Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 19, 2013

At Benetech, our goal is to create positive social change through technology. With this new site, we hope to better share our story and the impact of our work in a clear and consistent way across our four program areas , which encompass a diverse set of initiatives, products and services. And I hope you like our new site!

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Byte Technology

JUNE 8, 2017

No matter whether you’re a newbie to the WordPress platform or a seasoned professional, one thing that should never be forgotten is the important role security takes in regards to your site. Also called a “web application firewall,” these plugins create an effective shield between your site and anything and everything that comes to it.

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M+R

APRIL 16, 2024

If you’re not sure how to change this setting, you can follow the simple instructions here. Analytics are a critical tool for digital markers, so what’s changed with tracking from GA4 to UA? UA used “cookie-based” tracking that allowed the platform to record web activity on the site during a user’s session on the site.

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NetWits

APRIL 19, 2012

Download The 2011 Index of Higher Education Fundraising Performance Report to learn more about the 6% revenue growth and other key performance indicators of annual funds at more than 100 public and private institutions. Download the report now! . For me, I can say that my address has changes 8 times. How do we combat this?

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 21, 2012

They included a variety of graphics that look like typical credit score spam, but the sender addresses are obviously faked and the links look like they point to hacked WordPress sites like nbouhout.astblogs.org//wp-content/themes/trulyminimal/includes/framework/plugins/score_for_free.html. Credit Report Center [afforest084@blomnet.com].

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Byte Technology

JULY 16, 2021

In this age of high customer service expectations, same-day delivery, and instant updates, website visitors are less patient to wait for your site to download. One key thing to keep in mind is that quick sites come with certain sacrifices. HTTP Archive reported that sixty-one percent of the weight on a desktop computer is images.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

For a change, Leah Monica, Director of Marketing at Matrix Group, interviewed me about my personal journey and the journey of Matrix Group. I’ve got my eyes on the next three years and boy do I expect a lot of change, challenges, and fun! The WHAT of our work has changed, is changing, will always change.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In Mastering Online Fundraising , our class for non-profit fundraisers, we talk a lot about how small changes to your online fundraising strategy can result in major returns, including new prospects, new event attendees, and of course, new donors. Create Social Media Leadership Roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Game-changing approaches: What are the most promising methods and examples of how social sector players are practicing evaluation in light of these new trends? Three game-changing approaches will be discussed in detail: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

One way to serve your clients more effectively is to gather feedback from participants, then use what you learn to improve services and support organizational change initiatives. You can also compare feedback results between distinct programs or across site locations. At Listen4Good (L4G), we call this process a “client feedback loop.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Transmedia – Making Change Across Mediums by Danny Alpert, Executive Director, Kindling Group and Executive Producer, See3 Communications. I became a documentary filmmaker to tell meaningful stories that explore social issues and inspire change. ” Enjoy.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 5, 2022

Salesforce announced a legal name change from Salesforce.com to Salesforce, Inc. Your users can now access your Salesforce org or Experience Cloud site with their Microsoft credentials. Reports and Dashboards . Reporting on the statistics that are important to your organization just got easier. Read on to learn more!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special issue site on funding for racial equity. Updating our definition of racial equity to a changing world .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization. What reports do you pull regularly?

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

How GA4 Differs from the Previous Version While the basic functions of Google Analytics have stayed the same, GA4 introduces some changes that your fundraisers will find very helpful. Customizable Reports: While GA4 doesn’t have as many pre-built reports as GA3 did, it does let you build reports and customize them to your specific needs.

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Whole Whale

MAY 11, 2022

This article is meant to help people that were familiar with UA and are now trying to make the transition to GA4 for reporting. UA is going to be sunset in July, 2023 and GA4 is its successor Different navigation with fewer out-of-the-box reports in GA4 Everything in GA4 is an event, designed to work cookie-less unlike UA.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 29, 2022

Over time, your association’s revenue needs change. Maybe your organization needs to fund new initiatives to keep up with changing member expectations. . The Salesforce State of the Connected Customer report shows that 72 percent of purchasers expect vendors to personalize engagement to their needs. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

