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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The need to get practical, to find a business model that provides massive financial return to investors, means that many great ideas get put back on the shelf when the inventors realize that they aren’t a fit for the venture capital model. I want to advocate for “giving the sleeves off your vest” strategy!

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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. Start by looking at the various licenses and logins available to your association. You can access the free, on-demand webinar recording here! Solution : First, don’t confuse availability with accessibility.

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What Type of CRM Does My Organization Need? 4 Considerations

Get Fully Funded

While each nonprofit’s needs will differ, small nonprofits can benefit from investing in CRMs with a low or free cost, out-of-the-box features, and moderate storage space. The first ten licenses for NPSP are free, providing small nonprofits with several out-of-the-box tools and a standard storage amount.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations. Technology advances have created the opportunity for many of us to experiment with one or more of these models. It was a magical hour.

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How To Increase Brand Recognition And Fundraising With Set It And Forget It Approach: A Step-By-Step Guide To Creating And Selling Merchandise Online

Bloomerang

Remember, with the dropshipping model, you only pay for what you sell. Encourage board members, staff, and volunteers to wear and showcase items from your shop for some free promotion. In the United States, nonprofits are generally required to obtain a sales tax exemption in order to sell merchandise tax-free.

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Costs in the Cloud - Renting Software vs. Buying

Tech Soup

How Software Perpetual License Ownership Works. Most of the software that nonprofits and libraries now get from TechSoup is under a perpetual license that means the software belongs to you forever. There are many terms and conditions that each software package has that are spelled out in user license agreements.

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Salesforce and your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

The essence of this program is that Salesforce donates 10 free Enterprise Edition licenses to qualifying 501(c)3 nonprofit institutions and other organizations. It also provides deep discounts on additional licenses, products, and services. Salesforce was originally developed for a business-to-business sales model.