Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

While some might not think of labor unions as part of the social sector, they are in fact 501(c)(5) nonprofits and have been included in Candid’s data tools for years. Within the tax code , unions are designated as nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(5), a designation they share with agricultural or horticultural organizations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. One nonprofit doing great work effectively and with great agility is 350.org. org, a Networked Nonprofit. A Global Nonprofit with No IT Infrastructure? His latest book EAARTH.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Direct mail is a valuable fundraising strategy, but figuring out how to send a nonprofit appeal can be confusing. Work with your post office to send your appeal with a nonprofit discount? Planning Your Nonprofit Appeal Ok, to get started planning a nonprofit appeal, answer these four key questions: 1. What’s your offer?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit organizations look to outside experts for all kinds of reasons. Nonprofit consultants and their services can be serious game-changers for organizations. Here’s what we’ll cover: The Basics of Nonprofit Consulting. What is a nonprofit consulting firm? Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 1, 2015

More than 90% of nonprofit organizations are using some form of cloud computing today with half of them using multiple cloud services. While the majority of nonprofits are using the cloud for common tasks like email, only about 15% are using cloud-based accounting and fundraising solutions. The Changing Landscape of Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2011

Colleague Geoff Livingston was in the WhiteHouse and filed this report. and looks like more NPTECH folks found their way into the sandbox. I’ve managed to find about 200 other people who work with nonprofits or nonprofit technology exploring it. No one has figured it out yet , so we are learning together.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2011

Downtime may be hard to come by with SXSWi , NTC and AFP International activity this week, but just in case you have a few minutes to burn waiting for a flight, train or a panel to start, I’m arming you with some exhilarating reading material — the Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study. percent in 2009.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 31, 2012

They also shared some tips on what nonprofits can do to better recruit young talent to their organizations. Well worth the listen if you have open positions at your org. Connection Cafe Podcast 10 Download audio file. I was super impressed with their energy and insight.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2015

With data from 685 domestic nonprofits across 18 NTEE verticals, 22 million individual transactions, 6 billion emails sent and over $1.5 Without a doubt, it’s the most comprehensive and reliable set of data on nonprofit online fundraising you will find anywhere. For the first time we included the % of donors on file that donate.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2013

Right now, NFC doesn't seem like a viable technology for nonprofits to adopt for fundraising. File this technology under your "trends to watch" list. File this technology under your "trends to watch" list. PayPal Makes Four: Mobile Payment Options for Nonprofits. Mobile Payment Processing Tools.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2018

When we talk about “transparency” in the nonprofit world, we’re often engaged in conversation about the mission, or the impact and distribution of fundraising dollars. But if I’m someone that gives to a Healthcare organization, that org may know that my spouse has AIDS, or that I’ve survived a heart transplant.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. org / blog /2007/03/20/ nptech - tagging - community.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Documents can be faxed to (415) 633-9444, emailed to qualification techsoup org or mailed to TechSoup Stock Customer Service at 435 Brannan Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94107. read more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? The landscape has changed dramatically for the nonprofit, charity, and voluntary sector in the UK and I heard people across the country raise the question many times and with many different intentions, asking if there were simply “too many” organizations. org and 1Sky to lead by merging. Have people heard of 350.org

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

It might dramatically impact your nonprofit. When pressed for details, though, many in the nonprofit community can't offer much of a definition. It all started in 2008, when Comcast deliberately slowed Internet traffic for BitTorrent, a file-sharing site, and the Federal Communications Commission told the ISP it can't do that.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

You found you had a knack for technology and you became your org's go-to person for computer problems. At this perhaps unexpected career turn, how do you become a bona-fide Nonprofit Techie? Teaching Your Co-Workers : Are you the only one who uploads files to your server? Oh, 1999, you were so quaint).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

We talked to Jeanette about her tips for what kind of impact a social media influencer and influencer-driven campaigns can make for your nonprofit. Social Factor has four reasons why your nonprofit needs a social media ambassador and it ties into Jeanette’s three categories for influencers. Her first tip? So that’s it in a nutshell.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), We think this kind of information sharing is the essence of nonprofits and libraries' collaborative spirit. Email our friendly blog team at: blog AT techsoupglobal DOT org. We hope you like our content, and we want you to use it!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

If you haven't upgraded to the new Office, be sure to read TechSoup's Microsoft Office: What Your Org Should Know and visit TechSoup's Microsoft donation program. to see if your nonprofit, charity, foundation, or public library is eligible for the new Office. These apps will only work with the latest version of Office.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Nonprofits receive 50% of their annual donations between October and December. Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

TaxCaster by TurboTax/Intuit (Android, iOS, Windows Phone) calculates an estimate for your tax returns before you even file. Intuit GoPayment (Android, iOS) is another mobile payment option that syncs with QuickBooks so you can keep your org's finances up-to-date. This free app uses the same tax calculator as TurboTax.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2009

I must say, I was thrilled to see such a huge, powerful technology coming to not only support but evangelize their myriad programs offered at no cost to nonprofit organizations. The session covered four different programs Google offers at no cost to the nonprofit community. YouTube Nonprofit Program. Google AdWords.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. Nonprofit experts from around the country presented best practices to over 2000 attendees. This trend is because orgs are now able to market for online purchases and eliminate or minimize transaction fees.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 18, 2013

In the 20 months since I left Fight Colorectal Cancer, I would guess that I’ve logged in to no less than 150 nonprofit Salesforce organizations. I will set up the Weekly Backup and actually download the backup file within 48 hours of when I’m notified it’s ready. I get that. It’s an expense.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? How do you deal with new-to-file donors after EOY?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s what the nonprofit finance office looked like only a few decades ago. In a recent webinar, we talked with nonprofit experts Natalie C. The point-and-click, folder-based interface made accountants and finance employees look up at the screen and think about how the files should be organized. But when Microsoft Windows 1.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

2017 is the final year of free webinars for nonprofits ( view final schedule ). To date, Nonprofit Tech for Good has trained 49,000 nonprofit, charity, and NGO staff worldwide on how to succeed in online communications and fundraising. org , bsr17.org org , and bsr18.org. 3) Never release an infographic as a PDF.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. Allison Fine points out some outrageous behavior by the Gates Foundation and asks "What does it take for the foundation and nonprofit community to finally take a stand on appalling behavior like this?"

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 8, 2013

This post is part 5 in a series of articles pointing out what’s cool about some of my favorite Salesforce apps for nonprofits. Previously, I highlighted favorite features in Nonprofit Starter Pack , Click & Pledge , Causeview and Soapbox Engage now I’m going to talk about my favorite parts of Appextremes Conga Composer.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

Friends and family know I work with a lot of nonprofits. This might have gone better if they had had more emails on file and could have implemented rapid-response.) She liked what she saw the org doing, and went to fill in an online form on the organization’s website. Author: Jennifer Darrouzet. And it freaks me out.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Slack is a combination messaging/file-sharing tool intended to replace internal email and intranets. Like most museums and nonprofits, we have a donor database. There's an org chart. Here are my top five: SLACK. In just one month, using Slack has had an immediate, significant impact on our team. SALESFORCE.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s what the nonprofit finance office looked like only a few decades ago. In a recent webinar, we talked with nonprofit experts Natalie C. The point-and-click, folder-based interface made accountants and finance employees look up at the screen and think about how the files should be organized. But when Microsoft Windows 1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. is right for you and your org? What are items on the checklist to determine whether web2.0

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