Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 14, 2016
Facebook Notes is a native app that was popular when Facebook Pages first launched in 2007, but as Status Updates and the News Feed took precedence, the Facebook Notes app quickly lost prominence. Most nonprofits have likely removed the Notes app in the years since, but you may be surprised to find it – and many other apps that you quit using years ago – still “Added” to your page.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 1, 2016
Silicon Valley has a problem. In our quest to build better products and better meet the needs of the world for information, we built the most amazing system for effortless government surveillance as a byproduct. It is now incumbent on Silicon Valley to remedy this situation. Forcing tech companies to weaken their products through compelling the creation of backdoors would be a massive step backwards.
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EveryAction
MARCH 18, 2016
To find out more about how nonprofits are using (or not using) their data to do more good, we asked over 460 nonprofit professionals about their habits, culture, and outlook on the state of data at their organizations. This week, we released the survey results + invited Randy Hawthorne , Executive Director and wearer of many hats at Nonprofit Hub , for a conversation about the data and findings we gathered.
Byte Technology
MARCH 29, 2016
For a very long time PayPal has ruled the world of online payments and ecommerce transactions. With the click of few buttons users do away with the need for clunky bank transfers and antiquated check writing hassles. But, as is to be expected in our capitalistic juggernaut, success breeds competition, and in recent years lots of companies have launched online payment platforms that seek to exploit the cracks and disadvantages in the PayPal system, namely the high fees, review holds on payments t
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Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 17, 2016
“‘I made a tremendous hire recently,’ a colleague recently told me. I couldn’t remember the last time I heard that type of remark. We all want to be able to say something similar, and we want “tremendous” to mean many things: right for our company, contributing to a diverse team, passionate about our mission or project, and more.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 16, 2016
Attended by over 4,000 fundraising professionals, the 2016 AFP International Fundraising Conference will be held March 20-22 in Boston, MA. If you can’t attend in person, thanks to social media and live streaming technology you can still participate in the conference online. The general sessions are definitely worth tuning into (Kofi Annan and Kumi Naidoo) and the education sessions will no doubt provide some valuable new insight into fundraising trends.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 29, 2016
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EveryAction
MARCH 14, 2016
Like many of you, we're just a week away from heading to sunny California for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) , one our favorites, and one of the best nonprofit conferences of the year. Our events team has been working tirelessly on some pretty fantastic festivities, high-quality educational offerings, and fun giveaways, just for you.
Byte Technology
MARCH 23, 2016
There was a time in the very recent past that having a room of electric typewriters, a handful of televisions or even (gasp!) a single computer running basic DOS for an entire school was considered the very cutting edge of the tech-enhanced learning environment. Institutions of teaching still wholly relied on the skill and effectiveness of the individual standing in front of a chalkboard to impart information to a hopefully wide-eyed audience—no matter if they were first graders learning their m
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.
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 2, 2016
“By now there’s little disagreement, at least in principle, about the value of diversity, and there’s plenty of great conversation out there about how to make more diverse hires. But working with organizations of all sizes, I still see little real understanding about how to organize internally in order to benefit from diversity. It’s one thing to hire diverse employees, another to keep them around , and still another to build teams capable of actually utilizing all the be
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 31, 2016
At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was thrilled to co-facilitate an interactive session called “ Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Using Tech for Healthier Work and Life ” with Aliza Sherman (who is my co-author for the Happy,Healthy Nonprofit Book ), and Gina Schmeling, Director of Individual Giving, Hazon. Gina, Beth, and Aliza at the NTC.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 11, 2016
Barry Altland, author recently held an expert webinar with Wild Apricot titled, “How to Build an Amazing Volunteer Recruitment Strategy.” The webinar participants asked Barry many questions about recruitment and volunteering. Read on to see Barry's insights.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 3, 2016
The United States Senate has a terrific opportunity to expand opportunity The United States Senate has just been presented with the ratification package for the Marrakesh Treaty. We are joining with our peers in the disability and library community in a joint statement to strongly encourage the Senate to ratify the treaty and for Congress to implement the minor legislative changes recommended as part of the package.
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!
