Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I realized, in being introduced to Edupunk , that I have been doing it for, oh, almost 20 years now.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 17, 2011

Is your organization one of the 49% of nonprofits who said they have no formal marketing or communications plan for 2011? If you are still developing your plan or are curious to see what other nonprofits are planning this year, you should have a look at the 2011 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 3, 2011

Since many membership and non-profit organizations may be asking themselves these very questions in terms of their member communications, we offered some ideas on how you can begin to answer these questions.( Will they find excessive messaging annoying? How does an organization find a balance? read more ).

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Earlier this week, Beth Kanter wrote about how to translate social listening into good twitter conversation that supports your objectives , riffing on David Lipscomb ’s Social Messenger Framework — one of the communications planning tools that he’s made available at RedPed21.com. It all starts with.( read more ).

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

This year’s Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference will delve into how to design the right eStrategy in today’s iWorld to build an engaged audience for your nonprofit. At the conference, you’ll have no shortage of opportunities to learn, network, share, and have some fun.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Program This year, the 15NTC will take place in Austin, Texas at the Austin Convention Center, and will showcase more than 100 sessions that focus on nonprofit technology, across five categories: Communications, Fundraising, IT, Leadership, and Program.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

With more than a week since Superstorm Sandy hit, many nonprofits are asking the same question: how do we communicate during a crisis like that? Is your organization prepared to respond to the next crisis? It's not an easy situation to be in for anyone.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Communications Networking Lunches. Free and Inexpensive Communications Tools | MCN (free). Friday, May 13, 2016.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The more communications technologies change, the more they stay the same. I surveyed the nonprofit marketing communications scene to find out which strategies, tactics, and activities worked—and which didn’t—this past year. Julia Reich. Julia Reich Design.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 20, 2013

IT is by far the most direct way to communicate with a large audience and to increase your funding. Fundraising Industry News Tech blog email email marketing fundraising infographic nonprofit npTech' The internet is the fastest growing avenue for nonprofit donations.

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TechImpact

JULY 11, 2014

Have you become too comfortable in the way you’re communicating with your online audience? Changing the way you communicate online sounds like a daunting task, but it can be very simple. General Industry News Tech donors nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media supporters technology volunteers website'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Jenifer R Daniels, Communications & Marketing Specialist, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Crisis communications is often studied by public relations practitioners but seldom is it used. But how are today’s nonprofit organizations charged with managing crises when their operating budgets have been turned on their heads?

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

Here are 10 different ways your nonprofit can segment its donors to improve communication for your next email donation campaign. Communication frequency. Communication method. Chances are good, your nonprofit has employed an array of communication techniques. Types of communication. Direct mail. Phone calls.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 29, 2014

It’s the easiest way for nonprofits to connect with, and communicate its message to a wide array of demographics instantly. Fundraising Industry News Social content marketing nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling technology' Social media is a staple of any nonprofit’s content marketing efforts.

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TechImpact

MAY 28, 2014

It allows your nonprofit to communicate effectively, save files, work faster, and accomplish your mission sooner. Communication is, as always, the most important. Once you’ve made that initial purchase of the software, get to know who you will be communicating with inside the provider’s organization to ensure quality communication.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 7, 2015

From the way we communicate with constituents, recruit volunteers, and thank donors, to dictating our marketing budgets in some cases, social media matters now more than ever. But it’s doing more than just changing our direct communication channels. Social media has changed a lot about the nonprofit sector. With more […].

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

Make Your Year-end Communication Plan Impactful – Analyzed the impact of sending additional year-end emails and five things to consider before doing so. Email Marketing #nptech communication email eMail marketing end of year fundraising fundraising ideas fundraising tips nonprofit Online Fundraising' It’s Not Too Late!

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

According to most, using social media to communicate your message is not a choice it is imperative. Mobile Social fundraising infographic nonprofit npTech social media' According to The Foundation Center , only 45% of nonprofits are actively utilizing the power of social media to reach and interact with the public.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2012

The emerging field of Engagement Scoring provides the tools for nonprofit communication specialists to make data-driven decisions to engage site visitors. If your organization is like most, you have a communications team pushing content through multiple channels. Director of Professional Services. ThinkShout, Inc.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. Respondents said they were excited about having actual communications plans and strategies for the first time in 2012.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The amount of emails being opened, websites being navigated, and sheer volume of communication that is occurring on mobile devices every day is a rapidly growing number that is not expected to slow down any time soon. However, of all the capabilities mobile devices offer nonprofits, perhaps the most under utilized tool is text messaging.

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TechImpact

MAY 5, 2014

As technology changes, so do the needs of this method of communication that’s as old as the internet. Industry News Mobile Tech email email marketing fundraising Mobile Fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

NpTech Conversations. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations. There's even an NpTech group that has to date 115 slideshows and 31 members. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

He told me about his elearning learning portal that might not only solve my blog categorization and finding issues, but also do it for a community of bloggers who write about a particular topic - say nptech and nonprofit bloggers. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. Communication. Organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

NpTech Community Snippets Who let the (NpTech) dogs out? First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Why nothing about social aggregators ?

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TechImpact

JUNE 2, 2014

Video content on a website is also proven to hold a visitor’s attention longer, and often communicates information to the viewer more effectively, and quickly. If your nonprofit has not yet considered adding video content to their arsenal of online communication tools, these 3 reasons might just get you to start.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

It is unequivocally the most used communicative device of the 20th century. General email email marketing fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech website' The text message might be a […].

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TechImpact

MAY 27, 2014

Direct messages are ways for Twitter users to communicate with each other outside of public tweets. Some people might feel more comfortable communicating via Twitter instead of email or a “Contact Us” page on an organization’s website. Industry News Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media supporters twitter'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

As a result, I'm publishing a briefer than usual edition of the NpTech Tag Summary because I can only get to fast loading blogs and web sites. NpTech Conversations Wild Apricot Blog is hosting next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on the topic "How are non-profits using Web 2.0 in the NpTech Tag stream.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 16, 2015

Shunned at first, and thought to be ‘just another fad’, the Internet has, as you know, become the medium for communication, interaction, and way people work and spend their leisure time. Fundraising Security Tech analytics fundraising mobile Mobile Fundraising Mobile Technology npTech supporters technology virtualization' It’s mobile.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

RoundTables are monthly hour-long chats, free for NTEN Members, moderated by an NTEN member from the field of Consulting, Communications, or IT -- depending on which RoundTable it is. Here are some highlights from this month's particularly tool-loaded Communications RoundTable with Chad Norman of Blackbaud. Thanks to everyone who came.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. NetSquared Community. JournalMarketing's advice to communicators and execs: Doing new media is more important than learning new media. Momentum is building.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

By Kivi Leroux Miller, President, NonprofitMarketingGuide.com When I speak to nonprofit executive directors about marketing and communications trends, I’ll often see a slight narrowing of the eyes and pursing of the lips, or a full-out slump back into the chair. That body language is saying, “Oh, really? I don’t think so.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Imagine producing online communications you're proud to share with the world and that garner praise from funders, donors, and other stakeholders. Prospects and stakeholders who interact with you online have only your online communications to evaluate your organization. Are you credible? Social media and Web 2.0 Real-life Examples.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Session: That's Not Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications . Tags: 10NTC E-mail mark rovner NPTech Social Media Web Sites Communications. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: Mark Rovner, Sea Change Strategies. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? .

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