Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 3) Launch a Tribute Giving Program.

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Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That was the advice I received 25 years ago from an experienced volunteer director. For the past 16 years, I have coordinated volunteer programs within local government. A project idea emerged as a volunteer asked if a system existed to promote local volunteer opportunities to the public. Give away the good stuff.

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Candid

MAY 19, 2021

Locally, NAMI of Georgia has a list of events happening to raise awareness and normalize seeking and receiving mental health care. While demand is growing for mental health care, much is still needed to repair the fragmented mental health system. Find additional resources specifically for communities and women of color here.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

Initial contact: A patient makes contact with your healthcare system online or in person. Treatment: The healthcare system prescribes treatment and follow-up instructions. Additionally, optimizing for SEO can give your healthcare system a competitive edge by staying top of mind within the medical industry and with patients.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. Recording donations in a donor management system. sonj.org/find-local-program. Growing your mailing list. Promoting events and selling tickets.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A vCFO helps organizations streamline its financial systems and processes, develop strategic budgets, manage financial risk, raise capital, and figure out exactly what is needed to get from where your business or nonprofit is today to where you would like it to go. (3) Unbiased, impartial advice is a hallmark of the vCFO.

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Forum One

AUGUST 26, 2021

Any technology being implemented and operationalized—whether at the Federal, State, or Local level—must not only be up-to-date but accessible for a wide range of audiences. In modernizing digital solutions, online systems that collect data must have excellent security to ensure citizens and federal employees are protected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. The public health advice is to social distance, but we also need to mental distance from news and discussion about the virus. One thing our family did was adopt a senior dog from Muttville, a local animal rescue.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

It used to be that you needed to enroll at a local school or spend hours in the library to learn new skills. Your organization might have a learning resource system of its own that you can use to grow. The benefits of learning more information specific to the nonprofit sector speak for themselves. The first step is simply to ask.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

For anyone who designs, owns, manages or administers a WordPress site, the importance of the “community” that surrounds the wildly popular content management system cannot be understated. WordCamps happen locally all over the world, so there’s a very good chance there’s one conveniently located near you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

But, as an organization’s needs grow, this kind of system becomes burdensome and labor-intensive. The solution to this dilemma is a customer relations management (CRM) system (sometimes called a donor management system in the nonprofit arena). There are dozens of CRMs out there that cater specifically to nonprofit needs.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 23, 2022

I’ve compiled an event video 101 to give you a primer on what your choices are, the ups and downs of each, other little tidbits of advice along the way. When using a pre-recorded video upload, the video actually sits on our own servers, so you don’t have to worry about things like your local video cutting out. Intro to Event Video.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Have you considered hiring a consultant to help you identify the ideal system for your association and help with the data conversion? Assess the consultant’s knowledge by speaking with at least three clients/references to find out which system they chose and why. They can also expedite service and support.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

Can you talk about how you were able to pivot the Foundation’s focus to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of local organizations due to the pandemic while also maintaining a focus on your longer-term goals and mission? Q: You recently announced a new 10-year, $10 million commitment to fight for racial equity and social justice locally.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

Connect With Local Businesses. Local businesses are often a more sustainable (and more accessible) option than big co-corporations, whose environmental damage will generally be much higher. Not all local businesses are environmentally conscious, so make sure you keep an eye out for businesses that share your priorities.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

About Wild Apricot Software The Wild Apricot blog provides technology advice for small non-profits. Wild Apricot all-in-one software is used by thousands of small non-profits: professional and business associations, clubs, charities, churches, activist groups and local communities. read more ). read more ).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Borrow from political organizers to build a grassroots movement at scale by empowering supporters locally with the right messages and tools to spread your mission. Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. Supplies are disappearing (food/financial).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2020

Their current order system will be suspended to ensure all agencies have similar access. While their food output has diminished from 180,000 pounds to 110,000 pounds, they are still working with local, county and state authorities to ensure they meet the critical needs of the hungry in Western Washington.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I also managed the service department at a local store. I was hired as the first Senior Consultant at the organization and provided technical planning, network setup and support to local nonprofits. Linda Widdop : Colleagues and clients rely on me to provide technology planning advice. From there, I spent 8 years at CompUSA.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

