Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 24, 2011
The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 1. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 28, 2011
My guest post is up on Care2′s Frogloop blog; you can read the post and join the discussion there. or read the entire post copied below. —– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference.
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NetWits
AUGUST 11, 2011
Register for our monthly Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Register Now ! The seven event fundraising techniques or “best practices&# described here emerged from analyzing data and interviewing nonprofit event and development staff. Our goal: Gain a clearer understanding of what they do to achieve success on a regular basis.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 31, 2011
I'm very excited to be a guest editor with the awesome Donna McNear on next year's special technology issue of the Journal of Vision Impairment and Blindness. JVIB is the peer-reviewed journal of record in the field of vision loss, and a past tech issue in 2003 featured my article, In the Palm of Your Hand, a vision of what mobile devices would mean for blind people in the future (a future that has already happened, of course!).
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 19, 2011
There are over 23 free non-profit webinars in our round-up for September. You'll find webinars on cause marketing, fundraising, volunteer management, social media, constituent engagement and much more.( read more ).
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 11, 2011
Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last few weeks. The good news is that the upgrades signal that Facebook is working towards merging these three types of pages (when possible), thus making managing your nonprofit’s presence on Facebook much easier: 1) Facebook Pages are now displayed under “Info > Education and Work&# on personal Facebook Profiles.
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 11, 2011
My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or in full below. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. I think there’s huge potential for organizations to use multiple mediums, content, and locations to help document and advocate for the change they want in their communities and around the world.
NetWits
AUGUST 23, 2011
Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Register Now ! Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Sounds familiar, right? We’re here to let you know that you’re not alone.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 16, 2011
I just attended two days of meetings in Washington DC on the first year of the DIAGRAM Center , held at the Office of Special Education Programs in the Department of Education. The goal of the DIAGRAM R&D Center is to greatly improve access to graphical information for students with print disabilities (for example, helping blind students get access to important graphics inside textbooks).
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 22, 2011
Are you tapping your Board's full potential? Here are some thoughts on the value of board development and resources to help you with your planning process for your year ahead.( read more ).
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 31, 2011
Flickr Photo by Caramel - Creatives Common Licensed. Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? Do numbers only matter? There are lots of debates in the amazing world of measurement and learning. The only valid data is quantitative data. Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 17, 2011
Hot off the presses and just delivered via Fed Ex! It’s a surreal moment, exciting, nerve-racking, but it’s great to see the words off the screen and onto paper. Tangible, in my hands. There will be an e-book version of course, but I am so grateful to have been given this opportunity to publish a book while books are still printed on paper.
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 16, 2011
When it isn’t “conference season&# , it’s “session submission season&# ! Voting is now open to select sessions for the next SXSW Interactive conference, taking place in Austin in March. You can vote on all the sessions you find interesting, but I hope you’ll pay particular interest to the 160+ submitted to the “Great Good/Nonprofit&# track!
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NetWits
AUGUST 8, 2011
This is a guest post by Jenn Parker. She rocks online fundraising, social media and digital communications at Greenville Hospital System. She’s an all around great person. We’re glad to have her sharing her insight with us! — Full disclosure: I don’t actually have an Aunt Mabel. What I do have, though, is a family, a best friend, a neighbor (an Aunt Mabel, if you will) that I’d much rather receive an e-mail, Facebook post or Twitter mention from than pretty much any non-profit
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 10, 2011
Benetech got a call recently from an excited Bookshare member who had been waiting to download our new Read2Go accessible e-book application for Apple devices. Graduate student Maria Georgakarakou, who is blind, gave us a rave review for the Read2Go app which allows those with print disabilities to listen to books in the DAISY audio format. Maria was especially excited about Read2Go’s navigation features that allow her to search and download accessible e-books from our Bookshare library directly
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 1, 2011
Millennials are now the largest generation in American history. How is your organization embracing, recruiting and reaching out to this generation? ( read more ).
Robert Weiner
AUGUST 31, 2011
Since spammers don't bother with list hygiene, a new variant results in multiple messages in my spam folder. Today I got 4 versions of this spam. That should be a dead giveaway to anyone receiving these messages. Each one had a different "tax transaction ID". Looks like the sender tried to include a graphic but it didn't work (just the old red X in a box).
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!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 7, 2011
Most nonprofits don’t even know that they have a Facebook Community Page , and those that do have primarily been annoyed by their presence and perplexed by their purpose. That said, the vast majority of community pages are created when you or someone else adds your nonprofit to their personal Facebook Profile under Edit Profile >Education and Work: The good news is that apparently Facebook has changed its mind about its initial intentions for community pages and now allows nonprofits t
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 7, 2011
I’m really excited to share this free ebook from the folks at CauseVox. They have worked with many organizations and individuals looking to fundraising online and are constantly sharing back what they observe and learn from the campaigns on their platform and elsewhere. In creating this recourse, they also reached out to others in the sector (like me!
NetWits
AUGUST 2, 2011
Register for our monthly Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Register Now ! If you’re reading this then you’ve probably already determined that there is a tremendous opportunity to raise money through run, walk, ride type fundraising events due to the incredible results the top 30 organizations in the world are seeing.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 2, 2011
Last week, I helped launch a peer exchange Webinar for Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Insurance grantees with Spitfire Communications (creators of the SMART chart ). The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn. Two grantees that work on Children’s Healthcare at the national level and have experience using social media as part of an integrated campaign were co-presenters.
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.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 31, 2011
We asked Joe Waters (Cause Marketing for Dummies) to offer up some advice to small non-profits on how they can partner with business for mutual profit.( read more ).
NCE Social Media
AUGUST 15, 2011
Two years ago I posted a video on the use of social media. There is now an updated video for this called the Social Media Revolution 2011. Based on #1 International Best Selling Book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman , this video includes statistics on the world’s population, technology adoption, and the continued rise of social media. Here’s the video.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 3, 2011
No doubt. I absolutely believe in the power of the Internet and social media to foster social good and create social change, and I’ve written plenty of blog posts that say as much, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t also acknowledge that the rise of the Social Web has created some very real and serious challenges for the nonprofit sector, such as: 1) The 24/7 bad-news-is-#BreakingNews cycle.
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 23, 2011
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of August 23rd). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).
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