Sat.Jun 25, 2011 - Fri.Jul 01, 2011

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Five Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Fan Base

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A Few Words of Caution: Small to medium-sized nonprofits should take Facebook case studies and best practices based on the success of large nationally and internationally well-known nonprofits (with huge email lists and multiple communications and development staff) with a heavy dose of skepticism. 99.9% of nonprofits just can not duplicate their success, and such case studies and best practices set up many nonprofits for failure and disappointment.

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Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+

Amy Sample Ward

Google+ , the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here. There are bound to be many, many versions of this blog post as people from around the world start investigating the tool and sharing their impressions. As always, when it’s just the first trickling of people joining up, the way the tool is used, the depth of some functionality, and the technical issues are all a bit out of proportion.

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10 Reasons Your Email Appeal is Being Ignored

NetWits

I volunteer with a small nonprofit called Fields to Families. We work with local farmers to distribute excess produce to families in need. Brilliant, right? Have you grabbed your credit card yet? Well, I wish more of our constituents did the last time we sent an email appeal! It was beautifully crafted (or at least I thought so.) The returns were less than mind-blowing.

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If Google+ was a comfy couch at a conference…

Judi Sohn

For a while yesterday, Google turned on the spigot and folks were able to freely invite others to Google+. In that window of opportunity, I snagged an invite from NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward and have spent the last day playing around with it in between other projects. Most posts and conversations today in my circles have been focused around making sense out of it all.

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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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Dashboard Design Principles

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Dashboards are a nonprofit’s best friend because they can be powerful tools in communicating your organization’s important measurement data at a glance. If a dashboard fails to tell you what need in glance, then you’ve wasted all that data collection time. What if you married with the power of a dashboard with visual design? Maybe you are scratching your head and thinking, but I’m not a visual designer.

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Can You Turn Objections Into Opportunities?

Wild Apricot

Here are some thoughts on handling objections, prepared for this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival. We reached out to our Wild Apricot blog readers to find out what objections they hear when trying to raise funds or recruit new members and how they respond.( read more ).

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Tip: How to add leading zero for zip codes in Google Docs

Judi Sohn

My old zip code in Stamford was 06902. My current zip code also has a leading zero. It happens, and it can be frustrating when you’re working with spreadsheets that will eventually be merged to mailing labels. I’ve helped a number of folks who aren’t Google/Excel pros who struggled with this issue so I thought it might be a good time to blog my simple fix.

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Enchantment: Resisting Guy Kawasaki Is Futile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, the Social Media for Nonprofit Conference series kicked off in San Francisco yesterday in War Memorial Green Room with support from Microsoft. The conference shared practical tips and tools with expert speakers including, JD Lasica , Social Brite, Susan Gordon of Causes.com, Jonah Sachs of Free Range Studios , Charles Porch of Facebook , Susan Tenby of TechSoup Global and Kellie McElhaney, founding faculty director of the Center for Responsible Business at the Haas School of Busin

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Association Jam - Top Links for June 2011

Wild Apricot

Here’s a look at the highest rated posts on AssociationJam - a forum for association and non-profit staff and volunteers - for the month of June 2011.( read more ).

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Is Facebook an Effective Volunteer Management Tool?

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Chris Bernard, Idealware It’s easy to get the impression that everyone is on Facebook these days, and maintaining a presence on the site is increasingly expected of organizations interested in engaging constituents.

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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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How to report on donors who became donors over time in Salesforce

Judi Sohn

This is why I <3 Salesforce. I start out with a "I wonder if I could." question and then the answer is typically much easier than I thought it would be when I started looking for it. In our organization, all contacts are in Salesforce regardless of whether or not they've ever given us a dime, directly or indirectly. Maybe they get our eNewsletter.

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Nonprofit leadership has gone by the wayside — How to create a future of strong, capable leaders

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Robert F. Long, Ph.D. , Senior Fellow. ASU Lodestar Center. There is no leadership, as typically defined, today! The models, theories, and approaches to leadership that have been espoused over the past 100 years have steadily lost effectiveness around the globe. While many will suggest that the traditional frameworks for leadership have never worked, I only suggest here that they no longer work for the changing contexts in which people find themselves.

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Wild Apricot Software News - June 2011

Wild Apricot

This month, our Chief Apricot goes behind the scenes to share information about our support team, and how we track our support metrics. He also provides more information about our future releases, including screenshots of our proposed event redesign! ( read more ).

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Facebook ROI: Not Just a Myth

NTEN

By Heather Shelby, Online Membership Associate, Environmental Defense Fund. Lately, there has been much debate about the value of social media and its so-called "experts". When it comes to nonprofits – and particularly, nonprofits on Facebook – we're all looking for the answer to the question: What's the ROI? The truth is, ROI can be calculated in a variety of ways.

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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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Tip: How to add leading zero for zip codes in Google Docs

Judi Sohn

My old zip code in Stamford was 06902. My current zip code also has a leading zero. It happens, and it can be frustrating when you're working with spreadsheets that will eventually be merged to mailing labels. I've helped a number of folks who aren't Google/Excel pros who struggled with this issue so I thought it might be a good time to blog my simple fix.

