Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

One year ago today Nonprofit Tech 2.0 published its first blog post. At the time I was a skeptical blogger. I had low expectations for Nonprofit Tech 2.0. I would have been happy with couple hundred visitors a week, but a year later Nonprofit Tech 2.0 just surpassed 254,000 visitors. I didn’t see that coming at all. In fact, what I have discovered over the last year is that blogging was the missing piece in my social media strategy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 31, 2010

I’ve been involved in this Telesummit now since the beginning. It’s really fun, and important. The Women Who Tech Telesummit was formed three years ago to celebrate all the innovative women who provide incredible value to technology and social media. So it’s time to come get your tech on ! Come join hundreds of women on September 15th at the Women Who Tech Telesummit from 11AM to 6PM Eastern Time.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

Two weeks ago I shared a couple reflections that I had on a recent #4change chat about community building – the major output from that chat and the follow up blog post was the call I heard for a regular opportunity to talk about community building. So, I said that I’d take the step to host a monthly chat if people were interested in joining; and you said YES!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thanks to incredible work on the part of socially responsible publishers, our volunteers and the Bookshare team, we've been adding books at at incredible rate: more than 10,000 books in the last month. As a result, I recently received the following complaint letter from one of our long-term members, Chancey Fleet: Jim, I would like to register a complaint!

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NetWits

AUGUST 30, 2010

Are you thinking about the future of communication as it relates to reaching and connecting with your supporters, donors, volunteers and members? What about reaching those who know nothing about you? I am. I’m thinking about how the nonprofit industry should be adapting to the ever changing landscape of internet use and how mobile devices fit in. Here’s a few interesting points to consider.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2010

UPDATE :: After you verify your business/nonprofit, you are asked to merge your Official Page with your Places Page. I have sneaking suspicion that the merged example in this blog post is a glimpse of the new Pages that are launching this week. Hold off on #6 below until further notice. Many nonprofit communicators are now aware that Facebook Places launched for iPhone users on August 18, but less known is that Facebook users can also use Facebook Places on touch.facebook.com.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 26, 2010

Creating a presentation for your board? Wading into the end-of-project paperwork? Or maybe you’re signing up a new crop of volunteers for your non-profit. Whatever the task, odds are that there’s a time-saving template, free at Google Docs, to help you do more with less effort. Browse the Template Gallery , or narrow your search by Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Forms, and Drawings.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2010

As readers of this blog know, I often mention the idea of “movement building.&# There is enormous opportunity and potential for creating real, lasting impact in our world by operating in a movement-oriented way with our programs, events, campaigns, and calls to action. Collaboration and partnerships can easily come together and be successful under and umbrella that puts the work of all those involved toward the movement, instead of the one-time effort or project.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2010

One of the more interesting people I met at the Oxford Skoll meeting this year was Raja Moubarak, founder of Winquest. Raja is a seasoned business executive with senior level experience in multinationals (Coca-Cola, B&W/BAT, BOC Group, Societe Generale) in Europe, Asia and in multiple Middle East/North African countries (MENA), as an entrepreneur and as Managing Director of one of the oldest retail groups in the MENA region.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2010

I was talking to a friend who’s looking to start using the web and social media more effectively to reach a specific group of people. It got me thinking about the basics - the things that are, in most cases, mission critical when it comes to finding success in a digital world.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2010

This morning, Laini called me over that there's something wrong with her iPad. Every time she launched the iTunes app (she has a $10/month allowance and today it refilled) it opened the App Store app instead. I had her bring it over to me, and sure enough, click "iTunes" and it flashes for a second and switches over to App Store, using the same animated motion as I see on my iOS 4 iPhone when you use fast app switching.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 11, 2010

While there are many great nonprofit bloggers , nonprofits that are utilizing social media and mobile technology should also be reading the five blogs listed below. Although they are primarily written for the private sector, their writers seemingly have direct communication with companies like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, etc. and often provide some of the best inside information about crucial updates and The Next Big Thing: About Foursquare :: www.aboutfoursquare.com. @ aboutfoursquare. faceb

