TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Whether bringing clean drinking water to a third world country, or making it easier for other nonprofits to utilize technology, there is nothing more central to a nonprofit than its mission. Nonprofits of all sizes realize the power of technology and the Internet as a tool to help accomplish exactly that.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2014

You may have attended your local Tech Club , as an attendee, speaker, or organizer. NTEN 501 Tech Clubs are informal, local groups that meet regularly in many cities. These meetings allow people interested in nonprofit technology to meet local colleagues, develop professional support networks, and talk shop in a relaxed setting.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 30, 2014

Salesforce is a cloud based CRM that allows your nonprofit to become more organized and efficient. What’s great about Salesforce is its ability to organize everything in your nonprofit. Upgrading your nonprofit’s tech isn’t always a priority, but it should be. Workflow rules increase efficiency. Track interactions.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 26, 2015

LGBT organizations, for example, are using channels like Facebook, Twitter […]. The post How LGBT Organizations Use Social Media For Social Good appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Tech Talk at SXSW. SXSW Recap and Highlights. At SXSW, there….

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Tech Impact’s Anthony Pisapia on left, and Patrick Calihan on right. Neighborhood Builder’s Award Tech Impact’s ITWorks program can continue helping at people like William Kendima achieve more, earn more, and make more change in their community. Fundraising Leadership Social awards community grant ITWorks npTech'

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Is there a word more often uttered in the nonprofit technology sector today? All jokes aside, the data your nonprofit collects on a daily daily basis has the potential to alter the course of your organization. Tech data database donations nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' Data, data, data.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Most nonprofit organizations are small. of the world’s workforce employed in the nonprofit sector, a vast majority of those individuals are working as individuals, or in organizations less than 50 people. In fact, with over 7.4%

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Cloud computing is an exciting technology that is projected to become pervasive in not only nonprofits, but in the common person’s daily life. However, there is a sense of discomfort associated with the novel technology.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

With online donations to nonprofit organizations on the rise, the onus is on the nonprofit to make the donation process as simple as possible. The post Infographic: Optimizing Your Nonprofit Donation Page appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Donation numbers are growing steadily and the pervasiveness of technology is saturating nonprofits with opportunity to become more efficient and expand into new markets. There are currently 1,409,430 tax exempt nonprofit organization in the United States $316.23 Online giving to faith based organizations grew by 18.1%

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TechImpact

JANUARY 31, 2014

Social media is no longer a choice for nonprofits and for profit organizations alike. The post Inforgraphic: Top 100 Nonprofit Social Media Accounts appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Industry News Mobile Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media technology'

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Whether it’s cost concerns, time constraints or reluctance to trust an outside party with such a critical service, it’s understandable for your organization consider all of your options before outsourcing. The post How Outsourcing Your Data Services Can Help Your Nonprofit appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

CoPs create networking and educational experiences for members of the nonprofit tech community via regular discussion threads, conference calls, webinars, and tweet chats. Think about them as free professional development opportunities — spaces to have smart, organic, and timely conversations and presentations with your nptech peers.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

November is the perfect time to talk about your nonprofit’s technology needs. What software solutions is your organization looking for in 2015 and beyond? Pacific time, we continue our TechSoup forums expert Q&A series with a chat on what's next for nonprofit tech. On Tuesday, November 18 from 11 a.m. spanhidden.

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future. Source ) 13% of all charitable giving goes to Education organizations. Source ) 9% of all charitable giving foes to Health organizations.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The undeniable truth is, social media’s beneficial to organizations, corporations, and individuals alike. The post [Infographic] How The Top 50 Nonprofits Do Social Media appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. The question is no longer: “Why should my nonprofit be on social media?”

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He doesn’t run an organization; He's the digital media manager at Pathways to Education in Toronto. Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. He has led crowdfunding initiatives across a variety of platforms for different organizations.

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TechImpact

MAY 28, 2014

Software is an integral part of running any business or organization effectively. Implementing software or technology of any kind is a difficult and very time consuming process. Try reaching out to individuals at other organizations who utilize the safe software to get a feel for the kind of customer support and service you can expect.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Tech implementations gone wrong can haunt an organization. Whether a vendor didn’t properly set the expectation of the nonprofit, or the nonprofit in question simply didn’t do their research, surprises in a tech implementation will happen. We’ve all heard the horror stories.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2014

In the past, nonprofits would just have someone on staff (usually the Communications person) run all things tech at the organization, plus their organizational duties, and sometimes that''s still the case. technology-responsible staff. 64% of all respondents have incorporated technology in their own strategic plan.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

[This is part three of a series taking a closer look at the key benchmarks from our 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 7, 2009

I did a kind of radical experiment a couple of weeks ago: I de-friended almost all of my nptech and client Facebook friends (cutting my friend count by more than 60%). A while ago, I realized that I would keep hearing the same nonprofit technology related stuff, over and over again, and I realized I was contributing to that by using Ping.fm

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 7, 2009

I did a kind of radical experiment a couple of weeks ago: I de-friended almost all of my nptech and client Facebook friends (cutting my friend count by more than 60%). A while ago, I realized that I would keep hearing the same nonprofit technology related stuff, over and over again, and I realized I was contributing to that by using Ping.fm

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. In 1989, I joined the faculty of Hampshire College (and stayed for 10 years). I learned a lot.

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TechImpact

JUNE 9, 2014

As clouds become even more powerful and, and packages and services become more comprehensive, organizations become more receptive to the idea of migrating to the cloud. One reservation many organizations have with making the switch is how difficult the migration process could be potentially. Image courtesy of US News. Start small.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. As a senior staff member for my organization, I don’t have the time or expertise to learn every API call.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Luckily for you, Tech Impact is here to clear up any misconceptions you might have about social media marketing, and help your nonprofit better harness the power of content and social media marketing. While you’ve undoubtedly watched your organic Facebook reach plummet, it is simply not something you should be overly concerned about.

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TechImpact

MARCH 26, 2014

Most, if not all, nonprofit organizations have donation pages. The post 4 Ways To Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Donation Page appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising Industry News Mobile Tech donation donors fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech technology'

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2014

Or getting too many or too few updates from a business or organization you’re interested in? When a volunteer signs up with your organization, ask them what types of emails they want to receive and allow them to change their elections. Help your volunteers create memories by organizing teams. Communicate effectively.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Whether born out of necessity, or your passion for helping one person that spun into an entire organization, if your nonprofit is struggling to come up with a story to tell, how your nonprofit got started helping people is a great place to start.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Everyone wants to compare the success of their organization to a measurable analytic. Analytics are by far the easiest and best way to measure the effectiveness of a technology implementation, fundraising campaign, or content marketing plan. Tech CRM data nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech technology website'

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TechImpact

JANUARY 12, 2015

Laying a foundation for digital marketing success is essential for small non-governmental organizations. The post 3 Fresh Social Ideas For Small NGOs appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Considering a study done of $5 billion given to 400 nonprofit organizations, these are the 5 factors that can help your nonprofit predict which donors will be giving to your nonprofit. Put plainly, individuals who are in decision making positions at other nonprofit organizations understand how important giving is to the health of a nonprofit.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Facebook videos also seem to be getting more organic reach in news feed than article shares […]. The post 4 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Better Utilize Facebook Video appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

But how does your organization get the attention of these big name influencers? The post How to Build Relationships with Influencers Through Seed Content appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. The best way to do this is […].

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Most, if not all, nonprofit organizations have donation pages. The post 4 Tips To Optimizing Your Nonprofit’s Donation Page appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising General Tech donation donations donors nonprofit technology npTech technology'

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