The AFP Exchange hosted vendors from all facets of fundraising, donor management systems, consultants, email systems, and more. Through the support of her local Boys and Girls Club, she found a safe haven and a dance class which ignited the start of her career. His advice to the audience, “Everyday you can learn a little more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2012

After using the machine, all we ask in return is that you tell a story about your experiences and share advice with your audience on your blog. A couple of weeks, a PR agency working for Dell approached me with an offer that I was going to refuse: We will give a Dell 1355cnw Multifunction Color Printer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Either way, large nonprofits with multiple chapters have much to gain by empowering their chapters to create mobile and social media communities tailored for their local area provided that it is done well and with much preparation. In the cases where the head office has to reign in the chapters, it is much more complicated.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

Like a lot of us, I got labeled the go-to geek simply because I was good at formatting in Word and laughed at the “ It’s a UNIX system… ” line in Jurassic Park. I got involved with Oregon’s 501 Tech Club/Net2 Local Group PDXTech4Good shortly after I moved to Portland. Being good at Excel formulas led to being good at SQL.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

It’s important to engage your full team, especially tech development staff, early in evaluation planning to ensure that systems are in place to capture the data you’ll need to track progress and assess results. A few lessons for assessing civic tech from our work include: A Team Approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Among the proposed new gTLDs is.NGO.NGO will be the exclusive domain for local and global non-governmental organizations looking to advance their missions or to inspire their communities. Thuy has also been developing web content management system and search technologies for over ten years. PIR is [.]

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit. The work we need to do can’t get done if burnout is taking over and those impacted in the foster care system feel that. Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO NONPROFITS TO PREVENT BURNOUT FROM SPREADING? How do you recover from burnout with effective wellness habits for nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2009

LifeLines India allows them to call in and —using a voice activated system in their local language — get advice about their needs. Cisco writes about a public-private partnership they have had with British Telecom and OneWorld that offers a voice accessible knowledgebase for rural farmers. read more.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

We know that transitioning to new computers and updated operating systems can take months, but upgrading is easier than you might think. This new, mobile-friendly operating system brings back the Start button, offers better searching, and can boot directly to the desktop. Donations of Microsoft’s Windows 8.1

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There were a few outstanding elements of this fundraiser that set it apart from the crowd: A creative livestream that kept folks engaged: they had personal stories, cooking demonstrations, a local comedian as a host, and live raffles! For people who weren’t local, any park was a great alternative. Who wouldn’t want to watch?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

There’s one piece of advice that can help, no matter what kind of information you’re collecting: The quality of your conclusion is never better than the quality of your data. Information Technology: If you’re not equipped with the most basic IT (that is, a communications system), consider a small investment.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

We have learned to ask our local bakers, farmers, and grocery stores the same questions: “What happens at the end of the day? All too often, we have the tools to fight (or at least, those we can grow to fight) systemic issues at our disposal, we just need to learn how to use them. Lesson 5: Start local.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 10, 2020

Last week, I rambled about how work is a system. I've spent most of my working life at the mercy of city and state road construction, as Ohio seems to always been in repair ;> As someone who doesn't always listen to local traffic, I was thankful for his insight. Caution was something I even found myself typing all afternoon.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Look for a solution that supports essential event tasks from beginning to end and tracks important event metrics, all in one system. A consultant can provide expert advice and tips, allowing your team to keep its focus on other crucial fundraising tasks. Don’t neglect your ongoing fundraising activities. Annual campaigns or events.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

That's why we do an annual survey of our members — because our local volunteers are always striving to figure out how they can help your nonprofit use technology to do more good. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: DIY Donor Management System Selection. Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

To date, the Upworthy community has dedicated nearly 2 billion minutes of attention to important stories for a better world, ranging from the criminal justice system to advertising’s effects on body image to clean energy. In each of these five Learning Labs, participants will gather for an interactive time of teaching and discussion.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

For instance, you might partner with a local restaurant to auction off a free meal. For more advice, we recommend exploring our dedicated article. Consider advertising your event in the weekly event lists within local newspapers. Contact local blogs or even the Chamber of Commerce to promote your event.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Knowing this, here’s our advice: if your website is set up in a way that a search engine knows exactly what it’s about, and it’s not trying to cheat the system, the search engines will reward you. Now, this advice isn’t a silver bullet. Tip #6: Improve Local Search. Eight Tips to Improve your SEO Today. But, good news!

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