Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Granted, the positives do outweigh the negatives, but it is important to step back occasionally and take a critical look at how social media is impacting nonprofit technology at your organization as well as your digital staff.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Last week, I sat down with Amy Peyrot, Senior Consultant, Social Media Specialist, and resident mathlete at M+R , to discuss all things social media metrics. Through her work with clients like the Wildlife Conservation Society and her love of (math) problem solving, Amy has picked up a lot of wisdom + I wanted to better understand her process for approaching a social media campaign and measuring its efficacy.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re sending emails to your contact list, asking for volunteers, but not getting a lot of response, it’s likely that your emails are getting lost in your recipients’ inboxes. Here's one simple thing you can do to get your emails to stand out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Gabriela Schneider, Chief Communications Officer at Issue One. A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called “ Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs Change ,” about why nonprofit professionals need to pay attention to self-care and bring a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. (The topic of my forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout ).

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Last week the Nonprofit Tech for Good Facebook Page reached the 100,000 fans. It took 8 years, 4 months, and 22 days. Growth slowed significantly in February 2016 to approximately 200 new likes a month whereas in the year previous new likes averaged 800 per month. Overall, the page took 100 months to reach 100,000 likes, thus it has an average growth rate of 1,000 new likes a month.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The church bulletin is far from dead; in fact, it's alive and well at most churches. It holds treasured information including weekly announcements, budget details, and attendance records. It's also got upcoming events, contact details for church staff, and maybe even a handy "new guest" tear-off form or half a dozen inserts. While some churches have moved away from print-centric communication, others rely on it greatly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

As part of co-authoring my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , with Aliza Sherman, we both are still practicing the ideas in the book around self-care and well being at work. We talk about self-care as a holistic experience that goes beyond Kale smoothies and massages, although those things are nice. When we describe self-care in the book, it isn’t just a focus on physical health, but also something we call “technology wellness.”

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The best nonprofits are adaptable. Being able to roll with the punches and problem-solve on the fly takes organizations from short-term to the long-haul. At the core of all that change, though, an organization needs something to keep it grounded: a solid culture. You can learn all you want about your competition, supporters and so on—but what happens if you don’t know who you are as an organization?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Looking to dig deeper into some data, but not quite sure if different pieces of information relate to each other? Part 3 in our Beyond the Pie Chart series digs into the wonderful world of scatter plots. These tips from Tableau's Visual Analysis Best Practices and Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? white papers show what a scatter plot can do for you.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Getting the Most out of your Social Learning Program. Undoubtedly, you have heard it before. Statements like, “how do we make our learning program work for us?” or “let’s get social with our learning plan.” But, how do you get your learning program up to speed? With so many social elements making their way into our learning programs today, learning professionals are faced with the all too real decision of how many social facets should be included in their learnings

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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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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Snapchat is taking the social media world by storm, and it’s time that nonprofits embrace the growing trend. You may write it off right now, but if you want to gain new audiences interested in your nonprofit, it is absolutely crucial that you’re staying on top of new audiences and meeting them on the platforms they’re on.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The new book, The 10 Laws of Trust , is a timely and critical guide to investing in high-trust relationships and reaping remarkable gains in reputation and the bottom-line. "Trust works to everyone's benefit," explains book co-author Peterson. "It benefits individual contributors, work groups, customers, suppliers, vendors -- and the betterment of the whole organization.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Technology trainers: you're superheroes, but not super human! When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. But it's nearly impossible to know everything about every type of technology. With constantly updating operating systems, new versions of software, and more devices being used, it can sometimes be overwhelming to stay caught up — even for the most ambitious trainer

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Life is unpredictable. So why do some thrive in the unpredictability while others fail? Jim Collins and Morten Hansen tackle this topic in Great By Choice. As we prepared to produce this year’s Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study, I decided to dust off my copy of Great By Choice and re-read it. What does Great By Choice have to do with nonprofit organizations and peer-to-peer fundraising?

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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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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Is your nonprofit struggling to raise money online? You’re not alone. Even some of the largest organizations have a lot of low hanging fruit and aren’t leveraging the best email fundraising practices. If your nonprofit falls into that category or if your looking for a fundraising refresher here’s 20 of our favorite email fundraising tips that we adapted for you from a recent online fundraising audit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

This month brings the new book, High-Profit Prospecting , by Mark Hunter. It's a powerful read that includes counterintuitive advice ad cutting-edge best practices for sales prospecting in today's business world. Soon, I'll provide a fuller recap of the book, but today, I share one of my favorite sections of the book where Hunter describes his seven things motivated people do to stay motivated : Motivated people ignore voices in their lives.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The first thing I noticed about Temple Contemporary were the chairs. Desk chairs and theater seats, sleek modsters and dilapidated stuffed things, a motley crew lined up on hooks around the room. They were charming, but puzzling. Looking closer, I saw that each seat had its own handwritten label, telling the story of the Philadelphia cultural institution from which it originated.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This week is the first anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals —a set of 17 goals and 169 targets to save millions of lives, to protect our planet, and to stop a large range of injustices. The SDGs are a universal call to action—a wake-up call to remind us that we each have a job to do in order to solve problems of massive scale. Yes, each of us must be willing to accept the role we play in both the problems and the solutions, because activating change is going to take a village. .

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Advertiser: Syncrony

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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Care2

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Yesterday on the Care2 Engagement Blog we discussed 20 of our favorite email fundraising tips that nonprofits should be leveraging. But what about your website? Is it effectively converting donors and subscribers? Here's four website tips to start generating those conversions. 1. Incorporate a Prominent Donation Ask into Your Header. Add a prominent “Donate” button to the navigation or header area.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

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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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

30,000. That’s how many websites tech security experts and analyze estimate are hacked every single day, a staggering number even when you consider there are some 644 million active sites operating at any one time. And given these statistics, it’s little wonder why website security is such a booming business around the globe. However, most people don’t consider an equally startling fact: WordPress sites are some of those most commonly attacked.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

#GivingTuesday is entering its fifth year as a global social media movement inspired by the purpose of giving. According to givingtuesday.org , “#GivingTuesday harnesses the potential of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change in their communities; it provides a platform for them to encourage the donation of time, resources and talents to address local challenges.” I challenge your organization to get involved!

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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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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

It’s time I made a confession: I’m a huge literature nerd. Most flat surfaces in my apartment are covered in stacks of books, and I’ve cried in public after reading that a beloved fictional character died. I also might have canceled plans with friends once because I couldn’t put down an especially engrossing novel. Yep, the nerdom runs deep. I get so nerdy about classic literature for a couple of reasons—because I love the way it incorporates archetypal themes like the hero’s quest, the dangers

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