Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the most important lessons that all nonprofit social media managers need to learn is that social media is constantly in flux. Once you get accustomed to a tool, it changes in an attempt to reinvent itself. Rather than lamenting this new reality, a good social media manager will adapt quickly. That said, Facebook has made some recent upgrades – and more are coming – that nonprofits need to know about.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Last Friday, my short 9 month career working on Common Ground came to an end. I'm free (sorta) and sad (sorta) and angry (not sorta). Don't get me wrong. Jobs come and go, especially in this economy. Startups fail. Companies cut back. It happens. My disappointment, sadness and anger is over the way too early death of a product that I believed in.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 11, 2012

'This past week, we had a poetry contest about helping others in your community. The winner of our poetry contest is (drum roll please.) Synthia Laura Molina of Central IQ, Inc.! Feel their pressing needs, Offer soulful remedies. (Servant leader leads.) Congratulations Synthia and thank you for sharing such a beautiful and inspiring poem. For a chance to enter future fun contests focused on nonprofits, community-building, and helping others, like us on Facebook or follow us on twitter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

'I moved to Oakland in September of 2008, for a number of reasons. Some were very clear to me, others didn''t become clear until years later. I''d learned a little about Oakland in my 18 months in seminary in Berkeley, from forays to Oakland for hanging out, events and the White Horse, of course. I met Ruth in Oakland - she is a long-time Oaklander.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With technology, you can do incredible things, but with a galvanized community of supporters who work together toward a greater good, we can do anything. Benetech’s Bookshare library is living proof that real, transformative change happens through partnerships and by helping people unleash their talents and energies. It is the Power of We that changes the way we create transformative positive change.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 26, 2012

BBCon took place outside the Beltway, but we had plenty of Beltway insiders …

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 27, 2012

In the interest of full disclosure, let’s get this out of the way first: I’m employed! Or I will be as of November 1 when I join KELL Partners full-time as Solutions and Support Services Manager. I’m very excited about this opportunity to join a team that I’ve gotten to know a bit over the past few years. I’m also thrilled to be taking on a role that will have me working with nonprofits post-implementation.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 30, 2012

'Because of the severity of Super Storm Sandy, the VisionLink team has launched a real-time situational map at [link] : Open Red Cross Shelters NOAA projection of the storm path Geo-located Twitter data about the storm Power Outage KML East Coast Traffic Routes As the hurricane continues to move along the East coast and as conditions improve or worsen depending on your location, please be sure to stay safe until the storm has passed.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Version 5.0, scheduled for release in the spring of 2013, will be focused on upgrading the Content Management System (CMS) used for creating the pages and content for your Wild Apricot website. These changes will give you greater flexibility in designing and editing your content.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Benetech applauds the efforts of philanthropic organizations and individuals who pay special attention to improving the very practice of philanthropy. To create as much public good as possible, philanthropists need information about the performance of potential grantees: whether they have clear, measurable goals and the organizational capacity to realize them.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 24, 2012

What can we learn from political calls to action this election season? Here are three common elements the majority of them are using that can be easily used in your own calls to action for online fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2012

On August 1, Google quietly launched Google Wallet for the Web – and the technology has the possibility of transforming online and mobile fundraising as we’ know it. Described simply, donors can sign up for a Google Wallet account , enter and save their credit card information, and then donate to any nonprofit (or purchase from any online store) that has a Google Wallet merchant account with only two clicks of a mouse (or two taps on a tablet).

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 9, 2012

We’re an Apple family, since way before it was cool. Right now, I have a 2.5 year old iMac that is still going strong, iPad 3 and iPhone 4S. Husband has an iPad 3 and iPhone 5. Teenager #1 has an iPad 3 and uses a hand-me-down iMac for writing/school work. Teenager #2 has her dad’s hand-me-down iPhone 4 and my hand-me-down 2009 MacBook. I see many families like ours.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 2, 2012

'No matter who you are, or your job title, or job responsibilities we all suffer from one universal occupational hazard - Tunnel Vision! You’re good at what you do, that’s why people pay you to do it, you have things to get done, you have deadlines to meet, and milestones to achieve. You need to focus, to keep your head-down, working - working -working.

