Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2011

Your nonprofit’s social media campaigns are only as good as the social media manager running them. Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare are not miracle-producers. They are simply tools that can result in high ROI for your nonprofit, but only if the person sharing Status Updates, Twittering, and Checking-in on behalf of your nonprofit has the right skills, experience and training to make social media produce results.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. I gotta hand it to Holly Ross and the tireless NTEN team for putting on yet another fantastic event!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 23, 2011

A bit over a year ago, I wrote a post about the status of Drupal/Salesforce Integration. I figured it was time to do an update. At the moment, if you want to integrate Drupal and Salesforce, you have three options: Use the contributed modules (or have a developer install and configure them for you). Use Jackson River’s Springboard. Roll your own (or have a developer roll your own for you.).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2011

We just wrapped up another rousing Community Builder chat – I’m always so energized and inspired by these chats and thankful for all those that participate and share. Get the full archive here! This month’s chat focused mainly on sharing lessons and examples from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , which took place in Washington, DC, last week.

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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

MARCH 22, 2011

The rise of QR Codes has helped many nonprofits understand the need for mobile websites, or at the very least mobile-optimized web pages. A QR code that launches a desktop-designed web page in a mobile browser just doesn’t make a whole of sense. Neither does linking to desktop sites inside smartphone apps, in group text alerts, or on location-based communities like Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places.

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NetWits

MARCH 24, 2011

This interview was initially published in our monthly eNewsletter – Strategies, Tips and Best Practices for Event Fundraising Professionals. Make sure to subscribe to get future issues. By now you have probably heard about the committee dashboard feature within Friends Asking Friends. The committee dashboard lives within your event website and helps event committee members track their progress in recruiting corporate sponsorships and company teams.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! The room was packed with enthusiastic participants and this post is designed to be shared with others who couldn’t attend in person, as well as to all those who did and asked to have resources to share

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Note from Beth: I facilitated a panel about Mobile Integrated strategy at the Innogive Conference earlier this month and have shared the notes here. The panelists offered advice to nonprofits about integrating mobile into the nonprofit toolbox. My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content. There are different media forms that mandate different types of content — and nonprofits must consider this as part of the online content strategy.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

By Geoff Livingston, Principal & Co-Founder, Zoetica Facebook and to a lesser extent Twitter and LinkedIn have become the interstates of the social web. Nonprofits that want to connect with their constituents are almost obliged to participate on these networks. Causes and associations provide status updates on the networks, post links, publish content via tools like Facebook Notes, groups on Linked In and Facebook, and ask questions on all of the services.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 25, 2011

Here’s a look at the most popular links on Association Jam in March 2011 - where blogs or articles on events, leadership, volunteers and social media received the highest number of votes from the visitors to AJam this month.( read more ).

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 25, 2011

Date : March 25, 2011. Location : New York, NY. Topic : Using Twitter to Recognize Volunteers and Build a Following. Description : This session is targeted at beginner and intermediate knowledge or experience with Twitter and other social media platforms. The presentation will cover the ins and outs, as well as best practices and ways to get started using Twitter as a tool for communicating with, surfacing new, and recognizing volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

As many trainers and teachers already know, people have different learning styles. Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. Would participants learn more and have greater impact if panel designers incorporated different techniques such as visual learning and if they designed for more audience engagement?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

On the last day of the Nonprofit Technology Conference each year, we have an Awards Lunch and Community Celebration. NTEN gives two awards to NTEN Members, including the Lifetime Achievement Award , which we blogged about already. The second award is the "NTEN Award," given this year to Peter Campbell, IT Director for Earthjustice. Former NTEN Awardee John Merritt presented the award to Peter, and I'd like to share his words: The NTEN award is given each year to a person who the lives the values

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 23, 2011

Part 2 of our 3-part blog series on membership database selection outlines the software/system options available and their pros and cons in meeting small non-profit/membership needs.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 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 March 23rd). 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I written a lot about crowdsourcing and measuring the impact of the crowd , so I’m really intrigued by this project because they are using crowdsourcing from creative people to get ideas about how to solve an on the ground project. What I like most about this platform, although at times a little difficult to navigate, is the collaboration map.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. As it turns out, a high unsubscribe rate correlates directly with high fundraising results. People unsubscribe because they read your message and decide your cause isn't interesting to them; people donate because they read your message and decide that it is.

