Care2

JULY 16, 2012

There are a ton of smart people writing about nonprofit technology and communications to help nonprofit communicators keep up on the latest online trends and developments. technology staff and the average ratio of tech staff to organizational staff is 1 tech staff to about 60 organizational staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

So many organizations view technology as an administrative, or overhead, expense -- we can argue that point later -- which means that they routinely under-invest to keep that ratio as low as possible. By now, we all agree it's silly to evaluate an entire organization based on one ratio. And that's just to name a few. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Early adopters have been all over FourSquare and downright bullish about location based social networks using mobile phones in general, despite some privacy concerns. For a crude analogy, think about dogs and fire hyrdants or trees or think about ant trails (ants leave behind a scent for other ants to follow the trail back to the ant hole.)

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

So many organizations view technology as an administrative, or overhead, expense -- we can argue that point later -- which means that they routinely under-invest to keep that ratio as low as possible. By now, we all agree it's silly to evaluate an entire organization based on one ratio. And that's just to name a few.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Color theory, golden ratios, and hierarchy principles are rehearsed and practiced in design school and written about in magazines over and over again. This focus on the user is referred to as User-centered design or Human-centered design and is widely adopted by individual practitioners and design firms all over the globe. .

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 2, 2009

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. Technology. Identify what technologies are most appropriate. So, why recreate the wheel over and over when the core theory is the same? 5-Part Social Media Strategy Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2009

About a year ago, a group of nonprofit technology social media early adopters ran a couple of experiments using FriendFeed and an NpTech room. How Bloggers Can Use FriendFeed Effectively - This post includes some great tips on how to contribute value to FriendFeed, keep your "signal-to-noise" ratio high, and use "rooms" effectively.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

At DNL OmniMedia, we help nonprofits refine and then implement new technology plans and strategies. The start of the new year is the perfect time for reviewing your technology and making improvements of any size. In terms of visual frontend elements, the contrast ratio between your site’s text and its background is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

To illustrate social bookmarking, you have to use a technology-related tag. In fact, it reinforces the perception that it's just a geeky tool for early adopters. You described JOTS urls-to-tags ratio as impressive (2:1). and this can be less movitating. So, I create tip sheets like "del.icio.us Why is it impressive?

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 9, 2020

.” – Chantal Sheehan, Blue Fox CEO Technology The use of modern financial technology is a critical support mechanism for financial stewardship. Using financial technology appropriately is no longer just a plus for nonprofits… it’s a must. Tech platforms have come a long way in the last decade.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) What inspired you to join?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 I was looking for the deeper purposes behind the implementation of technology. This was in the solidly web 1.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

Rick Kats kindly sent me a spreadsheet of metrics for 6 nonprofits that were early adopters, using it consistently and best practices. Here’s the stats I asked for and why: Average Repin Ratio : Gives a measure of engagement. Technology. The ratio is the total number of repins divided by total pins. Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter. Change to “Follow on a 1:1 ratio or at least follow more often.” Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

Myself and the rest of the leadership team have a background in developing technology solutions and particularly technology solutions for nonprofit organizations. So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2012

I confess to being an early adopter – someone who overpaid for technology tools that didn’t work and still do that today. My first job in this area was with an online network called Arts Wire where I learned new technologies as they came out – like email, HTML, and created and lead trainings, provided online support.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Online fundraising technology allows your nonprofit to better understand which marketing campaigns effectively drive donations and where there’s room for improvement. Below, we’ve listed a few of our favorites that you can adopt into your own strategy. These gifts can be matched at a 1:1, 2:1, and even 3:1 ratio.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

Myself and the rest of the leadership team have a background in developing technology solutions and particularly technology solutions for nonprofit organizations. So this is really causing a look at the ratio to maybe shift from 85% or maybe even more of your dollars coming from 15% of your donors.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

that the signal-to-noise ratio is low. The concept is that some of the ideas in the uservoice list will be adopted by the institution, and then the votes for that idea will be "freed" back to the voters for use on other ideas. Tags: Technology Tools Worth Checking Out marketing. voting for a favorite exhibit).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The emergence of new technology alone has led to increases in donor expectations on several fronts—from mission transparency and program reporting to organization access and donor responsiveness. The focus shifted to a new set of key performance indicators (KPIs), including: File size and donor file coverage ratios. By Gilman Sullivan.

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