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The recent Pew Internet & American Life Project report, The Demographics of Social Media Users, had many of the trends and findings aren’t shocking but a couple were more or less dramatic than I expected. MORE
That’s the best environment for satellite sites or pods with your hybrid event. A satellite site is when a group of people gather together to watch a live stream from your main event. Creating satellites sites with your hybrid event is best described as creating your own television network. Creating satellite sites with your hybrid event is nearly the same thing. Tips For Successful Hybrid Satellite Sites. MORE
With this new site, we hope to better share our story and the impact of our work in a clear and consistent way across our four program areas , which encompass a diverse set of initiatives, products and services. One last important note about our new site is regarding its accessibility. MORE
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Now we’d like to share why mobile sites have gone from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” for nonprofits. been frustrated when you landed on a site that you couldn’t easily read. You click on the link to register, but the site isn’t. MORE
Leadership Mobile mobile fundraising basics mobile fundraising sites nptech Web Sites Fundraising Kari Ann Kiel. Event Marketing Consulant. DoJiggy. Research shows that by 2014 mobile device usage will exceed that of desktop and laptop computers. MORE
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University Launches New Foundation Relations and Philanthropy Site : University Launches New Foundation Relations and Philanthropy Site February 6, 2012 — The University of Virginia Office of Development and Public Affairs has launched a new website designed to support University faculty researchers and development administrators motivated to seek funding from independent philanthropic foundations and select corporations MORE
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I have some news to share with you: most PDFs on your site don’t get read. Last week, World Bank released a report that showed than nearly a third of the reports (in PDF format) on their site were not being downloaded and read. Actually, they can be but there are definite pros and cons to using them on your site. When you’re thinking about creating new content for your site, think of other ways you could present the information: Infographic? MORE
Knowing that a good portion of your supporters already participate on the social Web, and with the continued growth and popularity of social media, it’s very likely your nonprofit organization is focused on figuring out how to best utilize sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. MORE
CodeChix. tags: toblog women technology developers. Fluxx | Open Source Grants Management. tags: grants CRM opensource toblog nptech. cryptocat. tags: cryptography secure communication toblog. Catch My Fame » jQuery Before/After Plugin. tags: jquery plugin image toblog. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Blogs I read MORE
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Author: James Burden. Last week an important anniversary crept by — barely noticed. The humble SMS had its 20th birthday. It is now estimated that more than two-thirds of the world’s population have access to SMS. With 4.8 MORE
Our art director, Don Roach and I recently authored an article on successful web site redesigns for our monthly "Connections" newsletter. Redesigning your web site can be a daunting task. But if you think it through and approach it methodically, you can make your site both beautiful and effective. A strong information architecture is scalable to grow with your organization, so that you can add information to your web site over time. MORE
However, when it comes to your site’s search rankings, what Google has done is changed their search algorithm on mobile devices to down rank sites that are not “mobile friendly”. Get your site onboard with Google’s algorithm changes and the overall trends of mobile browsing. MORE
Here's an overview of a new guide to Search Engine Marketing for membership organizations that want to optimize your online presence. search engine marketing search engine optimization SEO MORE
How an online video site records a view for their online videos varies greatly from site to site. We conducted research to test such differences across eight of the top video sites (results can be seen in this report ). time on site.??? Source: Flickr User Lynetter. MORE
Cure International has a beautifully designed site centered around a core strategy of using compelling stories to engage visitors and increase donations. Also, at the top of the site users can access links to other TED websites. MORE
Often your social media manager or “person” is the only one knowing the log-in names and passwords for your various social media sites. Maintain in a safe, secure place the current administrator’s login and passwords for each social media outpost and any internal sites (web site, blog sites). MORE
Today we’re sharing some of our favorite sites that. This site has an open, clean design and does a good job of getting a lot of. This site has clear calls to action, a nice use of video, and infographics. site still loads quickly. Recently we gave you our top tips. MORE
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But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. This is a crowdfunding site that your organization can use to fundraise. It’s the worst when you want to remember a site and then can’t find it later. You’ve got social media covered. Facebook? MORE
When your site is too complicated, visitors don’t stick around for long. Other than it being a way to simplify concepts and ideas for your readers, there are several other reasons to use infographics on your site. Readers are drawn to your site. You can be a more useful site. MORE
—. If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing via RSS or eMail to receive fresh content on a regular basis. —. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think about it for a second. Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. MORE
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When it comes to WordPress sites, many of the themes also work around the idea of assimilation and integration with other online resources. have the potential to slow down the operating speed of your site. MORE
Nonprofits raise a lot of money off of homepage and interior page popups and overlays, especially during year-end fundraising and urgent campaigns. MORE
Presenting afpmeet.org - AFP's New Conference Mobile Site for Chicago!: "AFP AFP is proud to announce afpmeet.org, the exclusive mobile site that will allow attendees to access everything they need to optimize their AFP 2011 Conference experience—right on their smartphone! The conference mobile site can be viewed across all smartphone browsers (iPhones, Blackberries, Droids, etc.), MORE
The process encourages stakeholders describe user profiles and what the site needs to meet their needs. Chris, who is a talented designer and visual facilitator, used a variety of techniques to help us brain storm, discuss, and flesh out the user scenarios. Three hours never went so fast. MORE
And you definitely don’t want this to happen to your community members when they use your site. Good UX makes a site easier and more intuitive to use. Now ask yourself which aspects of those sites you can adopt. MORE
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80% of mobile users leave a site immediately if it’s not optimized. If someone is landing on an unoptimized mobile site and is forced to zoom in, then zoom out, scroll left, then right to see the entire screen, chances are good they wont be on your page for long.
