TechImpact

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'Image courtesy of Givelify. Convenience is key in today’s technology driven society, and as a direct result of this fact, mobile giving is poised to rise in 2014. According to the DEC (disaster emergency committee) , a UK based coalition made up of 14 charities who band together in times of crisis, 6 million british pounds were raised via mobile donations after the Philippines was rocked by the typhoon that occurred earlier this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'Image from Flickr by Xurble. Note From Beth: The power of observation is key to learning and perfecting any practice or skill. Observation is not just scanning or browsing, but looking at another organization’s practice with a critical thinking lens and gaining insights. Along with benchmarking – that is comparing your organization’s numbers with an industry average or simply another similar organization or two is great.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'Renee Alexander. Take advantage of real-time collaboration with your team, constituents, and your community. Google Hangout is a super easy way to hold video conferences with multiple individuals or groups of people. In addition to being easy, it is accessible to all of your employees, constituents and volunteers as anyone with a Google account can take part in a Hangout without having to download any additional software or sign up for anything new.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 27, 2013

'Here''s a link round-up of some of our favorite posts that we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam during 2013.

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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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TechImpact

DECEMBER 27, 2013

'The 2013 installment of Giving Tuesday has come and gone. The event has grown since its inception, and 2013 was no different. Here are some stats about 2013, according to Giving Tuesday’s official website. The average donation on Giving Tuesday rose to $142.05 in 2013 from $101.60 in 2012. #GivingTuesday was tweeted out almost 700 times per minute during peak hours.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

'With only a couple weeks left of 2013, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2014. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ? Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'This free, 90-minute webinar on Tuesday, January 14 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific will take participants through the process of establishing a grants calendar for the next 12 to 18 months. Fast-paced, and filled with action steps, Cynthia Adams of. GrantStation will discuss how to design and adopt a Grant Decision. Matrix before beginning the process of building a specific grants. strategy for each project.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 25, 2013

'Image courtesy of Nirix. Cloud computing use grew exponentially in 2013, and is expected to grow at a rapid pace for the next 5-10 years. This is because many businesses are still using cloud computing for niche applications, and have not fully adopted the system. The technology has moved from its infancy stage, and instead of thinking how much the technology ‘could’ benefit their business, many CEOs are instead thinking how the technology IS benefiting their business.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2013

'Thanks to these incredibly talented individuals who published excellent content that taught me so much during 2013: Tanveer Naseer - Leadership Coach, Speaker & Writer. Tanveer writes timely, thought-provoking blog posts about leadership at least weekly. Each post is well worth the read. I Tweet nearly every one of his posts. There are that good.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 27, 2013

'Cindy Leonard. Consulting Team Leader. Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. People generally associate the topic of web accessibility with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but I like to think of web accessibility as the practice of making websites with content, features and functionality that people of all abilities can access and use.

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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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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. What did we do? Read on for our review of the last six months. There will be gossip, numbers and a few bad jokes along the way to keep you from getting drowsy. But if you’re impatient and hate history here’s a sneak peek at what’s planned for 2014.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2013

'ITWorks students graduate December 2013. In a classroom decked out with green, blue and orange balloons sat 13 young adults and a sea of their family and friends. Over the past 16 weeks, they’ve been fully immersed in the IT world and today they graduate. It’s the December 19 graduation of the Fall 2013 cohort of the Information Technology Workforce Program (“ITWorks”) program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'"The first step is you have to say that you can." - Will Smith "Some people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen. Others make it happen." - Michael Jordan "There are only two options regarding commitment; you''re either in or you''re out. There''s no such thing as life in-between." - Pat Riley "In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein "Mental toughness is essential to success." - Vince Lombardi.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'Our community members are really great. They''re always willing to help each other out and share their knowledge. With that in mind, we wanted to share the top ten examples of our community sharing what they know with each other from the past year. Reasonable remote support options Web content filtering #GivingTuesday taking over Times Square What’s your biggest pet peeve on a website?

