Byte Technology

MAY 12, 2015

Unfortunately, non-profit’s have much to fear these days: a slump in the economy that translates to a downturn in donations; an ineffective social media program; an unscrupulous or ineffective board of directors; an apathetic staff or volunteer base; the list goes on and on. However, when it comes to a website, there is one thing an NPO should never, ever be afraid of: that there’s a chance they will, for all intents and purposes, become locked out of their own site or domain.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 11, 2015

In this guest post, Lamees Abourahma outlines what she feels are the common mistakes that associations make that are keeping them from realizing their website’s full potential.

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EveryAction

MAY 12, 2015

Email isn’t dead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2015

We know that sitting is bad for your health and has been dubbed “the new smoking.” Two years ago I got put on a fitbit and started walking, and haven’t stopped. It’s benefited overall physical health and boosts cognitive function. I’ve been incorporating sitting, standing, and walking into my work and doing sessions at nonprofit conferences about walking as work.

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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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NTEN

MAY 15, 2015

Liza J. Dyer. Program Coordinator in Volunteer Services. Multnomah County Library. Get on the same page with your volunteers' preferred methods of appreciation or watch them walk out your door. Effective recognition is a big deal when it comes to ensuring volunteers feel like they're a part of your nonprofit or organization. When I say “recognition,” I’m not just talking about thanking volunteers, although that’s essential, too.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 13, 2015

Recently our Membership Advisory Group discussed their challenges with volunteer engagement and retention and offered up some advice and ideas to help their membership peers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2015

Too often, we think of only external customer service, and forget about the need for excellent internal customer service. No matter what type of business, organization or team you lead, teach your team members/ employees the need for and importance of internal customer service. Similar to external customer service, that means employees/team members should: 1.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2015

The 2015 Leading Change Summit is coming up, and we want you to attend! We understand the financial commitment to attend the summit, and thanks to our amazing Community Champions who helped to raise funds for registration scholarships, we are able to offer 25 of these opportunities. Scholarship applications are now open. Please review the eligibility requirements, and apply today!

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Wild Apricot

MAY 14, 2015

Here are highlights of an interview with Joe Bednar, president of the Whitman Syracuse University Alumni Club in New York City, who offers insight into how to provide value and help an alumni organization flourish.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

Imagine being served a full plate of the most dazzling, delectable, and decadent food you have ever seen. As the sweet and savory aroma meets your nose, your senses explode and your mouth waters. Now imagine, before taking a bite, you scrape nearly half that food into the trash. You might think you'd never do that. But as a country, that's exactly what we do in the U.S.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2015

You can't lead if your employees, team or followers don't trust you. Building trust takes energy, effort and constant attention to how you act. To help build trust, follow these 16 tips , recommended by author Susan H. Shearouse: Be honest Keep commitments and keep your word Avoid surprises Be consistent with your mood Be your best Demonstrate respect Listen Communicate Speak with a positive intent Admit mistakes Be willing to hear feedback Maintain confidences Get to know others Practice empath

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2015

Adonia Lugo. Creator. Bicicultures. From building a movement to groundtruthing an organization's policies, a listserv can be a powerful tool for a revolution within and beyond an organization. I am a big fan of email listservs. They can be a great tool to bring together people virtually who will not cross paths in life. My first experiment with online networking was creating the Bicicultures list in 2012.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2015

Nonprofits are turning more and more toward grants as a source of funding for their causes, and that’s not a bad idea—if and only if you can devote the necessary time and energy into it. Here’s a bit of rough, straight shootin’ life advice for you: you’ll probably get shot down the first time. You’re going to mess something up. You’ll apply for the wrong type of grant or screw up the formatting or forget to include a necessary component.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. It seems like every day there's a new overhyped idea that claims to fix a problem you never thought you had, like a delivery service for laundry quarters. So it's refreshing to come to an event where techies and nonprofits convene to solve deep, real problems that plague our community.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 10, 2015

Every leader experiences periods of ups and downs. Hopefully, more up periods. If you struggle with too many down periods, it might be because you have perfectionist tendencies. Transform yourself into an optimist by: Viewing failure as an opportunity to learn and understand that failure is part of a fulfilling life. Making room for pain. Don't deny yourself permission to feel painful emotions.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2015

