ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. According to their website, they get state money to provide services to adults and children with developmental disabilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. I wrote about her project The Born2Fly Project to stop child trafficking in January, 2009 on National Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. She is no stranger to building relationships.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

In August of 2009, the following exchange occurred between an employee known only as "Lindsay" and her boss, "Brian": [Lindsay]. Whatever social media site you use -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn -- read the privacy settings on the website. This may prevent that scathing comment from ever reaching Facebook.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

I like the interface better, and the social part of the bookmarking is actually a lot better done (they have groups, as well as contacts.) But some comments on the whole phenomenon. 9 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Chris Willmott 09.25.06 Thanks for giving us a look, and again for the comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

This post originally written September 8, 2009. Despite this, less than half (48%) of the 187 charities that were surveyed as part of nfpSynergy’s Virtual Promise (2008) report said that their organization used social networking websites. Comment here, or visit the original post at SSIR here. Visit the original post here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. at 4:38 pm { 14 comments… read them below or add one } 1 mathew 01.15.09 What’s involved in this? First, the what – what to integrate? at 8:53 pm Loraine Lawson 02.16.09

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

60) Search « Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website | Main | YouTube Launches Video Volunteers » Wednesday Jun 24 2009 How Unused Gift Cards Can Support Nonprofits Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 12:14AM | by Allyson Kapin Do you have a pile of gift cards stuffed in an old draw? Contact them for more info.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 set aside $7.2 You have until Friday, June 8, to file comments online at the FCC website. It's essential that they hear from us.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Nonprofits are charged much lower rates (see comment below.) at 9:18 am { 18 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Tracey Grant 08.17.07 In your above comments, you have quoted our standard, list rates for ReadyTalk services. Is there a way to integrate video conference capability into a Joomla website?

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US. According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

But, in reality, as important as those things are, they aren’t what tend to make great nonprofit websites. It’s about the content and how it’s written—and sadly it’s usually the piece of a website that gets the least amount of attention. Receive monthly updates 12 Comments | by Share Article in Misc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

To enter the raffle to win a copy of this Indie Excellence Award winning book, leave a comment below about an "ordinary" person you know who is doing extraordinary things to change the world. Please include your email so I can contact you if you win. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. Get out there and make something happen in Q1, Q2, and Q3 by doing things that drive people to your nonprofits website on a regular basis. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Please leave me a comment or if you're interested in contributing a post, please fill out this form. Participants search for pieces on the Luce Center’s website - it has 41,000 cataloged pieces of art on its website - and suggest replacement pieces from the catalogue. What are the best practices or techniques for crowdsourcing?

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Care2

MARCH 15, 2009

For example, dont just list your website name or even "About Us" - instead use "About Name of Organization Here". By giving each page in your website a unique, useful description of the page content, you make it easier for a user to decide whether or not to click through. But most of the time youll see your description.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

I was starting to hear more and more about the service (from bloggers and early adopters like Beth Kanter and others), and simultaneously was launching a new website for Wellstone Action that we wanted to be more interactive, and which included a blog. Receive monthly updates 1 Comment | by Share Article in Social Networking , Web 2.0

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

World » Sunday Feb 08 2009 Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 11:08AM | by Allyson Kapin I will be watching Twitter like a hawk later this this week. 2 Comments | by Share Article in Online Fundraising , Social Networking , Trends , Web 2.0 Great post. So busy reading.

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Care2

APRIL 14, 2009

It is essential not only to read the blogs and websites of the influencers in your community, but also become a frequent commenter. Receive monthly updates 4 Comments | by Share Article in Online Marketing , Social Networking , Web 2.0 Reader Comments (4) Great tips, Jen. Don’t be a lurker. Monitor the Results.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

Receive monthly updates 3 Comments | by Share Article in SEO Reader Comments (3) Thanks! March 23, 2009 | Hatef Yamini Excellent list! March 23, 2009 | Copywriter Steff EXACTLY what I need! This weeks tips are a little more advanced, but still pretty easy to do and can have a big impact on your SEO.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

60) Search « The ROI of Social Media | Main | Advocacy Online Launches in the US » Thursday May 21 2009 Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 01:20PM | by Allyson Kapin “If you dont brand yourself, Google will brand you,” says branding expert Sherry Beck Paprocki.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Like with comments, the system could tell a non-registered user that they needed to register.) Share and Enjoy: 5 Comments comment Marc Sirkin Posted a bit about this here:[link] and here: [link] 25 Oct 2007 Holly Michael – I shared this post with some of my Google colleagues. What do you think Holly? Can anyone help me.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Like with comments, the system could tell a non-registered user that they needed to register.) Share and Enjoy: 5 Comments comment Marc Sirkin Posted a bit about this here:[link] and here: [link] 25 Oct 2007 Holly Michael – I shared this post with some of my Google colleagues. What do you think Holly? Can anyone help me.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. You Don’t Need Just a Website, You Need the Web Designed by Derek Low | Network for Good powered by Groundspring Fundraising Track - Franciscan B Every nonprofit needs a website but a website can’t be your only Internet presence. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

For example, NWLC’s website is undergoing a redesign, but right now, our site isn’t very well optimized for search engines. People who are searching for issues that we work on might not find our website in their first page of organic search results, but they may well see one of our Google ads.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Websites, Email & Constituent Management from Laura Quinn: Your website is you, online. For many people who find you online, your website is the organization. Your website should tell people who you and what you do. Laura: Your website acts as a home base; where you can tell people who you are, what you do, and so on.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

You can listen to our chat on the Big Vision Podcast website , or via iTunes , and I've posted the edited transcript below. I started this project back in July of 2009 at the prompting of a friend who was out of state and was having a birthday. I put it up on the website. I go to her website and get my warm fuzzies for the day.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Some video I shot with my Flip : Intro to Facebook and their application builder: Why Convio’s Facebook app builder is better than Causes Share and Enjoy: 9 Comments comment A View from Home » Convio Summit. Your comment about an API being better than Causes leaves me shaking my head. Day 1. [.] Your points: 1.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

Were currently the sixth largest website in the country - every minute, 13 hours of video are uploaded to the site. YouTube has an incredibly diverse and engaged global community who not only post videos, but interact with each other through text comments, video responses, and messages. Everyone is on YouTube. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

Were currently the sixth largest website in the country - every minute, 13 hours of video are uploaded to the site. YouTube has an incredibly diverse and engaged global community who not only post videos, but interact with each other through text comments, video responses, and messages. Everyone is on YouTube. All rights reserved.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What is Jumo? When The Jumo website had its soft launch back on March 18, 2010. In the very early days of the website they had visitors answer a series of questions about interests, skills, and cause activities.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Myths about Online Giving Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 1st, 2010 There are so many myths about online giving. The median online gift above $1,000 was $3,500 in 2009. blog comments powered by Disqus Previous: What is Jumo?

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear. All Rights Reserved

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

In those days, the buzzwords were “internet connectivity,&# “networks,&# “websites,&# and “email.&# world where many organizations still weren’t even networked, still used dial-up internet connections, and had websites written in the earliest version of Front Page, or were done by the CFO’s nephew.

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