Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7, I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. If you want a really detailed look, please read the very exhaustive, recently released, updated Idealware report on OpenSource CMS , which includes Drupal, WordPress, Joomla and Plone.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
People are often surprised when I say that if given the choice, I would choose 10,000 e-Newsletter subscribers over 10,000 Followers on Twitter, 10,000 Fans on Facebook, or 10,000 Friends on Foursquare… combined. Any day of the week and without hesitation. And though some reports claim that email use is dropping , others claim its use is steady and even on the rise.
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NetWits
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
The day or week after a website launch, someone will inevitably notice that they can’t find the site on Google, Yahoo, or Bing. This might seem comical since there are thousands of websites launched each day, but it also shows a underestimation of what is required to be found online. However, this isn’t as funny when your organization’s site has been online for a while and is still not being found.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Date : February 15-17, 2011. Location : San Jose, CA. Topic : Technology and Social Impact. Description : The TSG Contributors’ Summit is a chance for the partner organizations, funders, sponsors and community leaders to come together to discuss new ideas, new opportunities, and new ways of leveraging technology for social impact. I’ll be speaking, facilitating and assisting with the event.
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.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
As most of you know, I’m a writer. I write a fair bit of science fiction, and also write other stuff. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do to get my novels out in the world, and have been greatly influenced by Cory Doctorow in terms of copyright (or, more accurately, copyleft ). Obviously for me, publishing eBooks is going to be something I do at some point, perhaps sooner rather than later.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Nonprofits have been utilizing social media for five years now (beginning with Myspace and YouTube in 2006), and while most at this point have invested the time and resources into designing a solid, visually distinct, social media-compatible avatar, many nonprofits still make the very common (yet completely obvious) mistake of using a cropped logo as their avatar in their social media campaigns.
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Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Hooking new members for your nonprofit takes the right bait, offered patiently and repeatedly, not to mention the challenge of landing them when you do get a bite! But the best tools and most canny tactics won’t be effective if you’re casting for new members in a fished-out pool.( read more ).
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 13, 2011
For those of you that don’t know about IP addresses, here’s a very quick lesson. In order for one computer to talk to another computer on the internet, it needs an address, the same as you have an address so that people know where to send you junk mail catalogs. Human beings suck at remembering numbers, so a system of connecting names to numbers exists (called the Domain Name System , or DNS.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Happy Valentine’s Day! Over the past few years, there have been a lot of original ways that nonprofits have celebrated Valentine’s Day with social media. I noticed several creative examples that incorporate social media with the Valentine’s Day theme combined with social good objectives. They range from encouraging a change in behavior, advocacy calls to action, shopping, and acknowledging people in nonprofits.
NetWits
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Everytime you reskin your website, or send out an email blast, you need to make sure that you take the time to test how content appears to your supporters. This may sound like a really basic step, but it’s amazing how many testing and double checking procedures fly out the door in the midst of a last minute frenzy. Your Website. You need to ensure that you double check how any changes you make to your website design render in all usable browsers.
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.
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
As I was preparing a series of blog posts on member engagement and communications (the #1 issue facing organizations in 2011 according to our Blog Reader Survey), one of January's Nonprofit Blog Carnival posts - Nonprofits and Information: Sharing Our Stories - caught my attention. In this post, Jennifer Hoyer (of the Edmonton Social Planning Council), notes that those of us in the non-profit world often take for granted the information that we work with each day, and forget that those outside o
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 13, 2011
Nonprofits don’t use e-commerce much, but I’ve had some experience (on both sides of the profit fence) doing e-commerce, and for some reason, shopping carts are intriguing me at the moment, and I figure its a good time to know what’s out there, especially in the open source shopping cart world. What would I use if someone came to me wanting to set up a store?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about. But it wasn’t just the ideas, it was also the people and making connections to colleagues I’ve known for more than a decade and connections to new people.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
The winners of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have been announced! First Place: Mountaintop Library Expands Horizons by Room to Read. read more.
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Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
In our recent Blog Reader Survey, membership growth/acquisition ranked as the second most important issue facing small membership-based organizations for 2011, just behind member communications and engagement. But before you start brainstorming ideas for member engagement and recruitment strategies, there is an important building block that you need to have in place as a foundation - an effective member/contact database.( read more ).