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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I got 7 emails today claiming to come from the Federal Reserve Bank. Plain text, no logo, and the From address is obviously not from the Federal Reserve (plus, why would the Federal Reserve Bank be contacting me about anything?). The details of the "transaction" differs on each message, but the text is basically the same as below. This article says the links deliver malware.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Google Plus, or Google+, can be a great tool. But how do you use it to help drive website hits to your organizations webpage? If you odn’t use it, did you know than more than 100,000,000 do? Here’s a video from Movie Mondays , a free weekly video on fundraising, that addresses this issue. Specifically, Marc Pittman , noted author and speaker on nonprofits and technology, shares how Google Plus can benefit your organization.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 3, 2012

President Barack Obama raised nearly $410 million dollars through individual contributions in 2008.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The vast majority of nonprofits have yet to utilize the new Twitter profile design that was launched on September 18. The good news is that upgrading to the new design is extremely easy – it can be done in just a few clicks by following these four simple steps. That said, your biggest challenge will be finding a “Header” image that looks good on multiple devices especially if you are a small nonprofit without easy access to a graphic designer.

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Advertiser: Syncrony

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 21, 2012

I used to try everything just for the sake of checking it out. Now, with soooo many tools, apps and startups out there I’m more cautious. I’m tired of apps and technologies that sure, solve a problem, but in order to do it you have to completely change the way you think or work. It sucks that app A doesn’t do (whatever) but that’s usually not reason enough for me to start over with something else.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Date :October 24-25, 2012. Location : Lexington, KY. Topic : Community-Driven Planning: Creating a Social Media Strategy. Description : This all-day workshop starts with the real foundation of social media engagement: community and content. Understanding who you are working with and the kinds of content you want to create and share, will help you then build engaging and valuable social media channels.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Lots of spam is coming from fake LinkedIn accounts these days. Most of it is more scary than lame -- it uses the right logo, colors, and fonts. They typically say I have new invitations or messages or that I need to confirm my email address. But some are downright lame, like this: Sender: LinkedIn Notification [undisturbed487@uncw.edu]. Subject: LinkedIn Invitation from your official.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

I moved to Oakland in September of 2008, for a number of reasons. Some were very clear to me, others didn't become clear until years later. I'd learned a little about Oakland in my 18 months in seminary in Berkeley, from forays to Oakland for hanging out, events and the White Horse, of course. I met Ruth in Oakland - she is a long-time Oaklander. Being in Oakland for four years was formative, transformative, and healing emotionally and spiritually.

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Advertiser: DonorDock

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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NetWits

OCTOBER 9, 2012

People are voting on your website every day. Maybe not with polls and surveys, but they are voting with their actions. You can track this to give them more of what they want and cut down the clutter of things they don’t need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: Free (One Time Only – Usually $50). How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. View: Fall Webinar Special. This webinar begins with a general introduction to Google+ and then quickly moves on to a brief demonstration on how to create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The number one billion is quite a large number. Facebook’s number of monthly users recently surpassed it. But what does it really mean? With 14% of the world’s population using it there are still 86% who are not. . Here are some other numbers just as important: 300 Million – number of photos uploaded to Facebook daily. 600 Million – number of monthly active users who used Facebook on a mobile device like a smartphone. . 43 Billion – that is Facebook’s marke

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Note from Beth: As many of my loyal readers know, I’ve been on a book tour with the newly released “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data for Social Change ” with co-author KD Paine. In early October we made the rounds to promote the book in Boston and I had a chance to meet Brooke Freedman and Brian Halligan at Hubspot.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Hey, spammers: how about deduping your mailing lists? I got 22 of these on Monday. This article says they're malware delivery devices. These spams aren't 100% lame -- at least they included a logo and some design elements. But the From: address is obviously not from Intuit and text is pretty lame: "Your Intuit GoPayment statement for ONTIMEE SOFTWARE, DEVELOPMENTS has been accepted.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Here's our round-up of free nonprofit webinars for November. Upcoming topics include: Naked Meetings; Extreme Social Media Makeover; Successful Nonprofit Blogging; Donor Engagement Benchmarks; Google Analytics for Beginners; and much more.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Guest post by John Haydon, Founder of Inbound Zombie – a nonprofit social media …

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Now that nonprofits are officially in the throes of peak fundraising season, upgrading to the new Twitter profile design launched on September 18 is likely low on the priority lists of many nonprofit communications and fundraising staff. It’s their busiest time of year and they may not even know that there is a new Twitter profile design. The good news is that upgrading to the new design is very easy – it simply requires uploading a new “Header” image to your profile.

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