Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 5, 2010
I just followed my 20,000th nonprofit organization on Twitter at @ NonprofitOrgs ! I started the profile 18 months ago with the primary mission to only “Follow&# nonprofits in order to serve as a portal to nonprofit organizations on Twitter. To celebrate the milestone, I just donated $20 to 20 of my favorite nonprofits. Related Links: 20,000th Nonprofit Organization :: Marine Conservation Society || @ MCSUK.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 5, 2010
Last year, using the theme of gratitude and TweetsGiving, Epic Change catalyzed the global community to help build a school in Tanzania. The work they have done with Mama Lucy has been incredible and the school is now serving over 400 children. For Mother’s Day, Epic Change wants to help Mama Lucy realize another dream – to build a home on campus where in-need children will live.
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Robert Weiner
MAY 5, 2010
I t's the season for a slew of reports analyzing last year's online giving results. Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. Its findings included: 14% growth in online giving overall. 69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 6, 2010
At a two-day event at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation on changing an entire movement. The people attending all believe that we have to focus much more on conservation outcomes: are there more tigers? are there more gorillas? Nick Salafsky used the death of George Washington as an example of what happens when you don't use evidence in making decisions.
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.
NCE Social Media
MAY 4, 2010
Facebook recently added a feature to their open graph framework that allows you to put a Facebook “like button&# on your own website. When you place the like button on your site, a visitor, who has a Facebook profile, can click on it to show their friends on Facebook that they liked your site or specific web page. Here’s an example: Facebook describes the button as – “the Like button enables users to make connections to your pages and share content back to their friends o
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 7, 2010
This is a guest post I wrote for the Online Community Report. You can find the original post and the community there. —– I love my community. Whether I’m talking about my role at NetSquared , my blog , or my network of friends, I am inspired every day and find value in, and rewards for, my participation. Regardless of whether I feel like, or am trying to be, a community builder, the community always provides opportunities for others to join me.
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VisionLink
MAY 7, 2010
'Pleased to report that we have just finished a week of orientation and training for two new account managers a new customer service manager. Chris, Joanne, and Joan bring great professional backgrounds and keenly useful experience to their roles, and we are certainly pleased to welcome them aboard! This greatly expands VisionLink''s ability to reach to out to new customers and partnerships, and to provide deliriously great service to our current clients.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 1, 2010
Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0 Summit Organizer I am filled with gratitude to Soren Gordhamer for his vision of bringing together an amazing group of people who work in the area of mindfulness and technology for Wisdom 2.0 , a three-day event aimed at addressing an compelling issue: "The question for most of us is not if we will use the technologies of our age, from cell phones to social media, the question is how can we do so with mindfulness, meaning, and wisdom?
Wild Apricot
MAY 7, 2010
If your nonprofit is on Facebook (or plans to be) you’ll want to check a new blog post that’s out this week from Tamar Weinberg. She’s an internet marketing consultant who manages Community Support and Advertising at Mashable.com, as well as the author of The New Community Rules , and she knows more than a thing or two about doing social media right.
NTEN
MAY 6, 2010
In case you haven't noticed, we love jokes here at NTEN world headquarters: witty remarks, amusing cat videos , Star Wars references. Lately, we've been reading the jokes on our Laffy Taffy as fast as we can unwrap them, which is pretty fast. So you can imagine how much we love the intersection of technology, humor, and you -- our favorite nonprofits and causes.
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.
Care2
MAY 7, 2010
“Our donors are aging-out.&# “We need to attract younger donors.&# “We need do be on Facebook.&# These are some of the common refrains I hear from nonprofits. It seems that everyone is trying to bring younger donors into the fold. But what does younger mean? Does it mean connecting with the Baby Boomers, creating a gateway to the Millenials, or both?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 3, 2010
Source: Pratham Books. Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. [Its] mission is to make books affordable for every child in India.
Wild Apricot
MAY 6, 2010
Whenever I hand out my business cards, people frequently notice my title: "Chief Apricot". I enjoy that it makes people smile - and many people do ask me to explain what it means. It actually means many different things – I have a number of different hats I have to wear here at Wild Apricot, including: Product Manager hat Customer Service Champion hat President/Leader hat Marketing hat Office administration hat CFO/Accounting hat and probably a whole bunch of other hats!
NTEN
MAY 4, 2010
Flickr Photo: licolnian Direct mail has been, and still is, the cornerstone of nonprofit fundraising. Online fundraising, something I spend a large percentage of my work week thinking about, accounted for just 2% of total fundraising in 2008. But direct mail has one big problem: it's not so good for trees. That's why we're excited to see a fantastic new contest out there: the Paperless Choice Challenge. .
