Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 21, 2011
It took 2 years, 10 months, and 50,000 clicks of a mouse, but yesterday @ NonprofitOrgs followed its 50,000th nonprofit on Twitter! I start each morning browsing those that followed @ NonprofitOrgs the day and night before, and follow those that are nonprofits and nonprofit staff in return. There a handful of nonprofit service providers in there too.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 16, 2011
We had a Bookshare all-hands meeting this week, where our entire team gets together and talks about the latest activities and news about the Bookshare project. One piece of news struck me as being particularly poignant. Melanie Sorensen, who had recently joined the Bookshare Advisory Board, suddenly passed away last month. She missed what was supposed to be her first in-person board meeting because she had the flu.
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Wild Apricot
APRIL 20, 2011
You’ll find a variety of tech tools in this 2-part series, from volunteer and member management, to web publishing and document sharing, to back office tasks, project management, and more.( read more ).
NCE Social Media
APRIL 22, 2011
Yesterday, Amazon had a server problem for their cloud-based clients. You can read more about it here. What does that have to do with social media? Well, several social media sites like HootSuite , SCVNGR , Reddit , Quora and Foursquare use Amazon’s services to host their content. So, when Amazon’s cloud server went down, some social media sites did too.
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.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 18, 2011
The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 18, 2011
QR Codes (Quick Response) is a bar code that can be scanned by your mobile phone (with a free app) and are currently being used with print media (or t-shirt media) to point people to more information online. The information embedded can be a URL, a link to a download, text, phone number, or SMS. According this post by Gina Trapani , many geeks think QR codes are gimmicky , clumsy , not used well or enough , or that they’re “ a solution looking for a problem.
Nonprofit Technology brings together the best content for nonprofit technical enthusiasts from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 20, 2011
"The percentage of Americans who have ever watched or listened to a podcast is 45%, up from 43% one year ago. This equates to approximately 70 million Americans." - The Current State of Podcasting 2010 , Edison Research I'm often asked how I produce the Big Vision Podcast , so I thought I'd share my process here in case any of you are aspiring podcasters.
See3
APRIL 18, 2011
Daily DoGooder delivers one – just one – excellent cause video to your inbox each day. Changing the world, one video at a time.The Girl Effect | 2:23 The Girl Effect www.girleffect.org The Girl Effect Shows how a powerful story can be told without video footage or even photographs. By using motion graphics and having music to match, [.].
ASU Lodestar Center
APRIL 19, 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, April 19, 2011 Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Networking posted by Jessica Sadoway , Nonprofit and Social Media Blogger Just last Friday, The Collaboration Prize announced its third annual winner (congratulations to
Wild Apricot
APRIL 18, 2011
Did you know that thanking volunteers can increase their engagement? In this post we suggest that instead of holding a "thank-a-thon" once a year, you develop on-going volunteer recognition plans.( read more ).
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.
NTEN
APRIL 20, 2011
For many nonprofit organizations, as with the wider public and private business sectors, the last couple of years have been impacted by a general economic downturn. Did we see evidence of this in our annual Nonprofit IT Staffing & Spending survey conducted at the end of 2010? Well, yes and no. Compared to previous years (this is our 5th year of conducting the survey), certain areas of investment did seem to drop.
See3
APRIL 21, 2011
Daily DoGooder delivers one – just one – excellent cause video to your inbox each day. Changing the world, one video at a time.City Harvest PSA | 0:31 City Harvestwww.cityharvest.org We love how this video targets different audiences. The action is set in the subway, making it easy for its primary audience, New Yorkers, to identify with [.].
Care2
APRIL 18, 2011
I saw this great video recently about purchasing email lists and had to share. It might not be true that a puppy dies every time you buy and email list, but your open rates and email reputation sure will. What’s wrong with buying an email list? While you can buy a bucket of email addresses, you can’t buy permission to mail people en masse.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 22, 2011
Here are the top-rated blogs and articles that appeared on Association Jam in April.( read more ).
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NTEN
APRIL 22, 2011
[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions Want to create a more rewarding environment to retain and grow your techies? Reap some quick improvement with these easy four tips!
