The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 18, 2022

As the internet becomes more and more part of our daily lives, it’s important for nonprofits to keep up with this trend. The donation is automatically entered into your database and an automatic thank you and tax receipt are sent out without you lifting a finger. Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Online Fundraising? Now what? .

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 4, 2022

The ability to broaden its volunteer database. Access to volunteer data from anywhere with an internet connection. Integration with industry-leading CRM systems. Access to opportunities from anywhere with an internet connection. A few of these key benefits include: Benefits for a Nonprofit. Mobile app. Engagement.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

Refers to data sets so large and complex that traditional database tools are not able to manage or process the data. Data brokers rely upon big data warehouses to store, manage and transfer data sets that they sell to customers such as nonprofit organizations looking to append their donor databases. Parse – [pahrs], verb.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Internet gets the boot October 31, 2007 Finally, I have real broadband. We moved last weekend to a town that has actual real cable high speed internet.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet. When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. But what is cloud computing?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

Investing in volunteer management software can help you better manage and communicate with program stakeholders, whether its current volunteers within your volunteer database , volunteer prospects you are hoping to convert, or members of your organizations board. You want to reduce data errors within your volunteer database.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. There are many reasons why opting for a free fundraising solution could be tempting to your nonprofit: You might be curious about the impact that paid donor database solutions can have on your nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

– Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. This is the first-ever survey reading from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project that exclusively examines Twitter users. Get the Tagline Database and Report!"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Predictive analytics is one of the most powerful machine learning systems and artificial intelligence tools available to the nonprofit sector. In simpler terms, predictive analytics shows you valuable information about your donor database and analyzes large volumes of data points to give you actionable takeaways.

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Kindful

JUNE 10, 2021

If your organization accepts online donations, set up your CRM system to automatically send out a thank you letter after the donation was made. Complete an internet search and you will find hundreds of examples that will help you get started. You can also include photos and videos to help tell whatever story you’re sharing.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 23, 2023

Sourcing and recruiting volunteers (databases, email etc.) Did we mention that volunteers can sign-up for volunteer opportunities from anywhere with an internet connection? Before determining if software is right for your organization consider all of the responsibilities your new coordinator will inherit.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising platforms are software solutions that your nonprofit can use to solicit, accept, and process donations made via the internet. Fundraising platforms can consolidate all fundraising data in one system, allowing you to get an at-a-glance view of your strategies. What are online fundraising platforms?

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In part one of this series we looked at some of the most common errors that occur with sites using the WordPress-based Content Management System (CMS). When this occurs, first log into your “cPanel” and click on “phpMyAdmin” under “Databases.” If this occurs you’ll first need to update the site’s URL in your database.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Long gone are the days of ‘a database’ – we now manage numerous, vast repositories of data that result from recording not only demographic information and financial transactions, but all manner of consumer behavior, psychographic details, preferences (likes, along with dislikes), and social activity. Okay, so what exactly is ‘the cloud’?

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Simply put, cloud computing is any kind of internet-based computing services. Cloud services are reached, generally, through any standard web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome. Cloud services are reached, generally, through any standard web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 6, 2018

Over the years, the Internet has provided great opportunities for nonprofits to increase brand awareness, recruit new members and raise funds for the causes they support. And then it’s more likely you will discourage criminals from attacking your online payment system. Become PCI compliant.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

I would suggest that is not only poor database coding but it’s not major gifts fundraising. Of course, the internet and our websites are important. Do your offline systems, both your database and your office’s practices, support a good major gifts fundraising methodology? Two Questions for You.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Facebook has released their new donation capability in the United States first because Facebook can use the GuideStar database to easily verify a nonprofit’s legal status, but in time Facebook donations will spread throughout the globe. 5) The Nonprofit Sector Embraces the Internet of Things.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

There are countless resources on the internet that can help you stay up to date on the latest fundraising trends as well. Volunteer management : Volunteers are the engine that drives your nonprofit, so you’ll want to invest in a system that helps you manage them effectively. Check out similar nonprofits.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 21, 2022

Malware: Cisco describes malware as intrusive software that is designed to damage and destroy computers and computer systems. When SQL Injection is successful, a hacker can read sensitive data from a database, modify data, and execute administrative operations. Introduce standards for social media and internet access.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 12, 2021

Volunteer management software can be used to recruit, manage, and engage virtual volunteers and data can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection. Some volunteer management solutions can also integrate with your nonprofit’s CRM system to provide in-depth details about supporters and bridge the gap between volunteers and donors.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

Here's more from their announcement: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Plone are all free and open source systems that can help nonprofit build and manage websites - but how do they compare? This report also includes our new directory of the consultants and firms who help nonprofit create websites and implement these Content Management Systems.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Attacks aimed at taking over networked systems, gathering data or both are a constant reality. If your organization has a website, a computer, a phone or tablet connected to the internet, you are vulnerable. Your technology systems are under attack daily at a minimum. For almost two weeks.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Digital fundraising is an indispensable part of every nonprofit’s Development program, as younger generations of donors rely almost exclusively on the internet to facilitate their charitable giving. Slow loading donation pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Within those there are 25 sub-categories, including radio, film and video, mobile media, media justice, internet access, freedom of expression, investigative journalism, etc. I find databases that let you search and visualize data fun and highly useful.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

It’s little wonder that some 76 million websites worldwide are designed and administered via the WordPress platform given the ease with which any one—from tech newbies to Internet and design pros—can get their blog or e-commerce site up and running. Every post, every original piece of artwork, your payment system and so on.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Of course, data is only as good as the database used to manage it. Think of your database as your “institutional memory.” There are dozens of database management tools that offer smarter platforms and smoother integration than stand-alone locally installed software. What is better data?

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

The power of the API lies in the ability to connect databases and applications to provide a 360-degree view of your constituents; this is something that can only be achieved when all of your systems (and other applications that contain valuable information) are talking in real time, versus collecting and transferring data after the fact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

But the NHRC is developing an information management system that uses our Martus software to keep their data more secure. Martus allows human rights defenders to create a searchable and encrypted database of sensitive information from witnesses and victims - and back this data up remotely to their choice of publicly available servers.

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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

AUGUST 24, 2009

www.socialchangenews.com is the internets’ hub for news on social change that combines original user-created content (UCC) with the latest aggregated news on organizations, and individuals working to transform society. As Ana says, “The solution is of course to integrate the two databases.&# What do you think?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Now I primarily only watch the PBS News Hour and listen to NPR and the BBC on the Internet more often, but not all day.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

We then did check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use. We worked with library director, Maggie Buckholz, and Janet Royer, the library system administrator and circulation supervisor. Existing public access IT system the new MultiPoint Server system augmented: 30 Core 2 desktops and P4 desktops.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology If it’s good enough for the Navy … March 13, 2008 In a surprising move, the US Navy will stop buying proprietary hardware and software, and only buy open systems.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Gather 'round for I have scoured the depths of the Internet to bring you the most terrifying security stories. The group broke into PBS’s servers by finding a security hole in an older version of the content-management system Movable Type. But as you probably know, things posted on the Internet can come back to haunt you.

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