Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

To find the right product for your needs, the best place to begin is with requirements to help you evaluate alternatives. A written list of requirements is the starting point for evaluating accounting software options. You may want to use a spreadsheet to track how various products stack up in your evaluation.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But this value can also be in the form of programs and services that benefit hungry children, put a stop to the mistreatment of animals, or preserve the environment, as addressed by the work of nonprofit organizations. Invest in technology. Your employees are the people making the difference – they need to be taken care of.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

While my family and their home dodged a bullet, like millions in NYC, other locations had catastrophic flooding and there was a loss of lives. We learned that it predicting the path of hurricanes is a more precise science than the measuring their destructive force. What are the key results of this campaign ?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Integrations: Explain how the CRM integrates with other platforms in your nonprofit’s technology stack. Data Security: Explain the measures in place to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with relevant data protection regulations, such as GDPR or CCPA.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the board within the 2021 study, which evaluated employee attitudes during 2020, the data revealed high-water marks in employee satisfaction. And yet within this environment nonprofit employee satisfaction soared. There is a curiosity when looking at historical data — a period covering the calendar years 2019-2023.

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

The first being the ability to collect, measure, analyze, and then communicate that information to the appropriate parties. Evaluate and analyze outcomes from data. We live and work in fluid working environment that is constantly changing. You need two things to manage performance. Annually review needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

Daniel Ben-Horin from TechSoup Global wrote a thought provoking post over at the SSIR about generational differences in nonprofits when it comes to trying to scale social change strategies using social technologies. Here are some excerpts: The tension between generations on scaling social change ideas with technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. This is a facebook page where many organizations across the environment, climate and animal welfare sectors came together to share news, updates, action alerts, and much more after the BP Oil Spill. What do you measure every day, week, month, year?

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Gyrus

APRIL 7, 2016

Even companies who have a proper compliance methodology get caught in the midst of changing regulated environment, new compliance measures, etc. Or, they are still following the outdated compliance policies and technology at the organization. A compliance training report can also act as a proof during a compliance audit.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The rate of innovation and advancement in technologies has been extraordinary over the past year, and organizations of all shapes and sizes need to keep pace. The right technology is instrumental in making this happen by unifying your platform, implementing impact management strategies, and defining what the organization is measuring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Their strategy focuses on technology and partnerships that can accelerate systemic on the ground social change and economic issues. Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change. “ Unleashing Technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I’m quite excited to participate in The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development Conference in London, UK, put on by Indigo Trust , Institute for Philanthropy and the Omidyar Network. Lessons and Opportunities for Supporting Technology Innovation.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

Think of these as mini, measurable targets that help you inch closer to achieving your more ambitious goals. Apply the SMART method framework by making each objective specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. This might include limited funding, a small staff, outdated equipment and technology, and more.

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Classy

APRIL 22, 2021

We focus on product quality and innovation, but we also consider how we, as a technology company, can build a more sustainable world. Measure our carbon footprint for FY21 and compare it to the previous year’s baseline: In progress. Evaluate existing company incentives and their environmental implications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The contemporary nonprofit sector exists within a shifting landscape of complex social problems, innovative technologies, and the growth of grassroots efforts. Nonprofits may choose to involve the public through technological venues such as e-mail, text messaging, and social networking platforms.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants? Assisting with the search for new learning technologies. If you’ve outgrown your current learning management system, a consultant can help you research solutions, evaluate them against your needs, and make a plan for implementing the new tech into your strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Your first step is defining what your mission and programs will look like in an adjusted environment. Others changed a lot, like the person who supports your technology infrastructure or the people who have direct patient contact. What specific, measurable results will occur once that training is complete? People changed, too.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. This tests knowledge acquisition. What are the different types of online assessment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

A few technology volunteers could work together over time to assess your technology needs and design the ideal infrastructure for your operating environment. Third, a framework for approaching a corporate partner and building a partnership that delivers measurable value to your organization. Is your IT on its last leg?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

These costs, referred to as “indirect” expenses, “general and administrative (G&A)” costs or “overhead,” include such outlays as salaries and employer related expenses, utilities, rent, computers, and information technology (IT). Heron Foundation, put it, ‘In the long run, you can’t have strong programs in weak organizations.’”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Stay agile and be ready to adapt your strategies as needed based on new information or developments in the fundraising environment. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Personalization is key to standing out in an increasingly crowded digital media environment. Change management is quite simply a proactive approach to managing change in an organization’s processes, goals, or technologies. Plan for a way to manage change in order to effectively measure progress and stay on track.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This projection is set to grow throughout at least the next two presidential terms, and I for one would like to help educate potential users on all of the great features of which they can be getting out of their learning environments. How secure is your LMS environment? And what are the technological security features in place?

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Allowing them to evaluate and discern features of the products which are available to them. Typically, in organizations where a technological change is suggested, there is a bit of a push back as users have acclimated to the system currently in place. Keep Users involved in the Selection Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The focus was on learning about "Network Effectiveness" and the specific topics included strategies for network impact, approaches to evaluating networks and tools for accelerating and assessing network impact. A peer learning environment requires creating a safe space for conversation. The network needs to conduct self-evaluation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

Creating company policy that effectively utilizes telecommuting and harnesses communication technology is a matter of resiliency and adaptation, not a radical leap or indulgent management style. BetterWorld Telecom, a TechSoup donation partner, has helped organizations as they shift to a more virtual work environment.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Telework and the Environment. There is a ton of info on how telework helps the environment and is considered part of green technology. Extrapolating those savings across the agency, NSF teleworkers each year collectively spare the environment more than 1 million pounds of emissions and save more than $700,000 in commuting costs.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. Evaluation. logs and evaluation forms â?? Remember Me?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

It’s a clean environment, access to basic human rights and education, art that inspires and engages, communities working together for peace. Although vital to our world, these outcomes are hard to measure. How are nonprofits measured instead? Often, they are looked at as good. the overhead).

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

I’m often asked to help nonprofits define a technology roadmap – that is, figuring out how to migrate their business from a legacy system(s) to a new solution(s) and beyond. ” In response, technology directors and CIOs ask, “I know we can customize this, but is it a good idea?” Document Requirements.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

But technology moves fast. But, unless you are familiar with the topic and can evaluate whether the information is correct, fact-check any significant data, especially citations. If you have sensitive or proprietary business content, it’s always best to exercise caution and avoid sharing it in a public or unsecure environment.”

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Donations will be a consequence of meaningful engagement, not a measurement of it. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. Empower your interns.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. They’re just technology.” ” I love it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Over the past twenty years, the Brainerd Foundation has invested nearly $50 million in organizations working to protect the environment in the Northwest. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy. New Technology for New Power Movements. Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

An easy example is green technology. pdf and a wiki with definitions of the lingo [link] Last week I gave a colleague a hard time about aspiring to “create an enabling environment” so I deserved to be surrounded by smart people who are making strides to create the infrastructure needed to drive capital to social change.

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