Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 13, 2016
It’s true that social media is in transition. Facebook Reach is at an all time low. Instagram has a new algorithm. Twitter is in flux. And the next Big Thing in social media Snapchat is baffling to many seasoned social media managers. But digital and mobile app payments are coming. The global internet population is set to triple in the next four years.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 8, 2016
What Happened on Give Local America Day? For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. The activities for this community of practice included regular conference calls primarily for the cohort, webinars for a broader audience of community foundations, and an online safe space open to any community foundation hosting a giving day to sha
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ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 10, 2016
posted by Grant Deering Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. “Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.
Tech Soup
MAY 10, 2016
If you work in the nonprofit space and have a social media program, you've probably hit a wall more than once with that lingering challenge: "How do we go viral?" Even if you do figure out a way to make your message go viral, how do you do it in a way that actually engages and activates patrons and doesn't just encourage more "slacktivism"?
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.
Wild Apricot
MAY 13, 2016
GuideStar just launched their platinum platform. Nonprofits, check it out (and also update your profile with them).
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 11, 2016
Note from Beth: I am honored to be a member of Leap Ambassadors Community , a private community of nonprofit thought leaders and practitioners. My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field.
Nonprofit Technology brings together the best content for nonprofit technical enthusiasts from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
BoardAssist
MAY 10, 2016
What are the trends that are going to impact your nonprofit in 2016? Fundraising guru Gail Perry shares them all with us in this week’s guest post starting with donor loyalty, something we should all be working harder at! Top 10 Fundraising Trends and Predictions for 2016. What’s up for 2016? Times are changing, and fundraising is evolving too.
Care2
MAY 12, 2016
The 2016 Benchmarks Study was recently released and highlights the latest nonprofit trends and strategies with an eye on shifts throughout the past decade. The study is comprised of a diverse mix of 105 nonprofits of various sizes and sectors. The study analyzed 2.8 billion email messages sent to over 69 million list subscribers, $481 million of online donations from over 13 million online gifts, and 8.2 million advocacy actions.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 12, 2016
Note from Beth: Peter Panepento wrote a thoughtful piece earlier this week about #givedaylessons and gave me permission to republish it here. Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “ The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story. “ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 13, 2016
In their book, Millennials Who Manage , authors Chip Espinoza and Joel Schwarzbart , quote Donna Hicks 's explanation about how dignity is different from respect. Dignity is different from respect in that it is not based on how people perform, what they can do for us, or their likability. Dignity is a feeling of inherent value and worth. Therefore, Espinoza and Schwarzbart recommend that leaders treat those they are leading with dignity and follow Hick's 10 Essential Elements of Dignity : Accept
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.
Tech Soup
MAY 11, 2016
We've all been in meetings that suck. There's the "Airing of the Grievances" meeting with lots of complaining and no solutions. There's the meeting that always starts late or runs over, and the meeting that's dominated by one person with lots of opinions and a seemingly endless supply of breath with which to share them. And there's my favorite, the "Oh, I thought YOU were doing that" meeting because no one took notes in the last meeting.
Care2
MAY 9, 2016
Nonprofit campaigners are no stranger to trolling. But when it escalates to online harassment, threats, and doxing, this becomes a lot more stressful to campaigners who already have their hands full running campaigns and managing online communities. Unfortunately, many nonprofit teams aren't prepared in dealing with online harassment. In addition to taking screenshots of all harassing communications - texts, social media posts, emails, and reporting it to your manager, HR department and law enfo
Connection Cafe
MAY 10, 2016
In 2015, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act, yet voter participation rates in the U.S. are at historic lows. Instead of being an exuberant celebration of civil rights, the experience of voting is often frustrating , bureaucratic and dreary. In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 12, 2016
Perhaps now more than ever it's time for the new book by John Blakey called, The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits That Inspire Results, Relationships, and Reputation. The book is divided into three parts: Part One : Blakey explores how trust in executive leadership has been lost so that we can understand the scale and depth of the problem. Part Two : Here, Blakey shifts from exploring the theory of trustworthiness to studying its practice.
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.
Tech Soup
MAY 10, 2016
TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has supplied more than 65,000 pieces of IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries in the last 10 years. Back in 2006, we started the RCI program to supply charities and libraries with good, low-cost warrantied computers that would stand the test of time. We found reputable refurbishers who could deliver the IT equipment that our members need and can afford.
