Sat.Dec 13, 2014 - Fri.Dec 19, 2014

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Mark Your Calendars! 2015 Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. The trick is to build a sense of anticipation among your fans and followers and an essential first step is to select and add relevant cause awareness days to your nonprofit’s editorial calendar.

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7 PAC Reporting Errors Your Filing Software Should Help You Avoid

EveryAction

'Whether you''ve been filing reports for years or managing your first PAC, you understand the crucial role that filing software plays in making sure the numbers always come out right. We asked Vicky Schumacher, the EveryAction Team''s PAC pro , for some tips on how to avoid the most common, annoying filing pitfalls + the ways that you can leverage your accounting tech into an advantage at reporting time.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

'My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. In this update, I’m delighted to be able to share Benetech’s latest efforts to do both. First, I’ll cover our biggest fundraising effort of the year: individual philanthropy is crucial to us; it’s the portion that makes 10X impact possible!

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Infographic: Who Donates To Nonprofit Crowdfunding

TechImpact

'Why gives? That’s the question nonprofits of all sizes ask every day. Understanding donors is the first step to connecting with them in a meaningful way, and ultimately enticing them into giving to your nonprofit. With the inception of websites like GoFundMe, Kickstarter, and CircleUp crowdfunding has taken off, and is one of the hottest […].

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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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HOW TO: Tap into the Power of Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

'The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. While embracing a comprehensive, long-term breaking news and crisis communications strategy is challenging for many nonprofits, all nonprofits, regardless of their size, can tap into the power of cause awareness days. Your nonprofit can create your own cause awareness day campaign or build one around those cause awareness days that already exist, such as Earth Day on April 22 ( #EarthDay) , Internation

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New Year Planning Resource Round-up

Wild Apricot

'Here is a list of resources to help you get your organization (e.g., member renewals, events, volunteer recruitment, website and much more) off to a good start in 2015.

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4 Reasons Nonprofits Should Follow More On Twitter

TechImpact

'There are almost 700 million active Twitter users in the world today, and almost 10,000 tweets being sent out per second. That’s a lot of activity. Nonprofits have identified the power of this social media platform, and are doing everything within their power to connect with and engage as many of these users as possible. […]. The post 4 Reasons Nonprofits Should Follow More On Twitter appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Give the Gift of TechSoup to Your Favorite Organization

Tech Soup

'How would you like to write a check to your favorite nonprofit, library, or charitable religious organization for $12,000 this holiday season? I'm sure most of us would love to make this kind of generous gift. But, if you’re not in a position to whip out your checkbook and make that size donation, here's the next best thing: Give the gift of TechSoup membership!

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Ready To Start Building Sponsor Partnerships?

Wild Apricot

'Is your non-profit or association taking full advantage of sponsorships? Here''s an overview of a new article in our Hub by Joe Waters designed to help non-profits start building sponsor partnerships.

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48 Hours Only: Double your donations by supporting the NTEN Community!

NTEN

'Nonprofit folks are pros when it comes to doing more with less! Now you can double the impact of your donation dollars by supporting the 2015 NTEN Challenge. Donate to NTEN in the next 48 hours, and Jon Biedermann , VP of DonorPerfect CRM Fundraising Software, will match your donations of up to $2,500! Any donation received on Crowdrise or directly to NTEN will qualify for the match up to $2,500 total.

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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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3 Key Questions Every Nonprofit Should Ask When Outsourcing Their Managed IT Services

TechImpact

'Outsourcing critical processes, such as managed IT services, to specialized professionals may seem like a daunting task for your non-profit. It requires time, money and effort into finding that agency that both specializes in the needed area and will not break your budget. Outsourcing, however, allows your non-profit to free itself from burdensome tasks it […].

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5 Tips for Keeping Your Video Project Organized and On Budget

See3

'Video is a significant investment of time and resources for any not-for-profit, no matter how big or small. When projects get off track, it often means they go over budget. The post 5 Tips for Keeping Your Video Project Organized and On Budget appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Trends and Predictions For 2015

Wild Apricot

'Here''s a link round-up full of trends and predictions for 2015 for non-profits and membership organizations.

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Storytelling, Design, and Communicating With Your Audience

NTEN

'Samihah Azim. Product Design Manager. Bluenose Analytics. When pie charts about pie detract from your story: how to hold content as the star and design as the back-up singer. I work to weave the story of customer success into the core of the product. The fundamentals of designing for storytelling in tech products can be woven into the overall strategy of nonprofit organizations.

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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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8 More Online Fundraising Best Practices For Nonprofits

TechImpact

'The Internet is a transient medium for marketers, especially us in the nonprofit space. A moving target that you can hit perfectly one week, then miss completely the next. While completely reinventing yourself is no easy task, keeping your eye out for fresh ways tyo market your nonprofit is imperative to your continued success. We […]. The post 8 More Online Fundraising Best Practices For Nonprofits appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Instagram Marketing for Nonprofits: 5 Sites for Inspiration

Tech Soup

'Ivan Serrano is a journalist living in the Bay Area of California. He specializes in social media, business, and technology. Here's the thing. Reading is a bona fide chore on most smartphones. People will do it if it's urgent, but it's not the experience most people are looking for from their smartphones. People using their smartphones want an experience that is designed for small screens.