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See3

MARCH 21, 2011

If you weren’t at the DoGooder Awards ceremony at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington D.C. or didn’t get a chance to check out the YouTube homepage on Saturday March 19th, you might not have seen the winners of the 2011 Awards. It’s okay. You’re still a good person. And the winners are [.].

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2011

Date : March 19, 2011. Location : Washington DC. Topic : Unconference. Description : The NTC Unconference is a place to continue conversations from, ask questions about, or further explore the various tracks and sessions of the conference. The physical space will include sections for all 5 tracks, and a main organizing board where you can post a question or topic to discuss.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Sketch my Hong Yee Krauker created on an iPad with Sketchbook Pro. The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy. This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. Also new this year is the online NTC.

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NTEN

MARCH 22, 2011

Flickr photo: Toban Black. Kindergarten used to be less about academics and more about the socialization kids need to survive in school. Things have changed – don't get me started, my daughter is in kindergarten – but the socialization part is still there. One of the most important social skills they work on in my daughter's classroom? Sharing. Sharing is important because a) it's just the nice thing to do and b) sharing helps build the classroom community.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Do you know the average click-through and open rates on action alerts and fundraising appeals across the nonprofit sector? Are enewsletters still worth your organization’s time? Are nonprofits experimenting with mobile more? Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 23, 2011

Whew! I’m just back from several days in Chicago at the AFP conference. I’ve been to this event many times and I love it. I love all the great speakers and all the cool people I get to hang out with. This year, I was an active participant in the Twitter conversation going on during the conference. There were several really interesting things that were shared and I thought I’d share some with you. “First 30 days after someone signs up for your email or e-newsletter is

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

The plenary session on Saturday morning featured Moira Gunn, host of the weekly NPR show, Tech Nation. Moira Gunn is enchanting storyteller and spent the first part of her session telling one story after another that demonstrated a simple idea: The dirty little secret to technology is how you use it. She asked the audience, “who invented the 800 number?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

The fabulous Rob Cottingham, the NTC Official Cartoon Blogger, is giving his unique take on this year's conference. You'll see them on our blog throughout the conference and at [link].

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2011

Guest blog post by Laura Jones , who volunteers with HorseNet Horse Rescue and Nonprofit Commons. This year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference was my first, and as a scholarship recipient from a small, all-volunteer-run nonprofit, I had a fantastic time. I made a point to attend as many sessions and events as possible, and want to share some of my highlights with the TechSoup community. read more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2011

I was recently asked, "What five most important traits must a leader have to be effective?" I could reply fairly quickly, but I did take a moment to remember that when I asked a similar question in a LinkedIn group discussion, group members offered up nearly 100 different adjectives to describe an effective leader. But, for me, I contend the five most important traits are : Good communicator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

The plenary session on Saturday morning featured Moira Gunn, host of the weekly NPR show, Tech Nation. Moira Gunn is enchanting storyteller and spent the first part of her session telling one story after another that demonstrated a simple idea: The dirty little secret to technology is how you use it. She asked the audience, “who invented the 800 number?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

The fabulous Rob Cottingham, the NTC Official Cartoon Blogger, is giving his unique take on this year's conference. You'll see them on our blog throughout the conference and at [link].

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2011

During the opening plenary at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, NTEN executive director Holly Ross demonstrated the biggest problem facing people who work in nonprofit technology. She asked how many people in the room report to their organizations’ leadership. In a room full of IT staff as well as fundraising, communications, and social media professionals, less than half of the attendees raised their hands.

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