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
As you can tell, I’ve been writing more lately, and I plan, for the time being at least, to really step up my blogging game. I’ve got a list of posts of my own I want to write, but I realized that some long-time readers of this blog might want me to write about some specific things that fit under my basic purview. Research you’ve been too busy to do, something you want my unique opinion on, something you’re curious about.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Photo by Global Fund for Children. Note from Beth: After you read this guest post, you’ll have lots of great tips for your nonprofit’s video. And don’t forget, The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd. This year, for the first time, in addition to awards for Best Small, Medium, and Large nonprofit organization videos, there is also a Best Thrifty Video category for videos produced
NTEN
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Enlighten Us, But Make It Quick. That's the Ignite motto and we can't wait to see how you do just that at the 2011 NTC Ignite ! With the awesome suppport of CivicActions , NTC Ignite is back for the 3rd year in a row on the first night of the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC. Ignite talks give you the opportunity to share your fascinations and passions about nonprofit technology with the NTC community.
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Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Wild Apricot is offering a new FREE Webinar: Setting Up Your Wild Apricot Website - on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 3 pm EST. In this webinar, we'll dig deep into the website portion of our Wild Apricot, Membership Software - designed for small associations, non-profits, clubs and subscription websites - and demonstrate key operations related to website setup, customization and page editing.( read more ).
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
I had the privilege of attending the AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) Think Tank a couple of weeks ago. It was so cool to be among a group of great thinkers to talk and brainstorm. One of the things that came up was the number of people who are entering the profession without a solid understanding of our principles and ethics. Lots of people take jobs in nonprofit fundraising and assume their sales or other corporate skills will transfer.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
I spent today at day 1 of the TechSoup Global Summit in Mountain View with two hundred and forty people who work in the TechSoup Global Network around the world, plus other stakeholders. I’ve been involved with TechSoup/Netsquared Network since its inception back six years ago and so it is nice to be part of the narrative arc. This participatory event is offering two days of focused discussion about—how these networks, and the capabilities that power them, can be effectively leveraged
NTEN
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
In the far reaches of the Internet, a small site called Groupon goes serenely about its business. You probably haven't heard of it; they're notoriously publicity shy. But now, like Bill Murray poking his head out of a sweater to check for Punxsutawney Phil poking his head out of the ground to check for winter, Groupon will make its debut on the world stage at our upcoming Ask the Expert session.
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ASU Lodestar Center
FEBRUARY 15, 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, February 15, 2011 Lost Your Tax-Exemption? What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have
Care2
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
For the past few years, nonprofits have been raising 40% to 60% of their money online during the month of December. How did the nonprofit community fare in 2010? In a report outlining results from the 2010 year-end fundraising, M&R analyzed thirteen of their clients results and shared some great data. Highlights include: 77% raised more money this year than they did in 2009.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
This post was authored by Erica Lorraine Scheidt, Director of Marketing at TechSoup Global. I'm in Silicon Valley, joined by the partners that make up our international network , more than 60 individuals representing 35 capacity-building NGOs from around the world. We're here, at Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus, to think aloud about the questions that face us all: how do we get technology and resources into the offices and hands of grassroots organizations?
NTEN
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
We don't want to see anyone lost in the halls at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Whether you're new to the NTC or an old-timer, spending some time with us on an NTC Orientation Call will help you to find all the ways you can connect, learn, and change the world while you're in Washington, DC this March. You'll have a chance to ask questions -- like this one posed in myNTC yesterday: And hear answers from NTEN Staffers Sarah and Anna, as well as attendees, such as: We'll dive into the c
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Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
For the past five years I've had the amazing opportunity to interview 56 changemakers for the Big Vision Podcast who I think have big visions for a better world. It really has been one of the highlights of my work. I come away from each interview energized and inspired You can view all of the interviews, and subscribe to the show, on iTunes , or on the Big Vision Podcast's landing page.
Care2
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Frogloop friends: We at Care2 rarely issue press releases, as we’re more interested in being an organization that does things, as opposed to talking about doing things. But this week we bent our own rules and …issued the press release below. This milestone just seemed to be too big a deal not to stop and celebrate, because, well, reaching 15 million active members seems pretty amazing.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
In reading all the year-ahead prediction articles that compete for attention every January, one forecast that leapt out at me was the U.K. Telegraph's prediction that 2011 would see wider adoption of mobile payment solutions based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies (sometimes referred to as contactless payments). Not sure what that means?
NTEN
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Jacey Tramutt, TAC Specialist and Barbara Buswell, Executive Director, PEAK Parent Center , and Roger Holt, Executive Director, PLUK In April of 2010, the US Department of Education approached us -- PEAK Parent Center and PLUK (Parents Let's Unite for Kids -- to collaborate with PACER Center to help Parent Centers across the nation use technology strategically to meet their mission.
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