Sat.Jul 16, 2011 - Fri.Jul 22, 2011

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11 Nonprofit Websites Designed for the Social Web

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The average Internet user today is barraged with a constant stream of messages in the form of tweets, status updates, shouts, bulletins, e-mail, and “Breaking News!&# Social media is not only changing how we communicate online, but it’s also changing how our brains process information. That said, nonprofits would be wise to consider the effect of the Social Web when launching or re-designing their websites.

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Kickstart Your Supporters with 5 NEW Fundraising Contest Ideas

NetWits

Guest post by Amy Braiterman from [link]. — . It’s a great time to start fundraising contests if you’re managing or helping run a fall fundraising event. In fact, I bet you’re already planning a few. We’ve all see and likely implemented the typical “raise $100 this week and be entered into a drawing to win a prize”. But as you go about your planning this season, I’d like to get you thinking about contests a little differently.

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Interesting sites I’m looking at (weekly)

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Google+ Tips and Tricks – Google Docs. tags: google+ google tips toblog. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of July 18th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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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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Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits in New York, NY

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $149 per person. Location: Meetup.com Headquarters, 632 Broadway, New York, NY ( Google Map ). How to Register: Sign up! View: Training Agenda (PDF). View: Trainings in Other Cities. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff.

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Social Media’s Impact on Cause Marketing with Chris Noble

NetWits

Back in March of this year at SXSW I got the chance to spend a few minutes with Chris Noble the “Voltaire&# [ according to him ] of cause marketing. If you don’t know Chris make sure to say Hi to him on Twitter. He (along with his team at the Causemedia Group ) works to unite for-profit brands and non-profits for social good. Chris has two main points in our interview … … In 2010 social media for social good was defined by light engagement and what some would call &# S

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32 Free Non-profit Webinars for August 2011

Wild Apricot

This month's round-up of free non-profit webinars includes 32 webinars on topics such as: fundraising, volunteer engagement, multi-generational board development, grant-seeking, e-strategy development, LinkedIn and much more.( read more ).

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Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Training for Nonprofits :: Collingswood, NJ

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $149 per person. Proceeds benefit Volunteers of America Delaware Valley. Location: Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, 235 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ ( Google Map - 7 Miles from Downtown Philadelphia). How to Register: Sign up! View: Training Agenda (PDF). View: Trainings In Other Cities.

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Boulder Makes Worst Dressed List

VisionLink

'Okay, Boulder had this one coming. After being too pleased with itself for being America''s brainiest city, the nation''s second healthiest town, the winner of Tree City USA, Top Ten Winter Towns, America''s Foodiest Town, Top Ten Best Cities for the Next Decade, The Best City to Raise an Outdoor Kid, and the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Winner, we have come to understand we are the 40th Worst Dressed City in America, compliments of GQ magazine: Strolling through this charming university town,

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Taking A Break from Blogging this Week: Ocean View Wins

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Taking a break from online this week to stare at the ocean, visit family, and air out the brain. As someone who spends a lot of time online, breaks like this can be good for the heart, soul, and brain. Someone referred me to this excellent post by Danah Boyd about how to take an email sabbatical. I’m not going completely off the grid, but greatly reducing my normal load.

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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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4 Ways to Leverage Word-of-Mouth Marketing Using Social Media

Wild Apricot

Word-of-mouth is a powerful tool, but how do you get your members and supporters to promote you online? Here are four ways that your followers and fans can promote your organization using social media.( read more ).

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Further adventures in the world that Google is creating: Google Voice

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Thanks to the inspiration of my nptech colleague Joel Remigio , I am now experimenting with a Google Voice phone number! Historically, I have disliked using phones, mostly because: 1) My hearing is not the greatest. 2) I don't like interrupting conversations that I am already having in order to take incoming calls. 3) I don't like listening to voice mail , because the messages always sound garbled to me.

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Seven Key Skills of High Impact Nonprofit Leaders

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Karen Ramsey, ACC, SPHR , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor /. President and CEO, Lead for Good. Becoming a great nonprofit leader. what does it look like and how does one achieve it? The topic of leadership has been deliberated at great length. Books have been written and studies have been published, but the focus has primarily been on the private sector.

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Getting Beyond the Slacktivism Debate

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Duane Raymond, FairSay Derogative terms for digital activism like clicktivism and slacktivism have been rapidly adopted over the last year by a growing range of critics.

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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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Turning Five

Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot Membership Management software turns five this month! This year we'll be celebrating and looking ahead to version 5.0.( read more ).

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Daily DoGooder: I Want…

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.I Want… | 0:30 Animal Humane Society Hey, with the thousands of cat videos on YouTube, why shouldn’t the Animal Humane Society cash in with some REALLY adorable kittens. And even better they TALK! This is a fun, cute and effective pitch for animal adoption. Sign a petition [.].

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The Rule of Thirds: Discovering Relationship Benefits through Three-Dimensional Thinking

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Victoria Yerkovich. ASU Lodestar Center. American Humanics Program. Student. Over the years, lives been transformed by the uniquely structured missions of organizations at the hands of businessmen and women, donors, volunteers, and common change-makers alike. However, throughout the history of philanthropic ventures, many trials and triumphs have shaped the nonprofit sector into what it has become today.

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Why We Love the “Like” Button!