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Call for Submissions: What Are Your Best Time Management Tips?

Have Fun - Do Good

I’m hosting the July Nonprofit Blog Carnival. On July 28th, I'll feature links and summaries to some of the best submissions. I hope you'll submit your post for consideration! Whether I'm talking with a nonprofit staffer, or a fellow nonprofit consultant, the topic of time always comes up. They'd like more time for: Designing a strategic plan Using social media Creative thinking Reflection and assessment Community building Professional development A personal life/vacation __ (fill in the blank)

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Apricot Chat: 5 years of Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot

July marks the 5th Anniversary of Wild Apricot's Member Management Software, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that over 20 clients who joined us in 2006 still have active accounts with us! Join us as we take a look at some of our early clients, and learn why they are still with Wild Apricot today.( read more ).

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Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+

NTEN

Google+ , the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here. There are bound to be many, many versions of this blog post as people from around the world start investigating the tool and sharing their impressions. As always, when it's just the first trickling of people joining up, the way the tool is used, the depth of some functionality, and the technical issues are all a bit out of proportion.

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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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We’re all together now

Judi Sohn

When I first dropped my self-hosted blog and relocated it to Posterous last year after a bit of a hacking incident , I had trouble importing the old content. So as a quick fix I dropped it here, on WordPress.com , so as not to lose everything going back to 2003. I’ve decided to bring everything together again by continuing my website going forward on WordPress.com.

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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. Manager of Knowledge Resources. ASU Lodestar Center. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Lessons from the Universe

Get Fully Funded

I spent the day with Mike Dooley this past Saturday at his event in Charlotte, NC. If you aren’t familiar with Mike, he writes ‘Notes from the Universe&# ( www.tut.com ). Mike is an entertaining speaker and the day was full of ‘aha’ moments for me. I thought I’d share with you some of what I learned. Situations will repeat themselves until you take responsibility.

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The Big Twitter Question

Care2

Data from Comscore Nonprofit marketers should evaluate Twitter once again. The network suffered a bad year in 2010 which saw it lose a lot of ground , and become relegated to a second tier network behind Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn in user visits. At the same time, the recent announcement by Apple that it was integrating Twitter into its next generation operating system for iPhones and iPads has reinvigorated the microblogging network's prospects.

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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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How to report on donors who became donors over time in Salesforce

Judi Sohn

This is why I <3 Salesforce. I start out with a "I wonder if I could…" question and then the answer is typically much easier than I thought it would be when I started looking for it. In our organization, all contacts are in Salesforce regardless of whether or not they've ever given us a dime, directly or indirectly. Maybe they get our eNewsletter.

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Virtual Teams TweetChat on July 11

Tech Soup

Technology has made it easier than ever to work remotely outside the confines of the traditional office setting. Giving your staff the opportunity to work remotely, even a few days a week, can reduce office rental costs, electrical usage, and commuting times - a financial and environmental win for everyone involved. If you have ever considered making the transition to a distributed team work setting, you've probably asked yourself some of the following questions: What types of tools are need

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Southwest Airlines Shares 40 Lessons For Business Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Southwest Airlines is celebrating its 40th year and was kind enough to share in its in-flight magazine 40 lessons it learned since 1971. The lessons provide good tips for business leaders. If you missed the full list, here are some of the highlights: Invent your own culture and put a top person in charge of it. A crisis can contain the germ of a big idea.

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Women Rule Social Networks

Care2

Women are valuable stakeholder to nonprofits. They make contributions to twice as many charitable organizations as men do, and they are more likely to take greater risks in organizations with a strong vision for change, according to Lisa Witter and Lisa Chen, co-authors of The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them. “ Women also volunteer much more than men do.

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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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5 Tips to Jumpstart Your Blog

Have Fun - Do Good

1. Write about what excites you , not what you think you should write about. 2. Learn from the best. What blogs do you looove to read? Why do you love them? How can you incorporate what makes those blogs wonderful into your blog? 3. Schedule blogging time into your week, just like you'd block out time for something else that's important to you. 4. Share your posts on your favorite social networks (e.g.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

Twice as many people play FarmVille as watch CSI now. Playing games has pushed into the primetime market, and with that statement, Chris Swain , CEO and Founder of Talkie, displayed a slide that showed weekly audience numbers for the wildly popular social game, FarmVille, towering above primetime television shows such as Dancing with the Stars , NBC Sunday Night Football and CSI.

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What To Ask Your Team Before Acting On Their Recommendation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

There's a great article in the June issue of the Harvard Business Review by Daniel Kahneman that includes a 12-question checklist that is designed to unearth cognitive biases of teams making recommendations that leaders take into consideration before they make their decisions. The questions include those the leaders should ask themselves and questions they should use to challenge the people proposing a course of action.

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Daily DoGooder: Bigger, Stronger, Faster Trailer

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.Bigger, Stronger, Faster Trailer| 2:26 biggerstrongerfastermovie.com As this trailer states: “There is a conflict in American between doing the right thing and being the best.&# This conflict is at the heart of so many issues in our society but this first-person documentary— Bigger, [.].

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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.