Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Are there any tools that you know of that combine CMS and CRM (rather than pasting a web form html snippet on to another website)? While it may be ideal to have a fully integrated setup, a good stepping stone is one that feeds data directly to the CRM but appears to use the same CMS as the rest of the site. 3 sudha 01.15.09

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

If you're writing an e-newsletter, you can point back to the original blog posts, which will also drive traffic back to your organization's website. As a mention in your Twitter feed, and clicking through to read the rest. As an excerpt on your Facebook feed, and clicking through to read the rest. When someone emails it to them.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t want to start a race to the top of the Nonprofit 25 – where organizations start spending more time worrying about their position on that list, and less time feeding people. Allan says: Granted, web site stats will not tell me anything about how many hungry people a nonprofit feeds. Allan assumes two points here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

at 3:02 am Have you tried StumbleUpon for ’stumbling’ upon websites that other like minded people have visited and liked. But in the meantime, social bookmarking tools are I think a useful part of Web 2.0. { 9 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Chris Willmott 09.25.06 Its great for lunch hours! 2 marnie webb 09.25.06

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

If you're writing an e-newsletter, you can point back to the original blog posts, which will also drive traffic back to your organization's website. As a mention in your Twitter feed, and clicking through to read the rest. As an excerpt on your Facebook feed, and clicking through to read the rest. When someone emails it to them.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Online fundraising, email list growth and website traffic continue to increase.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2009

. – January 13, 2009 - Strengthening its commitment to helping nonprofit organizations tap into Care2’s millions of civically-active members in their online fundraising, advocacy and email marketing, Care2 proudly announced two new additions to its Nonprofit Services team. Reporters can subscribe to the RSS feed.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3. Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 In those days, the buzzwords were “internet connectivity,&# “networks,&# “websites,&# and “email.&#

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

Some it makes it to the printed page but lots more is available on their website. Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. Recently The Chronicle published data about online giving for 2010.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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. It’s unclear what was done with the information captured and that area of the website has been inaccessible for some time now.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

The median online gift above $1,000 was $3,500 in 2009. The only thing worse than no donation forms on your website is using just one. And don’t forget about having donation forms on 3rd party and external websites. A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline. All Rights Reserved

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MARCH 18, 2011

Blackbaud TV will be doing live streaming of three sessions today: Live and Interactive: Your Website in Focus Friday, March 18, 2011, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Each attendee will learn the answer to the question, does your website meet your organizational objectives? All Rights Reserved

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JUNE 2, 2011

Here’s the first one with many more coming in the future… 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica , a social enterprise that provides superior communication consulting, training, and strategy to help mindful organizations affect social change. region for more than 17 years. All Rights Reserved

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MARCH 17, 2011

Blackbaud TV will be doing live streaming of five sessions: Live and Interactive: Your Website in Focus Friday, March 18, 2011, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Each attendee will learn the answer to the question, does your website meet your organizational objectives? It’s not even on YOUR website.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Technology Can your website and giving forms handle 4x their normal traffic? Do you have a scaled down shadow website ready to go? Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

36% of charities reported an increase in donations in the first nine months of 2010, compared with only 23% in the same period of 2009. 37% of charities reported a decrease in giving, a noticeable improvement over 2009 when 51% of organizations reported a decline. renewed contracts.

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MARCH 7, 2011

Six self-selected nonprofit organizations agreed to contribute their fundraising performance data from 2007 through 2009, including: Alzheimer’s Association, Arthritis Foundation, Autism Speaks, LIVESTRONG, March of Dimes, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Not until they improve their existing online giving options and optimize their website for mobile devices. Nonprofits would also reach far more people and have greater impact by optimizing their website for mobile devices instead of just building iPhone apps. Should nonprofits focus on giving through iPhone applications? Probably not.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This group is comprised of 14 very large nonprofit organizations with data from 2009. Notes: Demographic characteristics of 2009 donors, broken down by the donor’s state of residence, including the District of Columbia. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009. That’s the power and importance of benchmarking.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This group is comprised of 14 very large nonprofit organizations with data from 2009. Notes: Demographic characteristics of 2009 donors, broken down by the donor’s state of residence, including the District of Columbia. Excludes donors giving $1,000 or more in 2009. Just like a report of giving by city.

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MAY 18, 2011

Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. The online giving trend is positive on a year-over-year basis when international relief organizations are removed from the analysis. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending September 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. Read more about the methodology. over last year.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2011

Join this insider session with top SEO consultants Dottie Hodges , William Slawski , and Eric Werner to learn what’s being talked about in the backrooms and on the leading edge for SEO. It’s not even on YOUR website. That’s it for NTC 2011. Next year the conference is back in San Francisco. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Have the website people sit with the gift processing people. Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. Focus on the seating chart. People who sit together work better together. Don’t believe me?

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JANUARY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending November 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. These steps can help you manage and mitigate risk. Release News (Part 2) ann @ merchant services Thanks for sharing your insights. All Rights Reserved

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MARCH 15, 2011

Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. The giving is primarily going to large International Affairs organizations. All Rights Reserved

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Giving Amount Trends High net worth households gave $54,016 on average to charity in 2009. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%. Average total giving to secular causes was also down in 2009 to $46,852 from $71,200 in 2007, a decrease of 34.2%. This is a 34.9%

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Atlantic Philanthropies have made grants totaling more than $5 billion as of December 2009. Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. It’s a thought provoking concept. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. The article also noted that 68% of marketers said they had no plans to target men because of their perceived indifference and the greater importance of causes to women.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2010

But more work still needs to be done to make websites effective. Less than a third of respondents in most countries rated their website very effective; less than 10 percent in France and the Netherlands did. You can get the complete reports and other nonprofit sector research here on the Blackbaud website. All Rights Reserved

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. Check out the “Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media&# white paper to learn more. All Rights Reserved

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. for the 3 months ending October 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. The feed is being fed like a holiday goose.

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