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However, when it comes to your site’s search rankings, what Google has done is changed their search algorithm on mobile devices to down rank sites that are not “mobile friendly”. Get your site onboard with Google’s algorithm changes and the overall trends of mobile browsing.
Frogloop
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Nonprofits raise a lot of money off of homepage and interior page popups and overlays, especially during year-end fundraising and urgent campaigns.
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Knowing that a good portion of your supporters already participate on the social Web, and with the continued growth and popularity of social media, it’s very likely your nonprofit organization is focused on figuring out how to best utilize sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
SocialFish
JANUARY 9, 2012
And thank you to the awesome Avi Charkham who took it upon himself to figure out direct links to all the permissions settings pages (some of which are buried deep – Facebook I’m talking to you) for these sites. Go here: MY PERMISSIONS. Start cleaning.
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APRIL 25, 2015
Reading the official blogs of the social media sites that we use most often is also useful and it may be time to add some new bookmarks to your browsers.
NetWits
JANUARY 11, 2011
—. If you haven’t already, please consider subscribing via RSS or eMail to receive fresh content on a regular basis. —. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think about it for a second. Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
SocialFish
JULY 20, 2016
And you definitely don’t want this to happen to your community members when they use your site. Good UX makes a site easier and more intuitive to use. Now ask yourself which aspects of those sites you can adopt.
NetWits
MAY 7, 2009
With that in mind I’d like to share 4 Keys to Building a Successful Web Site based on similar tactics we’ve deployed on this blog We recently launched a new blog here at Blackbaud Internet Solutions. It’s been an exciting endeavor and given us a lot of insight into using social media for nonprofits and fundraising! Our main goal is to help you learn how to leverage our technology and the tools that make up social media.
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MAY 10, 2012
Author: James Burden. Last week an important anniversary crept by — barely noticed. The humble SMS had its 20th birthday. It is now estimated that more than two-thirds of the world’s population have access to SMS. With 4.8
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MAY 9, 2013
A Forbes article on Crowdfunding sites. Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites For Fundraising - Forbes : Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites For Fundraising
John Haydon
OCTOBER 1, 2014
Perry Chen (Kickstarter founder) is passionate about nonprofits, and he’s launched a new crowdfunding site for nonprofits called Dollar a Day. The post Crowdfunding Site for Nonprofits Launched by Kickstarter Founder appeared first on John Haydon.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 9, 2012
Many of you are already familiar with our OE wiki site , and now we’ve also created a new experimental strategic planning site using WordPress. The whole process will be documented and coordinated through this site. Flickr Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography.
SocialFish
JANUARY 21, 2014
A good example of why occurred with the public disclosure that the TimThumb.php script (an image resizing tool used in many themes) was vulnerable, and had been used by hackers to gain access to a large number of sites using the system.
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Today we’re sharing some of our favorite sites that. This site has an open, clean design and does a good job of getting a lot of. This site has clear calls to action, a nice use of video, and infographics. site still loads quickly. Recently we gave you our top tips.
NTEN
JANUARY 8, 2013
There are many sites that allow you to upload data, as well as download other data, for free. These are just a handful of nonprofit-focused data sharing sites to get you started: National Center for Charitable Statistics: NCCS provides data, as well as analysis tools and reports, on Nonprofits around the US. You can learn about other organizations in your area, analyze giving trends, and download data directly from their site.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
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We're not alone: far larger sites like Wikipedia and Google and hundreds of others (if not thousands). In November, I wrote a blog post entitled: Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill.
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We'll get your creative circuitry amped up and stop by a few sites to show you what other nonprofits are doing with Instagram. Ivan Serrano is a journalist living in the Bay Area of California. He specializes in social media, business, and technology. Here's the thing.
SocialFish
MAY 7, 2015
Today, the company will start counting mobile-friendliness in its all-important algorithms—and responsive sites, rather than dedicated mobile platforms, are the preferred way to go. Long story short: Mobile-unfriendly sites might be in trouble unless they redesign or retrofit, pronto.
