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Newly Released With “Look Inside!” Functionality! Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is now fully released to the public in both print and digital format. You can now also “Look Inside!&# to preview the first 11 pages. For those new to e-books, it’s also worth noting that Amazon offers a suite of free Kindle Apps that allow you to download the book in digital format to most smartphones or tablets, or as a.PDF to a PC or Mac.

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What Internet Topics are Nonprofits Most Interested In?

NetWits

The internet has been around for a long time now (sort of). Back in the early 1960s is when things really started to take shape. What we know as the internet today is actually the by-product of a few visionary people who saw great potential in allowing computers to share information for research and development in scientific and military fields. “Hypertext&# came about in 1989.

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Moving on to my next adventure

Judi Sohn

This is a post that I’ve both been looking forward to and dreading. It’s likely going to be another long one, so for those of you who just want it short and bittersweet, here it is: I will be leaving Fight Colorectal Cancer at the end of this year to join Convio’s Common Ground team. Do you know anyone who lives in the Washington, DC area and reminds you of me, professionally speaking?

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Zerofootprint: A Cool Approach to Sustainability

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’ve been exploring the area of sustainability a great deal lately. We have some new ideas for software Benetech could be developing. But, one of our core values is to see what’s already out there and to not duplicate great work already being done. That means we frequently run into cool projects (and mentally check the box: taken care of!). In this exploration effort, thanks to John Danner, the incredibly connected entrepreneur who hangs his hat occasionally at the Haas Business School in Berke

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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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33 Nonprofit Mobile Websites

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One in four Americans now access the Mobile Web daily, yet only a tiny fraction of nonprofits have a mobile website. I have been watching this trend for almost two years now and there’s seemingly been almost no progress in the use of mobile websites by the nonprofit sector in that time which at this point leaves me mostly baffled. The rise of QR Codes has helped some nonprofits understand the need for at least mobile-optimized web pages.

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Michael Brackney's Legacy

VisionLink

'Family, friends, the American Red Cross, and the field of disaster relief lost an amazing man this past weekend. As one of his colleagues said of him, "he was one of the most generous people in an organization known for its generosity." From VisionLink''s perspective, Michael was unusually able to transfer and communicate operational vision to guide our technical work in support of the Red Cross and disaster relief overall.

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Read2Go Tops iTunes Literacy Charts!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Gerardo Capiel, Benetech's VP Engineering, just sent me a couple of exciting screen shots on our Read2Go iOS application for accessible reading of ebooks. The first one shows the Special Education category on iTunes, with the Read2Go logo being used to represent the Literacy and Learning section. And, the second one shows why: our Read2Go application is at the top of the Literacy and Learning section!

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Announcing… Text NONPROFITORGS to 27138 to Subscribe to Text Alerts from Nonprofit Tech 2.0!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Thanks to MobileCause , I have a new group text messaging service to explore and experiment with. I am not comfortable blogging about social media and mobile technology tools that I don’t have hands on experience with, and until now I have had to use free, ad-supported group texting services that frankly just weren’t good enough to advocate for.

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Association Data Management Challenges

Wild Apricot

What data management challenges are plaguing associations? Here's an overview of EDM's yearly survey of associations and our take on the results.( read more ).

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Curiosity-Driven, Not Data-Driven

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by epsos.de. I saw an interesting post from Eric Petersen called “ The Myth of Data-Driven Business &# by way of KD Paine’s blog. It caught my eye because we’ve working on a chapter about how nonprofits can make the shift to a “data-driven culture. &#. Holly Ross at NTEN and I chatted about the myth of data-driven nonprofits and how this is slightly different with mission-driven organizations.

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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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Emily McKhann: Making Time For What Matters

Have Fun - Do Good

Today's post is the second in my new guest post series: Making Time for What Matters. In case you missed it, be sure to read the first post by blogger, microphilanthropy advocate, and aspiring social entrepreneur, Peter Deitz. Emily McKhann is co-founder of TheMotherhood.com and The Motherhood Creative. She's also the co-author of Living with the End in Mind: A Practical Checklist for Living Life to the Fullest by Embracing Your Mortality.

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Why should I learn about nonprofit accounting?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. Thomas K. Avery, CPA , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor /. Chief Financial Officer. Catholic Community Foundation -. Diocese of Phoenix. Good question. As a nonprofit accountant, I hear this question asked often. Some of the objections to learning about accounting sound very reasonable at first, especially when there's no one around to express a contrary view.

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Vote on the 2012 NTC Session Proposals Through September 23

NTEN

It's time for you to help us shape the agenda for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Voting on the more than 450 session proposals we've received will remain open through September 23rd. That's right, more than 450: a new record. But we've added a raft of filtering options this year, so if you're only interested in, say, "Websites" for "Communications Staff" at the "Journey-level", you'll only have to vote on 4 sessions.

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Tweet To Donate to Fire Victims in Texas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m in Austin, Texas to deliver a keynote at the Texas Nonprofit Summit: Leading the Charge for Change. (Check out their social media dashboard to get a sense of the discussion). While flying over Texas, I could see smoke rising and could imagine the devastation taking place down below. When I landed, David Neff had posted a link to a fundraising effort on my Facebook that was launched over at Help Attack.

