Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Enset , the world’s only nonprofit domain registrar, is offering a 50% discount on the new.NGO and.ONG domains launched in May exclusively for NGOs, ONGs, nonprofits, and charities. To see if your first choice of domains is still available, search enset.ngo and enter coupon code: TECH4Good at checkout to receive the 50% discount. The average price is $59.99 thus only $30 with the discount and that’s for both a.NGO and.ONG domain because domains are sold as a bundle.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Whatever your personal penchant in the world of all things tech—the latest in gaming and gadgets, the newest social media must-tries, cutting-edge wireless innovations—everyone can certainly agree that 2015 has been a good year for the industry. Companies and corporations large and small have rolled out some truly extraordinary things, from changing what we pay for our cellphone plans to apps that make our lives easier or just more fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2015

As part of the research for our book, The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout , I have been following the various conversations threads about self-care, avoiding burnout, compassion fatigue, and work/life balance in the nonprofit and social change sectors. A colleague who I have worked with in the past, Aisha Moore , a health and social justice professional tweeted me from the Mindful Leadership Summit.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 7, 2015

We’re excited to announce that Version 5.7 is now live! This means you can expect lots of updates, bug fixes, and a list of new features ready for use.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Nonprofit Tech for Good is based in St. Louis, Missouri and the vast majority of our webinars are scheduled to accommodate nonprofits on the East Coast of the United States and Canada and Western Europe. All webinars are presented live and not recorded ( for good reasons☻) , so nonprofits in Australia and Oceania are often unable to attend live unless they are willing to wake up very early.

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Donor Search

DECEMBER 10, 2015

This blog focuses on the world of prospect research and various related fundraising topics. To diversify our subject matter, we like to feature the work of our friends and colleagues in the community. Join me in welcoming Jeff Stein and Allison Keech Sanka of Planned Giving Marketing and please enjoy their post on planned giving.

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I occasionally help out with RFPs. A common question is to provide a release or upgrade history (Release Notes) of our GyrusAim LMS that shows its revisions over time. Access to such a document is very important for prospects prior to signing a contract. An ongoing history of software releases provided by an LMS vendor proves that they invest resources into developing the product by adding new features and fixing problems.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

posted by Megan Norton Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The contemporary nonprofit sector exists within a shifting landscape of complex social problems, innovative technologies, and the growth of grassroots efforts. In order to be successful in effectively addressing social ills, nonprofit organizations must learn to utilize a network strategy of collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders to create true social impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2015

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this year, my pick for 2015's best new leadership book is, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman , Although the book is authored by an award-winning financial advisor and primarily written for professionals in the financial services industry, this book is a must read for any leader who wants to create a nurturing heart culture that hinges on the human-centric values the next generation of employees hold in high regard.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Move over, Millennials. There’s a new generation in town and they are eager to innovate in our communities. Generation Z was recently named the Founders generation by MTV. No matter whether you refer to them as Gen Z, iGen, Post-Millennials or Founders, they’re moving into the workplace and will be a valuable asset to nonprofits. The key is for nonprofits to identify the Founders’ unique traits and engage them in ways that tap into their individual work ethics.

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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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Donor Search

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Article written by Sarah Tedesco, Executive Vice President at DonorSearch. Heraclitus said it best when he stated, “Change is the only constant.” Although it is not always welcome, the sooner we accept and embrace change, the better our lives are.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Too often, we think of only external customer service, and forget about the need for excellent internal customer service. No matter what type of business, organization or team you lead, teach your team members/ employees the need for and importance of internal customer service. Similar to external customer service, that means employees/team members should: 1.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I don’t need to tell you that it’s a busy time of year. We have too many things to do and very little time to get it all done. We are all just running to keep up, so I thought I would have a little fun with my next topic and present 10 ways you can lose a donor in 1 email. Nowadays, you can throw a stick and find a webinar, report, article, or podcast (did I tell you I am launching one next year!?