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That’s the best environment for satellite sites or pods with your hybrid event. A satellite site is when a group of people gather together to watch a live stream from your main event. Creating satellites sites with your hybrid event is best described as creating your own television network. Creating satellite sites with your hybrid event is nearly the same thing. Tips For Successful Hybrid Satellite Sites.
NonProfit Hub
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But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. This is a crowdfunding site that your organization can use to fundraise. It’s the worst when you want to remember a site and then can’t find it later. You’ve got social media covered. Facebook?
AFP Blog
MARCH 8, 2011
Presenting afpmeet.org - AFP's New Conference Mobile Site for Chicago!: "AFP AFP is proud to announce afpmeet.org, the exclusive mobile site that will allow attendees to access everything they need to optimize their AFP 2011 Conference experience—right on their smartphone! The conference mobile site can be viewed across all smartphone browsers (iPhones, Blackberries, Droids, etc.),
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
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How an online video site records a view for their online videos varies greatly from site to site. We conducted research to test such differences across eight of the top video sites (results can be seen in this report ). time on site.??? Source: Flickr User Lynetter.
VisionLink
MAY 16, 2012
With special thanks to our host Fermin Avila at the United Way of Denver, we enjoyed a wonderful on-site visit with the staff of the United Way 2-1-1 Call Center today.
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With this new site, we hope to better share our story and the impact of our work in a clear and consistent way across our four program areas , which encompass a diverse set of initiatives, products and services. One last important note about our new site is regarding its accessibility.
NonProfit Trends
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The recent Pew Internet & American Life Project report, The Demographics of Social Media Users, had many of the trends and findings aren’t shocking but a couple were more or less dramatic than I expected.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
University Launches New Foundation Relations and Philanthropy Site : University Launches New Foundation Relations and Philanthropy Site February 6, 2012 — The University of Virginia Office of Development and Public Affairs has launched a new website designed to support University faculty researchers and development administrators motivated to seek funding from independent philanthropic foundations and select corporations
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Here are some thoughts, tips and resources for organizations considering your membership site software options. membership website software
Connection Cafe
MAY 21, 2009
Our art director, Don Roach and I recently authored an article on successful web site redesigns for our monthly "Connections" newsletter. Redesigning your web site can be a daunting task. But if you think it through and approach it methodically, you can make your site both beautiful and effective. A strong information architecture is scalable to grow with your organization, so that you can add information to your web site over time.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Now we’d like to share why mobile sites have gone from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” for nonprofits. been frustrated when you landed on a site that you couldn’t easily read. You click on the link to register, but the site isn’t.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
I have some news to share with you: most PDFs on your site don’t get read. World Bank recently released a report that showed that nearly a third of the reports (in PDF format) on their site were not being downloaded and read. They actually can be, but there are definite pros and cons to using them on your site. PDFs Web Sites Communications Amy Knox. Senior UX Designer. Beaconfire.
SocialFish
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Often your social media manager or “person” is the only one knowing the log-in names and passwords for your various social media sites. Maintain in a safe, secure place the current administrator’s login and passwords for each social media outpost and any internal sites (web site, blog sites).
Wild Apricot Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Here's an overview of a new guide to Search Engine Marketing for membership organizations that want to optimize your online presence. search engine marketing search engine optimization SEO
John Haydon
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
Cure International has a beautifully designed site centered around a core strategy of using compelling stories to engage visitors and increase donations. Also, at the top of the site users can access links to other TED websites.
Beaconfire Wire
MAY 13, 2014
I have some news to share with you: most PDFs on your site don’t get read. Last week, World Bank released a report that showed than nearly a third of the reports (in PDF format) on their site were not being downloaded and read. Actually, they can be but there are definite pros and cons to using them on your site. When you’re thinking about creating new content for your site, think of other ways you could present the information: Infographic?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
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CodeChix. tags: toblog women technology developers. Fluxx | Open Source Grants Management. tags: grants CRM opensource toblog nptech. cryptocat. tags: cryptography secure communication toblog. Catch My Fame » jQuery Before/After Plugin. tags: jquery plugin image toblog. Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Blogs I read
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When it comes to WordPress sites, many of the themes also work around the idea of assimilation and integration with other online resources. have the potential to slow down the operating speed of your site.
NTEN
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Leadership Mobile mobile fundraising basics mobile fundraising sites nptech Web Sites Fundraising Kari Ann Kiel. Event Marketing Consulant. DoJiggy. Research shows that by 2014 mobile device usage will exceed that of desktop and laptop computers.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 19, 2011
The process encourages stakeholders describe user profiles and what the site needs to meet their needs. Chris, who is a talented designer and visual facilitator, used a variety of techniques to help us brain storm, discuss, and flesh out the user scenarios. Three hours never went so fast.
NTEN
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If you're in charge of your organization's web analytics, you undoubtedly know about bounce rate -- the measure of visitors who enter your site, say "Enh" (or something ruder), and immediately leave, without viewing any more of your carefully crafted pages.
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