Tue.Jun 21, 2011

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Spam of the Day: “McDonalds invites you to The Free Dinner Day”

Robert Weiner

Sender : I love McDonalds (helping@mcdonalds.com). Subject : We are fond of you and thus invite you for free helpings. Attachment : Invitation_Card_37021.zip. Hello. McDonalds invites you to The Free Dinner Day which will take place on 25 June, 2011, in every cafe of ours. Free Day’s menu! - Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon. - Chicken McNuggets. - Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken. - Strawberry Triple Thick Shake. - McCafe Iced Mocha.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Syed Salahuddin – Babycastles.

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When Documenting Your Best Efforts Is No Longer Enough: Stakeholder Involvement in Results-Oriented Program Evaluation

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by. B. J. Tatro, Ph.D. , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor /. B. J. Tatro Consulting. You meticulously record what you do. You report on exactly how many people you served, where, when, and how. In the past, this might have been adequate, but no more. Today, nonprofit organizations need to be able to show the results of their efforts. And the demand for accountability isn't just coming from funders either.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

James Shelton, US Department of Education: Education is probably the area where we have failed to innovate the most. This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc. But before we got there, we talked abit about the problem. I want to frame first the opportunity: we often talk about the competitiveness frame in education, that the US used to be number one, and now we are “falling behind.&# The trust is that other countries are passing us b

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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How Much are Nonprofits Spending on IT?

NTEN

How much are nonprofits spending on IT, and what are they choosing to spend it on? In our annual Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey , we asked respondents to describe the components of their organizations’ IT budgets—everything from Overall Expenditures to what proportion they allocate for Staffing, Capital, Consulting Contracts and Other Discretionary Expenditures.

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Hot or Not: Which Fundraising Channels Are a Forecast for Success?

sgEngage

Last year, I did a Care2 webinar with Donna Wilkins, President of Charity Dynamic and Jason Wood, Director of Internet Services with The Salvation Army National Headquarters called Hot or Not: What’s Sizzling in Online Fundraising? This year, I’m happy to be teaming up with Frank Barry, Internet Strategy Manager at Blackbaud and a frequent contributor to NetWits Think Tank and Mashable.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. James Shelton, US Department of Education: Education is probably the area where we have failed to innovate the most. This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc. But before we got there, we talked a bit about the problem.

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Your (Free) Summer Grow and Let Go Worksheet

Have Fun - Do Good

Yay! It's the first day of summer. To celebrate, here's a free Summer Grow and Let Go Worksheet for you to fill out with ideas you want to grow, and ideas you want to let go of this summer. You can download it for free from Dropbox by clicking here. A *big* thanks to the hubs for illustrating it for me! Share.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

NTEN

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in N

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Daily DoGooder: VH1 Save the Music

See3

Change the world, one video at a time.VH1 Save the Music| 1:25 VH1 Save the Music Today is World Music Day and we feature a cause marketing effort by the phone maker, LG, that is working to keep music in the lives of the next generation, This fun, driving clip does a great [.].

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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Intro to Google Analytics - Part 3

Connection Cafe

Author: Alissa Ruehl. This post is the third in an ongoing series about Google Analytics. As we proceed, I’ll share tips on how you can use this tool to gain more insight into your online marketing. I’ll start off with the basics, but then we’ll get into some advanced techniques. If you’re not yet familiar with Google Analytics, it’s a free tool from Google that you can add to your site to give you information about how people are coming to your website and how they

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How To Make Measurement Fun!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Martin Deutsch. Last week I wrote about nonprofit “ measurement malaise &# that keeps some nonprofits putting a measurement strategy for their integrated communications campaigns into practice. In the comments, I asked how can we make measurement fun ? In response, Jono Smith said that was like asking how to make going to the dentist fun!

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