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Free Webinar on September 27! 12 Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make in Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012. Time: 2-3:30pm :: Honolulu (Wednesday, September 26). 5-6:30pm :: San Francisco (Wednesday, September 26). 7-8:30am :: Bangkok, Hanoi. 8-9:30am :: Hong Kong, Singapore. 9-10:30am :: Seoul, Tokyo. 10-11:30am :: Melbourne, Sydney. 12-1:30pm :: Auckland, Wellington. In Africa, Europe, the Middle East? Click here. Cost: Free.

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Content Strategies for Nonprofit Websites

VisionLink

'Is your nonprofit looking for ways to improve your website and increase traffic? Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Here are the key takeaways from the session: 1. Leverage that expertise…in ways they understand.

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5 Tips for Social Media Success from Bok Tower Gardens

NetWits

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and

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10 Traits of a Great Consultant

Robert Weiner

The Chronicle of Philanthropy published a nice list of consulting traits that I want to pass along. The traits they list are below. My comments are in parentheses. Have self-confidence and be as adept at delivering bad news as good. (This is hard. I hate delivering bad news, but it often goes with the job.). Have a good understanding of the business and of themselves.

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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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Summer Webinar Special for Nonprofits: 2 for $95, 3 for $130, 4 for $170, 5 for $200, 6 for $230, 7 for $250 or All 8 for $270!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Through September 21, 2012 all social media and mobile technology webinars for nonprofit organizations will be offered at discounted rates (View Current Webinar Schedule ). You can purchase a combination of registrations for webinars already scheduled and/or credits for webinars that are not yet scheduled. Please note that all eight webinars rotate on a regular basis, so if current dates do not fit your schedule you can still take advantage of this special by purchasing webinar credits for fu

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2012 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

Amy Sample Ward

Date : June 17, 2012. Location : Chicago, IL. Topic : Social Media for Social Good Pre-Conference. Description : This half-day workshop will cover basic and intermediate levels of social media topics including an introduction to core tools, evaluation, implementation and strategic application. With a mix of presentations, panels and small group workshops, participants will benefit from learning best practices, hearing from other organizations using these tools effectively, and have a chance to s

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Lame spam of the day: Harvard Medical School

Robert Weiner

Well, I haven't been treated at Harvard. I live thousands of miles away. And it wouldn't normally occur to me to "shop" at a medical school or hospital (though after investigation I found that the publications shown on the message do cost money.) But aside from that (and assuming you don't look at the From address or where the "Continue Shopping" button points) it looks fairly convincing.

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Mark Your Calendars! Google+ Hangout for Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Google+ is definitely growing on me. Now that I have had some time to work with the tool set and figure out through a process of trial and error what kind of content works best on Google+, not only has engagement significantly increased on the Nonprofit Organizations Google+ Page in recent months, but so has my Return on Investment (ROI). That said, I have not yet been able to successfully host a Google+ Hangout primarily due to the fact that every attempt to do so thus far has been a spontaneou

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22 High-Impact, Low Cost Social Media Opportunities for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

For non-profits new to social media, guest blogger, Brad Aronson offers 22 social media opportunities to consider.

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Attention Data Nerds: The Mobile Mindset Study and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Source: Mobile Mindset Study. Two excellent sources for stats on how mobile use in the US has become more pervasive. American’s are no longer tethered to their desktops to use the Internet, especially social media. The Mobile Mindset Study , a new survey from mobile security developers Lookout using data commissioned from Harris Interactive, has found that three out of five smartphone owners in the U.S. do not go for more than one hour without checking their devices.

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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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Colorblindness: Implications for Youth Services

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Ariel Rodríguez, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor. ASU School of Community Resources & Development. The ideology of being colorblind within youth service provisions suggests an agency, and by extension, the agency’s service providers, do not consider the color of a youth as a precursor to participation in any unique services or programs. It further suggests an agency which strictly adheres to colorblindness does not provide segregated services, which were in large part eliminated by th

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Webinar: YouTube, Flickr and Pinterest for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Thursday, July 5, 2012. Time: 1pm-2:30 ET. Cost: $50. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: Complete Webinar Schedule. Webinar Special: 2 for $95, 3 for $130, 4 for $170! This webinar begins with demonstration of how nonprofits can successfully design and launch a YouTube Channel for both desktop and mobile viewing – even if the nonprofit isn’t currently producing videos.

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Infographics and The Cloud

Wild Apricot

Has your organization used infographics to tell a story? Here's an infographic that explains how The Cloud is Saving the Earth.

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Giving USA Releases Report on 2011 Philanthropy

sgEngage

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2012: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2011. Below are some key findings and information from the 57th annual report. Key Findings: Total estimated charitable giving in the United States increased 4.0% in 2011 from 2010 to $298.42 billion in contributions (0.9% adjusted for inflation).

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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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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional. in Residence. ASU Lodestar Center. 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. It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world.

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Tips to Humanize Your Social Media

Care2

There has been a lot of great discussion over the past year about organizations striving to be more human. During the 3 rd annual Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference this really resonated with me when Paul Young of charity: water said in his keynote, what if your online communications (website, social media, fundraising appeals) looked like how you talked. “You would be telling great stories,” said Young.

