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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Poll App from MobileCause. Here’s a summary of the highlights of the conversation: Before I dive into the content, I had the pleasure of experimenting with a text polling app to find out the composition of the audience and their experience with the panel topic. I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a mini-workshop at the Director's Institute for the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network in Sacramento. My co-presenter was the talented Bryce Skolfield , Director of Communications and Public Policy at the Children's Council of San Francisco.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Sam Chenkin — Director of Operations, Tech Impact. Patrick Callihan — Executive Director of Tech Impact.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2019

A poll of the general public done by Grey Matter Research and Consulting found that 61 percent of adults surveyed felt that charities should only spend between 10 and 29 cents of every dollar on overhead. This type of strategy requires greater flexibility at all levels of an organization, from the board of directors to the part-time interns.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The polls close at midnight on Halloween.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Poll your supporters so you can identify and segment personas, allowing you to better target your messaging on #GivingTuesday and all year long. Make sure you have the right technology in place that allows you to easily engage supporters, such as online donation capabilities.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. or www.mobilegiving.ca (Canada) today.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

On our Facebook page , our community is reflecting on their technology accomplishments. We understand that executive directors may not have the time to attend webinars or conferences about technology. We knew we didn’t want to get into the print publications business – we’re a technology organization! The content?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Editor's note — This blog piece by Micah Sifry touches on the still inadequate state of funding for nonprofit technology. Democracy platform reveals the state of nonprofit technology funding in a critical area in some detail. Nonprofit Technology Funding for Democracy: The Problem. What the Data Reveals.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

According to Public Good Director of Partnership Development Josh Culley-Foster, the service is designed to be as intuitive and easy to use as possible by both charities and donors. In 2011, they joined the technology leadership of President Obama's re-election campaign. Learning from the 2012 Obama Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The featured speakers: Nora Paul , Director of the Institute for New Media Studies Gary Kebbel , Director of Journalism Program - John F. technologies using an audience poll comparing the TAG audience to an earlier study by conducted by Eric Matteson and Nora Barnes covering web 2.0 and James L.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. New technology called “voicemail drop” allows an organization to place a voicemail in your voicemail box without ringing their phone. Observe your community research as it happens (polling, focus groups, town halls). This may be used as a surprise benefit.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 16, 2014

Natasha Golinsky is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and is the Founder of Next Level Nonprofits —an online training company dedicated to equipping new nonprofit Executive Directors with the skills and support they need to enjoy successful, sustainable and satisfying careers. _. Scour Your Budget for Wasted Money. It can’t be done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

social-love/), we polled some of our favorite nonprofit tech friends to share their tips on showing social love on behalf of an organization. Technology that allows you to to reply to your people in the moment, when they are most interested in getting involved, is available (and affordable). Social Listening Is At Your Fingertips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. As technology costs drop and communications move online, the future of our work lies in big listening. Upwell has McGuyvered together a suite of technologies including Radian6, as well as the daily practices needed to do our big listening work.

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2022

Technology replaces traditional, inefficient tools with ones that make managing daily board operations easy and productive. From board meetings to communications outside of the boardroom, the right technology can streamline many of your existing processes and aid in developing an engaged board. . Polling and Voting .

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AccelEvents

JUNE 1, 2020

This platform’s 3-D technology allows attendees to explore virtual exhibit booths in a very realistic way. Hexafair includes an attendee director allowing them to see who is currently online, request a virtual meeting, swap virtual business cards, or set up video conferencing calls. Capterra Rating: 4.8/5. Customer Support.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

I’m really pleased that we’re focusing on technology. We haven’t focused on that yet in the program, and I know it goes without saying that with COVID and shelter-in-place, technology is front and center for all of us, even in ways that we didn’t imagine. We have multiple polls. So that’s what today is about. Next slide, please.)

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

I talked to a membership director just today who told me that to edit a page on their site currently they download it, edit the HTML very carefully in WordPad, and upload it back via FTP. What a hassle! But CMS at its best provides many more tools than just ease in editing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

The video above is the result of a brilliant online fundraising campaign that NTEN's executive director, Holly Ross, launched back in February to help raise $10,000 in matching scholarship money to Convio's scholarship sponsorship. Poll your members where are they? Go where the people are already are - go where the people are.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As the executive director at your nonprofit, it’s your job to provide the board with the resources it needs to get work done efficiently. Incorporating today’s technology makes for a much more convenient and engaging virtual meeting experience—regardless of the distance. Follow up on assigned tasks and stay on schedule.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Maybe you’re considering your program and how you can actually engage folks to actually think that they’re part of a community which will create that sticky power that continues to be self-perpetuating so that folks continue to give their time, their talent, their technology, their treasure. . What’s coming to mind for you?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. " The technology allows a single message to be shared en masse so that it rises above the noise of social networks. Uber has excess capacity (cars, drivers, and technology); people have excess clothes.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. I also informally polled the NTEN community. Starting in 2011, Annaliese is working to develop NTEN's research and publications documenting the transformational power of technology in the nonprofit sector. What's the difference? easier as Membership and Outreach Manager.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

In 2020, the conference successfully shifted to a virtual platform by piecing together disparate technologies. Speakers included the following: Mathew Sweezey – Director of Market Strategy (Salesforce). Heather Dopson – Director of Brand and Community Growth (Astrella). In-session chats, polls, and Q&A.

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Achieve

MARCH 17, 2023

However, as technology advances and donors are increasingly spending their time across a variety of channels, investing your time and energy into one single channel can prevent supporters from seeing your messaging and slow down fundraising results.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2020

In 2020, the conference successfully shifted to a virtual platform by piecing together disparate technologies. Speakers included the following: Mathew Sweezey – Director of Market Strategy (Salesforce). Heather Dopson – Director of Brand and Community Growth (Astrella). In-session chats, polls, and Q&A.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Ghostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking technologies to speed up page loads, eliminate clutter, and protect your data. GoToWebinar enable organizations to host webinars with VOIP audio or toll free numbers, polls, analytics, and recording. Global NGO Technology Report :: techreport.ngo.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

I am a former development and marketing director. But The Harris Poll that was conducted between late March and early May found that between 46% and 51% of U.S. So, yes, I think the Global NGO Technology Report found the majority of nonprofits do agree social media is effective for creating brand awareness.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

The speakers were Alli Chagi-Starr, who is the Co-Founder of Art in Action ; Ilyse Hogue, the Campaign Director for MoveOn.org ; Melinda Kramer, the Founder and Director of Women's Earth Alliance ; and Reem Rahim, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing for Numi Tea. That's the first thing: you do not have to be technical.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2011

as a Digital Strategist at Alipes CME and previously served as New Media Director for Governor Deval Patrick’s successful re-election campaign. This let us reach around around media and technological filters. heart liberal and a son of the American Revolution. He currently works. at Edelman New York.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

As the technology for making podcasts becomes increasingly user friendly with Web sites like Odeo and Gcast , they are a tool not only to reach adults, but young people too. I am not the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of State, or the Director of National Intelligence. You feel close to them and their cause.

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