Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

If there are two acronyms that are at the center of nonprofit communications, it’s these two, CRM (Constituent Relationship Management - and I’m making this broad enough to include fundraising) and CMS (Content Management System). Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. All-in-one.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

In the comments , there was quite a lively discussion from nonprofit professionals raising some cautions and concerns. What was the role of the nonprofit, charity:water, in working with Twestival? In the comments , there was quite a lively discussion from nonprofit professionals raising some cautions and concerns.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

This is a new landscape for nonprofits to leverage. The opportunity to hyper-personalize communication and accurately track our members and impact is here. Silos in nonprofits keep departments insulated and reduce communication. Nonprofits are resourceful, great at finding solutions given the available tools.

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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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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And as a nonprofit organization, the start of October also means you’re entering the last quarter of the year and the beginning of the year-end fundraising season. Offer prizes for the teams that raise the most money and make it easy for your race participants to keep track of their fundraising progress. Is your nonprofit ready?

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Most often nonprofits want to capture information from web users. The organization wants to capture the demographic details, as well as make sure that data is synchronized with the data they might already have on that web user, so they can track their constituents over time. What’s involved in this? All-in-one.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2023

The hat trick occurs when these teams synchronize and are aligned on game plans and goals. Much like a player maintains focus when going for the goal, the school must carefully track where those donations go. In private and independent schools, three teams impact revenue: admissions, development, and finance. Stick to the game plan.

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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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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 4, 2014

If you have questions about your nonprofit systems, databases, CRM or data needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us. The feedback was eye-opening about the struggles we are experiencing with nonprofit technology. GARY: There are many good donor management systems. Newer systems tend to be more flexible.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Fundraising events have become increasingly challenging for nonprofits and charities over the past few years. With several moving pieces, multiple volunteers to coordinate, and hundreds of donors to inform, having a communication template can help keep you on track.  You can start by creating a simple content publishing checklist.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2017

Keep track of and access the strong relationships you build with your donors wherever you go with cloud-based constituent relationship management (CRM) tools. CitySoft is a web-based CRM and content management system for eligible nonprofits and public libraries. You can also budget, track, and report on expenses.

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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.) Be Helpful.

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