NTEN

By Megan Yarbrough, Social Media Specialist, M+R. By now you’ve probably played around a bit with Facebook’s ‘Like’ button. You’ve suggested that Facebook friends ‘Like’ your Facebook page. You’ve tried to keep track of which posts supporters ‘Like’ most. You catch yourself smiling when you see that little blue thumbs-up. Great. But all that Facebook activity represents only a tiny fraction of what the ‘Like’ button can actually do for your organization when you add the ‘Like’ button directly to

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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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Need a mobile strategy? Start with your email.

Care2

For most organizations, the heart and soul of communications is the email list. Email is the 800 pound gorilla, the elephant in the room, the big kahuna. Email goes direct to the inbox, our online strategy metrics are led by terms like open rate and clickthroughs, and online fundraising campaigns depend on email marketing. Moreover, email is growing and generally has a strong return on investment.

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Flow within Structure: Advice for a Young Artist

Have Fun - Do Good

This post was written as part of a gift from wishstudio founder, Mindy Tsonas, to a young artist friend, M. Mindy asked a group of artists and writers to write letters to M, which Mindy compiled into a book for her. Below is my contribution: Dear M, My main advice for you, as you begin your adult life as an artist (so exciting!), is to be like a stream: flow within a structure.

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Virtual Teams Tweetchat Recap

Tech Soup

Technology has not only changed the way we work, it has changed where we work. Online tools now exist that make it possible for work teams to contribute from outside a traditional office setting. As remote work becomes more commonplace , employers and organizations rightly have a number of concerns. Chief among them: what tools would facilitate such an arrangement and how to cultivate a collaborative spirit among team members?

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Recap: Engage Donors and Boost Fundraising with Strategic Messaging

NTEN

The art Step 3: Humanize Your Story of strategic messaging is one the entire nonprofit sector wrestles with on a daily basis, regardless of the size of the organization. As discussed in our webinar, " Engage Donors and Boost Fundraising with Strategic Messaging ", today’s nonprofits must hone their strategic messaging strategy in order to cultivate the type of bond with a donor that converts to action.

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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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7 Habits of Effective Personal Fundraisers

Care2

Personal fundraisers are your individual supporters that fundraise for your non-profit or cause. They love your non-profit, but struggle to get the most donations possible. We’ve seen lots of people spin their wheels to figure out how they can get their friends and family to support your non-profit. Help them today. The 7 Habits of Effective Personal Fundraisers is a free ebook that helps them become the best possible fundraiser for your non-profit.

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Daily DoGooder: Adrian’s New Kidney

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.Adrian’s New Kidney| 1:00 Children’s Medical Center This is a beautifully realized clip from Children’s Medical Center. Using a dynamic “pop-up book” style, it really brings us into the imagination and story of its young subject and hits home how children’s medical is about restoring the who child. [.].

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Event Recap: Become a Data-Driven Organization

Tech Soup

Yesterday in Oakland, California I had the privilege of speaking at a conference. entitled "Become a Data-Driven Organization," hosted and supported by the United Way of the Bay Area and the Corporation for National and. Community Service. As part of the Impact Learning Circle initiative to educate nonprofit administrators and staff about the purposeful use of data, this conference brought together staff from agencies across the San Francisco Bay Area to learn about how to use data eff

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Who Will Win the Fight Between Google "+1" vs. Facebook "Like"? You.

NTEN

By Cary Lenore Walski, Technology Education and Outreach Coordinator, MAP TechWorks. The enmity between Google and Facebook is no secret, and the cold war waged by the two internet behemoths has only escalated in light of the June launch of Google +M. Stories like those of Facebook’s rather petty ban of ads promoting Google+ are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the tactics both sides will employ in an effort to derail the other.

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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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20 Creative Ways to Blog About Your Upcoming Events

Care2

You've designed and built your blog, signed some of the staff on to help, laid out your blogging guidelines , and even engaged some volunteer blog contributors. A few weeks go by, you've gotten a few comments, and you're feeling good about your efforts. It seems like smooth sailing until. "I have nothing to write about!". When you're trying to convince (inspire, cajole, drag) your nonprofit staff to begin blogging for your organization this is likely to be the first complaint you get and one of

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Daily DoGooder: Define American: Jose’s Story

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.Define American: Jose’s Story | 4:33 Define America This is a challenging clip that makes you really think about what defines an “American&# — documents or character. Award-winning multimedia journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, has “come out” as an undocumented immigrant and founded Define American, which is dedicated to changing [.].

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New International Green IT Certificate Program

Tech Soup

This is a guest post from Dr. Erik Bansleben at the University of Washington, announcing a new online green IT certification program. The new program is now accepting applications and students can take the courses from anywhere. The course is intended for people in IT, especially computer network administrators. It is a nine-month series of three courses and covers optimizing power consumption, cloud computing efficiencies and concerns, virtualization, networking topics, waste-stream, and recycl

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Meatless Monday: Tofu Scramble, Avocado Toast + Eating Nasturiums

Have Fun - Do Good

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 recipe ideas I find in cookbooks and online. You can see past Meatless Monday posts here. Tofu Scramble + Avocado Nasturtium Toast I *love* breakfast. I could eat breakfast foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which is why I'm a big fan of tofu scramble.

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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.