Amy Sample Ward
MAY 6, 2013
'My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up! . You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below. —–. The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 8, 2013
'Seemingly less than 1% of nonprofit have upgraded to YouTube’s new One Channel design , but even fewer appear to be utilizing YouTube’s new InVideo Programming option. If you haven’t spent any time recently exploring YouTube’s enhanced tool set, I’d highly recommend that you set aside an hour or two to upgrade to the new design, add InVideo Programming, and merge your YouTube Channel with your nonprofit’s Google+ Page.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 10, 2013
'Technology has the potential to improve the lives of millions across the world. Unfortunately, most companies won’t pursue projects without the promise of big profits and the people who need tech tools the most often can’t afford them. In this two-part series I explore the concept of “Technology for All” and Benetech’s commitment to both ensuring that the technology required to meet a social need is developed and that it reaches far beyond the 10 percent of people who can afford it.
Robert Weiner
MAY 10, 2013
'The following story, posted with permission, was sent to the FUNDSVCS list in response to a question about how to reign in schools and departments at a university that keep their own shadow databases of contacts. The response hit the nail on the head: We started working on folding shadow databases into (Raiser''s Edge, our central database) about 8 years ago.
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 10, 2013
'Source: Gemma Correll – I Love Charts. Note from Beth: I just knew that I was going to start obsessing about charts and graphs after my Excel spreadsheet obsessions started. I thought if I set up a tumblr blog curating great nonprofit spreadsheets , but the next logical step is create visualizations of your data. What better way than in Excel.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 5, 2013
'Google’s strategy of making Google+ the thread that links all Google Products together is working. Google+ can now lay claim to 359 million active monthly users and the title of being the world’s second largest social network. If your nonprofit uses Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps, etc., then you can’t avoid having a presence on Google+.
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 9, 2013
'You''ve probably seen the Gandhi quote, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world,” somewhere. You might even have it tacked up on the wall of your office, or home. Well, guess what? It really works. Last week, I started a (free) Coursera class, Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence , which I''m loving. One of the modules is about emotional contagion.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 9, 2013
'Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 9, 2013
'When I first started DIOSA Communications I also offered social media training to small businesses, but my background and interest was much more aligned with the nonprofit sector so I stopped offering small business services in 2010. However, I still have numerous profiles that could be very useful to a business that offers services to small businesses.
NTEN
MAY 6, 2013
'Karen Graham. Director, Technology & Innovation. MAP for Nonprofits. There’s no doubt that many organizations are using cloud technologies in innovative ways. But, more specifically, what links might we find between the unique aspects of cloud technology, and the conditions and success factors for innovation? Recently NTEN posed an interesting question to us: Is there a connection between cloud technology and innovation in nonprofit organizations?
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.
Wild Apricot
MAY 6, 2013
'Is your organization raising membership fees this year? Here is some insight into membership dues and don''ts.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2013
'I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 7, 2013
'Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner
NTEN
MAY 10, 2013
'Cynthia M. Adams. CEO. GrantStation. Making the decision to move our organization 100% to the cloud was fairly easy, and the reasons straight-forward, but implementing it proved to be a combination of amazingly simple to disturbingly complex. I had decided in early 2011 that moving our small company from a physical office space to the cloud would be good for our business in a variety of ways: allow us to employ and contract with top-of-the-line workers and take advantage of cutting edge technol
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 7, 2013
'The Grandmother Power Blogging Campaign is a collaborative effort of hundreds of bloggers writing about how grandmothers are changing the world from May 7-14, 2013. It''s being organized by Tara Mohr (creator of the Ten Rules for Brilliant Women Workbook ), and Paola Gianturco (author of Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon ). You can read all of the Grandmother Power posts, and add your own on taramohr.com.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 8, 2013
'Flickr Photo by TomtheJet. I’m headed to New Zealand and Australia to facilitate workshops in both countries and to keynote the ConnectingUp Conference (Australia’s version of the Nonprofit Technology Conference). I am excited for a return visit to Australia. I delivered the keynote there in 2008 and taught a workshop, “ Take Me To The Social Web.” One of the workshop participants was Stephen Blyth of Common Knowledge - a long time nonprofit capacity builder and
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 8, 2013
'Seemingly less than 1% of nonprofit have upgraded to YouTube’s new One Channel design , but even fewer appear to be utilizing YouTube’s new InVideo Programming option. If you haven’t spent any time recently exploring YouTube’s enhanced tool set, I’d highly recommend that you set aside an hour or two to upgrade to the new design, add InVideo Programming, and merge your YouTube Channel with your nonprofit’s Google+ Page.
