NetWits
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
So, you have a social media plan…right? Hopefully your nonprofit is pretty far down the social media strategy rabbit hole at this point. While it’s easy setup a Twitter account and start tweeting, it’s much more difficult to tie that activity back to outcomes. That’s why it’s important to begin your foray into social media with a strong strategy.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Last year’s list of nonprofit holiday gift programs has been getting a lot traffic over the last two weeks thanks to Google searches. In addition to all those wonderful programs, I wrote up 11 more for 2010. Please use your purchasing power wisely and with compassion this holiday season by giving gifts that benefit nonprofits and make the world a better place.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 7, 2010
A Guest Beneblog by Teresa Throckmorton, Benetech's CFO Walking into the Santa Clara Convention Center last night looked very much like so many other black tie events – but that’s where the similarity ended. I just attended the 2010 Tech Awards Gala Even. Awards were presented in five areas: Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality and Health.
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
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 November 11th). 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).
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.
NetWits
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Would you be happy with a return of.30 cents per email address when asking your supporter based for money through an email appeal? With 10,000 people in your email list you’d make $3,000.00 in revenue from one mailing. Subtract the money it cost you to send the email and you’re looking at a pretty good RIO. I bet you’d go for that, right? I think most non-profits would.
VisionLink
NOVEMBER 7, 2010
'VisionLink is pleased to announce a new reporting tool in our Homeless Management Information System module. The HMIS Data Quality Report is designed to help communities evaluate the completeness of their data. Using a selection of several HUD required data fields, the Data Quality Report generates a quick visual to help identify Clients with missing data.
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Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Date : November 9th, 2010. Location : Phone & online chat. Topic : Questions, conversation and ideas about communications for nonprofits. Description : This month’s Communications Roundtable focuses on all those messages, appeals and campaigns that stack up this time of the year. What’s appropriate, when to send, and what works? How to use holiday-related language, which stories to highlight, how to encourage the community to action when it is a cold and busy season?
NetWits
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
We’re glad to have Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer guest posting here on NetWits Think Tank this week. They’re doing a virtual book tour exploring concepts from Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. In this post, Maddie and Lindy answer a few questions for the NetWits Think Tank community (Oh, and please ask more in the comments.
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
You’ve worked hard to build a social media fan base – but now what? For small nonprofits, it can be a real challenge to move those online supporters from "Like" to concrete action. Enter Sparked.com, the world's first micro-volunteering network! ( read more ). Tags: networking nonprofit non-profit Non-profit technology nptech volunteer volunteering Volunteers.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Note from Beth: On my way to Kenya for the Ushahidi Board meeting , so enjoy this post by Manny Hernandez. We at the Diabetes Hands Foundation started the Big Blue Test in 2009 with a simple premise meant to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity for diabetes management: testing your blood sugar, exercising 14 minutes, testing your blood sugar again and sharing the results with the community.
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.
Amy Sample Ward
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Date : November 16th, 2010. Location : Readytalk. Topic : Tools and Options for Selecting Social Media for Your Organization. Description : The hardest part of getting started with social media is figuring out what tools your organization should use. How do you work through all the possibilities, hype, and data to decide which channels actually make sense for your organization?
NetWits
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. At the presentation of the concept in Germany earlier this year, VW had said the EV would launch on the market in 2013. The EV is driven by an electric motor integrated in the front engine compartment with a maximum power output of 85 kW (115 PS, 112 hp) and a continuous power output of 50 kW (69 PS, 67 hp), with 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) torque, powered by a 26
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
We've just released a new video that presents the features and benefits of Wild Apricot software for associations, non-profits and other member-driven organizations. Please have a look: We've been working on this for a few months, and I thought some folks might be interested in reading about our process in putting it together. The Idea While we have a number of really good tutorial videos that give detailed information on many of our features, we wanted this to be something a little different.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor to facilitate training workshops at grantee’s conference. I just returned from doing Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshops at the National Summer Learning Association’s Conference in Indianapolis.
Advertiser: Digital Ocean
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NTEN
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Pune Dracker, Director, Website Content & Editorial Services, ASPCA. Surprise, surprise: there’s no one right way to do it. Just think context, consistency and case-by-case. Here’s what some social media pros -- and our own Facebook fans -- have to say about responding to negative comments on blogs, forums and Facebook. Open the Playground, Post the Rules.
