Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

In the spirit of TechSoup's new look , we've compiled a list of resources and products from around our global network on website design, planning, and management. Design and Multimedia. A well-designed website doesn't require a large budget and a professional design team.

Global 55

Global Design Web Resource 55

NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. .

Social Network 64

Social Network Social Media International Network 64

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

How well your nonprofit’s email and social media campaigns perform depend upon how well your website is designed. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector. Study and implement modern design trends. Large national and international nonprofits are often ahead of the curve.

Websites 349

Websites Design Practice WordPress 349

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. Photo and Video Editing Ability. Multitasking.

Skills 278

Skills Management Media Social Media 278

Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2011

Guest blog alert: The following post is from Andy Streggles, chief operating officer and social strategist, for Convio technology partner , Higher Logic. In the past year an onslaught of social networking platforms have emerged targeting the association and nonprofit market, leading many associations to wonder which is best for them.

Social Network 47

Social Network Platform Network Chapter 47

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Your fundraising software should allow you to build a custom donation page that encourages people to complete the donation process and is easy for your donors to use. Each element of design you include on your donation page helps your supporters recognize your nonprofit as an organization they can trust, which is why branding is so important.

Effective 86

Effective Donation Practice Build 86

Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. Open Atrium. Jive Engage Platform. SocialText.

Social Network 47

Social Network Drupal Ning Network 47

Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. Open Atrium. Jive Engage Platform. SocialText.

Social Network 48

Social Network Drupal Ning Network 48

Byte Technology

APRIL 28, 2015

And as such, it’s vital that certain elements of your site have an ease-of-use available to you: for the ability to make quick changes to content and page designs; to tweak donation or payment platforms; to move your site to another platform should you choose; and so on.

System 100

System Content Open Open Source 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I’m a fairly active user of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and some other social networking sites, and have been for years now. I certainly have followed and friended lots of organizations on these networks (particularly on Twitter, but also some more personally relevant to me on Facebook.) Can it be demoted now?

Social Media 211

Social Media Media Social Hype 211

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Each team member has inherent strengths, so this model is designed to help your nonprofit make the most of those strengths. Then, you designate other team members to notify impacted donors as quickly as possible about the breach. Leverage the power of your social networks to raise funds using this avenue. Monthly giving.

Examples 122

Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006. Based in the U.K.,

Fun 274

Fun Resource Audio Stats 274

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration. Mapping can be done with low tech tools (sticky notes and markers) or you can use simple tools to map your own network on social media platforms or software that helps you illustrate it.

Technique 116

Technique Network Tools Map 116

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

Students experience the interdisciplinary and collaborative development of user interface solutions in international software projects while getting into FLOSS development." However, many women in technology and social media still face a digital ceiling." " This report is from NTEN, Common Knowledge, and The Port.

Web 100

Web Open Source Bookmarking Student 100

AccelEvents

JULY 6, 2021

Then be sure to designate primary point persons who will be in charge of specific processes. . Many successful event promotion campaigns come down to the software, tools, and integrations being used. . For example, if using virtual event software , you can gain access to a large database of event statistics.

Guide 95

Guide Virtual Registration Integration 95

CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

CauseVox offers users the opportunity to run optimized peer to peer fundraising campaigns with our easy-to-use software. Your supporters create personal and team fundraising pages and then connect with their social networks to collect donations from friends and family. Easy donation form with mobile payments.

Fundraising 74

Fundraising Benchmark Campaign Raise 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006. Dipity :: dipity.com.

Fun 230

Fun Resource Stats Wikipedia 230

Care2

JULY 17, 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!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Your nonprofit’s constituent relationship management (CRM) software contains one of your organization’s greatest assets — your data. CRM software is the central database used to store information on each nonprofit supporter, including all of the touchpoints and interactions with each individual. What does a CRM do for nonprofits?