NTEN
MAY 8, 2013
'Tal Frankfurt. Founder and CEO. Cloud for Good. It does not matter if you are small or big or if you are moving to the cloud to manage your donors, volunteers, dogs, cats, or trees: there are some things that you should keep in mind. Here are my top ten (and a bonus one at the end). Over the last few years my organization has migrated close to 500 nonprofits to the cloud -- from very small nonprofit organizations (sometimes all-volunteer-based) to large national institutions.
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Wild Apricot
MAY 8, 2013
'Here are highlights of the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 6, 2013
'I’m teaching a master class today in San Francisco for arts organizations for Theatre Bay Area. This is a continuation of my work with TBA over the past 3-4 years. The first year I experimented with a peer design that included face-to-face workshops, action learning projects, and monthly calls back in 2010 called ArtsLab. The second year in 2011, we did two sets of peer groups using workshops, action learning projects, and micro grants to encourage experimentation.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 4, 2013
'According to a survey as reported in John Baldoni’s book, Lead with Purpose , more than 80 percent of those surveyed say that leaders can best demonstrate that they truly do put people first by : Delivering intrinsic awards (comp time, bonuses, etc.) Offering developmental opportunities Providing timely recognition Promoting from within.
NTEN
MAY 6, 2013
'We asked and you answered! We recently surveyed the community to get your perspectives on online platforms. Although we ask for feedback about NTEN''s programs and services each year in the Community Survey, this survey focused generally on online platforms and community engagement so everyone could share specific comments and suggestions based on the tools or online networks they use.
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Care2
MAY 10, 2013
'Crowdsourcing is all the rage. From micro-fundraising on Kickstarter.com to mapping craters on the Moon , people are coming up with creative ways to harness large groups of online volunteers. April''s Internet Advocacy Roundtable featured speakers who’ve used crowdsourcing in some very creative ways to great effect. Crowdsourcing is not just a new idea born out of social media.
Tech Soup
MAY 10, 2013
'Join Julia Campbell and GiftWorks for a free webinar, Pinning for Good - How Nonprofits Can Use Pinterest to Raise Money, Create Awareness, and Do Good on Thursday, May 23 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. In this free webinar you will learn how to use Pinterest to promote your cause, to gain a dedicated following, and to raise more money. Topics to be covered include: Why your nonprofit needs to get on Pinterest now.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 5, 2013
'Entrepreneur magazine''s February 2012 issue offers these great tips on how to give praise : Praise followed by criticism is not praise. Praise followed by praise is probably a little too much praise. Ending an expression of praise with ".and stuff" nullifies the praise. And, Make it timely. The closer the recognition is to the behavior, the more likely the behavior will be repeated.
NTEN
MAY 6, 2013
'Lori Halley. Engaging Apricot. Wild Apricot. Is your organization hesitant to move your constituent management to the cloud? Here are some thoughts that might reassure the reluctant. Many of us take “the cloud” for granted. We’ve grown accustomed to having anywhere, anytime access to our data and systems. But while surveys – such as NTEN’s The State of the Nonprofit Cloud Report (released in 2012) – suggest that the “vast majority of nonprofits are using hosted software,” many nonprofits and me
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Connection Cafe
MAY 7, 2013
'One of the biggest challenges facing nonprofit organizations today is changes in generational giving. As boomers are moving from the workforce, where they are generating income, to retirement, organizations are exploring new ways to engage a younger group of constituents. This post will focus on some key features of younger generations and tips on how to use data to drive a stronger engagement strategy with this bunch.
Tech Soup
MAY 7, 2013
'Here’s your monthly update from the world of NetSquared Local. I'm going to blow your mind by sharing some stats and our May events. Read on! What Is NetSquared Local? NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. NetSquared Local groups hold monthly in-person events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 9, 2013
'AMACOM''s (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business. The book covers eight core responsibilities of a new manager , including: Hiring Communicating Planning Organizing Training Monitoring Evaluating Firing Expert advice is additionally provided regarding: Using Your New Authority Managing Your Mood Building Trust One of my favorite sections of the
NTEN
MAY 9, 2013
'Chris Bernard. Editorial and Communications Director. Idealware. Case Study: An international human rights organization finds that the benefits of the Cloud don’t replace the need for due diligence. Director of IT Rose Fremery said there was always a disconnect between staff expectations about the implementation of new technology and the reality of implementing new technology at her organization, the American Jewish World Service—and that disconnect persisted once the organization started movin
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