TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Image courtesy of Core 3 Solutions. Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn. Because of this, it is important to keep up with the latest trends to make sure your nonprofit does not fall tragically behind. Every day enormous strides are made in the industry that have the potential to change the way millions of individuals interact online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Nonprofits that do not create a lot of their own video content can still have an engaging YouTube Channel by curating videos relevant to your nonprofit’s mission and programs. Just because your nonprofit didn’t create a video doesn’t mean you can’t feature it on your channel. By adding videos to “Playlists” and then displaying those playlists as “Sections” on your channel, your nonprofit can have an engaging YouTube channel that makes a strong fir

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Last September, I wrote a Beneblog post: Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling , about Amazon and other ebook reader makers trying to dodge out on making their devices accessible. This is an update on that fight. It''s always been highly ironic to me that the most natural buyers of ebooks, people with disabilities that make regular print useless, are constantly blocked in getting digital content that will talk to them, show up enlarged or in Braille!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Last week, I was honored to be one of the judges at the Lean Impact Summit in San Francisco where 15 nonprofits, start-ups, and social entrepreneurs shared ignite style presentations about how they applied lean start up principles. The event kicked off with an overview of lean impact by Dominique Aubry of Lean Startup Machine and a provocative series of conversations between funders/investors and grantees/startups.

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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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TechImpact

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Image courtesy of Fundraiser Help. It is impossible to ignore the importance of technology in today’s competitive nonprofit fundraising climate. Every dollar is tightly contested by other nonprofits whose missions are often equally as noble as your own. As a result of the highly competitive, tech driven, contemporary fundraising market it is important to stay ahead of the trends.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Here''s a review of Joe Waters'' new book: Fundraising With Businesses: 40 New and Improved Strategies for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Note from Beth: What if your organization embarked on its first ever crowd funding campaign with a goal of raising $50,000 and only raised $10,000? Would you stop doing crowd funding, social media infused fundraising and revert back to traditional methods of fundraising? Or would you learn, pivot, and improve? That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Social media is no longer a choice for nonprofits and for profit organizations alike. The various apps, programs, and platforms are free of charge and allow your nonprofit to connect with millions of users instantly. Below is an inforgraphic detailing the most prolific social media accounts in the nonprofit sector today. Where does your nonprofit rank?

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Here''s a round-up of 28 free non-profit webinars scheduled for February 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2014

'From their birth at the Hollister riot just after World War II, to the 1953 Brando film, The Wild Ones , to Hunter S. Thompson's strange and terrible saga about the Hell's Angels , to the current Sons of Anarchy TV show; motorcycle gangs are outlaw icons of our culture. Motorcycle Gang Philanthropy? Despite their legendary "bad guy" reputations, bikers also have a lesser-known, but rich tradition of philanthropy, including nationwide events like Rolling Thunder's annual Ri

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Image courtesy of Chicago Agent Magazine. Your nonprofit’s CRM has the potential to increase productivity, keep cleaner records, and improve donor retention if you use the software correctly. When implementing a CRM your first hurdle every CEO must leap is getting their organization to buy-in and use the new software to its full potential. Here are a few tips, according to Anna Arndt of The Data Bank , to get your nonprofit’s staff to buy-in right away and get up to speed with your new CRM quic

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Here''s an update on security, backups and other nerdy-but-necessary stuff about Wild Apricot.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2014

'At See3, we’re sometimes guilty of having favorites, and one of them is Nick Allen, a true online fundraising pioneer. We’ve been trying to get Nick onboard and we’re excited to say that after several years of occasional collaboration he’s officially joined the See3 team! Nick has an impressive resume — as founder of the […].

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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

JANUARY 31, 2014

'The forthcoming First-Time Leader book by George Bradt and Gillian Davis begins with a discussion of taking charge of your new team and then tracks through BRAVE leadership components from the outside in. BRAVE is a leadership framework that helps first-time leaders successfully build their team by uniting them around a shared purpose. The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Image courtesy of Mobile Day. Salesforce is a cloud based CRM that allows your nonprofit to become more organized and efficient. What’s great about Salesforce is its ability to organize everything in your nonprofit. From files, and information to logs of interactions between specific individuals, Salesforce’s robust array of features will keep any nonprofit’s tech team innovating and engaged.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2014

'Whether you're managing volunteers or an online community, the SF Online Community Meetup is a great place to learn from (and share with!) other community managers. This month's event featured our own fabulous forums manager, Jayne Cravens, sharing her online community and volunteer management wisdom. Not only is Jayne a rock star forums manager at TechSoup, she (literally) wrote the book on virtual volunteering !

