Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

How nonprofits choose to follow on Twitter varies widely. Some nonprofits only follow a small of amount of Twitterers, others follow hundreds or thousands, and a few follow more (sometimes a lot more) than they are being followed themselves. However, from browsing more than 80,000 nonprofits on Twitter over the last three years, the vast majority of nonprofits follow a lot less than they are being followed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2011

As I mentioned in my previous two blogs about my Africa trip of last July, I had the pleasure of meeting many interesting people and learning about numerous exciting, cool projects during that three week long visit to Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. In Ghana, I greatly enjoyed meeting Peter Ackland, CEO of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 12, 2011

If you’ve been following the #OccupyWallStreet events you know the size and number of events continues to grow every day. It’s really exciting to see the energy and visibility the Occupy Wall Street movement is bringing to communities around the country and even world. From speeches, to marches, to the signs individuals have brought with them, core issues that nonprofits work on every day, such as economic inequality, high unemployment and corporate greed are coming to a head.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I'm charmed by the tortured grammar in this spam. But would it have been too hard to at least make the sending email address (@gmail) match the reply-to address (@yahoo)? Sender: Robert Grant (robertgrantinvest3@gmail.com). Subject: willing to invest. Text: Top of the day to you. In lieu to the economic social statutory meltdown,which led to the. world financial recession, My Boss is willing to invest aboard and he. needs a partner that can proficiently invest a given certain amount. in tunes of

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2011

As I imagine you know, right now, thousands of people all over the country (and the world, too) are taking to the streets to " Occupy " places like Wall Street and San Francisco. I myself will be showing up on Monday for OccupyOakland for a while. This blog post has been inspired and informed by this movement - this historic movement. But it's not just about this movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Many nonprofits, particularly smaller organizations, say their biggest challenge to using social media effectively is that they don’t have the time or staff. Those that have opened themselves up to using these tools and connecting with passionate people in their networks find abundance. Here’s one story about how one free agent, a social media savvy volunteer for a local food bank, saw a problem, reached out to her network, and helped solved in collaboration with the local nonpr

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 14, 2011

posted by. Angela Francis , Senior Associate. Nonprofit Finance Fund. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use data to help us understand and communicate the financial reality facing nonprofit practitioners on the ground.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2011

As I imagine you know, right now, thousands of people all over the country (and the world, too) are taking to the streets to " Occupy " places like Wall Street and San Francisco. I myself will be showing up on Monday for OccupyOakland for a while. This blog post has been inspired and informed by this movement - this historic movement. But it's not just about this movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Note from Beth: I’m publishing this post from 30,000 feet in the air flying my favorite airline, Virgin America, enroute to Washington, DC for Give the Max Day. (If you’ve been reading this blog for a long time, you’ll know that this isn’t my first inflight blog post ). As I was boarding my the plane, my colleague Jennifer Aaker, co-author of the book, The Dragon Fly Effect reached out to me about the plight of Amit Gupta who needs a bone marrow match.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 11, 2011

If you need help with events management, check out our free webinar this week or our helpful Getting Started With Events Guide.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2011

By Cam Hayduk and Kat Kelly, Turtlebox Productions. Why do some online videos grab us, pull us in and capture our imagination for the few minutes that we watch them? What is it that separates the good videos from the truly great videos? We all know that length is important; online audiences demand brief messaging, and the importance of story telling cannot be emphasized enough, a good story is necessary.

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See3

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Time to Change Reactions | 1:31 Time To Change This is a great video for World Mental Health Day that breaks the silence and stigma around mental illness. It hilariously plays out our imagined worst case scenarios and follows them up with the simple and poignant truth that [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC today to kick off a training event for Give to the Max Day , a one-day fundraising event on November 9, 2011 that will unite local Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC communities to support nonprofits serving the area. The fundraising goal for Give to the Max Day is to get 35,000 people to support their favorite regional charity, raising more than $3 million in donations and grants in just 24 hours!

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To continue the discussion on member value, here are some thoughts on perks and loyalty programs.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog. Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? Do only numbers matter? There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning: The only valid data is quantitative data. Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. Make data-driven decisions only, don't trust your gut ever.

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See3

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Homer’s Colonoscopy | 1:54 Stand Up To Cancer Homer Simpson gets a colonoscopy. Need I say more? Learn more about screening for The Colon Cancer Foundation (Susie’s Cause). Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A few days ago, I moderated two panels at Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on arts and technology. The panel featured some previews from a recent research study “ How Strong Is Your Social Net? ” given by Rory MacPherson, principal, Trudel | MacPherson and Jai Sen,digital media strategist, Sen Associates. The panel also featured, Mary Beth Smith, from the SF Ballet, who share her organization’s experience integrating social media into marketing strategies since 2007.

