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The conversation around email performance is wrong: open and click-through rates alone do not show constituent engagement. And that’s what the conversation should be around: constituent engagement, not open and click-through rates. Figure 1: Opens and open rate. MORE
Writing last month's post about how NTEN differentiates between types of open rate made me think about the ways we've worked to boost our numbers. Despite the increased volume, we've managed to increase our absolute open rate year-over-year. Looking just at our webinar messaging, we saw an open rate of roughly 22.5% We've made list growth a continuing concern – not just to fight the inevitable churn , but because new subscribers open our messages at a much higher rate. MORE
This epic battle between Open Source software (or Free software) and proprietary software is coming to a close. Speaking of Apple and FOSS, Apple’s OS X and iOS are based on the BSD operating system – another open source *NIX that has been around for a while. This is both made possible by open source software, and is completely proprietary. Open source software has won. Open Source Operating Systems cloudcomputing opensource MORE
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Debunking the myths of contributing to open source, one frequently asked question at a time. For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement. Community drupal Leadership Open Source Sean Larkin. CEO and Co-Owner. ThinkShout. MORE
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It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25. So whether you have a few sessions you would like to present or some great ideas to suggest for community voting and have others present, we want to hear from you! Submissions will be accepted May 18 - June 26, 2015. >> MORE
Let’s face it – it takes you less than a second to decide whether or not to open an email. Every day, I wake up, scroll my email inbox – SCAN the subject line for something relevant – then open or delete according to my 3 Bucket Principle. But what about your supporters – are you acquainted enough with them that they’ll open the email solely because it came from your organization? Guest Post by Ashley Donald. Online Fundraising Enthusiast. Wiener Dog Lover. MORE
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———— Open or Closed—Who Can Participate? If your community is completely open, anyone can see everything, post anything, and participate as a full member of the community. Pros and Cons of Open Spaces. When to Use Open Spaces.
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“Your secure software is open source: doesn’t that make it less secure?” We strongly believe not only that open source is compatible with digital security, but that it’s also essential for it. The open source way moves us all towards that goal.
NonProfit Hub
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SocialFish
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If you’ve been following our series of Open Garden posts , you know that we’ve offered many strategic perspectives to motivate you to rethink the rigidity of the classic, closed community structure. The Open Garden will tell you so much more about how to attract new active members.
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Excited to open. Twelve days ago, we started the two-week countdown to opening Abbott Square. We sent out hundreds of flyers with the eight-night Opening Week schedule. And now in construction, I’ve been telling the community how great the project will be when it opens.
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Because of this, the deck has always been stacked against open source tools in this arena. However, Salesforce in particular has a leg up that most other proprietary tools don’t have, because of their open APIs and their incredibly robust development platform. CiviCRM is a web-based open source nonprofit-focused CRM/Donation management tool. But in general, there are a lot choices and, sadly, few of them are open source.
NTEN
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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.
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You probably think about things like opens, clicks, conversions and unsubscribes. Most people who’ve been doing email communication for any length of time understand that too many emails equals increased unsubscribes, lower open rates and lower click through rates.
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Open Community is now on Audible! Open Community. Written for the complicated and quirky world of associations and membership organizations, Open Community is about how associations can—and why they should—build community online. (Not ( photo credit ). Love audiobooks?
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It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25. So whether you have a few sessions you would like to present or some great ideas to suggest for community voting and have others present, we want to hear from you! Submissions will be accepted May 18 - June 26, 2015. >>
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Jay and Joe Pulizzi break this down in a hilarious “opening the kimono” metaphor, providing examples of each: 1. Content Marketing: How Far Do You Open the Kimono. Must point you to a great post/presentation by Jay Baer about the Six Stages of Content Marketing.
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But surprisingly few nonprofits are talking about open data. The government is even planning to appoint a chief data officer to manage the effort, earning praise from the Open Data Institute as the most advanced government in the field of open data.
NetWits
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The conversation around email performance is wrong: open and click-through rates alone do not show constituent engagement. And that’s what the conversation should be around: constituent engagement, not open and click-through rates. Figure 1: Opens and open rate.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 12, 2015
So when AAM and Blackbaud hosted Trends Watch 2015: Using Open Data and Personalization at Museums with Elizabeth Merritt , Michael Edson , and Stephen Watson , attending it was a definite no-brainer! Open online educational content is also a great channel.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
You know, the hours that you're open--they're not very accessible for people who work." We're open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm. It's interesting to me that so many museums debate admission fees but don't get comparably riled up about open hours.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Paul Connolly, who has been a guest blogger on this blog before , covered the session on Open Source Strategic Planning. Note from Beth: Since the concept of working in Networks is can be hard to explain to newcomers, learning from case studies, stories, and examples can be illuminating.
