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In conversation: Using data to deepen understanding

Candid

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. Brad: Why did you decide to use Candid’s GuideStar profiles and demographic data survey instead of creating something from scratch?

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The Social Web is Not Flat

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I will be boarding a plane bound for Mumbai to present at the NASSCOM conference called NASSCOM India Leadership where I'll be on a panel on NGO and Social Media as well as lead a discussion at an unconference on whether CEO/Executive Director's should use social media. My cards all have US data. What to do?

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Office 365 Brings Remote Staff Together

Tech Soup

This week on the Microsoft Citizenship blog , there's an interesting profile of Concern Worldwide , an NGO that fights poverty in 25 of the poorest countries in the world. The profile shows how Concern uses Office 365 to connect its office staff and field workers. Discussion: Secure Sites for Office Sharing.

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Need Answers: LinkedIn Has Them

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the LinkedIn discussion, Suzanne McDonald gives the example of Coca Cola, which is funding AIDS prevention in Africa but being sued in India for contaminating groundwater. Which is why LinkedIn discussions are important. How LinkedIn’s New Profile Section Can Help Nonprofits Fundraise, Find the People They Need.

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What Is Your Net2Local Group Cooking Up?

Tech Soup

Add : Community management, big data, mobile apps or social media… Mix in : hackathons, social media surgeries, workshops, panel discussions or social minglers… Our amazing volunteers have put together a delicious menu of events for you this month. Matt Jung and NGO 2.0 But you can only taste them if you show up!

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Ten Years of Learning -- ?Audience, Audience, Audience?

Forum One

This time I was reminded in a general discussion amongst over 50 NGO managers and policy makers at a learning forum convened by the Global Water Challenge. but the relatively common mistake is to fall in between, rolling out tools with neither detailed audience profiling nor by monitoring and adjusting along the way.

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10 Random, But Useful Online Communications Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To date, Nonprofit Tech for Good has trained 49,000 nonprofit, charity, and NGO staff worldwide on how to succeed in online communications and fundraising. Before you send out emails, ensure that you have pinned the featured story or call-to-action of your email to your Twitter Profile and Facebook Page.