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2010

Recently I gave a presentation on privacy and social media for ACHIEVA’s free webinar series. Privacy is a major issue for families and individuals we serve. Posting private information on social media sites takes that to a whole new level. A copy of the recording should be up shortly but in the mean time here are the slides from my presentation.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 2, 2010

Last week I announced that I’m [finally] doing a redesign of this site – and I need your help to make it as valuable as possible. I’m really lucky to be working with Matt Chevy, a designer who’s totally supportive and even into this approach of involving all of you in making this a better site. So let’s get started: How this works: This week, there will be 3 (yes, 3!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 14, 2010

Benetech doesn't make tangible stuff: we've decided that our expertise is in making electronic bits. Software and content are easily scaled up. But, the world still needs tangible things, and the market often fails to deliver them. Rich Thesing, a long-time disability activist and fellow Fellow of the American Leadership Forum in Silicon Valley, has been thinking hard on how to make exercise equipment accessible.

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NetWits

AUGUST 18, 2010

For many organizations social media isn't simply a new medium to learn and manage, its also an exercise in control-or lack thereof. What if users say something inappropriate, out of line with the organization's messaging, or even worse, downright offensive or problematic? I often hear this reasoning for reluctence to utilizing social media by non-profits, espeically by those with an organized opposition and/or sensitive topics.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 25, 2010

For Google Apps administrators, the offerings in the Google Apps Marketplace seems to be a lot of 3rd party tools that pull in gApps data (Docs, Calendar, etc.) to make it easier to work within the 3rd party tool's own environment. For example, when you add Tungle to a domain, and then you want to schedule a meeting you do it in the Tungle interface.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2010

Animal sanctuaries exist because there are places, people and things that animals need sanctuary from. Chimps are used in labs for animal testing. Elephants are forced to perform silly tricks through submission in circuses. In many states it is legal to own tigers as pets, but once they grow too large they are often abandoned or sold on the black market.

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

Cyberchondriacs are people who research health information online. The number of people searching online continues to grow – 17% of people looked online at least 10 times int he past month for health information ( source ). More than half share information they found online with their doctors. However the people with chronic health conditions are the ones less likely to have internet access and thus can’t research information.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 19, 2010

Hi everyone! Welcome to the new monthly chats focused on community building. These are a branch of the #4Change chats – so whether you have participated in the past on a different topic or not, welcome. In the future, these chats will have a topic and questions (generated from you!) posted ahead of time. As this is the very first one, I wanted to keep it open to focus on exploring what was most appropriate for this community in a few respects: Do we want to use a hashtag other than #4chang

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 15, 2010

I'm just wrapping up a week of conversation on Social Edge, entitled Travel Tips for Social Entrepreneurs. I'm fascinated not only with the big questions in the social entrepreneurship field, but also the practical practices of doing the job of social entrepreneur better. One of those practices is how to travel as cost effectively as possible. The conversation ranged over how to use Priceline, choosing socially responsible travel products and an idea for staying with other social entrepreneurs.

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NetWits

AUGUST 26, 2010

South by South West 2011 is in the works! I know I know. it seems so soon, but just as we’ve all started planning for 2011 in the nonprofit world folks like the SXSW organizers have set out to get a jump start on their yearly event - one that attracts thousands of internet enthusiasts as well as movie and music lovers.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 30, 2010

September is a busy month for just about everyone – a new school year for many, harvest time for both fundraisers and farmers - and a whole new crop of free nonprofit webinars is here. Have a look – you’re sure to find an online learning opportunity that’s of interest to folks in your organization. As always, you’ll want to check back from time to time through the month, as late-coming webinar notices are often added in the comments section, down below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

Source: Facebook Blog Post. Earlier this week, Facebook added “where&# to the list of personal information members share with the world. There was much speculation what this feature might mean for FourSquare and the subsequent riddles, “What happens when you add Foursquare to Facebook? (Answer: Facebook). I’ve learned now that when Facebook announces a new feature, it is a signal for me to check into my settings and make sure that I’m happy with the way the default wor

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2010

A new report from Nielsen finds that social networking is now the #1 thing people do online. Almost one quarter of time spent on the computer is for social networking. That’s a 43% jump in time spent on social networking in just one year. How much time have you spent on social media yourself? How much time do you spend managing your agency’s social media presence?

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