Care2
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
“I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an' pretend 'cause I've heard it all before And I've been down there on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again&#. Remember this little ditty by Helen Reddy? I know; I’m dating myself. I started humming it after reading Women Give 2010 , a new study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute.
Get Fully Funded
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
I was talking with a sweet woman this morning about my upcoming Mastermind program and we discussed the importance of having a grou[ of peers to think and reflect with. You know what I’m talking about – people you can whine with and bounce ideas off of. Way too many nonprofit Executive Directors and Development Directors work on an island.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
The eleventh guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Lisa Sonora Beam. Lisa is the author of The Creative Entrepreneur , an award-winning book on creativity and business for creatives who want to do what they love, and make a difference. She is a lifelong artist, and was a therapist working in psychiatric hospitals before she made the leap into advertising (long story).
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NTEN
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Tonia Zampieri, Sales & Marketing Manager, LoyaltyClicks at Smart Online. How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology? To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Environmental media star Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff Project have impressed us here at TechSoup as one of the most creative and effective nonprofit environmental education projects that we've ever seen, and to our delight they are coming out with a new free online video called the Story of Electronics. read more. Tags: GreenTech.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 7, 2010
Last week marked four years for the Museum 2.0 blog, and it got me thinking about how and why I first started doing this. People--especially young folks looking to break into the museum business--often ask me how I got here. This seems like an appropriate time to share the story. It's a long post, and you might not be interested. This is for those who ask for it again and again.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Blogging for ChangeWriters View more presentations from Britt Bravo Tomorrow I'll be speaking about Blogging for ChangeWriters at the 2010 Writing for Change Conference in San Francisco. I'll be showing examples of "changewriter" blogs and sharing Ten Tips for ChangeWriter Blogging Success. I've included the list of blogs below and my presentation above, for folks who are interested.
Advertiser: DonorDock
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NTEN
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Claire Sale, NetSquared. Over the years my family and I have worked together to help my Grandmother get wired. She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. Using the internet isn't a new concept to my Grandmother, though it's not really something she finds very intuitive either.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Earlier this year, organizations submitted their best creative works to the Show Your Impact 2010 design contest, sponsored by Adobe and TechSoup. The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), a Brooklyn-based nonprofit with just three full-time and two part-time staff members, won first place in the Other Media category for their expertly crafted I Heart East New York multimedia storybook record.
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
The twelfth guest blogger in my have fun do good series series is Heather Meyer. Heather is a passionate fitness expert, who loves to dance from her heart and inspire others to create their own beautiful! You can connect with her on Facebook, or her blog Work it Out!~Fitness with Heather , where she sends out weekly juicy tidbits on living a healthy, happy life (from drinking water , to easing body aches to laughter ).
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NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Jenifer R Daniels, Communications & Marketing Specialist, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Crisis communications is often studied by public relations practitioners but seldom is it used. Theorists like this author’s graduate advisor, Dr. Matt Seeger, who have researched and executed crisis communications, promote the theory that you can effectively communicate during a crisis and turn it into an opportunity.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Office for Mac 2011 is now available for donation through TechSoup. While we primarily use PCs here in TechSoup Global Command, several of us, myself included, use Macs in the office and at home, and we know that many nonprofits use them to power their operations. The newest version of the Office suite for Mac includes four of Microsoft's best-known productivity programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and a new program: Communicator.
Care2
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
A new study from M+R Strategic Services in conjunction with Andy Stocking investigates the effects of discounted membership rates on long-term giving rates. In the first part of the study over a year ago, M+R shared that when the nonprofit in their study reduced membership rates in a discount from $35 to $25 for new members, a comparable amount of money was raised, but from a larger number of new members.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 7, 2010
It's a rainy Sunday here in the Bay Area. A good day to mull over goals/wishes/big visions for the next lunar month. You can download your free Big Vision Worksheet ( illustrated by my hubs ) from Dropbox here. As always, you'll want to start with your 3 big vision goals for 2010. Then, write down 3 goals (related to your 2010 goals) that you'd like to complete before fall ends (December 21).
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