Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Analytical tools have changed the way we digest important information on everything from website effectiveness to Facebook engagement to Twitter insights. And now, popular social media site Instagram is the latest to get a truly valuable profiling tool, a new service that gives users vital data on their audience breakdown and allows them to leverage those metrics to make the most of their social media efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Earlier this month, when Instagram announced its user community had grown to more than 400 million, it reminded me that I needed to update my curated collection of Instagram for Nonprofit resources. As a content curator, I’m not just on the hunt for learning and sharing snippets of the new or what’s buzzing. Content curation is ultimately organizing, synthesizing, presenting, and maintaining your resource collections.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Are you maximizing your potential for supplier non-dues revenue? Here are details of a new article by Bob Jonas – Non-dues Revenue: The Basics – available in our Knowledge Hub.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

We stopped including one thing in our weekly DoGooder Dispatches emails, and our subscribers loved it. In fact, we saw our open rates soar to 50 percent. Here's what we changed to connect with a stronger, more engaged email audience. The post We Got 50% Open Rates After Changing 1 Thing About Emails appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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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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BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Not all nonprofit board members are financial experts, but every board member owes the stakeholders of their nonprofit, the duty to help steer their nonprofit in the right direction. For help in doing that, we turned to finance pro Paul Konigstein, in this week’s terrific guest post, including a checklist for the less financially inclined on the board that Paul developed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As you probably know, the Pope is visiting the United States this week in Washington, DC; Philadelphia; and New York City. While the crowds will gather on the ground for a change to touch the hand of Pontiff, there will be a lot of crowds online to celebrate his visit. By creating the #GoodIsWinning hashtag and launching PopeIsHope accounts across many social media platforms that especially target Millennials and Gen Z , the Pope’s visit will amplify social change messages around clima

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See3

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

German automaker Volkswagen is embroiled in an emissions scandal that resulted in its CEO Martin Winterkorn resigning and giving a public statement. So why does Winterkorn's apology seem unbelievable. Here's what we can learn about video public statements. The post What Volkswagen Got Wrong With Its Video Public Statement appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As I was writing today’s post on how to support the next generation of leaders based on great advice from The Emerging Leaders Playbook , co-authored by Beth Kanter, I can’t but help but reflect on the leadership, passion, and out of the box thinker that Jake Brewer was in the nonprofit and civic democracy space. Jake passed away yesterday and will be forever missed.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

October might be a time for ghosts and monsters, but there are some other evils lurking out there: Internet malware, viruses, and threats! For the entire month of October, TechSoup and our donor partners will be participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (also known as NCSAM). Celebrated every October, NCSAM is a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

In his book, The Responsible Leader , Tim Richardson explains that to create a high-performance culture , you need to plan and prepare for the following moments to ensure the conversations surrounding them are both meaningful and intentional: recruitment and induction of new team members performance management discussions promotion interviews and talent management discussions coaching discussions customer sales presentations handling customer complaints and problems briefings to the press, analy

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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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See3

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Email marketing can greatly improve your organization's donations and support base. However, altruism alone is not enough to convince people to give you their greatest social asset. Instead, you have to work a little harder to provide value to supporters before visitors click "Submit.". The post The Absolute Basics of Email Marketing for Nonprofits appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

It’s almost October, and it’s time to begin figuring out your end of year fundraising plan if you haven’t already. Prep now for #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday launches on December 1, and they’re already prepping with webinars and events to get you prepared to raise the most amount of money. While Black Friday has been dropping in sales year over year, #GivingTuesday has been raising more money each year.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Roy Cheran is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Roy is the Vice President of Marketing at DonorPro , an innovative software company that helps nonprofits grow their fundraising revenue by an average of 37 percent each year. Roy has extensive experience consulting in higher education and leading fundraising efforts for military veteran causes. He is also a regular speaker at nonprofit technology conferences and a public voice for Veterans in the Pittsburgh area.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Earlier this month, Brian Tracy , along with Christina Stein , published, Find Your Balance Point. "The desire for peace of mind and the idea of living a balanced life are central to your happiness and well-being. When you start to live your life in balance with the very best person you could possibly be, you will enjoy the happiness you deserve and experience harmony among all the elements that make up a successful life for you, as you define it," explain the authors.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Round one of our #CelebrateAdobeCC closed on September 14, 2015. We received 168 submissions and were blown away by the creativity shown in these works. Thank you to all our participants. There are two more rounds of #CelebrateAdobeCC! Round two is open NOW and you can enter here. If you don't already have Adobe Creative Cloud, be sure get it now.

