Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. Our system is like the “roach motel” of data; the data goes in, but never comes out again.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Even if you're using a content management system like WordPress or Drupal, by incorporating APIs, you can further enhance built in app-like functionality to create a highly customized experience. Nonprofits often deal with an overwhelming amount of data. One of my favorites is run by a nonprofit called MapLight. What are APIs?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2013

TechSoup donor partner Shopify recently introduced its new, fully integrated point of sale (POS) system. The Shopify POS lets you synchronize sales from your online store with those made at an event or in a brick-and-mortar store (museums with gift shops, take note!). Check out this post on the Shopify Blog for more information.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." He manages the organization's website, databases, desktop support, social media, webinars, newsletter, IT network, training, and new program development, including integrating new information technology tools. " Opening a Door to the Cloud.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Bloomerang is a powerful constituent relationship manager system that can help you manage your donors, volunteers, and sponsors in one place. Bloomerang also has an integration with Qgiv that automatically captures and synchronizes your supporters’ activity to your CRM. Neon ONE – Constituent Relationship Manager.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." He manages the organization's website, databases, desktop support, social media, webinars, newsletter, IT network, training, and new program development, including integrating new information technology tools. " Opening a Door to the Cloud.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

NCFR is a nonprofit professional association for the multidisciplinary understanding of families. Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." He further describes the Office 365 Nonprofit donation program as "a game changer which opens a door to the cloud."

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

I was lucky enough to attend NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit on Monday, August 29. A few that stood out for me were: Integration: cloud tools don't always integrate well with other tools. Offline synchronization capabilities aren't very good yet. " Think of your vendor agreements as pre-nups.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

By Steve Backman, President, Database Designs To close out our month-long look at some of the best tools for nonprofits, Steve Backman tells you about some of his favorite day-to-day software. Dropbox continuously replicates local files to a personal cloud file space and synchronizes those folders across multiple computers and mobile devices.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It’s definitely possible to run a modern nonprofit event without employing any event management software—but it’s not easy. If you want to handle event planning, ticketing, registration, communications, and fundraising by hand, we salute you—but you probably wouldn’t be reading this guide to event management software for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. Hybrid meetings are familiar for many nonprofits, particularly larger international nonprofits with many country offices or national networks with affiliate office locations. Beware of Power Imbalances and Group Dynamics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When I wrote the “ Happy Healthy Nonprofit ,” in-person workplaces were the norm and the book looked at ways to activate a culture of wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace. To help you make the transition back into the office, here are five tips to create a calm, healthy, and happy nonprofit hybrid workplace post pandemic.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 15, 2023

Blackbaud products include some of the most powerful digital tools on the market for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits looking to maximize their investment in Blackbaud products should consider partnering with a Blackbaud consulting service. Be selective when choosing your implementation consultant.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

The premise is that when central office buys an information system solution it has many factors to consider. So, let’s start with the core constituent management and transactional system. They have become mainstream more recently than most organizations deployed their current core constituent system.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Its great to see the proliferation of APIs in the for-profit world, but what about nonprofits?

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Fundraising events have become increasingly challenging for nonprofits and charities over the past few years. There are two ways that you can share data from any mobile bidding platform or ticket system to Raiser’s Edge NXT.  The other option is to use an API integration. The first way is through a spreadsheet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 26, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology CiviCRM and Drupal (& Joomla) January 26, 2009 CiviCRM was the first nonprofit-focused open source CRM (one of only two, at this moment.) It’s a very straightforward integration.

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