See3
APRIL 22, 2011
Daily DoGooder delivers one – just one – excellent cause video to your inbox each day. Changing the world, one video at a time.Gasland Trailer | 2:47 Every Friday, we will highlight a documentary film trailer to give you a great weekend movie suggestion. We love Gasland because of its frantic and engaging pace, its brutal [.].
Care2
APRIL 18, 2011
One of the big questions I often get asked by nonprofit campaigners is “how do I know if our blog and social media are succeeding and resonating with people?&# Great question. The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Since most nonprofits are on a budget, there are three budget friendly products that are worth checking out.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 19, 2011
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” - Leo Buscaglia When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. - Georgia O'Keefe I was kinda glum yesterday.
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NTEN
APRIL 19, 2011
Flickr: Fernando Candeias Pundits love to declare radio dead. Television killed it. iTunes killed it harder. Pandora killed it again, just to be sure. It's the concept that matters, though, not the technology. The transmission of sound electronically to groups of people will always hold power, even if it's not broadcast via some type of waveform modulation.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 16, 2011
High-functioning teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Team members can also disagree and still care about each other. And, they can challenge each other to think differently. Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results.
See3
APRIL 19, 2011
Daily DoGooder delivers one – just one – excellent cause video to your inbox each day. Changing the world, one video at a time.Embrace Life | 1:29 Sussex Safer Roadswww.sussexsaferroads.gov.uk “If all nonprofits so beautifully framed their calls to action as acts of love, the world would be an entirely different place. Negative emotions like outrage, fear & [.].
Care2
APRIL 21, 2011
What channels does your nonprofit use to reach activists and donors? Are you still stuck in 1991 where you focus your acquisition and fundraising via direct mail, face to face, and telemarking? Or are you reaching supporters through the latest channels that also includes email, social networks, mobile, DRTV (direct mail TV), and a robust website that is action driven and has optimized donation pages and donation flow ?
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!
NTEN
APRIL 20, 2011
undefined: Flickr: Cambodia4kidsorg The term "geospacial information system" may cause many of us to zone out and assume "the following information will not be applicable to me because I'm not an engineer or cartographer or astronaut or whatever that term applies to." But what if I used the term "legistlative district" or "eclected official lookup" -- you'd pay attention, right?
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 21, 2011
Just a quick reminder that I'm giving away one spot in my June Juicy Blogging e-course. To enter the raffle, share your favorite juicy blog, along with why you think it's juicy, in the comments of this post, or of the post, 15 Qualities of 20 Juicy Blogs + a Giveaway. The deadline to enter is Monday, April 25th at 5 PM PT. If you win, you can use it for yourself, or to give as a gift to someone you love (: Juicy Blogging badge created by the hubs !
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 21, 2011
If you're a parent of two children you already know that when the two are fighting and child #1 tells you what happened, you then ask child #2 what happened, and most often the truth is somewhere in the middle of what the two children have told you. Surprisingly, many managers, even when they are parents, don't use this parenting "discovery" skill in the workplace.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 18, 2011
I asked Wendy Pollock and Kathleen McLean, authors of the new book The Convivial Museum , to share a guest post about the book. They collaborated on this photo essay that demonstrates the simplicity and power of their vision. At first glance, our new book, The Convivial Museum , is about the most simple ideas. Museums should make people feel welcomed and comfortable, be gracious and generous, design for a diversity of interests and needs, create situations that increase the likelihood of having
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NTEN
APRIL 19, 2011
All on its own, your data can tell you amazing things about your work. You can learn where you're providing services, what people think of them, and how that's changing over time. It's great stuff – but it's not enough. Your data isn't meant to be consumed all by itself. Like any main course, it needs sides. Your work happens in a variety of contexts – the work of other organizations, the economy, and your local government, to name a few.
ASU Lodestar Center
APRIL 22, 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 Friday, April 22, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many Nonprofits Are There?" posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday !
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 17, 2011
Many Human Resource (HR) managers have moved away from questions like "What's your weakness?" and prefer behavior-based questions, which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from a recent article in Reader's Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 18, 2011
I got ahold of a great book recently that I want to share with you. It’s “The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards&# by Jerold Panas. It’s a quick and easy read, and chock-full of wise nuggets. Here’s some of what I found inside: Without a consequential mission, you’re like a blindfolded kid swinging at a pinata.
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