Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In 2009, Rue Mapp started a blog to share her experience participating in outdoor recreation activities as a Black woman in America. That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source CRMs – people like them? and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Modern uses of AI, such as machine learning, include understanding text, recognizing people and objects in images, and figuring out who you might know on social media platforms. In this blog, I will first explain how Candid currently harnesses the power of AI technologies in our data and tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

A big thanks to everyone who contributed a post to this month's Nonprofit Blog Carnival! In her post, Nonprofit blogs: why this one works , Lisbeth of Nonprofit Execs on the Edge points to 2 keys to a juicy blog: a focus on storytelling and blog posts that aren't staff-generated. Nonprofit 2.0 Nonprofit 2.0

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Let us know in the comment section below. With a CRM, all of your systems will be better integrated, freeing up your IT department to get more done. They will instantly have fewer systems to manage that are all connected, instead of, in some cases, hundreds that are not well connected. Free up your IT department. Lower costs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Making a better, more findable blog October 24, 2007 I’ve gotten some nice kudos for my blog in the past few days, and it feels nice to know that people read the blog, and get something out of it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Welcome to the new blog! July 15, 2007 As you will have undoubtedly figured out – this blog moved! Letting people know Changing the DNS of the old site (and changing the site on wordpress.)

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 25, 2013

This is because many businesses are still using cloud computing for niche applications, and have not fully adopted the system. Let us know in the comment section below. People will be quick to defend old methods, and will be inclined to apply those same dated methods to your nonprofit’s new technology. Think differently.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

With Chatter, employees can “follow” people and documents to collaborate on opportunities, service cases, campaigns, projects, and tasks. So, just as you might comment on someone’s photo in your Facebook feed, you can comment on the status of an event registration record. Related content. Whitepaper] Future Forward AMS.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this blog post, I share general findings I’ve gleaned from talking to about 100 donors and nonprofits, a decent sample size of participants spread throughout the U.S. Internet-based crowdfunding platforms allow the initiators to reach large numbers of people ( Gerber et al.,

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As soon as people become interested in an issue, their creativity is instantly engaged. No personal attacks ad hominem comments. The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.”

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

Your organization is starting a blog and you have all your ducks in a row. You're happy with the new blog design, you understand the platform you've chosen, you've gotten sign-off from above to move forward, and you've signed a surprising number of your staff up to serve as regular bloggers. Explain why you're blogging.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback. Your wisdom is second to none!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. This week Idealware released the much-anticipated 2012 edition of our free Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Nonprofit Management Systems.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

How Big Tech Harms Social Justice and Equity For many nonprofits, social media platforms are vital communication tools with which to organize people and provide them with services and information. These barriers and disruptions to visibility, access, privacy, and safety impact people’s online experiences—and have offline consequences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

.    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value.  Reader Sharing (bookmarked items).

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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! Research libraries have been facing daunting challenges in the digital world, but not everything is digital in research and the library really wants to connect people with the curators and staff that can help them.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

If you want to win at the game of building donor relationships, your communications with donors should invite a response — showing that you welcome their questions, comments, and feedback. So, let’s look at what it means to give people a great experience as you build the donor relationship. A donor relationship is no different.

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TechImpact

APRIL 2, 2014

Work with people who already care about your mission. Do not try to force people to care about your nonprofit’s mission, find and work only with the people who already do. Before taking any money, ensure your nonprofit’s donor retention system is in place, and ready to go. Get donor ready.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 14, 2014

There are plenty areas that people have a unique set of skills in that the nonprofit sector does not historically have in-house. The great part about people who have these skills is they’re almost always interested, motivated, and engaged with their work. Let us know in the comment section below. Define exactly what you need.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

One of the big questions I often get asked by nonprofit campaigners is “how do I know if our blog and social media are succeeding and resonating with people?&# The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Great question. Do you know who they are?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

A recent comment from Ichi (working on social media for good in Japan w/ SocialCompany.org ) asked after the tools I was using on this blog to bring in comments via Twitter. Postalicious is a WordPress plugin that automatically posts your delicious, ma.gnolia, Google Reader, Reddit or Yahoo Pipes bookmarks to your blog.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 20, 2014

What you must keep reminding yourself is that donors are people, and their lives change, and change quite often, too. People get new email addresses, get married, divorced, have children, get sick, move to new locations and the list goes on and on. Let us know in the comment section below. 50% use more than 5.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

Some of the most concrete advice I found on practical management of teleworkers is Jacob Griscom's article How Telecommunications Is Changing Work for Nonprofits , in particular his section on systems for measuring results and accountability. Share your experience in the comments below. Don't want to read the whole thing?

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Forum One

APRIL 18, 2023

The easiest way to think about service blueprinting is through an activity a lot of people have experience with, like getting a haircut. When the customer calls to make an appointment, the corresponding backstage step is the salon staff utilizing their scheduling system to book the new customer’s service.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m looking forward to it. I’m on the Evaluating Open Source panel, with Laura Quinn and Catherine Lane, which should be great. So, if you want to catch up with me, email, and I’ll send you my phone # so you can call or text me, or twitter me. {

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Forum One

DECEMBER 11, 2010

And you are ready to invest the money in selecting and developing the greatest system ever. I assume most people start there because it is arguably the easiest part to grapple with; at least you can quantitatively evaluate and compare various solutions. But what about the people/social factors that influence adoption?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I normally separate my post-presentation blog posts and slides but think it will be valuable to group them together this time. The people who donate, listen in, connect with our programs by calling in, reading or commenting online, and coming to our offline events are our community. List of Social Media Management Systems.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

2 – How many different types of technology systems are you using to execute a fundraising campaign? A few comments about the poll results. Check our blog – you will find that we periodically report on the aggregated polling results. About the same = 27%. 1-2 = 61%. 3-5 = 35%. Database / tech staff = 27%.

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TechImpact

JULY 7, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. Tech is so ingrained with our working lives, making any major tech change or implementation at an organizational level will be life changing for a lot of people. Here is the only 4 step guide to a successful nonprofit tech implementation you’ll ever. Step 1: Prioritize Objectives.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

Throughout the day, I'll be living blogging sessions from MCON12; A virtual conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. You want to think about what the expectations are on both ends: what can people who are joining a group expect from the group, and what do you expect from them? The rise of the citizen consumer.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 19, 2012

I'd never heard of Pandora Beads before, and this spam, posted as a comment on my blog, didn't make me want to have anything to do with them. If you decide to acquire necklace instead of beads alone, the collection might be additional individualized that will allure people cardiovascular system.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). We hope you will join us."

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). What do you think? Great slides.

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