Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

'The number of low-cost or free online resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech for Good 2.0 e-Newsletter [see right col

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2013

' We had the expectation, or perhaps, at least the hope, that justice would be done, that our justice system would recognize that the killing of an unarmed teenage boy by a man with a gun was wrong. We hoped that perhaps, the system would understand, and consider why someone like George Zimmerman might kill someone like Trayvon Martin. It''s finally time to admit that our justice system is broken because it is based on the fears we are unwilling to acknowledge or accept. .

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Judi Sohn

JULY 21, 2013

'It’s been a while since I posted anything that wasn’t related to Salesforce, hasn’t it? Here’s something a little different, but still cheerleading technology and tools I like, which I used to do a lot more of. Over 3 years ago, I wrote a blog post about my quest to find decent project management software for Fight Colorectal Cancer.

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VisionLink

JULY 19, 2013

'This week, I attended a wonderful Denver Tech4Good session on how nonprofits can make their websites more usable and easier to navigate. This is important because the more people are able to use your site, the more they will learn about your cause, donate, and give support. Below are a few tips and tricks I picked up that may come in handy! Consider the 5 key factors in "user-ability" Learnability - your website''s functioning needs to be predictable and similar to other sites Efficiency - user

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TechImpact

JULY 15, 2013

'We’ve talked a lot about the importance of optimizing your organization’s website for use on mobile devices, but it’s even more critical than you probably thought. According to a recent post from ThirdSector, about half of the people who attempt to give to a charity or nonprofit on a mobile device never actually get to … Continued The post Make Mobile Donations Easy Or Risk Losing Funds appeared first on Tech Impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2013

'With more than 225,000 registered users worldwide, LinkedIn pages have the potential to be very powerful for nonprofits. The vast majority of nonprofit staff, board members, volunteers, and funders use the site on a regular basis to network and make connections. Thus far most nonprofits have concentrated on using LinkedIn groups to build their brand inside the LinkedIn community, but as any regular LinkedIn group member knows, groups can become easily overrun by spammers and overzealous markete

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Wild Apricot

JULY 22, 2013

'Here are 4 key reasons why your organization should have a blog, as well as a Movie Monday video that offers a look at how one organization "built excitement and community engagement" with a blog.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

'I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! My passion at Benetech for the last twenty-five years has been making technology tools to meet the reading needs of people who are blind, dyslexic or have other print disabilities.

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NCE Social Media

JULY 5, 2013

'I recently had an article published on the ethical use of social media. I realize ethics is one of those topics that people like to avoid because it makes us feel uncomfortable. However, it is germane to our profession as nonprofit leaders. Here’s my article: Social Media Ethics. While it has an emphasis on fundraising it can directly apply to your everyday work in nonprofits.

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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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TechImpact

JULY 11, 2013

'Your website is the face of your organization, but is it doing enough to engage visitors and transform them into something more? According to a recent post from GuideStar the concept of conversion, often used in the world of sales and marketing, can be applied to nonprofits as well. Every time someone visits your … Continued The post Is Your Nonprofit Converting Online Visitors Into Supporters?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2013

'You are on a roll! You’ve put together an editorial calendar for next month that lays out the themes, news events, and content ideas for all channels, including social media. With your metrics in hand, you know that visual content like infographics or text overlay images work really well with your audience. Unfortunately, you don’t have an in-house designer to create this content for you and you barely have enough time to get all the tasks on the to-do list complete.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2013

'A well-promoted mobile alert campaign is hard to find in the nonprofit sector. If a nonprofit is going to invest in mobile alerts, then mobile opt-ins and short code and keyword pitches should be integrated into multiple communication channels such as print, web, email, and social and mobile media. Yet strangely, it rarely happens. Mobile alerts and text-to-give campaigns seem to be managed, implemented, and promoted completely in isolation from an organization’s primary communications an

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Wild Apricot

JULY 17, 2013

'Here''s a look at the "Overhead Myth" and calls for new ways of thinking about and measuring non-profit and charity success.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

