Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

'This post originally appeared as part of an online debate about How Big Data Can Have a Social Impact, which the Harvard Business Review Blog Network hosted jointly with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Right now I''m in Oxford, England, for the annual Skoll World Forum! Big Data is all the rage in Silicon Valley. From Facebook to Netflix, companies are tracking and analyzing our searches, our purchases, and just about every other online activity that will give them more insigh

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2013

'This post is part of an ongoing series about getting the most out of Google Analytics. If you’d like to start with the basics, read Intro to Google Analytics or Understanding your Audience through Analytics. Or, check out all of My Posts on Google Analytics. Don’t be dismayed by the naming, Google Analytics advanced segments are really easy to use!

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 8, 2013

'I''m not sure if this one is lame (the subject, text, and double salutation are certainly lame) or clever. This spam arrived in the form of a meeting invitation. My Outlook spam filter (SpamBayes) doesn''t seem to look at meeting invitations, and it also slipped past the SpamAssassin filter on my mail server. Consequently I got a notification of an upcoming meeting with the spammer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

'Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. Participants were a mix of CEOs and senior staff. At the end of the month, I’ll be facilitating a workshop at the 92nd Street Y in NYC call “ Social Media Mindsets and Toolsets for Nonprofit ,” an interactive workshop is for executive directors and organizational leaders that work fo

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 8, 2013

'Just in time for National Volunteer Week, we''ve developed a new resource - a Volunteer Appreciation Guide - to help with volunteer recognition planning.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2013

'Dennis McCarthy and I had the pleasure of presenting Online Benchmarking: What Worked in 2012 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Though the full report is not out, we shared the key findings to those who attended in person and online. Blackbaud maintains the Blackbaud Index as well as recently published the Charitable Giving Report and the P2P Benchmark Report to provide nonprofits with the necessary insight to gauge performance, but we’re not alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

'Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. The workshop topics included trends in digital media consumption, social media, engagement on mobile devices and a variety of community foundation projects funded by the Knight Community Information Challenge.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 12, 2013

'Here''s a sampling of the latest posts we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam lately - with insight on multichannel strategies for social change; tips on more productive board meetings; outside in thinking for associations and more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

'posted by. Isaac Kiehl. Communications Coordinator. ICAN: Positive Programs. for Youth. Depending on the size of your organization and what the mission focus is, there’s probably a social media campaign that’s been executed with the ultimate goal of rallying followers to help you win an award, attend an event or just increase engagement overall. Many times for small organizations, these campaigns fall flat and seem to do nothing to help the cause beyond your most inner circle that engage regula

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2013

'Derek Olson. Vice President. Foraker Labs. The world is going mobile, and visitors to nonprofit websites are no exception. We knew by looking at the growth curve of website traffic that Breastcancer.org needed a mobile-optimized website. For the past 14 years, I’ve worked closely with a wonderful nonprofit named Breastcancer.org. This organization runs the world’s most heavily trafficked breast cancer website, with over 1.5 million visits in a typical month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

'I’m in Minnesota for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference where I am doing a plenary session on Saturday morning and two breakout sessions. This blog post serves as a resource page for a session on mindfulness with Rob Cottingham and Jana Byington-Smith. Description: How nonprofits can stay focused given all the distractions inherent in today’s attention economy?

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 10, 2013

'If you''re thinking about getting started with video for good, here are some tips and resources.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

'posted by. Dianna Schwartz , Public Allies Arizona Alumna. Executive Director. Military Assistance Project. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2013

'Lori Halley. Engaging Apricot. Wild Apricot. Mobile engagement is here to stay -- and it's more than just about updating your website. Are all of the posts and articles about “going mobile” and having a mobile strategy making you manic? While we’ve all come to terms with the fact that we live in a mobile world, what does it really mean for small nonprofits and membership organizations?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2013

'In your leadership role, it''s vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. " Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You". Thomas and Applegate recommend telling your customers "Thank You" during at least these nine situations : When they do business with you.every time.