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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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Donor Search

DECEMBER 7, 2015

This blog focuses on the world of prospect research and various related fundraising topics. To diversify our subject matter, we like to feature the work of our friends and colleagues in the community. Join me in welcoming James Gilmer of Harbor Compliance and please enjoy this post on fundraising compliance.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Kayla Matthews is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. She is a writer and blogger with a passion for self-improvement and helping others. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter to read all of her latest posts. _. Charitable giving during the holidays absolutely picks up. Thirty-eight percent of people who donate to charity already say they are more likely to give during the holidays.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Open Leadership author Charlene Li reminds leaders to periodically ask themselves these " open leadership skills assessment " questions: Do I seek out and listen to different points of view? Do I make myself available to people at all levels of the organization? Do I actively manage how I am authentic? Do I encourage people to share information? Do I publicly admit when I am wrong?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Bringing some fun into your charitable campaigns via gamification and rewards is a great way to raise awareness for your cause, create an engaging experience for your fundraisers, and turn them into lifelong advocates for your cause. To gamify your campaigns, let’s first understand how gamification works, and then look at a few successful examples you can apply to your own campaigns.

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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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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Why Brands Are Ditching Twitter’s 6-Second Vine App | Adweek : ""In the last six months or so, brands have started to de-emphasize Vine as a channel because of the targeting capabilities on all these other platforms." Data is proving this out. Video analytics firm Tubular Labs reviewed Vine, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube accounts of 40 major brands, including Coca-Cola, Target and Dunkin' Donuts.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2015

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2015

You practice SPARK leadership if you: S hare Information P lay to Strengths A sk for Input and Appreciate Different Ideas R ecognize and Respond to Individual Needs K eep Your Commitments A great reminder from the President and CEO of American Management Association, Edward T. Reilly. You'll find more good advice in his new book, AMA Business Boot Camp.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Photo Credit: Tristan Hanson. Want to Boost Your Fundraising? Use Video – A Guest Post by Michael Hoffman. About a year ago, I wrote right here on Beth’s Blog about Why Your Nonprofit Should Invest in Video. You should read it, because everything in there is still true. Today I’m writing an update because we have an important new piece of data that shows clearly that video works for nonprofit fundraising.

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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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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Chances are if the day has a special moniker, Americans like to spend money on it. Black Friday. Shop Local Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. The weeks following Thanksgiving are a period when money flows like a river. Nonprofits have carved out a nice little niche for themselves with the last day of the run. However, what if nonprofits didn’t have to be restricted to just one day?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2015

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of representing everydayhero and Blackbaud as an attendee and speaker at the 2015 West Coast Social Innovation Summit. The twice-annual event asserts that it convenes the world’s most potent leaders, thinkers, and practitioners with an unwavering bias towards action and a push towards scale. It’s a big claim. And yet, after just a quick glance at the speaker line up, it is quite clear that truer words would be hard to craft.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2015

About this time of year, we like to take stock of what went on in the world of nonprofit technology over the last 12 months. It's fun to compare against TechSoup's 2015 Tech Predictions from the start of the year and Capterra's Biggest Nonprofit Technology Trends of 2015 from March. It appears that a fair number of these predictions (on mobile payments, cloud computing, collaboration tools, and crowdfunding) have actually come true.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Most of my work is as a trainer where I’m teaching workshops on leadership skills for emerging leaders, self-care, social media strategy, train the trainers, and networks/data. I am also an adjunct professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey , where I teach a course for graduate students on network strategy and networked leadership skills.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Adam Weinger is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and President of Double the Donation. He worked for companies that offered generous corporate giving programs, but most employees had no idea. After speaking with nonprofits about the need to access matching gift funds in a cost-effective way, Double the Donation was born. _. Every nonprofit organization has to use some sort of fundraising in order to keep things running smoothly.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Just as “Location, Location, Location” is the mantra for real estate value, “Spend, Spend, Spend” is often cited as the equivalent sine-qua-non for buying, especially for replicated items with commodity characteristics. Put simply, one of the most successful keys to creating reduced pricing is “Spend”. In general, the bigger the gross purchasing power, the lower the unit price for the items being purchased.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Ah, December! The time of year when fundraising professionals are hitting the pavement and connecting the dots to secure crucial annual gifts to sustain an organization. And the rest of the senior staff members are…prepping their 2016 budgets. Guh. Sounds like a drag, right? It doesn’t have to be! Assessing the success of your 2015 marketing strategy and planning for 2016 can be an exercise in dreaming, in seeing new possibilities, and repurposing those same ol’ buckets of cash for creative, new

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