'This post originally appeared on CSRwire Talkback. The staff at Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I lead, recently came together to answer this question: “What values define our identity and drive our work?” It was a very meaningful exercise for our entire team, resulting in what we call “ The Seven Benetech Truths.” Among them are truths like “We Get Stuff Done” and “Value Flexibility” — highlighting that we focus intensely on results and upholding our commitments, while also being flexibl

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NCE Social Media

JULY 3, 2013

'Since it’s the 4th of July tomorrow, here are four things that are trending in social media right now. 1) Instagram video. Earlier this summer Instagram released it’s video component to compete with Twitter’s Vine. Some say it hit Vine hard. Others say, not so fast. In my opinion I like the filters you can use on Instragram but the 15 seconds seems too long compared to Vine’s 6 seconds.

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TechImpact

JULY 12, 2013

'It’s no secret that mobile devices are changing lives across the world, but you might not often think about how they’re changing the way nonprofits do business. According to a recent post from The Huffington Post, a recent study shows that the use of mobile devices will more than double this year. Tablets, smartphones, they’re … Continued The post Nonprofits’ Use Of Mobile Technology Could Double This Year appeared first on Tech Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

'If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. I decided to metabolize my grief by doing an online fundraiser in his memory to raise money for Surf Rider Foundation for ocean conservation as well as do a virtual online memorial event where I asked people to tweet with the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl on July 3rd and share their favorite ocean stories.

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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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NTEN

JULY 2, 2013

'Ross Berenson. Designer, Developer. MSDS. If you’ve been discussing a website redesign with just about anyone these days, you’ve no doubt heard the term “Responsive Design” come up one, or a hundred times. Responsive Design, one of the more effective ways to approach designing websites for mobile devices, is all the rage. And rightfully so. If you’ve been discussing a website redesign with just about anyone these days, you’ve no doubt heard the term “Responsive Design” come up one, or a hundred

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Wild Apricot

JULY 19, 2013

'We recently celebrated our 7th anniversary at Wild Apricot where we enjoyed meeting and talking to clients about what motivates them personally in their volunteer and staff roles.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2013

'A good manager is both a coach and a counselor. Generally, coaching should precede counseling. As a coach , a manager: identifies an employee''s need for instruction and direction and this need is usually directly related to his or her performance or career goals. Coaching is collaborative. It relies on mutual, progressive goal-setting, personal feedback, and an ongoing, supportive relationship.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 24, 2013

'posted by Nell Edgington , President. Social Velocity. Board members sometimes stand in the way of what their nonprofit needs most. I’ve written before about the meaningless at best and destructive at worst distinction between “overhead” and “program” dollars. And board members often are as bad as donors at forcing nonprofits to ignore the very real costs of the work they do and their very real need for organization building dollars.

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TechImpact

JULY 6, 2013

'There seems to be a misconception out there that nonprofits should only spend a tiny sliver of their overall budget on overhead costs like administrative staff or technological infrastructure. According to a recent post from Techsoup, this myth limits nonprofits can accomplish and their ability to grow. Many experts believe the opposite is actually true, … Continued The post Dispelling The Myth Of Overhead Spending appeared first on Tech Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

'Note From Beth: Last month, I did a webinar for the SalesForce Foundation on measuring social media. The Foundation is offering webinars and publishing white papers for nonprofits. Two recent papers that caught my eye were: ” How to Use Social Media for Social Good ” and “ Building Meaningful Engagement.” Recently, I had an opportunity to meet Tal Frankurt, CEO of Cloud for Good, where he shared some thoughts about how a well-designed SalesForce database could be

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NTEN

JULY 29, 2013

'Our friend Beth Kanter says that when we make a misstep, we should “remove the demons of self-doubt and self-judgment,” share it publicly, learn, and move on. In that spirit. On Wednesday we sent emails out to about 24,000 subscribers who (we thought) hadn’t opened up an email in over a year. We were hoping to confirm which folks wanted to remain a part of the community, let the others off the hook, and do it in a way that we thought was light-hearted, even a little silly.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 30, 2013

'Since we have just celebrated 7 years since we released the very first beta version of Wild Apricot, this is a good time to review some interesting statistics related to how we''ve grown, and how organizations are using Wild Apricot!

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