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How To Be A Level 5 Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Author and leadership expert Jim Collins defines Level 5 leaders as those who: Pursue goals with the ferocity of lions while displaying the humility of lambs. According to Collins, who has studied leadership for 25 years, this level of leader is a rare breed. This is a leader who: bestows credit generously shoulders blame responsibility puts organization before self.

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It Might Just Be My Favorite Year: 2014 in review

NTEN

'Amy Sample Ward. CEO. NTEN. It's time to take a moment to marvel at the wonders that the nonprofit technology has made possible this year (thanks, team!). I know you''re not supposed to have favorites, but 2014 has truly been an incredible year. The successes and challenges punctuating the past year have demonstrated the importance and growing strength of the nonprofit technology sector.

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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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Top 4 Benefits Of Outsourcing Your Nonprofit’s Content Marketing

TechImpact

'You’re probably thinking “I have a marketing department, why would I outsource my content marketing?” But does anyone on your marketing team have a journalism background? How about publishing? Has anyone written articles for a niche audience, and do they have the know how to track the success of that article? These things and more […]. The post Top 4 Benefits Of Outsourcing Your Nonprofit’s Content Marketing appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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What We Talk About When Talk About Open Data

Tech Soup

'This post was written by Chris Bernard, the research and editorial director for Idealware , a nonprofit that creates impartial research and written resources to help other nonprofits make smart decisions about software. We talk a lot about data at Idealware, and we're not alone — it's a nonprofit buzzword that's showing no sign of fading.

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Nathan Magnuson On Leadership, Coaching, And His New eBook

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Nathan Magnuson If you haven''t discovered Nathan Magnuson ''s Everyday Leadership blog , check it out today. You''ll find lots of good advice and insights from this Kansas City area leadership consultant, coach and thought leader. You can also download his new, and free, eBook , Trusted Leadership Advisor , when you subscribe for free to his website.

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Does Your Organization's Story Connect the Dots?

NTEN

'Demetrio P. Cardona-Maguigad. Director of Strategic Design. LimeRed Studio. If you want a strong story-based strategy (and you do), weave the story of your nonprofit into a tapestry of change. Without a doubt, many of us will say that it is a cat. We don’t have to think about it, really. In a fraction of a second, everything we know and learned formulates this image as a cat.

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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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The Ultimate 2015 Nonprofit Social Media Scheduling Guide

NonProfit Hub

'Steven Shattuck is VP of Marketing at Bloomerang. As a HubSpot Certified inbound marketer, he is a contributor to Nonprofit Hub, National Council of Nonprofits, Ragan, Social Media Today, Search Engine Journal, The Build Network, HubSpot, Content Marketing Institute and Business2Community. Steven has spoken at national and local conferences, and is frequently interviewed by media outlets for his expertise in digital marketing. _. 2015 is almost here, which means you should start thinking about

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How To Tell Stories With Purpose

Care2

'Every new nonprofit I work with at Rad Campaign always tell me how they want their new website to do a better job of telling stories. They are usually in a terrific position to tell incredibly inspiring stories, but they don''t have the resources or the time to craft them. Could a new site called Hatch help nonprofits get over their storytelling hump?

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Best Quotes From The 5 Levels Of Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Here are some of my favorites quotes from the book that I believe should be a must-read book by any workplace/organizational leader -- John C. Maxwell''s book, The 5 Levels of Leadership. Good leadership isn''t about advancing yourself. It''s about advancing your team. Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

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Five Nonprofit Online Communities that Inspire Action & Generate Results: The Sequel

NTEN

'Michael Wilson. CEO & Founder. Small World Labs. An update from the land of online communities: why they matter to mission-driven organizations, how effective they can be, and what they can do for a broad spectrum of organizations. Back in March, I wrote an article Five Nonprofit Online Communities that Inspire Action & Generate Results. So.

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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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112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail

BoardAssist

'Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. Thanks Gail! 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Direct mail is the most important fundraising and communications tool you have.

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Birds of a Feather …

Tech Soup

'Each donor has a shared interest in your mission — or you would assume they share an interest if they send you hard-earned money — however, otherwise, your donor base can be a varied selection of the general population. Know Your Donors and Tailor Your Strategy. Birth dates range through the decades. Income levels rise from modest to enviable.

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The Power Of Asking "Why Not?"

Eric Jacobsen Blog

'Early on in Eli Broad''s new book, The Art of Being Unresaonable , he reminds us of the power of a child''s instinctive asking, " Why not? " Unfortunately, most adults lose that habit and Broad goes on to explain that it was his continuing to ask "Why not?" throughout his career that brought him success. " The questions you''re willing to ask when others think they have all the answers are doors to discovery ," says Broad.

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Help Us Help You: Austin-area service opportunities wanted for the 15NTC

NTEN

'Giving back to the local community that physically hosts the NTEN Community through NTC Days of Service expresses a guiding value of the annual event. Throughout the 15NTC, there will be volunteer opportunities to engage and share the community''s skills with Austin, TX area nonprofits. This year, we’ve expanded the Days of Service program at the 15NTC to include virtual volunteering opportunities that engage NTC attendees ahead of the conference, in addition to providing on-the-ground voluntee

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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.