SocialFish
OCTOBER 10, 2016
Featured From the Trenches Mark Your Calendars Open Community
NTEN
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
Debunking the myths of contributing to open source, one frequently asked question at a time. For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement. Community drupal Leadership Open Source Sean Larkin. CEO and Co-Owner. ThinkShout.
EveryAction
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marketing open rates newsletter Distributing a regular newsletter requires a lot: curation, content creation, and then there’s capturing the attention of your audience despite inbox overcrowding.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
Writing last month's post about how NTEN differentiates between types of open rate made me think about the ways we've worked to boost our numbers. Despite the increased volume, we've managed to increase our absolute open rate year-over-year. Looking just at our webinar messaging, we saw an open rate of roughly 22.5% We've made list growth a continuing concern – not just to fight the inevitable churn , but because new subscribers open our messages at a much higher rate.
Connection Cafe
JUNE 26, 2013
Because #GivingTuesday is a movement, it’s open to anyone who wants to be involved. Black Friday, Cyber Monday…Giving Tuesday? That’s right.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 22, 2015
For this reason, nonprofits are good candidates for open-source software (OSS), which can offer the functionality they need, without the glitz, glamor, and high price point of commercial systems. Of course, many of these points are open to interpretation.
NTEN
MARCH 26, 2014
The internet is powered by open source technology—exciting software that's built collaboratively from the bottom-up. Open source is meant to be free and equal, but then why do men continue to dominate open source sites like Wikipedia? Though the whole point of open source technology is that it’s made stronger and better through collaboration, actually figuring out how to use the technology is not an equal playing field. Sarah Mirk. Online Editor. B h Magazine.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 4, 2011
There are a myriad of options, open source options are among the most popular, possibly the most popular. And there are open source options that can do much of the same work for much less money. The open source options are many, but the big four: WordPress , Drupal , Joomla , and Plone , stand out from the pack. CMS Nonprofit Tech Open Source Web Tools blackbaud convio commonground drupal plone sharepoint wordpress
John Haydon
DECEMBER 23, 2016
The post 29 Email Subject Line Examples to Inspire More Opens on December 31st appeared first on John Haydon. With 12/31 one week away, you’ve probably put the finishing touches on your email fundraising campaigns.
Frogloop
JANUARY 28, 2016
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Wild Apricot Blog
AUGUST 18, 2014
Want to join our Small Membership Advisory Community? Here are details on our conference call series and community forum
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JUNE 15, 2014
Registration for each webinar will open two weeks before the webinar is to occur. Thanks to a sponsorship from the Public Interest Registry , for the first and only time all Nonprofit Tech for Good webinars are being offered for free to the nonprofit community.
Connection Cafe
MAY 19, 2014
Let’s face it – it takes you less than a second to decide whether or not to open an email. Every day, I wake up, scroll my email inbox – SCAN the subject line for something relevant – then open or delete according to my 3 Bucket Principle. But what about your supporters – are you acquainted enough with them that they’ll open the email solely because it came from your organization? Guest Post by Ashley Donald. Online Fundraising Enthusiast. Wiener Dog Lover.
SocialFish
OCTOBER 28, 2011
Jamie Notter and I explain how organizations can be more OPEN in our book, Humanize: How People-centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. Open organizations have more decentralized cultures. Open organizations embrace systems thinking in their internal structure and processes.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The theme of TEDxSantaCruz was "Open." It gave me a chance to really think about how we have been opening up our museum and what it means for our community. The first way we open up is by inviting active participation.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 20, 2016
In the last six years, Community Boost_r , ReStart Challenges , and Things Camp have used an open community challenge model. "It's totally open," Worman said. " Spreading the Word about the Open Challenges.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
Jerry and I had a great conversation about open sourcing of agricultural scientific models, such as those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their climate change reports.
BoardAssist
AUGUST 25, 2015
Guest blogger Gail Perry believes that any board member can be that critical agent of change with the right training and support, especially with respect to opening doors for his or her board. Your Board Members Can Become “Door Openers.” Just open doors.
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