3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Nowhere is this more true than in the nonprofit sector. It is not unusual for large nonprofits to end up with 2 CRM systems, an event management system, one or more volunteer management systems, 2 or 3 email marketing accounts, and multiple additional databases that store all sorts of ad hoc data.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology It’s my social graph, darn it! There’s a poll on mashable.com , where the sentiment is most certainly heavily in favor of Facebook opening up the social graph. 2 admin 01.04.08

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

So, how can your nonprofit break through the noise and establish strong connections with supporters? Communication is a foundational element of any successful nonprofit strategic plan. Social media polls. Use a multichannel strategy. To maximize your multichannel strategy, use your platforms in tandem with one another.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

Are your email open rates and click rates dropping? Going beyond one-off share asks, some nonprofits (and political campaigns) ask supporters to sign up to receive more-frequent requests to share content socially, perhaps as part of a larger super-advocate program. Breaking up the routine can help. 5 – Give t heir o pinion .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” For nonprofits, crowdsourcing work can be a cost-effective way of taking care of repetitive tasks through sites like Crowdflower, Castingwords, and Clickworker.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Its great to see the proliferation of APIs in the for-profit world, but what about nonprofits?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. is vital to any nonprofit organization. It lies at the root of everything a nonprofit does â?? an open class discussion, or a traditional front-of-room lecture from your teacher? said: I think this spans across many industries, not just nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. The most successful social media presences (nonprofit and otherwise) are in fact the result of a strong nonprofit social media plan!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

I’m not recommending that all nonprofits should immediately just say no (or yes) to the latest technology tool that is capturing the imagination (and time) of geeks. If there are too many unanswered questions about the impact of the technology platform, better to wait until others have been able to deliver tangible value.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Despite the continued growth of the medium and tens of millions of dollars raised for North American nonprofit organizations, very little research has been performed on consumer attitudes toward mobile giving. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

" Those closing words from Alfredo De Avila, senior program associate at the racial justice think-tank the Applied Research Center , succinctly encapsulated the message of an inspiring morning session today at CompassPoint's 24th Annual Nonprofit Day. " Open-Access Leadership. The difficult part is keeping it going.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

As calls increase for charities to be more open and accountable in their management and reporting, it is natural for many of them to ask, considering the extra work involved, "What’s in it for us? The degree to which nonprofits have responded has varied. Ken Berger & Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., Charity Navigator.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I’m a social scientist by passion, but a fundraising consultant and executive by trade. I have been in the nonprofit space for about 15 years now and … There we go. Maybe it’s because you’re thinking about fundraising or nonprofit management. So I can see your point and are you open to hearing my perspective?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Now may be the golden age of nonprofit professional development. Evolving technology, accelerated by a public health crisis, has opened more education and training options at a lower cost and at a wider range of levels and subjects than ever before. . Working in the nonprofit sector is increasingly seen as a viable career path. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

Steven: You’re going to want to follow her on Twitter and also get involved with The Ross Collective because she’s got an awesome consulting firm, does all kinds of cool stuff. You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. You want to close the poll? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. CEO Kintera steps down. Some reactions here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Claire Rice, from Theatre Bay Area, was live blogging the whole day and captured their opening remarks. When they are lined up by comfort level, I have been doing a quick poll to see where generations appear along the line. I created a nonprofit version of Charelene Li's Social Graphics Framework.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

It's always nice to discover redesigned nonprofit web sites with a web2.0 Allan Benamer of the Nonprofit Technology Blog continues his coverage of the software vendors with a poll to debrief the Convio merger teleconference and a hug. The topic is " How do Nonprofit Communicators Compete for Audience Attention?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still very present, nonprofits are again faced with the challenge of deciding whether to hold in-person or virtual events this year. You can open up your event to a wider audience of people around the world, and save costs on travel and venues. speaker events & Rallies.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the days grow shorter and the year’s narrative approaches its climax, nonprofit leaders are presented with a golden opportunity: to rally their communities for one last, impactful push. You can open up your event to a wider audience of people around the world, and save costs on travel and venues.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

I’m with Nonprofit Quarterly , and I direct our Advancing Practice program. We have multiple polls. Our organization is a nonprofit, and we are on a mission to use technology to better serve the world. But for now, let us go into a poll, and our Nonprofit Quarterly friends are launching that right now.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

She is a nonprofit founder, former ED herself, and I always like to get that perspective whenever possible. I like to joke that I have had every job that is a Rubik’s cube in the nonprofit world, staff member, board member, founder, executive director. Take my poll, fundraising friends. So I’m going to pipe down.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 4, 2014

If you have questions about your nonprofit systems, databases, CRM or data needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We opened the event with a short audience poll about fundraising technology. The feedback was eye-opening about the struggles we are experiencing with nonprofit technology. Easier = 8%.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

In addition to being super active in her San Francisco nonprofit community, she also does a lot, including teaching a CFRE class. But first what I want to do is just ask Steven to launch a poll to gauge where you are right now with regard to feelings about promoting legacy giving in your nonprofit. Claire: Okay.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. Heartbleed is an OpenSSL bug that creates openings in cloud servers in which attackers can go in and extract passwords, private keys, and other data. In last month’s Nonprofit Technology News I reported on Facebook’s plans to buy U.S. Climate Change.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey: As most nonprofits have these days is that renewal rates have been declining and that’s been consistent. we do tests where we send dozens of donations to nonprofits to see how we’re treated as donors. . Andy: So we’ll see if the poll works. So if the poll is launchable, launch it.

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Achieve

MARCH 17, 2023

Your nonprofit needs a reliable way to reach donors, especially when fundraising deadlines are tight and you need support fast. As a result, your nonprofit can build its donor base and bring even more attention to its fundraising campaigns and events, allowing you to propel your mission forward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

According to a recent national poll , when price and quality are equal, 77 percent will choose a brand that supports a cause. Papilia Online Tax Receipts enables nonprofits to provide donors with a secure web page that allows them to view their giving history and print personalized tax receipts. There's a good case study of LinkedIn.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

For folks who are interested in how you can use blogs and podcasts and other social media things for social change, basically the way I started was, I have always worked for nonprofits and socially responsible businesses, and was not technical at all. Louis, Missouri, and I was working for an environmental law clinic as a consultant.

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