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Managing Events In Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot

Here's my experience managing events in Wild Apricot, as well as a reminder about our free Events Webinar on Wed. June 20th.

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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2012 Report

sgEngage

The Giving USA 2012 report is out and it gives us a look at philanthropic trends from 2011. Here are five interesting facts that I pulled from the report. 1. Giving by individuals, bequest, and family foundations amounted to 88% of total giving in 2011. This figure is one percentage point higher than in 2010. 2. Fundraising growth in the arts subsector was helped by an $800 million cash gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas from the Walton Family Foundation.

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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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Create a More Effective Nonprofit Website: Part 1

Tech Soup

Kelley Jarrett is market manager for Guide Creative , a design agency that serves nonprofits in creative design from strategy and branding to web and print design, social and mobile strategy to analyzing results for success. Guide Creative is the new design agency for Blackbaud. Follow Kelley on Twitter. Your nonprofit's website is a tool that should be used to engage, interact with, and mobilize your audience – a tool that should ultimately inspire action.

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Photos Get the Most "Likes" on Facebook, But Do They Engage People?

Care2

You know the old saying; a picture is worth a thousand words? According to research conducted by Social Media Today , pictures are also worth a lot of “Likes” on Facebook too. Take a look at the chart below. Both “Likes” and comments on photos are a lot more popular then posts that have links, status updates, and video. Interestingly, answering questions on Facebook are also quite popular, which signals that people still like to be engaged in more social ways and offer th

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Is Your To-Do List Longer Than Your Day?

Get Fully Funded

If you’re like me, you have more to do during the day than you can get done. Here’s a short video featuring Stephen Covey explaining a technique to help you focus on getting the most important things done.

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Micah Solomon's Customer Service Lessons

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Micah Solomon’s new book, High-tech, High-touch Customer Service , is all about how to inspire timeless loyalty in the demanding new world of social commerce -- one where businesses today face the increasingly challenging world of customer interactions, both online and off. The book is a must-read for any business leader. And, fortunately, the content is grounded in decades of experience and proven methodology.

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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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What's Your Big Vision for Summer 2012?

Have Fun - Do Good

Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! Can you believe that we're halfway through the year, and that the first day of summer is on Wednesday? Take a look back at your Big Vision for 2012. How's it going? Do you need to change it in any way? What are your Big Visions for this summer, and this lunar month? How do they fit into your Big Vision for the year? The hubs created another beautiful Big Vision worksheet (above) for us that you can download from Dropbox for free.

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Crisis Lessons Learned When My Apartment Building Was on Fire

Care2

When the fire alarm went off in my building this week, I couldn’t help thinking that the experience was a lesson in how organizations can effectively handle crisis. Well, first I thought “Let’s get out of here!” but once safely outside, I considered the learning opportunity. We’ve talked about responding and communicating well during a crisis on Frogloop before, and I know there’s a lot more to say about this challenge.

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Private Foundations Are Now Eligible for Citrix Online Donations

Tech Soup

?In case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive donated video conferencing, online collaboration, and remote desktop solutions from the Citrix Online Donation Program. Citrix services — like GoToMeeting , GoToTraining , and GoToMyPC — make it easier to hold meetings and training sessions by allowing staff or constituents from around the world to call in to your conferences and presentations.

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Cisco Shares How To Become A More Collaborative Organziation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The Collaboration Imperative is a totally cool book. If for no other reason, check out the book for its layout, graphics and incredible readability. It may just be the model for many books to come – full of 60-second end-of-chapter wraps, bold graphics, Q&A’s with real-world business leaders, case studies, and lots of ways to test yourself along the way.

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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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Do Good Movie for the Weekend: Oceans (VIDEO)

Have Fun - Do Good

On World Oceans Day, I pledged to highlight the ocean on Water Wednesdays for the next three weeks, so today I'm sharing the trailer from the Disneynature movie, Oceans. It's available on Netflix , Amazon Instant Video , and of course, you should check and see if your local video store has it. It's rated G so *hopefully* it will be fun and appropriate for little ones too.

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Feds Moving Toward More Agile IT Development Process

Forum One

The U.S. government is pushing for a more modular process for IT development. Instead of large, multi-year IT projects, the U.S. CIO, Steven VanRoekel, is advocating for projects that can be completed in three to six months (or multiple projects of that duration). VanRoekel’s report, “Contracting Guidance to Support Modular Development,” recommends the use of a more “Agile” development process.

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How to Milk It: Integrating Social Media with Direct Response

Care2

We all know that email (the original online social medium since 1979) is the main driver of value for multi-channel marketing for nonprofits. You’ve probably spent tons of time and effort to build a large community on social networks. BUT, how many of you are truly integrating social marketing and direct response to get the most out of both? You can make these work together when you have a socially enlightened view of your email audience, which is one of the key topics we will be discussin

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6 Questions Every Leader Should Ask Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

According to Marshall Goldsmith , there are six questions that leaders should regularly ask of their employees : Where do you think we should be going? Where do you think you and your part of the business should be going? What do you think you’re doing well? If you were the leader, what ideas would you have for you? How can I help? What suggestions or ideas do you have for me?

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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.