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Have Fun - Do Good
MAY 4, 2010
I have a confession to make. Although I help other people with their blog and social media plans, I've never written one up for myself. I always have a plan in my mind, but I've never put it on paper. Soooo, I thought I'd share my answers to my seven simple social media plan questions in case you'd like to put yours on paper too (: Lemme know if you have any questions. 1.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2010
Source: Share Your Ideas. Note from Beth: I first encountered Nina Simon through her awesome blog back four or five years ago. I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design.
Wild Apricot
MAY 3, 2010
Once again, it’s professional development time for nonprofit folks – fundraisers, board members, administrators, active volunteers and volunteer coordinators – with our monthly round-up of free online presentations and seminars. Fundraising and nonprofit technology topics are in the lead for May 2010, but I think you'll find a little something here for everyone.( read more ).
NTEN
MAY 3, 2010
From The New Yorker (Click for full size) There's trouble in the world of Czech avian ecology. Apparently, one Dr. Grim wrote a paper discussing the correlation between beer consumption and the (in)ability of said Czech scientists to publish their important works. Then, one Chris Mack took issue with Dr. Grim's methods and the distinct possibility of survey bias, and the rumble was on.
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Forum One
MAY 4, 2010
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. Recently, M+R Strategic Services — in collaboration with NTEN — released their own report , and also gave a presentation at the Human Rights Campaign on some of the report’s findings.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 5, 2010
Epic Change has launched a clever social media infused fundraiser for Mother's Day, called To Mama With Love. Leveraging the emotional connection we feel with our own mothers or our own pride of being a mom, Epic Change is inviting donors to participate in an online collaborative art project to honor moms around the Globe. The fundraiser's goal to is to raise money for one amazing Mama who dreams of building a home for children in her village in Africa.
Wild Apricot
MAY 5, 2010
Here’s an incredible free learning opportunity for fundraisers – especially if you’re looking to earn CFRE credits – and you won’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home or office to take part! Fundraising Success magazine presents the first-ever Fundraising Success Virtual Conference & Expo 2010.( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Marketing events Non-profit Communications Conferences training webinar.
NTEN
MAY 7, 2010
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Members are in bold. Tag your own news with "ntenmember" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliesewith your updates.) The 14th Annual Webby Awards were announced, and we're so excited to see the NTEN members on the list: NPR : People's Voice Winner for Best Practices, Nominee for News category, People's Voice Winner for Radio/Podcasts category; ASPCA : People's
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Get Fully Funded
MAY 5, 2010
I came across a really wonderful resource that I wanted to share. It’s called Movie Mondays and you can find it at www.501videos.com. Chris Davenport offers a short video on fundraising every Monday. Sign up to get an email each week with a link to the video. I saw my first one this week and was impressed. It’s a short video and gave me a few quick points on major gifts.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2010
The “superfriends” on stage at OMCA’s California Futures at the Massive Reopening Celebration. Source. Local Oakland Tweeter @trafficologist Standing Beside Her Profile Pic in the Twitterstream. Note from Beth: It is strange sometimes how social networks can have your past, present, and future collide. I met James Leventhal via Twitter and we ended up working together on a project.
Tech Soup
MAY 3, 2010
Some wise person or wiseacre once said "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." For the most part, I agree, especially when it comes to tax law, brain surgery, changing diapers, and other endeavors where one or more parties might get hurt somehow. My intentional ignorance also gives me an excuse for exiting the room whenever one of these complex, dangerous tasks arises.
Care2
MAY 4, 2010
Is Your Website Mobile Friendly? Heather Mansfield over at Nonprofit Tech 2.0 has a great post on How to Create a Mobile Website for Your Nonprofit for $8 a Month. She provides gre at tips for making your website mobile friendly which is becoming increasingly important as more people access websites via smartphones. Tips include: Setting up a blog on WordPress which can easily be converted into a mobile site through vendors like Mofuse Premium.
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Forum One
MAY 5, 2010
As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasn't sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." The event, Participation Camp , was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One. Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the barrier to entry for all citizens in government decisions.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 6, 2010
I was lucky enough to get two copies of Engage! by Brian Solis. So, I'm giving away a copy on this blog. To be eligible to win, leave a comment (be sure to include your email address). The book is a comprehensive collection of philosophy and advice on social media, strategy, brands, and business integration. What I appreciate are the info graphics that accompany most of the chapters.
Tech Soup
MAY 3, 2010
This is a guest post by Shawn Michael, who is the director of NPower Oregon. She is an expert in nonprofit databases and the primary contact for the eleven NPower affiliates , who are experts in implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM for nonprofits. Shawn joined Microsoft's Sarah Barnhart to demonstrate the freshly launched Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Nonprofits at the recent NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference.
Get Fully Funded
MAY 7, 2010
Is it just me or does it seem to be one disaster after another these days? I’m a pretty optimistic kind of girl, but golly there’s a lot of bad news lately. As I was reading the paper this morning, there was news about the oil spill in the gulf which breaks my heart. There were a couple of stories about the flooding in Nashville and about the loss of jobs because of it.
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