WordPress powers 34% of all sites on the web and is one of the most popular digital marketing tools used by organizations in the world. Here’s a list of plugins that will help save you time, make your site more engaging and easier to use for staff and visitors; and is secure: Productivity and Workflow.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA is what many organizations think of simply as “Google Analytics,” the code that’s on all your website pages and the companion reports that show page views, bounce rates, click-throughs, conversions, and other metrics. The change from UA to GA4 is not a simple upgrade, however. What to do now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. Compared to other social networks, LinkedIn Ads are expensive and the site spends your money fast. LinkedIn Pages.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

The new book, Thrive With A Hybrid Workplace , provides a way forward to understand the changing world of work, to dispense of old biases, and to establish trust between the enterprise, its leaders, and its employees. Remote work is typically used to describe an arrangement where employees do not report to a workplace.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2024

For example, these sources provide details on pledges made during a fast-moving crisis or staff changes at an organization. And hundreds of foundations share details about their grantmaking through our e-reporter program. Users will see gradual changes throughout the year and the work will continue through early 2025.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

By using ChatGPT, you can save time on writing promotional emails, recruitment posts, and even on-site signage copy. The tool can draft stewardship emails, create impactful copy for annual reports, and even generate speeches for stewardship events. To sum it up, artificial intelligence is game-changing technology for nonprofits.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

So when I log into Google Analytics, I never even glance at the dashboard, but instead dive straight into meaty 100-row reports. To me, the dashboard report is good for big picture, but is too vague to tell me what I really need to do to make my site better. But organizations love their dashboard reports. The Epiphany.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 30, 2012

Question: This question was recently posed to the ASU Lodestar Center’s “Ask a Nonprofit Specialist”: Every time the financial report is made at my organization’s Board meeting, the members seem to either fixate on a number that is not especially meaningful or the opposite: their eyes glaze over in boredom. What do you suggest?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 6, 2022

How do I tell if I have Universal Analytics or GA4 on my site? It is also very possible that BOTH Universal Analytics and GA4 are installed on the site, something that Whole Whale has recommended and done for our clients. Setup a Google Analytics 4 property and get the code on your site, ideally through Google Tag Manager.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. Topic : How does the web & social media change the way we address climate change? What are the key ways the game gets changed?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Now we’d like to share why mobile sites have gone from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” for nonprofits. been frustrated when you landed on a site that you couldn’t easily read. STAT: One report estimates that 60 percent of mobile users expect a site to load in less than three seconds!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

More than 75 percent of Gen Z and Millennial donors reported preferring giving online, meaning it’s essential to use fundraising solutions that help you better understand and connect with this audience. Plus, if you stick around at the end of the post, you’ll discover a few key tips for finding the right fundraising site for your needs.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices. The sector itself continued to change, but it was a challenge to effectively adapt questions to match those changes. We needed to change up our questions.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.) Needless to say, a lot has changed since 2005. Why is Google making this change? The biggest change in GA4 is the shift from a model based on sessions and pageviews to a model based on events. GA4 also provides few built-in reports, compared to UA.

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

We hope you like acronyms, because Google is making some big changes — and that means nonprofits will need to understand some important technical details in order to effectively reach, track, and mobilize supporters. With that out of the way, let’s dive into what’s changing, and what you need to know. Read Time: 5 minutes. Event Types.

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Media Cause

MAY 20, 2021

And if I need to understand it I will probably speak up and ask if the colors can be changed to something easier for me to distinguish (bold colors that contrast against each other well). Depending on the chart or graph you show me, I may or may not know what it’s trying to communicate. I didn’t always speak up about things like this.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . Social media sites? Where do your visitors come from? Search engines? Partner websites?

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Dill acknowledged that the association had many of its highest rankings in recent years in that 2021 report. Organization leaders were forced to make changes employees embraced. “We The good news is that some of the softer aspects of employee satisfaction have experienced the smallest drop-offs since 2021’s report.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This can help you compare results, learn the platform and make changes without risking your data. By default, GA4 will track Page view, Scroll, Outbound link clicks, Site search, Video Engagements, File Downloads, and Form Tracking. Ensure the correct URL is listed and that you see data being collected.

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