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

As you venture into the world of planned giving, there’s a lot to consider. Defining what your program will look like starts with your launch. During the early phases of your program and the ongoing process of running it, you’ll be looking for ways to optimize your efforts. Look no further than this page.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Integrated marketing communications. Sounds like long-winded business jargon, right? Maybe, but it’s a concept that many for-profit marketers live by, and your nonprofit should too. In simplest terms, integrated marketing communications, which we’ll call IMC, means that all of your communication tools work seamlessly together to create a consistent image and message.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Awhile back, Herminia Ibarra released her latest book, Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader. Contrary to popular opinion, Ibarra argues that you have to act your way into a new type of leadership thinking instead of thinking your way into it. And to do this, you need to develop and practice outsight (versus insight). To do that, you should: Redefine your job to make time for more strategic work and more work outside your function, unit and even organization.

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Advertiser: Syncrony

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

For many organizations that use Salesforce, especially those that signed up for free through the Salesforce Foundation, there is often a "Now what?" moment. You have this powerful, flexible CRM solution, but you aren't sure yet how to make it do everything you want it to do. You need apps. The Salesforce AppExchange currently offers nearly 3,000 apps, and consulting firms and vendors offer dozens more that are not listed on the AppExchange.

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

There’s no planned giving program without planned giving marketing. Too few people know about planned giving opportunities for your program to skate by with minimal promotions. You need to get planned giving to the forefront of your marketing efforts if you want it to succeed. This article will help you do just that.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

First, let’s acknowledge the elephant. Yes, the name of this site is Nonprofit Hub, but not all good in the world is done by nonprofits. Occasionally, the nonprofit business model is not the right setup for your organization. Sometimes you have investors that help get your operations off the ground and want a share of the profits. You might want more control of how the decisions are made or the company is run.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

During this past summer, Wiley released two new books for leaders and individuals leading HR departments at businesses and organizations. The books are, Lead the Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment , and Misplaced Talent: A Guide to Better people Decisions. Both are insightful reads. Misplaced Talent was my favorite. That book's author, Joe Ungemah , professes: "I believe we are in a state of misplaced talent.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Raiser's Edge NXT is the new online fundraising and relationship management software for nonprofits by TechSoup donor partner Blackbaud. Like most cloud-based software, it is available anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Raiser's Edge NXT (pronounced N.X.T. instead of "next" and often abbreviated RE NXT) automates ongoing online fundraising, events, campaigns, membership, email marketing, payment processing, and even crowdfunding.

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

DonorSearch always aims to provide the best content available regarding prospect research and the broader nonprofit space. As such, we welcome guest contributors occasionally to mix things up here at our blog and provide new perspectives. Today, we’re happy to share a post by Solina Powell of EverTrue.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

These are the notes and slides for a keynote speech I'm giving this Saturday at MuseumNext in Indianapolis. If you'll be there, I look forward to discussing these issues with you. If not, please share a comment and let's talk online. The theme of this conference is inclusion. All weekend, we've heard uplifting stories about amazing work you all are doing to involve people from all walks of life in museums.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead , gives readers practical guidance and concrete techniques to help leaders become more visionary. In his book, Rob-Jan de Jong provides the developmental framework for visionary capacity, focusing on two key skills: The ability to see change early The ability to connect the dots Rob-Jan de Jong De Jong makes a clear distinction between the company vision and your personal vision.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

How These Entrepreneurs Got Their Start. Sometimes a story begins on a whim and a spark. Then, add a dash of passion and a pinch of crazy (in the best way) and you’ll get what some are calling the social entrepreneur movement. Millennials have been the face of this change-maker movement (although that’s not to exclude the other generations of do-gooders).

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Donor Search

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Building anything from the ground up takes serious effort and endurance. There is no way to snap your fingers and make things happen. You need the proper tools, materials, and know-how to take an idea from the abstract to reality. This is true of real life construction, and it is true of program development.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Along with the start of school and football season, we’ve also kicked off the end-of-year campaign planning season for nonprofits. Previously, I wrote about 6 things to do in September to plan your end-of-year campaign. And with September nearly finished, it’s a good time for a follow-up post. Here are 7 things to do this October to be ready for end-of-year fundraising: Finalize your theme – It’s difficult to move forward with creating campaign images or content if you

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Network for Good Releases Free Giving Tuesday Tools - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Online-giving platform Network for Good launched its 2015 Giving Tuesday campaign this week. It features free tools and webinars as well as training and donor incentives to support charities’ year-end fundraising. Started in 2012, Giving Tuesday serves as a charitable counterpoint to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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