Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'For non-profits, much has been written about the importance of an efficient and effective website, that vital and all-encompassing portal connecting cause to cash, values to volunteers and so much more. And as such, a good deal of preaching occurs from industry gurus as to how best to optimize this virtual face-to-the-world, making it not only attractive and alluring to visitors but easily “findable” by search engines as well.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'Social enterprise. Technology. Contemplation. I just spent several stimulating days in Boulder, Colorado, thanks to an invitation from my longtime friend and social sector leader, Chuck Lief. Chuck is the president of Naropa University , but we first met when he was leading the Greyston Foundation, a pioneering social enterprise known for originally making brownies for Ben ‘n Jerry’s ice cream while employing formerly incarcerated individuals as the primary workforce.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'Many digital marketers are forsaking email in favor of social media campaigns, solely sharing their carefully crafted content through their preferred platforms. Ignoring your non-profit’s email marketing, however, is a huge mistake that could have detrimental consequences for your organization. According to a. The post Why Mobile Email Means Organizational Success appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

'It’s kinda sad when a blog looks abandoned, isn’t it? When I started blogging way back in January 2003, there weren’t a lot of other places where I could communicate and express myself publicly. My blog picked up in popularity in the early years because there weren’t that many of us with blogs compared to those who were reading them.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

'Please help us in congratulating 2-1-1 ! Today, February 11th, is National 2-1-1 Day and VisionLink would like to be the first to say how proud we are to support 2-1-1s and their mission to provide free and confidential information and referral services to millions of Americans nationwide. Right now, 2-1-1 operators across the nation are assisting with requests for services including housing, food, health care, and a variety of other services.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

'Fundraising is a huge job at any nonprofit. No matter the size, legacy, or cause, all nonprofit organizations dedicate endless time + resources to soliciting donated dollars. That got us thinking: is it possible to cheat at nonprofit fundraising + get away with it? If so, social fundraising might just be the ace up your organization''s sleeve.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'Copyright P. S. Mueller [link]. Does it feel like you never find the right combination of technologies to just make things work? Do you lie awake at night and wonder how everything is going to get done, or why a new project was just dumped on your plate? If you technology decisions at your organization are driven by some of the following, we’d love to see you at NTEN''s Nonprofit Technology Conference (aka the NTC): We chose the system because we have a volunteer who knows it.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

'One of the biggest concerns digital marketers have is creating enough interesting, engaging content for their organizations. With non-profits, it can be especially difficult if you are faced with limited personnel and a tight budget. Growing your content marketing capabilities by adding in another person can be expensive and one person may not even be […].

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

'Want to learn how to make your members feel they really matter? Here are details on our upcoming free Expert Webinar presented by Allison Fine, author of Matterness: Fearless Leadership For A Social World.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

What do Millennials want from a museum experience? If you haven’t already, it might be time to ask us. . Museum development officers and marketing professionals are all wondering if members of the Millennial generation (born after 1979) will support museums like our parents did. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) seems to think we won’t. Although there is very limited data on Millennial attendance each year, AAM’s Trendswatch 2013 report highlights that Millennials have a tendency to give to

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'Two reports have been released on the topic of capacity building: “ Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together ,” from GrantCraft, a service of the Foundation Center and “ Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity ” from GEOfunders. This post summarizes gems from both reports. While the reports are guides to funders, if you do work as a capacity builder, you will find some useful insights for your practice.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

'Analysts often preach that the goal of a business should be to set itself apart from the competition, perhaps through a better product or service or even simply by lower-cost, higher-quality tangibles. But when it comes to non-profits, what does it take to distinguish themselves among a plethora of charitable organizations? Is one specific mission any more important than another?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'A few months ago brought the release of the new book, The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership: Classical Wisdom for Modern Leaders. As you dig in, you''ll step back in time to learn philosophies of the past and how to apply them today. Authors M. A. Soupios and Panos Mourdoukoutas offer a fresh approach to becoming a great leader by learning from antiquity''s great thinkers, such as Aristotle, Hesiod, Sophocles, Heraclitus, and others.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

'Businesses often talk about “brand loyalty,” a deep appreciation of your organization that compels customers to repeatedly choose your services over competing similar options. While non-profits may not think necessarily in terms of “brands,” gaining client loyalty is definitely something you should consider. If there are several other organizations that focus on your mission in […].