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 18, 2016
In John Baldoni's book , The Leader's Guide to Speaking with Presence , he provides these tips for listening as a leader and learning as a leader: When Listening As A Leader : Look at people when they are speaking to you. Make eye contact. Ask open-ended questions, such as "Tell me about." or "Could you explain this?" Consider the "what if" question: "What if we looked at the situation like this?
Byte Technology
MARCH 16, 2016
It’s been long known to for-profit retailers and marketers across nearly all sectors of our economy that utilizing the power of “big data” is a sure-fire way to optimize business plans and increase profits. Indeed, being able to spot trends before the competition and leverage information in creative ways can be the difference between success and failure for many businesses, and as such a new industry has even emerged that deals solely with helping corporations make sense of the possibilities big
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 22, 2016
Marc Pitman is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. helps leaders, especially in nonprofits, lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. The author of “ Ask Without Fear! ®,” he is the founder of The Concord Leadership Group and FundraisingCoach.com. He’s also the executive director of TheNonprofitAcademy.com and an Advisory Panel member of Rogare , a prestigious international fundraising think tank. _.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 18, 2016
I’m just back from SXSW where I did a session on Tech Wellness with Aliza Sherman. We are working on a book together called The Happy,Healthy Nonprofit : Strategies for Impact without Burnout. A blog post on that is coming! I did make time to attend different sessions and walk through the exhibit hall, but one of the most exciting things I saw was the “ Gamestorm: Take on the Refugee Crisis ” organized by colleague Brian Reich for USA for UNHCR , the agency that helps a
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
MARCH 17, 2016
For Day #2 of the Membership Growth Online Summit you will learn how to set up digital ad campaigns to recruit new members. And today is special, because there will be 2 sessions on this topic! Session #1 @ 11:00 AM (ET) - How to Increase Members with.
See3
MARCH 9, 2016
Hosted with YouTube, the DoGooder National Awards attract thousands of participants from across the globe who support social causes and the compelling stories of people making change in the world. The post Cast Your Vote for the DoGooder Awards appeared first on The See3 Blog.
Donor Search
MARCH 23, 2016
This blog focuses on the world of prospect research and various related fundraising topics. To diversify our subject matter, we like to feature the work of our friends and colleagues in the community. Join me in welcoming Jennifer Filla, the CEO of the Prospect Research Institute and President of Aspire Research Group LLC.
Byte Technology
MARCH 11, 2016
It’s obvious to any digital marketer—whether they be a nonprofit organization seeking to recruit donations, time and talent or a strictly for-profit concern simply chasing the success that comes with the almighty dollar—that utilizing Google Analytics is a great way to hone your online strategies in order to make the most of your efforts in the virtual world.
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Achieve
MARCH 30, 2016
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy News Digest’s blog, Philantopic. . Recently, I received the following in a direct-mail solicitation from an organization seeking my support: In the past year, we have paired 300 kids with the mentors they need to be successful. Now we are calling on you to help us make sure it happens again…. Almost immediately, I asked myself, Is this the best way to start a solicitation?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 4, 2016
In the “ Happy,Healthy Nonprofit ” book I’m writing with Aliza Sherman, a big theme in the book is “Technology Wellness,” which is how to self-manage your technology usage at work and in life. We are doing a workshop at SXSW on March 13th at 3:30 on this theme called “ Go Reboot Yourself: Get A Grip on Your Tech and Life ” As the Internet has become integrated into how professionals communicate, access information, and connect to one another at work
Wild Apricot
MARCH 18, 2016
How active are you in Social Media? Maybe a better question is, how has your ROI been with Social Media? The first step to turning a great ROI on Social Media is to have a great strategy. Join the Membership Growth Online Summit to hear Amy Sample Ward share her social media strategies.
See3
MARCH 4, 2016
In a special three-part series on diversity, See3 sat down with Chicago Regional Organization for Antiracism (ROAR) to understand how nonprofits, social causes and the providers that serve them, could become more inclusive and more representative of our changing population. The post SERIES: Why Nonprofits Need to Have A Talk About “Diversity” (Part 2) appeared first on The See3 Blog.
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