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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

Last week I posted John Elbare’s advice for new nonprofit consultants. Today I’m posting Karen Nyhus ‘ advice, originally posted on NTEN’s nptechconsult forum (for members only) in response to a request for “resources and tips for our nonprofit technology community to help them start things off right in 2007.&#

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CEO Shishir Mehrotra and investor S. Somasegar reveal what sings in Coda’s pitch doc

TechCrunch

Mehrotra was generous enough to let us take a look through his pitch doc (not deck!) A screenshot from Coda’s pitch doc. In their earliest time together, the conversations centered around advice on the Seattle tech ecosystem or on working with a particular team at Microsoft.

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Investors don’t want to meet you, they want to be introduced to you

The Next Web

The trick is you have to ask first for fundraising advice, and not for introductions. When you go to another founder for advice, especially if you approach a non-famous founder who doesn’t get this request too often, they’ll love playing the role of teacher and giving you helpful feedback. But you have to help them be helpful.

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Google and Twitter veteran maps out a Twitter alternative

TechCrunch

He’s doing that in real time , with a multi-tabbed Google Doc that you can view. According to the Google Doc, this is currently set to be September 2023, a date Gabor tells me he might try to move up. And he’s had plenty of unsolicited advice. Twitter is great for that.

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Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Shockingly, according to a Software Advice research report, 52 percent of nonprofits are still using Excel and Google Docs to run their development operations. Whether your team is big or small, the right software can make you more efficient and effective.

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Encourage brainstorming. Develop shared language.

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Platforms break open!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives. But I think time will tell.

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