nonprofits, you’re using an on premise accounting application. Which is what’s driving adoption. The nonprofit environment is perfect for cloud-based accounting applications. Believe it or not, your organization is about to be part of an enormous wave of change in the next few years.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2009

Flickr Photo: Tech Writer Boy Here at NTEN World Headquarters, we simply could not live without Cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud computing and Software as a Service each have dozens of definitions. This is one of the main differences between the cloud and Application Service Providers (ASPs).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies. Microsoft Office Mobile is preinstalled on Windows Phone 8 and is available for select models of iPhone and Android phones as well. Tablet adoption is very brisk. That's around 1.3 billion of us doing it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Any application written for OpenSocial will work on any partner social network – any OpenSocial “container&#. Basically, if the more social network sites that adopt OpenSocial, the more open the whole thing gets. And the language of these APIs are standard HTML and Javascript. This breaks the whole thing open. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The typical nonprofit operates with multiple systems from different vendors adopted on an ad hoc basis by various departments acting independently. The software should automatically recognize them as such the moment they give the gift that puts them over $5,000 for the calendar year. Your systems should share information in real-time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Premal talked about the need for creating magic for the users and building in workflow software that was facilitated relationship building through the ladder of engagement. Ben Rattray mentioned: The vast majority of social good platforms have failed because they have modeled social good platforms on commercial applications.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs. (bring your own device) movement has been a staple topic in the IT press, and it is commonplace for us to use our own mobile phones and tablets for work related activities. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining.

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Gyrus

APRIL 10, 2018

How To Foster User Adoption In Your New Learning Management System? As you are planning to transition from your outdated Learning Management System (LMS) to your new LMS application it is important to keep in mind your users’ perception of the change. In order to properly inform the user base on the impending software change.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

You can easily set up virtual payments and even inventory tools for items using tablets with CRM software and event-specific websites. Pet Adoption Events Collaborate with local animal shelters for pet adoption events where a portion of adoption fees goes to your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

applications have changed the rules of online community. So, let's take a quick look at the most highly rated items this week - which are about money, content, software, jobs, and some geek humor. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups ! TechSoup has RSS feeds too!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2023

For the first time, rather than layering nonprofit applications on top of the platform, we now have the opportunity to start building directly into the core of Salesforce, gaining access to innovation across all Salesforce industries. I’m excited to share that the new Nonprofit Cloud innovation will be included.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

The main correction that I offered was for nonprofits to adopt a news page format, with reverse chronological entries linking to deeper content on site and elsewhere online. I'm developing a model for taking the ideas in there to scale, in the form of online workshops and online support groups. I'm glad you liked the article.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The report also looks at the challenges for nonprofits, which are common in the nonprofit sector when adopting new technologies. What types of ethical principles are introduced through software programming, and how transparent should designers be about their choices? This includes: skills, leadership, and risk appetite.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Compared to typical arrangements, Windows MultiPoint Server (WMS) costs surprisingly less to adopt and maintain, saves electricity, and gives administrators group controls. MultiPoint Server software allows several people — each with only a monitor, keyboard, and mouse — to have their own virtual desktops, using one host computer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Lean Startup principles have been adopted widely in other sectors, and once you get a glimpse of the principles, it’s clear that Lean can be applied to any organization that needs to operate in a capital-efficient way. It’s no wonder why Lean is increasingly being adopted in the non-profit sector.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

They run full-fledged Windows 8 and so will run full versions of other PC desktop software. The current $500 Surface launch model runs on a version of Windows 8 called Windows RT. Probably the most intriguing new devices are the convertibles, which are hybrid tablet and laptop devices. These are also called slates.

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