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NTEN

JANUARY 31, 2014

'The NTC takes place each Spring. Rotating cities, though, means the conference dates change from year to year, sometimes in March and sometimes in April. That can make it difficult for planning (pro tip: we post the dates for the next few years in advance on the site !), but it also means that deadlines for speakers and registration can shift each year.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2014

'In their book, Rapid Realignment , authors George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, reveal the most common responses from thousands of managers and workers when they were asked to think of the best boss they ever had , and then answer the question: " What did that person do to qualify as your best boss ?" And, those most common responses were : My best boss listened!

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TechImpact

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Social media is no longer a choice for nonprofits and for profit organizations alike. The various apps, programs, and platforms are free of charge and allow your nonprofit to connect with millions of users instantly. Below is an inforgraphic detailing the most prolific social media accounts in the nonprofit sector today. Where does your nonprofit rank?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Think you could make good use of a shiny new tablet? We are offering a Dell Latitude 10 tablet refurbished by our friends at CDI to the best “ Digital Connector ” story lead. Interested? We at TechSoup are proud to support the important work of nonprofits around the world. Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Upworthy, a site that focuses on curating social cause related videos and content has been receiving a lot of media attention for changing how bloggers write headlines. In November of 2013 Upworthy traffic grew to about 87M unique visits, which was quite a drastic leap from less than 5 million a year ago, according to Quantcast. In December traffic dipped about 21% to 68M unique visits.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Are you a leader in need of ideas for how to retain your customers and how to find new ones? Here are 12 ideas for you : Offer payment plans. Conduct customer satisfaction surveys. Develop a system to track your customers. Ask all customers how they heard of your business. Identify a market you may have overlooked. Return all telephone calls. Ask your customers to come back again.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Do you wish you had access to over 3,000 technical experts? Now you do! As a benefit of your NTC registration, your nonprofit has an opportunity to schedule a complimentary 30 minute phone call in February with a skilled tech expert from NPower’s volunteer program, The Community Corps. The Community Corps mobilizes technology volunteers from top corporations to give back to schools, nonprofits and individuals.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Your nonprofit is getting ready to lead an important advocacy campaign: a key bill central to your mission has just been introduced in the state legislature, but the process of getting it passed is fraught with uncertainty. You need to encourage your constituents to talk to their state representatives and voice support for the bill. Your organization has a well-maintained CRM of all your donors and supporters — but does your CRM know who among your supporters lives in the districts repres

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Many nonprofits who are going through a website redesign on a tight budget want to know the best ways to find and hire a web vendor, especially ones that will understand their goals and challenges. As the founder of a web agency and former nonprofit campaigner I have sat on both sides of the table. I recently found this great checklist ( via Darren Barefoot ) that I think will be very helpful in talking with web vendors and helping your organization find the perfect match.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

'posted by Lyn McDonough , Program Coordinator Sr. , Nonprofit Leadership Alliance ASU Lodestar Center Each year Arizona State University’s Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (NLA) prepares students to attend a national institute designed to bring partnering nonprofit organizations and Alliance campus partners together to share ideas, best practices and forward the mission of “strengthening the nonprofit sector with a talented and prepared workforce.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 25, 2014

'Near the top of virtually every list you''ll see of the best leadership books, you''ll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. The book, five years in the making, and published in 2001, addresses the all-important question of: Can a good company become a great company, and if so, how? Some of the lessons from the book are : "Leadership is equally about creating a climate where the truth is heard and the brutal facts confronted.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

'We at TechSoup are proud to support the important work of nonprofits around the world. Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. That sounds great. How do you plan on doing that? One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Guest post from Blackbaud intern, Ben Baker. Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. Ben loves his beautiful wife, gripping movies, everything about football and all things social media. Have you ever seen a movie or eaten a meal that was so good, so amazing, that you felt like you needed to share it with the world?

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