Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 13, 2016
It’s true that social media is in transition. Facebook Reach is at an all time low. Instagram has a new algorithm. Twitter is in flux. And the next Big Thing in social media Snapchat is baffling to many seasoned social media managers. But digital and mobile app payments are coming. The global internet population is set to triple in the next four years.
EveryAction
MAY 4, 2016
Last week, we were joined by Cindy Phan, Creative Director at ShareProgress to discuss how to achieve the right "secret sauce" for a nonprofit digital campaign. You can check out our full discussion in the video below or read on for an overview. In honor of this month's webinar (and the relaunch of the oh-so-inspiring Best Nonprofit Digital Campaigns Collection ), here are some of the ingredients you can combine to run a smart, successful campaign.
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Byte Technology
MAY 31, 2016
Consider this scenario: your website experiences an outage, but because you don’t monitor it on a regular basis it may be days or weeks before you notice. Repeat visitors to your site, perhaps concluding that you’ve intentionally shut it down for whatever reason, quickly let your page slip off their radar, and you find yourself incurring lost revenues and support that can be fatal to an e-business or non-profit organization.
Wild Apricot
MAY 4, 2016
Because we host a webinar every single month, we've tested out dozens of reminder emails to maximize registrations. This is our best strategy, which has increased registrants over 200%.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 17, 2016
I am in Cambodia as part of Tech2Empower , an initiative of Wake. I traveled with a team of Advisers to conduct an interactive “Tech2Empower” workshop for leaders of anti-trafficking and women’s rights NGOs. Advisers contribute their skills and expertise to provide training and mentoring to help amplify the work of anti-trafficking organizations in Cambodia.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 29, 2016
By the year 2020, over 26 billion things — cars, appliances, roads — will be connected to the internet. Known as the Internet of Things , our digital and philanthropic lives are about to transform. In the coming years the social good sector will launch #IoT apps that will empower real-time giving while watching TV or listening to radio through your refrigerator.
EveryAction
MAY 23, 2016
This guest post originally appeared on Idealist Careers blog. As someone who has jumped from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector and back again, I’ve learned a lot about the nuances of both, especially in terms of the all-important first interview. While I don’t claim to be an expert on interviewing (I’ve had a few terrible ones in my time), my work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes has taught me how to understand a new audience.
Byte Technology
MAY 27, 2016
The old saying goes that possession is nine-tenths the law. But when it comes to our virtual online world—especially in the realm of website design and management—that adage doesn’t always ring true. Too many people who hire an individual designer or firm to build and launch their website often don’t pay special attention to the fine print of a contract and are shocked to learn—usually after the site goes live—that they have less control over changes, edits and general administration than they t
Wild Apricot
MAY 26, 2016
Accessibility and diversity are about accommodating everyone, not just people with disabilities or people who are from minority groups. You want to make volunteering as welcoming to the widest number of people possible.
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 8, 2016
What Happened on Give Local America Day? For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. The activities for this community of practice included regular conference calls primarily for the cohort, webinars for a broader audience of community foundations, and an online safe space open to any community foundation hosting a giving day to sha
BoardAssist
MAY 23, 2016
Watch BoardAssist’s recently televised interview discussing just how easy it can be to find the perfect nonprofit board. Described as New York’s leading nonprofit board matching service, BoardAssist’s services are recognized as an absolutely vital tool for New Yorkers looking to join a board in this new interview. The post VIDEO: Just How Easy is it to Find the Perfect Nonprofit Board for You?
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 10, 2016
posted by Grant Deering Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. “Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.
See3
MAY 19, 2016
Fundraising season is the best time to tell friends, supporters, staff and beneficiaries your story. And what better way to tell your story than with a great video? The post Five Reasons Your Nonprofit Needs a Gala Video appeared first on The See3 Blog.
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!
Byte Technology
MAY 10, 2016
In the world of websites, content is—and always will be—king. Finding a site designer, working on the format, getting it live … these are relatively easy, but if you don’t have a plan to generate consistently good content and update the site on a regular basis, then much of the effort that has already been put forth is for nothing. That said, too many website owners and in-house administrators see a site go live without really having an agenda in place, the result of which are often stale, stati
Wild Apricot
MAY 3, 2016
May means nicer weather and I know you want to go outside, but here are 18 great reasons to stay glued to your computer screen!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 31, 2016
Photo by LIFT. Note from Beth: I’ve just returned from an amazing training project in Cambodia and will be sharing more about that this coming week. But for now, Listening and feedback loops are important skills for nonprofit leaders and for organizations to get better results. In my training work with emerging nonprofit leaders , teaching how to ask powerful questions and hone your listening skills is part of the leadership development curriculum and workshops.
Tech Soup
MAY 10, 2016
If you work in the nonprofit space and have a social media program, you've probably hit a wall more than once with that lingering challenge: "How do we go viral?" Even if you do figure out a way to make your message go viral, how do you do it in a way that actually engages and activates patrons and doesn't just encourage more "slacktivism"?
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.
Achieve
MAY 22, 2016
I had the honor of giving The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University 2016 commencement speech. Below is the speech in its entirety. . —. It was my senior year in college, and I had no clue what I wanted to do. I had no job waiting for me. I was not like my friends, as each of them had a job lined up. One was going to work as a systems analyst for Anheuser Busch; one friend was going into a leadership program with SBC Global (now AT&T); and another was going into a manager
Gyrus
MAY 17, 2016
The Difference Between Training and Development Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Introduction The words training and development are mostly used together in the corporate world and are seen as activities focused on improving the knowledge, performance and productivity of the employees. We aim to bring forward the distinct difference between their meanings and implications, which are often overlooked.
Byte Technology
MAY 4, 2016
It may seem hard to imagine but it’s been 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a sweeping measure that suddenly allowed all American citizens access to public records that where previously out of reach to anyone but government employees. And in the five decades that FOIA has been in place, trillions of pieces of information have been digested by a wide array of Americans eager for a more transparent system of government.
Wild Apricot
MAY 31, 2016
Besides the clear blue skies and the bright warm sun, May brings the beautiful blossoms of apricot trees, as pictured here. Reminiscing aside, here’s what happened this month in the world of Wild Apricot.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 10, 2016
Note from Beth: I’ve been working in the nonprofit technology sector since 1990 and there was an old saying, “It isn’t a matter if the technology fail, it is a matter when and what your Plan B is.” We always had some sort of back up plan. For Giving Days, having a solid crisis plan in place for the technology, weather, or an act of god is an essential best practice.
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 24, 2016
posted by Rudy Frank Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. The majority of mobile application software we use today has been “gamified,” and the same ideas are starting to enter the social sector.
Achieve
MAY 15, 2016
As an executive you probably know that you need a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, i.e., an organizational commitment to the community and environment in which your business operates. There are numerous case studies on how CSR initiatives can enhance your brand while also helping the well-being of the communities your organization affects and depends on.
Gyrus
MAY 31, 2016
Editor's Note: This blog was originally published in eLearning Industry in May 2016, and has been reproduced here with permission. Technology has impacted almost every aspect of our lives and training & development is no exception. It is redefining workforce learning methods and tools, allowing organizations to nurture their talent in the most effective way.
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