Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

To celebrate @NonprofitOrgs reaching 800,000 followers on Twitter, Nonprofit Tech for Good donated $800 to 32 nonprofits, specifically $25 each to the Africa Wildlife Foundation , Alley Cat Allies , Amazon CARES , Animal Defenders International , CARE , Conservation International , Doctors Without Borders , Dolphin Project , Elephant Sanctuary of Tennessee , Families Against Mandatory Minimums , Global Sanctuary for Elephants , Greenpeace , Human Rights Watch , International Anti-Poachi

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Carol Wanjiku is the CEO of Daproim. She’s an incredible social entrepreneur I just visited with in Nairobi, Kenya. She runs a for-profit social enterprise named Daproim that provides data entry services using disadvantaged students as their primary workforce. We go way back with her firm. In 2008, we were the first customer of Samasource as they were getting started.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 30, 2015

For the second year running, we asked our team to forego the typical, boring Halloween costumes and dress up as some of their favorite nonprofit organizations. Here are some great examples you can still throw together in time for trick-or-treating.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Map illustrates damage reports as hurricane hits North Carolina. BOULDER, Colo. — Oct. 5, 2015— VisionLink , a community inspired software and consulting company, has developed a free, shareable, real-time, geo-tagged map depicting actual damage reports produced by Hurricane Joaquin. VisionLink is partnering with local churches and community groups to poll between 2,000-3,000 people throughout North Carolina.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Crowdfunding—also known as crowdsourcing—has become a potent and viable means of raising money for thousands of non-profits around the globe. Indeed, if done correctly, such a campaign can see full funding for a particular effort or event. However, if approached in a haphazard manner or not given enough attention to detail from the onset, thousands of crowdfunding campaigns have also failed miserably, leaving black marks on organizations and putting undue pressure on more traditional sources and

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Quite often their chapters created Facebook Pages or Twitter accounts before the state, national, or international office was ready to move forward with mobile and social media, or also common, the head office gave the green light to their chapters to crea

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 14, 2015

This Friday, October 16 at 1 pm Eastern time, Nonprofit Radio will be broadcasting a discussion with me, Tracy Kronzak of Bright Step Partners; Marc Baizman of the Salesforce Foundation; and Dahna Goldstein of Altum. We'll be talking about how people and processes can be the real culprits behind technology problems. Links to listen live or get a podcast are posted at [link].

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 14, 2015

End-of-year fundraising and #GivingTuesday are around the corner , so it’s time to pull up your donation page and make sure it’s up to scratch. Once someone has arrived on your donation page, it’s your job to make sure the experience is as painless and quick as possible. Here’s 6 things wrong with your donation page right now, and how to fix them.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Call 1-800-451-1954 for free help from local relief agencies BOULDER, Colo. – Oct. 7, 2015 – From now through October 31st, Information Technology Disaster Resource Center ( www.ITDRC.org ), Humanity Road ( www.HumanityRoad.org ), and VisionLink ( www.VisionLink.org ), are staffing and supporting a free hotline for the survivors of the South Carolina floods.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I am excited to announce that I am working on my next book, tentatively titled “The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.” I’m honored to be co-authoring this book with Aliza Sherman to be published in 2017 by Wiley. In case you don’t already know Aliza, she is an award-winning Internet business and nonprofit marketing consultant with over 25 years experience starting and running Internet companies.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2015

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when a non-profit’s online presence was viewed as secondary to live-and-in-person efforts. Perhaps an organization would have an e-newsletter or email campaign, or a simple website with sparse details about goals and missions and some streamlined contact information, but anything more considerable than that just wasn’t considered vital.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Learn how to safely and quickly process online payments; find out why non-profits and charities need protection against fraud; tips and tricks for saving money on transaction fees, setting up online donation forms and more!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2015

You can't lead if your employees, team or followers don't trust you. Building trust takes energy, effort and constant attention to how you act. To help build trust, follow these 16 tips , recommended by author Susan H. Shearouse: Be honest Keep commitments and keep your word Avoid surprises Be consistent with your mood Be your best Demonstrate respect Listen Communicate Speak with a positive intent Admit mistakes Be willing to hear feedback Maintain confidences Get to know others Practice empath

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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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EveryAction

OCTOBER 23, 2015

What does Tinder have to do with your nonprofit marketing strategy? Probably a lot more than you realize. Think about it: what is Tinder if not a massive, multi-million-user experiment in online marketing?

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 16, 2015

VisionLink would like to congratulate the Member Agencies of the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) on receiving the Governor’s Service Award. The award honors WV VOAD’s dedication to service and acknowledges their commitment to volunteerism throughout West Virginia. The West Virginia VOAD connects various organizations enabling them to work together during disaster, providing response, relief, and recovery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2015

This photo is from an open space session during last week’s Funders Learning Lab: Investing In Network Leadership. I proposed a session with a title, “Going from Self Care to We Care” to talk about how do we scale a culture of self-care in networks. The networks, nonprofits organizations, and movements are filled with people who are passionate about social change work, but often work hard and long with few resources and many just keep going without giving a thought to self-

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2015

For non-profits, there’s little doubt that having a fun, informative and attractive Facebook page can really boost supporter engagement and enhance an organization’s visibility. Unfortunately, with the exception of a small handful of groups, the social media giant hasn’t yet invested the time and money necessary to allow for a digital payment system directly from their site as the process of validating the millions of non-profits worldwide is seriously daunting.

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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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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 29, 2015

October was a big month! We launched our new Wild Apricot Membership Academy + Rolled out new features with Version 5.6. Have a read and learn more about all that we've been up to.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Make-A-Wish has told great stories for 35 years. With a lot of hard work from their team and a little help from See3, they are about to get even better. The post How Make-A-Wish is Telling New Stories with Audience Personas appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Last week, I had the ear of a brilliant nonprofit guru and jumped on the chance to ask her for some advice. Me: I know our readers are up to their eyeballs in work from now until January. What can I write about to help them through this crazy time besides end-of-year fundraising? Brilliant Nonprofit Guru: End-of-year fundraising. Message received. This time of year, the only thing nonprofit pros need more than fundraising ideas is more time and money to implement them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Lindquist, in his 30's, is the President and CEO of Zane Benefits, Inc. He joined Zane Benefits as its thirteenth employee in 2007. He was promoted to Director of Sales in 2009 and took over as President in 2011.

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Advertiser: Digital Ocean

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. I’ve been reflecting on the discussion we had about how meetings are “under belly” of an organization’s culture and ways to make incremental changes to improve meeting culture to avoid wasting time or frustration.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2015

As any non-profit guru or, for that matter, financial analyst will tell you, the fourth fiscal quarter of any year—October, November and December—is the hottest time for garnering monetary support from your donor base. After all, people are anxious to max out those yearly tax write-offs, and the general aura of the holiday seasons lends an air of generosity and caring.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Version 5.6 has been released! It brings in some significant improvements to the process of inserting files and images, resulting in a better user experience. We’ve also included yet another feature to our events module. Plus we’re proud to introduce two new fully responsive theme sets: Terra and Firma.

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See3

OCTOBER 2, 2015

The lingo we use can be jargon-heavy and confusing if you've never created a video before. To get you well on your way to fluent video-speak, we sat down with See3 producers to get a list of key terms you need to know when making a video. The post Creating a Video? Here Are 20 Terms You Need to Know appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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