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'This week’s link round-up offers 4 posts that can help you “unlock and use your superpower”, identify powerful Facebook content, tell compelling stories on your website, and create great donor newsletters.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

This blog was originally published on. Philantopic. on January 31, 2015. When I was leading fundraising efforts at a national nonprofit, the focus of everything I did was the individual donor. From coming up with new ways to get donors to give to creating messaging that resonated with their interests, I spent pretty much every minute of every day thinking about how I could gain donors’ trust and confidence and persuade them to support our organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

'“ The Performance Imperative: A Framework for Social Sector Excellence , the result of a full year of collaborative work by the Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community, a group of nonprofit leaders coalesced and coordinated by the Leap of Reason team (leapofreason.org), makes it debut today. The framework details the seven organizational competencies that can help nonprofits achieve high performance and deliver greater social impact – the holy grail of the social sector.

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See3

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'In order to have the capacity to be effective, you need to align these four areas of your operations. Once aligned you don’t need to sweat the tactics because they naturally flow into the organization through the people paying attention, the continuing improvement in process and the technology you’ve adopted to get the job done. The post What Do We Mean When We Say “Capacity Building”?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'All you need is one hour to read Brian Tracy''s newest, pocket-sized guide for managers, Motivation. "You cannot motivate other people," explains Tracy, "but you can remove the obstacles that stop them from motivating themselves. All motivation is self-motivation. As a manager, you can create an environment where this potential for self-motivation is released naturally and spontaneously.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Charitable giving has been around 2500BCE when the ancient Hebrews instituted a tax intended to help the poor Now, thousands of years later, people across the globe give their hard earned money to these nonprofit organizations who are committed to solving some of the world’s toughest issues. Americans alone in 2014 gave an estimated $335 […].

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

'The latest edition of the Nonprofit Communications Trends Report offers up some excellent insight into the minds of non-profit staff. We''ve gathered some highlights and shared a handy inforgraphic to help make sense of it all.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

If you’ve ever been in the position of researching and purchasing a new email platform, you understand how overwhelming the process can be. Or maybe you are not 100% happy with your current platform, but you are not sure where to start looking for a new one. (When I say “email platform,” I mean the software that you use to send emails to your database of clients, donors, volunteers and others, such as Constant Contact, MailChimp, Emma, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

'Recently, I’ve been reading the ideas from The Presencing Institute (PI), an action-research community that “creates social technologies, builds capacities, and generates holding spaces for profound societal renewal.” The Presencing Institute grew out of the MIT Center for Organizational Learning, which was founded by Peter Senge and his colleagues.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

'Wouldn’t you like ALL your donors to feel “highly committed” to your organization? That’s the question fundraising maven Gail Perry posed this week in her extremely helpful guest post. Terrific advice Gail! Wouldn’t you like ALL your donors to feel “highly committed” to your organization? What would they do for you? Well – they will give and give and give again.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. If I put together the best of each, here is what made those environments effective: • Leaders led by example on a consistent basis and were willing to roll up their sleeves, particularly during tight deadlines or challenging times. • Employees clearly understood how what they did made a difference and how their contributions made the organization either more profitable or more effective. • The workforce included a blend

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

'Facebook quickly became a platform capable of doing more than posting pictures of your kids, and talking about what you had for lunch. With the introduction of Facebook’s Autoplay feature, videos are becoming more eye-catching than regular text-based posts. Facebook videos also seem to be getting more organic reach in news feed than article shares […].

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'Social media can be a great tool to reach out to potential members and engage current ones. Here''s a summary of the Social Media Update 2014 report by the Pew Research Internet Project that looks into social media habits and demographics of users.

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See3

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Taking a new look at a familiar craft can make your work more creative and inclusive. Senior Producer Stacy Laiderman shares how she plans to accomplish her goal of keeping a fresh perspective on video this year. The post 3 Tips for Keeping a Fresh Perspective on Video appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Note from Beth: I went to my first Games for Change Festival ten years ago, in 2005 and have been a fan and supporter ever since. They also offer any reader of Beth’s Blog a special discount code of 10% on the conference registeration (use this code: 10beth when you register ) Meghan Ventura from Games for Change has wrote this guest post about how nonprofits are using games to leverage their missions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

'Neither. You need both. If you think of yourself as a creative, visionary, intuitive and/or spiritual person, you might feel more comfortable with moving towards your big vision by "going with the flow." It allows you to come up with amazing ideas, have big aha''s, experience incredible synchronicities, create prolifically, and feel connected to something greater than yourself.

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