NonProfit Hub
MAY 10, 2016
Nobody likes taxes. (Except maybe accountants and people who get epic refunds?) In May, many nonprofits are coming up on the end of their fiscal year and that comes with filling out a lot of tax forms. There are plenty of rules, and failing to meet them could carry stiff penalties. It may not be your favorite subject, but it sure is an important one.
Connection Cafe
MAY 11, 2016
Last month we wrote about the 3 steps to creating a Welcome Series to effectively onboard new constituents to your organization. Today in part two, we’ll focus on ways you can kick it up a notch! So you have a welcome series—that’s great. You’re already one step ahead of many other nonprofits. But a one-size fits all welcome series may be leaving out some powerful opportunities to engage.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 11, 2016
" Stragility is the term for strategic, agile, people-powered change that enables organizations to thrive amidst relentless turbulence and uncertainty," explain Ellen R. Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand , authors of the new book, Stragility: Excelling At Strategic Changes. "Achieving Stragility is the key to competitive advantage that lasts," they add. The book provides lots of examples, concrete tips, action steps and tools.
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.
Tech Soup
MAY 12, 2016
On May 3, 2016, right in the middle of Give Local America day, the online fundraising company Kimbia's donation processing platform stopped working. Give Local America day is a big deal. Last year, more than 9,000 nonprofits participated, and Kimbia processed over $68 million in donations. This year, charities in 54 communities across the country got going on their fundraising campaigns, only to find out that the online donation apparatus went down in the middle of the big day.
AFP Blog
MAY 13, 2016
The hottest trend in web design is making sites that look terrible — The Washington Post — Medium : "The hottest trend in web design is making sites that look terrible What’s old is new again by Katherine Acrement There’s an interesting trend in web design these days: Making websites that look, well … bad.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 10, 2016
Note from Beth: I’ve been working in the nonprofit technology sector since 1990 and there was an old saying, “It isn’t a matter if the technology fail, it is a matter when and what your Plan B is.” We always had some sort of back up plan. For Giving Days, having a solid crisis plan in place for the technology, weather, or an act of god is an essential best practice.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 8, 2016
From John Blakey 's new book, The Trusted Executive , published just a couple weeks ago, here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader: Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma.
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!
Tech Soup
MAY 9, 2016
The weather is getting better now that we're firmly into spring. No more excuses are allowed about your New Year's resolution to power up your nonprofit tech skills — it's time to join a meetup and find your tribe! There are free workshops and networking events happening in cities across the globe this month. Just search at NetSquared.org and start leveraging tech to do more good.
AFP Blog
MAY 13, 2016
Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time | Beth’s Blog : "Note from Beth: Peter Panepento wrote a thoughtful piece earlier this week about #givedaylessons and gave me permission to republish it here. Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story.“ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento" 'via Blog this'.
Byte Technology
MAY 10, 2016
In the world of websites, content is—and always will be—king. Finding a site designer, working on the format, getting it live … these are relatively easy, but if you don’t have a plan to generate consistently good content and update the site on a regular basis, then much of the effort that has already been put forth is for nothing. That said, too many website owners and in-house administrators see a site go live without really having an agenda in place, the result of which are often stale, stati
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 9, 2016
"Change is disturbing when it is done to us, exhilarating when it is done by us." - Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
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Gyrus
MAY 10, 2016
Organizations are finding new, faster ways to deliver real-time training, e-learning and are leaving behind instructor-led training practices. Learning Management Systems (LMS) are the key to deliver unified, effective and controlled training programs. For food, pharmaceutical and clinical companies, a LMS can also achieve 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. 21 CFR Part 11 establishes the standard by which the U.S.
AFP Blog
MAY 13, 2016
San Francisco to host new urban innovation lab : "With access to a variety public, private, academic and nonprofit entities — two of the world's largest and most influential digital companies, Twitter and Uber, are located across the street from the new Superpublic space — Hirshberg and the team behind the project saw "there was an opportunity to do serious work. across government agencies.
NonProfit Hub
MAY 12, 2016
When it comes to cooking, everything is better when it’s made from scratch. From pie crusts to bread dough, recipes made from the ground up make all the difference. When it comes to budgeting however, that isn’t always the case. Zero-based budgets are built on the idea of in-depth scrutiny of every aspect of an organization. The budget is created “from scratch” by starting at zero, then increasing only based on need and analyses of expenditures.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 7, 2016
Today's thought from author John Blakey: Managers manage. Leaders anticipate.
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