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Four Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. I know that by the numbers, there are far fewer foundations than nonprofits in the US (94 percent charities versus 6 percent foundations), but most foundations are relatively small.

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Foundation Transparency – Foundation Center’s Surprising Glass Pockets Website

Tech Soup

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Predictions for the future of social sector data 

Candid

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). Since we started impala, by far the most common feedback we’ve heard across hundreds of interviews with nonprofits and foundations alike is that they’re skeptical. million nonprofit and philanthropic foundation profiles on our platform.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, "Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?". You may be wondering if that means that your executive director and CEO needs to write a blog or have their own Twitter account to share their wisdom. I think it depends. .

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5 Fundraising Power Principles to End Your Year Strong

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Donna Fischer, director of development for UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation, offers a reminder to time your communications “so those giving from IRAs have time to process their contribution requests, so their check arrives before end of year.” Deadlines are amazing at inspiring action.

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Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. I know that by the numbers, there are far fewer foundations than nonprofits in the US (94 percent charities versus 6 percent foundations), but most foundations are relatively small.