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Care2

APRIL 9, 2013

'The 2012 eNonprofit Behnchmarks Study was just released and it''s packed with all sorts of juicy email, advocacy, and fundraising data from 55 nonprofits ranging from environmental organizations to human rights organizations. Check out the data I pulled from the report that I think it worth comparing to your own organizations benchmarks. The good news is that online revenue is up and monthly giving programs have grown 43%.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2013

'This guest post was written by Misty McLaughlin, who is the principal user experience consultant. at. Blackbaud. It originally appeared on npEngage.com. Do you ever feel like you’re approaching your digital marketing without a map? Welcome. Settle in and stay awhile. You’re in good company. In working for years with nonprofits, I’m consistently amazed at the considerable time, energy, and smarts that organizations throw into their online marketing — via their websites, e

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NTEN

APRIL 11, 2013

'Content delivery in the future will happen less and less through a traditional web browser and you need to prepare now. By now, you may be tired of hearing about how important it is to think about “mobile”. For one thing, it’s a huge topic. Do you need to think about mobile marketing? SMS fundraising? Responsive design vs. a dedicated mobile site? The answer is, of course, “Yes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 9, 2013

'Fortunately, most of my career I’ve worked in effective corporate cultures. If I put together the best of each, here is what made those environments effective: • Leaders led by example on a consistent basis and were willing to roll up their sleeves, particularly during tight deadlines or challenging times. • Employees clearly understood how what they did made a difference and how their contributions made the organization either more profitable or more effective. • The workforce included a blend

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2013

'A few days ago, I reported some of the juicy details from the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that was just released showing data from 2012. There were 55 of the country’s leading nonprofits surveyed for this study, including the American Red Cross, Oceana, American Heart Association, AARP , and Human Rights Watch. In my last blog post, I talked about the decline of email and fundraisin g response rates.

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Forum One

APRIL 10, 2013

'Well, here I am, once again, at another Nonprofit Technology Conference. This time, I''m in snowy Minneapolis. I''ve attended six – seven? I''ve lost count – NTC events over the past ten years. Each is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow innovators who are pusing forward the important missions of nonprofit organizations. It''s a fun event.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2013

'Darren Schoen. Director of Technology Infrastructure. Broward Center for the Performing Arts. You need to be prepared for the BYOD conversation. Here are a few tales from the trenches on how to handle it, and how I have come to love, and loathe, BYOD. Most IT pros I talk to today have strong feelings about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies. Some welcome it as a way for their users to get the latest technology without causing a major hit to the IT budget, while others take a very stern NIMBY

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 8, 2013

'Don''t be the guy in the picture when an employee leaves your company. Instead, conduct exit interviews and surveys. Leigh Branham explains in his book, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave , what the most favorable conditions are for conducting exit interviews and surveys. And, here are the 11 best reasons for leaders to listen and gather the data when an employee leaves: Bringing any "push-factor" root-cause reasons for leaving to the surface.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

'Last time we brought you Vine. This time, I reached into the TechSoup DigiToolbox for digital story-making and discovered the dynamic and immersive platform that is Zeega. This is the story of my first great adventure to create a new and improved way to present our TechSoup Member Spotlight Series, and the beginning of a devastatingly beautiful love story.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2013

'Budgeting time? Yawn. Boring, right? Nothing short of tedious… Not so! Budgeting is actually fun. Well, maybe not fun… But it IS essential to setting your organization up for a good year. Seriously, budgeting is incredibly important and shouldn’t be rushed. It’s a time when you get to step back and think about all the things you want to do and then consider which ones you can fund.

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NTEN

APRIL 12, 2013

'Teaser for 13NTC Sketchnotes: Secrets of the Content Marketing Sorcerers Here are my notes ( full version - 1.8 MB ) from Friday morning''s terrific session led by Kivi Leroux Miller and featuring Robert Rosenthal and Brett Meyer (who''s with ThinkShout ; I incorrectly tag him as an NTENner in these notes – I''ll correct them when I have a free moment).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 10, 2013

'Thanks to Allison Stadd for adapting my March 26, 2013 blog posting on How To Be A Better Listener. She''s given it a new twist to share her techniques for how to be a better listener on Twitter. Well done, Allison! Take a moment now to learn her recommendations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 11, 2013

'Whether you have a big budget or no budget at all for digital storytelling, we want to educate and equip you with the tools you need to go out there and create meaningful and effective stories. Join us for our third and final installment of our digital storytelling webinar series on Thursday, April 18 at 11 a.m. Pacific time, when we'll feature expert guests from web design company Wix , National Wildlife Federation , and Micro-Documentaries.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2013

'By Susie Gorden, Congressional Management Foundation. Sometimes the best way to make a nationwide or global impact starts closer to home, maybe right in your backyard. We all know the value of building relationships with Members of Congress and local legislators. But what is the best way to break through and truly demonstrate your impact where it matters most?

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NTEN

APRIL 11, 2013

'In February we introduced you to NTEN''s Communities of Impact (CoI), a pilot program whose 19 participants are spending this year looking at ways nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data. One of the CoI cohorts recently launched a survey to better understand how nonprofits and NGOs around the world use data. Can you spare a few minutes to take this anonymous, community-led survey ?

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