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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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Stumbling For Good Launched

Wild Apricot

Stumble Upon has launched a new program to help non-profits increase awareness and site traffic: Stumbling for Good.

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Meatless Monday: Tortilla Soup, Vegan Mac n' Cheese, and Supergreen Bowl with Green Goddess Garlic Dressing

Have Fun - Do Good

Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns. Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. Each week I share meatless recipes I've tried from cookbooks and online. You can see my past Meatless Monday posts by clicking here. This was my first Tortilla Soup, and it turned out quite delish.

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster.

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Rethinking Books: Buy A Good Book for A Good Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not too long ago Seth Godin announced on his blog that he was going to reinvent the way books were published and read with The Domino Project. In his words: The notion of the paper book as merely a package for information is slowly becoming obsolete. There must be other reasons on offer, or smart people will go digital, or read something free. The book is still an ideal tool for the hand-to-hand spreading of important ideas, though.

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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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Association Data Management Challenges

Wild Apricot

What data management challenges are plaguing associations? Here's an overview of EDM's yearly survey of associations and our take on the results. ( read more ).

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Daily DoGooder: Fighting to Bring Literacy to the World

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.Fighting to Bring Literacy to the World | 2:00 fightingfor.nd.edu Established by two Notre Dame undergraduates with the help of seed money from the University’s Social Venture Plan Competition, Better World Books has sold more than 30 million unwanted, used books, contributed over $10 million for literacy initiatives [.].

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Text to Donate Campaigns for Social Change

NTEN

By Debra Brown, COO, MobilizeUs.com. It’s not surprising that after the widely publicized success of the 2010 Red Cross "Text-to-Give" campaign for Haitian earthquake relief, social change organizations wanted to hop on the text-to-donate bandwagon. But as many quickly learned, the biggest barrier for grassroots groups emulating the Red Cross style text-to-give campaign is cost.

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On Networks, Love, and Death: Cookie Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I first started reading “Cog Dog Blog&# by Alan Levine since his first post in 2003, &# I Blog Therefore I Am.&# Although he was blogging about how to integrate social media into education and the classroom, his ideas have always been transferable to nonprofits. He writes in a humorous, authentic style, about geeky topics. He’s a dog lover too – so I could not resist.

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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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Study: Using 3rd Party Apps Decreases Facebook Engagement by 70%

Care2

Facebook’s algorithm has always been tricky for marketers to figure out. And now a n ew study by Applum, the developer behind Page tool EdgeRank Checker says that using 3 rd party apps like Hootsuite to post Facebook updates decreases comments and Likes by 70%. Yikes! Applum ran their analysis on 1,000,000+ Updates on 50,000+ Pages that influence over 1,000,000,000+ Fans. “We took each individual post and analyzed the engagement (comment & likes) along with how many fans the Page

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Halle Butvin, One Mango Tree, A Fair Trade Clothing Company

Have Fun - Do Good

[W]atching her become a leader, and develop the confidence not just at the work place, but also at home, it's been really amazing to see how she has completely changed her circumstances just from having a steady income. - Halle Butvin, One Mango Tree Halle Butvin is the Founder and Director of One Mango Tree , a fair trade clothing company. One Mango Tree uses a fair trade model to provide income-generating opportunities for women in impoverished and conflict areas around the globe.

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Raising big money starts with your passion

Get Fully Funded

Your ability to raise BIG money for your nonprofit starts with your passion. It’s the key to Getting Fully Funded. Watch this short video (less than 3 minutes) to hear me explain a little about how you can use your passion to raise big money.

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Member Round Up: It's a Great Week to Be Doing Good!

NTEN

Flickr:Rodgers Wife It’s a great week to be a part of the nonprofit community – but really, when isn’t it a great week to do good? This week, our members improved LinkedIn, blogged about e-mail marketing, and even pre-released an e-book. Whether it’s tips, tricks – or even free gas (that’s right!) – this week was full of great stuff worth sharing. Have more news to share?

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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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The Three C's of Forums

Wild Apricot

You can use a forum to promote online congregation and communication. But have you used it to crowdsource? ( read more ).

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LinkedIn Launches Volunteer and Causes Profiles

Care2

I love to see social networks carve out space to promote nonprofits, causes, and volunteering. Facebook integrates with Causes. Twitter has Hope140. And now LinkedIn, which has over 120 million members in over 200 countries and territories, has added a Volunteer and Causes section to users profiles. This is a great opportunity for your organization’s supporters to help promote your mission on LinkedIn by having them share their volunteer experiences and support with their professional netw

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When people express themselves with their checkbook

Get Fully Funded

People who send you large checks are screaming that they love the work your nonprofit is doing. What are you doing to adequately express your gratitude and appreciation to them? One dull, dry thank-you letter won’t cut it. Send a warm, sincere thank-you letter. Get it out the door promptly (shoot for 2 days). Sign it yourself (no digital signature).

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Beyond Social Media Integration: Your Website as a Tool for Engagement

NTEN

You've probably already heard us say this, but engagement is hard. That's why we're following up " The Social Website " with " Stop Chasing Rainbows: Enduring Success In a Shifting Online Landscape ". Blue State Digital's Jascha Franklin-Hodge will take you beyond integrating social media into your website to talk about location-based services and mobile, as well.

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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.