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9 Fundraising Tools to Watch in 2015

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'Over the last six months Nonprofit Tech for Good has bookmarked over 50 fundraising tools to prepare for this blog post. When the time came to write the post, at least 25% of the fundraising tools had shut down. It is very difficult to launch a fundraising service that is sustainable i.e., can earn enough revenue to pay staff, keep the lights on, and continually invest in innovation.

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Mobile-Friendly Searching: Getting Your Non-Profit’s Website Up to Speed

Byte Technology

'If you’ve initiated a Google search anytime recently, you may have noticed a new designation underneath the listed results: “mobile-friendly.” It seems that the search engine behemoth is rolling out a new algorithm that will now rank sites based on how they render across the wide spectrum of mobile devices, whether they be smartphones, tablets or even the new watch technologies.

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Why April 21st May Ruin Your Nonprofit's Website Analytics

EveryAction

'Not to be click-baiting fearmongers, but we really needed to get your attention because there’s a big change coming to Google’s search algorithm that you need to know about.

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Making Events Easier With the Wild Apricot App

Wild Apricot

'Wild Apricot just launched our mobile app for iOS and Android. Here are details on the app and 4 ways it can make your life easier at your events.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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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Meet Gen Z Philanthropist Sejal Makheja, Founder Elevator Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'Perhaps you’ve been reading about Gen Z and that they’re tech savvy, passionate about doing good, and might just shake up philanthropy. I recently read an article in the New York Times about conference for Gen Z who were learning entrepreneurial skills. That’s where I first read about Sejal Makheja, 16, a sophomore who lives in McLean, Va. When she was 14, Sejal founded the Elevator Project , an organization that aims to lift people out of poverty through apprenticeship, vocational trainin

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Net Neutrality and Nonprofits

NTEN

Candace Clement. Internet Campaign Director. Free Press. Why the future of the Internet's First Amendment matters to your nonprofit. By now, you’ve likely heard the term “Net Neutrality.” What you may not know is that, without it, nonprofits would find it nearly impossible to fulfill their missions.

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It’s On! National Volunteer Week 2015

Wild Apricot

'National Volunteer Week is on from April 12 to 18. Here are some ideas for how you can recognize your amazing volunteers and share your stories.

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Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Pre-Order Your Copy Now!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

'In mid-May 2015, the book “ Volunteer Engagement 2.0 ” will launch and I’m proud to be among 35 chapter contributors! Can you guess the topic of my chapter? The book is about: Striking a balance between actionable strategy and broad discussion of the issues surrounding volunteerism, Volunteer Engagement 2.0 helps readers craft a volunteer program that reflects the organization’s mission and approaches daily management needs with an eye toward the future.

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Time to Redesign: Effective Website Planning

NTEN

David Onate. Senior Online Communications and Marketing Manager. African Wildlife Foundation. A website redesign is full of challenges and opportunities. Here's how one nonprofit turned a humble redesign idea into a brand-changing project. Let’s start with a simple question: Does your organization’s website advance your business goals and make you proud?

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5 Tips to Make Your Website Get Better Search Rankings

Tech Soup

'One of the most effective ways to gain exposure for a nonprofit is by appearing at the top of online search results. It's practically free advertising to appear in a search results list when a donor, partner, or constituent "googles" phrases that are related to your organization's services. According to a recent study , the first five search results get over two-thirds of the clicks.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

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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Volunteer Week Link Round-up

Wild Apricot

'National Volunteer Week 2015 is winding down – here is a link round-up of volunteer posts to help you finish up your NVW celebrations.

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8 Ways To Show You Value Your Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'There are eight specific actions business leaders can take to show that they value their employees , according to Andrew Leigh , author of the book , Ethical Leadership -- Creating and Sustaining an Ethical Business Culture. Those eight behaviors are: Attention -- Pay attention to what people say to show your interest. Listen -- Make time to hear what colleagues, peers and employees have to say to show you care.

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How Kickstarter Got Subtitles and Captions

NTEN

David Peter. Software Engineer. Kickstarter. From an idea to a Hack Day to the sacrifice of a guy named Ian's life force: how Kickstarter bolted accessibility to its website. Last week, Kickstarter added an important new feature to its website: the ability for people to place captions and subtitles on the videos they upload. Project videos have always been a huge part of Kickstarter — they’re a chance for creators to speak right to you, explain who they are, and demonstrate what they’re try

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3 Tips for Running Your Next Event

Achieve

I have had the great pleasure of working on MCON since its founding in 2011 and have learned A LOT over the years about event planning. From the experience design to logistics to technology to coordinating with speakers, sponsors, partners, media … so many details are involved, which can make an event a huge time suck if you let it. Part of what I’ve been (slowly) learning is how to pull off a good event without letting it exhaust the team (or me).