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

Social Network 50

Social Network Nptech Tag Summary 50

Care2

JULY 26, 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!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

Social Network 50

Social Network Nptech Tag Network 50

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2015

Minds on Design Lab. Do you need CRM, online fundraising, discussion forums, social networks, or job listings? Principal, Strategy & Technology. Questions to ask yourself when choosing your own tech adventure. When it comes to web technology, there are solutions for just about everything.

Service 36

Service API Build Open Source 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Is it human (habits and skills) or machine (technology/software) or a combination of both? Mindful Choices: Be very selective about your content and the people you follow. Design your system to achieve your goals – whether they are scanning or to produce a specific product. Technology Approaches.

Aggregator 112

Aggregator Mind Skills Stream 112

Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

You can host a trivia event both in-person or virtually via livestreaming software. Figure out what your supporters are interested in and design fundraising events around those interests. Encourage them to set up personal fundraising pages that they can send to members of their social circle. Designated school store.

Group 52

Group Fundraising Sponsor Virtual 52

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

ROI 53

ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Danielle connected me to Daniel Chu, Vice President, Affiliate and Regional Strategies and resident network weaving enthusiast. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , the central thesis is that nonprofits need to work less like isolated institutions and more like networks. It can be done with low tech tools.

Network 124

Network Map Exercise Nonprofit 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2009

What's even better is that the software, google maps is free. The report includes a summary of design principles, some common visual formats, as well as a review and comparison of free/low cost tools. This report is one of many free reports on nonprofit software that Idealware has published over the years. What's out that?

Tools 85

Tools Data Guide Map 85

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Designed for Higher Response Rates. If you've used the FluidSurveys templates , you may have noticed that the questions and surveys are created by experts, designed to elicit a response. many more features have the same design and intent — to engage your survey audience and get higher response rates. Now with 5.0,

Question 52

Question Survey Template Library 52

Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

A customizable social network with a wide variety of fun and sophisticated add ons. Admin: An easy-to-use back end, with a wide variety of customizable themes, with minimal design control. A social networking tool similar to an intranet, specializing in online collaboration. Hosting: Online. www.groupsite.com.

Ning 66

Ning Alternative Free Profile 66

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Using the right virtual events software and also with a little hardware, you can recreate many of your favorite fundraising activities over a livestream to give an experience that’s as close to the real thing as possible while also providing plenty of new and unique benefits. 15) Brand design contests. 3) Cooking classes.

Virtual 339

Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 339

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Windows 8 Pro has been designed to simplify the way the system works with things like being built to deploy right alongside an existing Windows 7 system, meaning existing processes and tools for managing and updating systems will keep working the same way in Windows 8 Pro as they did in Windows 7. Flexible Design. Always up to date.

Comment 121

Comment Celebrate Nonprofit Product 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2009

The big ah ha for me during our reflection that was that effective online collaboration tools for working in a networked way can't have top-down control interaction design. It isn't just about tool features, you have to understand how working in a networked way is embedded in the interaction design of the tool. .

Network 94

Network Data Organization Map 94

AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

If you are hosting an in-person event and you want your attendees to access digital aspects of the event, like a schedule or map, then you can choose a virtual event platform designed for mobile apps and small amounts of digitization. This way you are using one dashboard to manage your event. Choosing a Virtual Event Platform.

Virtual 94

Virtual Platform Question Broadcast 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Social Media Roundup There are places in the world where YouTube has been banned, including Turkey and Thailand. Are you suffering from Social Networking Web Sites overload syndrome ? Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? Trebor Scholz wonders about Social Networks - Public, Private, or Social?

Open Source 50

Open Source Nptech Summary Tag 50

Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2009

Designed by Susan Tenby. Many organizations are looking beyond social networks to create their own private communities of supporters, advocates, or collaborators. Online community software is easy and plentiful, the process for cultivating real online community remains difficult. Designed by Kevin Lo and Chris Peters.

NTC 43

NTC San Francisco Tech Community 43

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

They are the basis for a social network of professionals. And now that social networking tools and software are advanced enough to express complex relationships between people, projects, and ideas, we should be integrating these technologies into our workplaces. Click on one, and you will go to its homepage.

Chart 20

Chart Org Social Network Network 20