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Care2

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Let’s face it, the world is no picnic these days. We’re facing climate change. The world’s oceans are on the verge of being irreparably damaged. One of the worst humanitarian crises continues to escalate in the Horn of Africa, where famine, war and drought are threatening 13M+ people. Thankfully, we have some incredible nonprofits on the ground who continue to tackle these issues everyday, raise awareness and mobilize people into action.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 10, 2011

At Forum One, we take monitoring and evaluation (M&E) seriously, especially when it comes to measuring the success of digital communication campaigns. While we love data and establishing relevant indicators for initiatives that are sometimes hard to measure, we also love talking about these strategies. At Forum One, we take monitoring and evaluation (M&E) seriously, especially when it comes to measuring the success of digital communication campaigns.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

"What are the best ways to foster collaboration?" is a top question we hear at TechSoup from the organizations we serve. Many teams struggle with bringing the best and brightest together effectively to get more done. Our Nonprofits Live interactive series is designed to address such questions and find solutions for the toughest organizational issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last June, I live blogged the virtual Millennial Donor Summit and it was an interesting experience. So I was very interested to hear about the lessons learned report about the virtual summit and Kari agreed to write a guest post. Hosting engaging online events and learning experiences has been of interest to me over the past ten years and the question of whether or not virtual events replace the face-to-face or how to best blend together.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

By Irene Kao, Project Manager, Tides. Quantitative and qualitative data are often positioned as opposing or complementary means of documenting impact. Data reports and personal snapshots are often generated separately, then placed side-by-side with the hope that the juxtaposition of hard metrics with an emotional picture and blurb will resonate with a wide range of people.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Today's post is the seventh, and last (for the moment), in my guest post series: Making Time for What Matters. Be sure to read the pieces by Julie Daley , Tiffany Moore , Rachel Cole , Rachelle Mee-Chapman , Emily McKhann , and Peter Deitz too! Susannah Conway is a photographer, writer and the creator of the Unravelling e-courses. A Polaroid addict and very proud aunt, her first book, This I Know: Notes on Unraveling the Heart (Globe Pequot Press), launches in June 2012.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. Moreover, text messages are reported to have an open rate of more than 90 percent. Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising that mobile giving has proven to be a highly effective form of fundraising. TechSoup recently held a tweetchat to discuss how nonprofits can best take advantage of text-to-give campaigns, as well as to answer specific questions related to mobile giving.

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Global Giving

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Rob Holmes Founder + Chief Strategist, Green Living Project Who He Is: Rob Holmes leads a multimedia production company that makes short-films about important issues and shares them with the world. Green Living Project has produced more than 100 films across 25 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and North America. Q: Why is video an important tool for nonprofits?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2011

We probably don't need to convince you that mobile's becoming increasingly important to the nonprofit sector. I mean, at least 43.5 million people use their phone to check email on a daily basis and almost 7% of U.S. web traffic now comes from mobile devices. So we're excited to hear Kelly McIvor's perspective. He's been in the business for 19 years, focused on the creation and marketing of new mobile products and services.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. Each week I share meatless recipes I've tried from cookbooks and online. You can see past Meatless Monday posts by clicking here. Soooo. I realize that cookies aren't usually made with meat, but sadly, this is the only new and interesting recipe I tried last week.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Beginning at midnight on Thursday, October 20, TechSoup.org will be unavailable while we move several of our back-end systems to a new, long-term datacenter. We expect TechSoup.org to be back online and fully functional by Monday morning, October 24. During this time, TechSoup's product donation programs and learning resources, community forums, and the TechSoup blog will all be unavailable.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Recently, I joined a number of luminaries for the launch of the 4th Digital Media Learning (DML) competition, Badges for Lifelong Learning. Digital Learning Badges are online tools that recognize, measure, and support lifelong learning. Recently, I joined a number of luminaries for the launch of the 4th Digital Media Learning (DML) competition, Badges for Lifelong Learning.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2011

My new website is finally all done and we’re moving the blog there. You can now find ALL the great articles for fully funding your nonprofit at www.getfullyfunded.com/blog. Congrats to Jeni from WordPlayers for winning the Kindle last week!

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