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

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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Intro to Photoshop for Nonprofits: Part 3

Tech Soup

'Final product (click for larger version). Let's dive right in. You've no doubt picked up everything you needed in Part 1 and cleaned the image in Part 2. (If you haven't, go ahead. We'll wait.). We now move on to adding the header. Add Guides. Before we add text to the image, we need to make sure it's in a place that looks good visually.

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A Workplace Volunteer Program Builds Teamwork, Motivates Employees And Attracts New Hires

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'National Volunteer Week is April 12 - 18. It is dedicated to inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. This year''s theme is “ Celebrating Service." If you are a workplace leader who supports a volunteer program at your business, you already know that by encouraging employees to give back to the community you are: building teamwork motivating employees attracting new hires In fact, job seekers much prefer companies that have a str

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Data Nerd Alert! 15NTC by the Numbers

NTEN

You did it! You braved sleet and rain and even witnessed a snow day in Austin to take part in the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference (15NTC). While we didn’t get the gorgeous spring weather Austin is famous for, we laughed, we cried, we drank in almost as much coffee as we did knowledge during another record-setting NTC. Here are the numbers to prove just how awesome the 15NTC was. 2,016 people attended the 15NTC, booking 2,959 hotel room nights, and traveling approximately 2.2 million miles f

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Starting a Nonprofit: The Importance of Developing a Business Plan

NonProfit Hub

'Many nonprofits start out on a wing and a prayer but without a legit business plan. Just because an organization is labeled a “nonprofit,” that doesn’t exempt it from operating like a business—a nonprofit is a type of business, and many of the same rules that apply to a for-profit company also apply to a nonprofit organization. You need both a strategic plan and a business plan to ensure success.

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

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.

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Tech Tip: Take the Greener IT Challenge

Tech Soup

'Take the Greener IT Challenge to find out how to make environmentally friendly choices every time you buy, use, and dispose of IT equipment. It's a noncommercial and fun website that has a short video, which is a bit like the Story of Stuff on what green IT is all about. Take a fun five-question quiz, after which you can get a fancy Greener IT Challenge certificate.

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Leading With GRIT

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Feelings of being stuck, overwhelmed and frustrated plague too many of our workplaces says Laurie Sudbrink , author of the new book, Leading With Grit. So, drawing on her over 20 years of coaching a wide range of organizations, colleges and Fortune 500 companies, Sudbrink provides in her book a road map to improve individual and organizational health.

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Happy National Volunteer Week!

NTEN

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, notes, "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference." NTEN is a community, and a community invests in itself.

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Conversion Booster: Converting Eyeballs Into Action

See3

'Ask yourself, what would your organization do with a 30-170% increase in conversions? How many more constituents could you serve? How many more people can you engage? The post Conversion Booster: Converting Eyeballs Into Action appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

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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Different Training Media for Better Learning

Gyrus

I love working on cars. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of accomplishment after changing my own brake pads and rotors, or the satisfaction of putting new oil in my car. Or it could just be the fact that I no longer pay north of $60 for a synthetic oil change at the local mechanic’s. But before I got into working on my own car, I was somewhat naïve on the inner workings of those magnificent mechanical horseless carriages.

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The Best Presentations Have Stories

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Joey Asher''s 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. In chapter 8, Asher explains that the best presentations have stories and if you want to be a good speaker, you need to know how to tell an effective story. Asher''s formula is: Start with the point. You don''t want people wondering why you''re telling them a story.

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NTEN and National Volunteer Week

NTEN

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, notes, "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference." Inspired by National Volunteer Week, NTEN took a few hours of work time to volunteer in our local communities.

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How Office 365 Helps Caring Partners Support At-Risk Youth

Tech Soup

'Caring Partners has a powerful goal: to keep children and young adults in their homes, at their schools, and out of trouble. The New Jersey-based organization serves almost 600 youth in Morris and Sussex counties with about 60 employees. An organization that provides life-transforming services to those who are most at risk does not have time to worry about accessing email remotely, having up-to-date versions of Excel, or sharing information among staff.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

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.

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Lessons Learned from Starting a Nonprofit in 2015

NonProfit Hub

'This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. In our March/April 2015 edition, we explored how to make the most of National Volunteer Month. To reserve your free copy of our next issue, sign up today. . This article is also part of a series. Check out an expansion of each topic by clicking the title of each main point. _.

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What’s to Come in Digital Fundraising?

Connection Cafe

'Many want to know what is going to happen in the future. Unfortunately for those curious minds, no one can say for sure. However, we can still make educated predictions. At Charity Dynamics, we recently celebrated our ten year birthday. This milestone got me thinking about how fast time flies, but also about the huge changes the company has seen in the digital fundraising space.

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A City and an Art Center Design the Future: Reflections on the Market Street Prototyping Festival

Museum 2.0

'"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me.

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Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AFP Blog

'Some related material collected here [link] Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising Seeking a foothold with younger, digitally minded donors, more major nonprofits are accepting gifts in Bitcoin and promoting their friendliness with the virtual currency, The Wall Street Journal writes as part of a set of "Journal Reports" stories on philanthropy.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.