Joe Newlin. Founder & Principal. vsbly. Try these realistic shortcuts to tame your crazypants inbox. I am rich beyond all decency, and I am here to tell you how you, too, can follow my path to abundance and extravagance. I don’t mean money-rich; I mean email-rich. “Why the over-indulgence?” the Inbox Zero types ask. To which I reply: “Stop mailshaming!”.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 13, 2015

Chad Reid is Director of Communications for JotForm , a popular online form building tool and has previously worked for several nonprofits. He currently lives in Oakland, California with his girlfriend and three cats. _. Online forms can help your nonprofit help others—whether you use them to improve your bottom line, acquire talented new workers, throw fundraising events or add members.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

How the Natalia Library Helps Patrons Improve Their Lives. The Natalia Veteran's Memorial Library serves the small town of Natalia, Texas. It's open 25 hours a week, with a staff of one. With extremely limited resources, librarian Amy Edge must make difficult decisions every day about what her library can provide. Whenever she's making those tough decisions, she asks herself which option will do more to improve the lives of Natalia residents.

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Advertiser: Syncrony

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2015

A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. Author Peter F. Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite book's of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization :" Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose?

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See3

MAY 15, 2015

Longtime friends and communications experts Michael Hoffman and Mitchell Hurst discuss how nonprofits and social causes can use curated content within their content marketing strategies. The post How Can My Organization Utilize Curated Content? appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2015

Securing repeat donors can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are three things I’d recommend that you focus on in 2015 to create loyalty and build stronger relationships with your current supporters. Share impact stories. Donors want to know how their money is impacting the community, your cause or the people that they’re supporting—the reason they’re giving money is to make a difference, right?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 13, 2015

Visitors in front of the African Elephant Diorama at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC photo) This guest post was written by Karen Wise, Vice President, Education and Exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “I love it! You’ve made it better without changing it.” Those words haunt me. The person who said them is a member of our Board of Trustees.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2015

I'm a big fan of the magazine, Experience Life. Particularly the monthly Perspective column by Bahram Akradi , the founder and CEO of Life Time Fitness. Akradi tackled self-reflection awhile back. He firmly believes the business model that if you aren't innovating you are dying. And, to innovate, you have to regularly fine-tune both your business and your life.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2015

I occasionally am exposed to a disease that shows up in nonprofit leadership: arrogance. . Those infected often are left unharmed; instead it can eat away at the passion and vitality of everyone else in the organization. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines arrogance as “ an insulting way of thinking or behaving that comes from believing that you are better, smarter or more important than other people. ” On the other hand, Seth Godin defines leaders as people who “ know where they’d like

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 14, 2015

I graduated last weekend. Cue the relentless flow of scared, excited, sentimental and nostalgic feelings. All of the feelings. For the most part I’ve held back my emotions and have yet to cry. (I’m sure it’s coming. Don’t worry, I’m not a robot.) But here’s what I’ve learned during this transitional phase—which naturally is all relatable to the nonprofit world. 1.

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AFP Blog

MAY 14, 2015

A Third of Top Fundraising Charities Fail Google's Mobile-Friendly Test : FundRaising Success : "One in three top charities' websites, including Oxfam, the Royal British Legion and British Red Cross, will fall down search rankings after failing Google's new mobile-friendly test.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2015

Tim Richardson offers this great advice from his book on how to be a responsible leader : The responsible leader sees things as interconnected and interdependent. The responsible leader is both future focused and grounded firmly in the present, the here and now, and the practical on-the-ground impact of actions. Responsible leadership is about connecting at a deeper level with stakeholders - at the soul, story and heritage level that provides meaning for staff teams, communities and customers.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2015

Let’s face it—budget planning can cause much stress and anxiety for nonprofits.Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, thus creating organizational uncertainty. How could we possibly achieve the same mission impact with less resources? But what if our organizations could engage in a more thoughtful and systematic practice to build our organizations’ financial capacity without making this tradeoff?

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TechImpact

MAY 15, 2015

Does your nonprofit have to get creative from time to time? Chances are good, your organization has had to, for some reason or another, put its collective thinking caps on to solve a problem. Whether an event was not going as planned, donations were not flowing in, or your message was just not being perceived […]. The post Infograhpic Friday: 21 Ways For Nonprofits To Get Creative appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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AFP Blog

MAY 12, 2015

CRM, digital and innovation focus at IoF Tech Conference | Charity Digital News : "On Friday 8th May we headed down to the Institute of Fundraising’s Technology conference in London, which saw a number of industry experts come together to discuss topics ranging from data and CRM to what makes a great digital experience.

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