Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 10, 2013
@NonprofitOrgs only follows nonprofit organizations, nonprofit staff, nonprofit service providers, and activists on Twitter. Each morning I browse those that have followed @NonprofitOrgs in the previous 24-hour period and if they are a nonprofit organization, a nonprofit staff member, a nonprofit service provider, or an activist, I follow them back.
VisionLink
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
'2-1-1, the phone number used by millions to access information about community services, is celebrated nation-wide today, February 11th. Right now, many hundreds of call operators across the nation are answering requests for assistance about housing, food, legal issues, family support, health care, jobs and schooling and much more. It is a smart concept: an easy to remember number, free and confidential, connecting needs and resources effectively and efficiently.
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NetWits
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
While nonprofits are challenged with retaining donors, one overlooked cultivation tool may be the enewsletter. The right type of enewsletter content can help strengthen donor relationships.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
From a Project to an Organization: Benetech Successfully Spins Off the Human Rights Data Analysis Group Benetech is celebrating a major milestone: On February 1, the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG)—which focuses on the statistical and analytical side of Benetech’s human rights work—spun out from being a project within our organization to become its own, independent group.
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.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 9, 2013
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Winter Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. Although social media has revolutionized how nonprofits communicate online with their supporters and donors, online fundraising tools like “Donate Now” buttons and e-newsletters are essential building blocks to a successful social media strategy.
NCE Social Media
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Yesterday, the Governor of Pennsylvania visited our office to hold a press conference to discuss his interest in increasing the budget to address our statewide waiting list. While our agency had an official photographer there, I took a couple of photos and brief videos of the visit on my own. I posted a Vine video to Twitter. The Governor’s Twitter account writer, surely the Governor doesn’t tweet on his own, retweeted my video.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
This true story was written by two Bookshare volunteers, Evan Reese and Lissi Deren. She was a proofreader in Ohio who saw a new Welsh name, Evan Reese, on the Bookshare volunteer list. His messages were articulate, optimistic, technically sound, sometimes funny, and always courteous. He was a scanner who saw happy messages from Lissi, noticed she loved animals, and better yet, she was a fan of The Lord of the Rings, proofreading a book, One Ring to Bind Them All.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
I am researching “Donate Now” service providers. Nonprofits ask me often for recommendations of what service(s) to use and I have yet to find a “Donate Now” service that meets all of my ideal criteria: A custom-branded “Donate Now” page that’s embedded inside of the nonprofit’s website where the donation process happens entirely on one page.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
The annual SXSW Interactive Festival is a geek home coming for those who work on the web, social media, and gaming. For the last few years, there has been a good nonprofit presence and this year is no exception! This year SXSW is offering something new: workshops on a wide range of topics from some of the top people in their industry. I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
Robert Rosenthal. Vice President, Communications & Marketing. VolunteerMatch. There are two key areas of volunteer engagement – recruitment and recognition – that are such great matches for social media that it’s worth a second look no matter how your organization is structured. From designing volunteer opportunities, to recruiting new volunteers, to creating risk management policies, to screening volunteers, to recognizing great supporters…there are a lot of elements to successfully engagin
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.
ASU Lodestar Center
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
posted by. Trevor Mc Cann. Ch i ef Executive Officer. Rainbow SEO. With charity events, it all comes down to public awareness. Charity isn’t something that you “sell” but something that you spread to other likeminded individuals. Working in the internet marketing field I primarily work with selling ad space, improving company branding and exposure. However, when I had the unique opportunity to work with a local company on marketing a charity event; it was an enjoyable yet different experience.
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
How do the findings from our Small Membership Insight Survey and the 2013 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report compare?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Fist bumps to @ msftcitizenship for hosting #KanterSEA ! And look, I’m rocking my #Surface to live tweet. Woot! twitter.com/sldoolittle/st…. — Shanon Doolittle (@sldoolittle) February 11, 2013. I’m in Seattle for a couple days doing a round of “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” events to talk about measurement, data, and impact, generously sponsored by Microsoft.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Lawrence Grodeska. Nonprofit Community Manager. Change.org. Testing is cheaper than getting it wrong! Be sure to always be testing to get the absolute best response from your online community. Year in, year out, nonprofits are using every available online tactic and tool to make real change. In fact, nonprofits are often on the cutting edge of web technology, using new tools and tactics always looking for new ways to build support for their movements and to cultivate and convert those supporters
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.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Many a time during my career I've been in situations where someone asks, "What is the difference between a vision and a mission?" Or, "How is an objective different from a goal?" And, lots of times, confusion comes when separating strategies from tactics. If you've encountered the same situations, use this helpful list of strategic frame of reference elements and definitions in mind: Vision = What we will be Mission = Why we exist Goals = What will get us there Objectives = Major steps we will t
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Here are highlights of Artez Interactive’s latest research paper, "Fundraising with Facebook”.
Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." ~ Pablo Picasso Do you think you get more done if you focus, nose-to-the-grindstone, or if you take lots of breaks? According to a recent New York Times article, Relax! You'll Be More Productive , taking frequent breaks, naps, vacations, and sleeping longer help us to do more, not less.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Nicole Lampe. Digital Strategy Director. Resource Media. Any marketer worth her salt can tell you a powerful infographic is social media solid gold. But what is it that compels people to share, like, or tweet? Or to write a check or take action? With 24/7 internet access on smartphones and tablets, folks these days are drowning in information. As screens and attention spans shrink, so too must our content.
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.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
You practice SPARK leadership if you: S hare Information P lay to Strengths A sk for Input and Appreciate Different Ideas R ecognize and Respond to Individual Needs K eep Your Commitments A great reminder from the President and CEO of American Management Association, Edward T. Reilly. You'll find more good advice in his new book, AMA Business Boot Camp.
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Here are 5 tips for finding new ways to get your event’s message out this year.
Care2
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
While all nonprofits recognize the value of cultivating donors over the long-term, they feel an incredible amount of pressure to implement short-term strategies that will raise money today. Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Jett Scott Winders, MBA, PMP. Project Manager. Charity Dynamics. By taking your multi-channel messaging through the following simple, three-phase approach, you will effectively repurpose your content to reach its audience without adding more hours to your day. Supporters communicate with your nonprofit through multiple channels but engage differently with content depending on its delivery method.
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!
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2013
Here are some of my favorite pieces of advice from Ken Blanchard's and Garry Ridge's book, Helping People Win at Work : All good performance starts with clear goals. Continually planning and executing without the value of review and learning can blindside you. You don't want to save up feedback until somebody fails. It's amazing how much more you learn when you admit you don't know.
sgEngage
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
With the economy starting to revive, and donors showing some faith in their ability to give, nonprofits need to focus on fundraising basics.
Care2
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak on a panel at a conference in New York City and was given a free pass to attend the all-day conference. Usually, I tend to go to these just for my panel, shake a few hands and drink coffee, then leave—no more than two hours tops. But, since it was a train ride away and they had some great discussions planned on topics like email marketing and big data, I decided to go for the day as a participant.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
Lori Halley. Engaging Apricot. Wild Apricot. Try a multi-touch approach by adding some new communications tools to your event promotion toolbox. If you've decided to shake up your events this year and strive for a " new normal ", be sure you also raise the bar for event promotion as well. After all, you need to get your message out in order to fill seats, promote your cause, and engage your members or supporters.
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Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Keeping track of your organization's social media accounts is tricky enough, but things get even more complicated when you have your personal accounts to maintain as well. A social media manager app will help prevent you from committing the absolute biggest social media faux pas: Accidentally posting something to your work account that was supposed to go to your personal account.
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Every once in a while, I'll get a boring email inviting me to be part of some kind of blog salon on a particular topic, the idea being that all the bloggers who are contacted will write about that topic during the assigned month. This never seems like a good idea. But this month, it's as if there was a subliminal email sent to a crew of bloggers in the arts suggesting a salon about audience diversity, and how/why to move in that direction.
Care2
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Do you need new ideas on how to engage your supporters? Does your donor acknowledgement process need a refresh? Do you want to better understand your supporters? If yes, this webinar is for you! No matter how many supporters you have, you are probably constantly looking for new ways to appreciate, engage and retain them. All across the fundraising landscape, donor retention is falling.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Matt Burghdoff. Email Marketing and Online Fundraising Strategist. Donordigital. A bad test accomplishes nothing. At least if we don't test at all we know that we don't know anything, but a pseudo-fact can hurt us badly down the line. It's a simple fact that, due to budget and resource limitations, we have to draw a line somewhere between the "ideal" email marketing practices and the batch-and-blast cure all method.
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