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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.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 24, 2013

'Hi friends! Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has (almost) reached the end of 2013. So, what’s next? Hold on to your pocket protector because things are gonna get busy ! What We Have Planned. January. Net2Local groups will be invited to fundraise at their events in support of our Ugandan lead’s project to provide solar-powered computer education in rural schools.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'Image courtesy of blackbaud. Where is all of your constituents’ information? Is it all stored one easily accessible place? Can your employees access this information on the go, or are they forced to access this information on one machine? If your answer to any of the above questions is no, than your workers are losing a lot of time that could be spent accomplishing your nonprofit’s mission.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'Here are my favorite Nelson Mandela leadership quotes: "Lead from the back--and let others believe they are in front." "The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall." "It always seems impossible until it''s done." "I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog. We talk about data and how nonprofits can better use their data to make decisions, but some artists are looking at data a little differently. Facebook has announced a new Donate feature. It''s only available to 18 nonprofits right now, but nonprofits can sign up to participate in the future.

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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.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'This post was written by Mark Hopwood of VolunteerMatters. When considering non profit volunteer management, we need to recognize. volunteers both through an organizational culture that values them and. through specific appreciation practices and events. But how can you. truly recognize the contributions of your volunteers unless you have the ability to track, quantify, and communicate surrounding volunteer. contributions.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

'Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. See the end of this post for a linked index of other posts in the series. Purposes. Content for your website includes your headlines, body copy, photos, captions, graphics, videos, audio clips, etc. Content Strategy is “planning for the creation, delivery, and governance of useful, usable content”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2013

'When it comes to a crisis management plan, unfortunately most businesses don''t have a plan. Or, don''t have a plan that is up-to-date, comprehensive and/or flexible. With a crisis management plan, you : • Forecast potential and most likely/probable crises • Plan in advance for how to deal with them • Document your sequential, step-by-step action plan, including having a timeline • Share your written plan with all the appropriate players on your team A crisis can be any event or series of event

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NTEN

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'"Whoa, we''re halfway there. Take my hand, we''ll make it I swear." Okay, so the full "Livin'' on a Prayer" lyrics may not entirely apply. Thanks to your generous support of the 2013 NTEN Challenge , we are now over halfway to our $50,000 goal! That''s right. The 2013 NTEN Challenge latest total is $26,420. Bon Jovi lyrics don''t work as well to say we''re 52.84% there, but we are!

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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!

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'As we wrap up 2013, we thought it might be fun to compile some data on the state of Wild Apricot Software. So here’s our first-ever End of Year Infographic.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'This is the fourth part in my series about learning how to test the usability of your online donation form and website with real donors. Part one discussed why to usability test , part two outlined crafting your test , and part three gave best practices for recruiting participants. Today, we gear up for your big test day! It’s test day… what now?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

'"People don''t care how much you know until they know how much you care." President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'Forward: This is one of my favorite posts. I thought it was a good message to re-share as we close the door on 2013 and welcome in 2014. . We all go through tough times, but how you handle adversity is what truly matters. Last week, I had the opportunity to listen to a talk by Jeff Evans ; a mountaineer and motivational speaker. Jeff had a ton of interesting stories to share, but one stuck with me.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'Forward: This is one of my favorite posts. I thought it was a good message to re-share as we close the door on 2013 and welcome in 2014. . We all go through tough times, but how you handle adversity is what truly matters. Last week, I had the opportunity to listen to a talk by Jeff Evans ; a mountaineer and motivational speaker. Jeff had a ton of interesting stories to share, but one stuck with me.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

'It’s been quite the year. And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'What separates market leaders from the pack? The answer is alignment , explains Edgar Papke , author of the new book, True Alignment : Linking Company Culture with Customer Needs for Extraordinary Results. "Alignment is the single most critical business challenge for any organization and its leaders. Without it, inefficiency, conflict, and disengagement will cripple your ability to provide value to your customers," says Papke.

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