NetWits
MAY 25, 2011
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 24, 2011
You got to give it to the social good entrepreneurs. Seemingly every week a new fundraising or cause awareness tool hits the Web for nonprofits to experiment with, and though donation processing fees must be applied or ads sold for these social enterprises to be sustainable, it’s clear that their motives are altruistic. That said, here are six new fundraising tools for nonprofits to explore: 1.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 24, 2011
So I do have social media ennui , but I am also somewhat of a data geek, and cool ways of moving social media data into one’s nonprofit data workflow is pretty important in my most humble opinion. This post on Social CRM is not going to contain one buzz phrase. It’s going to talk about one particular, interesting example of how to move social media data into a real live CRM -the one you might even be using now – Salesforce.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 26, 2011
When I can find the time, I jump at the opportunity to visit universities. It stimulates the same pleasure center that brainstorming does for me! The universities I visit tend to be full of students and faculty committed to doing important and innovative work. My recent visit to Caltech was no exception. Of course, I have a soft spot for Caltech, having gotten my two degrees there.
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
MAY 26, 2011
Those who follow me on Twitter , or for whom I’ve helped implement NetCommunity websites, won’t be surprised to find me write about Google Analytics. Probably no better an indication of my love for the knowledge waiting to be unmasked within this tool, is the (fun?) fact that I can often be found laying in bed at 6am and digging through client web reports.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 24, 2011
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 May 24th). 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).
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NCE Social Media
MAY 25, 2011
1) Twitter has started to email account users when someone retweets your tweets. Assuming you check your email often or get prompted when you get a new email, it makes it a little easier to know when someone has retweeted your work. 2) Twitter is buying Tweetdeck. If you use Tweetdeck already, you shouldn’t notice much change. 3) Who has rights to photos you post on social media?
NetWits
MAY 24, 2011
Today I want to spend a little time thinking about the most important type of participant in your fundraising event (i.e. Run, Walk, Ride, etc). No, not team captains… I am talking about committee members. You have Committee Members. Even if you don’t have an event committee, you have potential committee members. You cannot be a semi-established NPO or run a moderately successful fundraising event without them.
Wild Apricot
MAY 27, 2011
Here is our round-up of free non-profit webinars for June. Along with the Wild Apricot product webinars, this month's topics include: Online Networks and Offline Community Building; Promoting Nonprofit Events With Social Media; Using Google Analytics to Improve Your Website; Ten Best Practices for Year-end Fundraising and much more.( read more ).
VisionLink
MAY 25, 2011
'National Public Radio broadcast one of those riveting stories they do so well, in part from a disaster shelter where the Safe and Well system was being used to reconnect friends and family. With more than 100 tornados across the nation these past few days, there are many people looking to find news about their loved ones. It''s a short 4 minute story, listen here.
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 27, 2011
Source: [link]. This spring, CARD is working hard to get 15 iPads donated for use in their training and response efforts. iPads can be used for small and large presentations, brainstorming sessions, workshops, and other valuable work. There are also hundreds of useful apps that CARD staff can use as first responders in emergencies. iPads will also help CARD be a more efficient and connected non-profit.
NetWits
MAY 24, 2011
How often do you update the content on your website? Updating your website content frequently has 2 key benefits: It makes your supporters return to your website to see what’s new. It makes search engines return to re-index your site more frequently, which increases your chances of performing well in search results. The easiest way of adding new content on to your site is by creating a blog.
Wild Apricot
MAY 25, 2011
Should your non-profit or member organization have a blog? It’s a question of broadcast versus engagement. A blog offers an opportunity for you to share information and connect with existing supporters as well as attracting new members, supporters, volunteers or donors.( read more ).
VisionLink
MAY 25, 2011
'Writing from the national conference of the National Voluntary Organizations Active In Disaster (NVOAD). Particularly in this season of storms, the resources and efforts of the NVOAD Members are truly extraordinary, and as they activate and keep working past the initial news cycle for any specific disaster, they are not as well known as they deserve to be.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 26, 2011
Note from Beth: Back in 2007, I presented and attended at the Games for Change Festival. Over the past few years, games and mobile platforms have become more and more important for nonprofits to pay attention to for their communications strategy. The annual festival is an excellent opportunity to hear from the field’s thought leaders and see innovative approaches.
