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Understanding the Psychology of Why Donors Give to Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When a major event happens, such as the pandemic, wars, or natural disasters, they make a decision for the donor that this is the wrong time to be asked for a gift. Sample identities could be “community leader” or “survivor” or “change maker.”. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Then the key disaster preparedness concern becomes communication, not system and data preservation.

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Giving USA 2021 Key Findings: How to Retain and Upgrade Nonprofit Donors Before Year’s End

Bloomerang

Fearing the sky was falling, they thought people would hunker down and fundraising would be a disaster. Last year I had one of the most positive experiences ever after donating to a relief agency that was intervening in a disaster that had affected our out-of-state friends. You can find a sample script here. Deliver meaning.

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How to Conduct a Quick Tech Plan

Tech Soup

Mobile Beacon’s third and final post in the series , Preparing for Disaster talks about how to integrate your technology plan into a disaster preparation strategy. TechSoup also offers a free eBook, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery. when you need to take this additional step.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter." " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S.

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Nine Ways Networked Nonprofits Use Slideshare

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, Amy Sample Ward , Danielle Brigida , and Michael Edson. These include CanadaHelps, Npower Michigan , and Michigan Nonprofit Association. For example, David Armano , Dave McClure , and Guy Kawasaki. But you can also find rock star thought leaders in your field publishing their decks to Slideshare. 6) Training.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

David Wilcox has been doing a lot of thinking about re-inventing membership organizations or associations given that one can connect and meet people who share their interests online more easily with social media tools. Philanthropy, Fundraising, Disasters, and Video Good corporate citizenship was highlighted at Davis this past week.

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