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 24, 2011
ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Communities posted by Hannah Humphrey , Public Allies Arizona Alumna / Outreach Coordinator, Xico What does it mean to be a community organization?
Wild Apricot
MAY 23, 2011
To direct traffic to your website or social media outposts, do you motivate with specific benefits and offer clear directions? ( read more ).
NTEN
MAY 25, 2011
By Larry Orman, Executive Director, GreenInfo Network. Data and storytelling are, to quote the great American sage, Forrest Gump, “like peas in a pod”. Data is vital for powerful analysis, but at the end of the day, we're swimming in it. For us to be moved by it, we need to have data turned into narrative sense. An earlier article posted to the NTEN blog did a great job covering data visualization generally , but what about data and places?
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 24, 2011
DISRUPTION: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support. View more documents from Working Wikily. My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S. and James L.
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 27, 2011
ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Friday, May 27, 2011 Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - How do we embrace the trend?
See3
MAY 27, 2011
Change the world, one video at a time.The Way We Get By Trailer | 2:01 thewaywegetbymovie.com On this Memorial Day weekend, which has come to mean a day off for barbecues for so many of us, we want to shine a light on stories of a group of people who go above [.].
Care2
MAY 24, 2011
How much traffic should your organization’s website receive every month? 10K unique website visitors? 100K website unique visitors? It’s a tough question to answer because there are so many variables and every organization has unique goals and challenges. Are you a small membership driven organization or an advocacy organization? Do you focus on broad issues or super niche issues?
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NTEN
MAY 26, 2011
A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog. If you liked our look at the ROI of NTEN's Facebook ads , be sure to check out Groundwire's post on using ads to find likers for your fan page. Why would you want to do that? (Not why would you use "likers" as a noun – why would you want to find more?
Tech Soup
MAY 26, 2011
The newest addition to TechSoup's vast array of nonprofit resources is a live monthly interactive video chat series, Nonprofits Live. The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. Nonprofits Live provided a more robust and interactive alternative to the traditional webinar.
See3
MAY 23, 2011
Change the world, one video at a time.Leading Man PSA | 0:30 Meals on WheelsMay is Older Americans Month. This year’s theme “Connecting the Community.&# Meals on Wheels most certainly does that with its outreach to isolated seniors. This clip, which utilizes a twist on the celebrity spokesperson, “stars&# longtime volunteer Homer Gere (father [.].
Care2
MAY 23, 2011
For the last three years we’ve worked at the MIT Public Service Center – in collaboration with the MIT Alumni Association, MIT150 , and numerous stakeholders - to translate a campus-based innovation competition into an online platform that engages the worldwide MIT community. We’ve cracked the competition process open, leveraging a combination of workflows and social tools to produce a compelling experience of real participation in key activities.
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 24, 2011
One of the most common challenges my juicy blogging clients and students have is that they want more clarity around what to write about on their blog. Creating a Juicy Blogging Vision Board is a fun and effective way to help you figure out why you're blogging, who you're trying to reach, and what to write about. How to Create a Juicy Blogging Vision Board Materials: Magazines you don't mind cutting up, a manila file folder, a glue stick, scissors, a timer, Mod Podge (optional), and a paper groce
NTEN
MAY 26, 2011
When we announced " The Social Media Decision-Maker's Toolkit " last fall, it sold out in two weeks – so we've partnered with the experts at Idealware to offer it to you again. But we're down to 10 spots remaining already! If you or somebody on your staff is interested, you should: > Learn more and register today. This intense 5-part training will take you deep into the decision-making matrix and help you walk away with a way to plan social media strategies, including the tools best suited fo
Tech Soup
MAY 26, 2011
The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. While it is a feature of many social sharing sites, often times those very sites do not provide beginner-friendly instructions on how to use tags effectively.
Care2
MAY 25, 2011
Nonprofits are often among the earliest adopters when it comes to technology and cloud computing is no exception. The chief factors to consider in cloud services are security, portability, reliability, and cost. The savings can be dramatic too. Check out William Grassie's article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy out how the Metanexus Institute shaved $176,000 of their annual budget by shifting to cloud based infrastructure.
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