Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

'Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. The experience has made me acutely aware that access to information about trends in nonprofit technology, online fundraising, and social media often does not reach small NGOs – especially those in rural areas.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

'Image courtesy of Marketing. Quick Response (QR) codes are black and white, pixilated, square graphics that can be captured by smartphones, and instantly pull up a website. This sounds like a great campaign idea, when it comes to asking for donations, but according to Giving In A Digital World , the fad may not be as popular with consumers as it is with businesses.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. —– I love data as much as the next person. Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. But, there’s more to being data-informed and more to what we should demand of our data, right?

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

'We wake up four days later to both sun and more rain, 18,000 homes lost or damaged and more than 1,000 people unaccounted for. A number of communities are hearing from officials that with winter approaching, major road failures and other infrastructure may not be repaired for some time. Our hearts and minds go out to all those now beginning the difficult work of recovery--in this flood--and in the other disasters that occur in this nation and around the world every day.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'No, we’re not being sued (and we want to keep it that way). However, the time has come when we need a really smart attorney to join Benetech and help us navigate the intersection of technology and social good. Benetech has some of the juiciest and most exciting range of legal challenges I can imagine: the great majority of our legal work concerns intellectual property and human rights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

'Facebook now also recommends pages in the news feed, but only if your nonprofit has opted-in to have your page recommended. Until today page recommendations only occurred when individuals liked a page, but now recommendations are also given when individuals like a status update in the news feed. Facebook has not officially announced the new functionality, so it may only be a temporary upgrade and not for all users, but for however long the functionality exists ensuring that your page is optimiz

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

'Image courtesy of Mass Global Developers. Nonprofit board members are growing increasingly interested in how nonprofit executives are using technology to increase funds, retain donors, generate engagement, and cultivate awareness. In fact, David Edelman , a digital marketing strategist, is noticing that boards in the for-profit sector are being asked for detailed digital strategies.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

'Another newbie spammer playing with a toy? This plain-text spam has no sender, subject, formatting, or graphics. Nothing unusual there. The bonus is that it mashes up a variety of spammer techniques, starting with a list of 3-letter words running from "act" to "dry". After that comes what looks like an email header, then some spam text, then a bunch of blank lines, and finally, to cap the effort, random text from travel guides.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

'Today the status of "disaster area" came home. Boulder and surrounding counties are federally declared disaster areas, impacted by days of heavy rain turned into flood waters. Impact areas include in the foothills and plains around Boulder, parts of Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Lyons, Estes Park, Colorado Springs, and many other communities. If you would like to help, financial assistance is the most effective.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

'Last week, the National Federation of the Blind and 22 organizations serving people with disabilities filed detailed objections to a petition from a group of makers of e-reader devices led by Amazon to be exempted from accessibility requirements under the relatively new Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. Benetech was a proud endorser of these objections (under our legal organizational name of Beneficent Technology, Inc.).

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

'LinkedIn recently announced they were going to drop the minimum age of users in the US to 14. Their reasoning is to help “pre-university” students in LinkedIn lingo, aka high school students to everyone else, prepare their online resume/online identity for a career once they are out of high school. Will we see pre-university students connect their Twitter and Facebook feeds to LinkedIn?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

'The African Wildlife Foundation’s Annual Safari Sweepstakes promotion is as close as it gets to perfect. The design and branding is modern and mobile-optimized , visuals and call-to-action graphics are prioritized over text, and social media is integrated throughout the entire process of entering the sweepstakes. Not only by entering the contest may you win a trip of a lifetime, but by entering you can also study how the contest promotion and entry process can be applied to your own nonpr

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

'Image courtesy of Data Hive. Cloud computing has been around for a while now, however that it is still not the easiest technology solution to understand. For Dummies shares their Cloud Computing Cheat Sheet, in addition to some benefits of cloud computing from Tech Impact’s own Executive Director, Patrick Callihan. Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

'Flickr Photo: Mr. T in DC. Note From Beth: Next month I’m lucky enough to be doing the keynote at Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in San Francisco to share some ideas from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Nonprofit book award. The conference offers lots of opportunities to learn many practical tips for social media from a wide range of experts, like colleague Kivi Leroux Miller.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

'Here is some insight into membership management at organizations with multiple chapters, branches or affiliates - based on the findings of our Multi-Chapter Benchmarking Survey.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

'Larry McGill. Vice President of Research. Foundation Center. We’re not always clear about what we mean when we use the word "data.” Often, we use it in a strictly technical sense. But there’s a larger and more fundamental sense in which the term "data" can be used that places "technical" data in its proper context. In this larger sense of the term, we all use data all the time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

'posted by Jason Rescka , Music Event Manager & Community Board Member. Garage Community & Youth Center. One of the greatest challenges facing nonprofit organizations is garnering volunteers and, more importantly, the right kind of individuals. The ideal volunteer brings more than a bagged lunch – he or she provides innovative ideas, fresh enthusiasm, and a sincere interest in a volunteer setting.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Be decisive A manager who can''t make a decision or who can''t make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the manager''s team. Some managers make endless requests for data as a way to postpone their having to make a decision. Employees end up spinning in circles, slicing and dicing the information far beyond what is truly needed for the manager to make a decision.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

'Image courtesy of The Connected Cause. Nonprofits use databases to handle volunteers, donors, staff, and more. For smaller nonprofits, a database may be nothing more than an Excel file. Medium to large nonprofits might have an IT staff and a simple database, designed by the in-house development team. However, nonprofit technology is booming and your organization might be looking for a more sustainable, automated management solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'According to a recent survey by OTX , 43% of respondents say they have shared content on social media sites because it is funny. And the reasons are not a mystery — people remember how you make them feel and making them chuckle, giggle, and laugh reduces stress and makes people feel good. There are tips for using humor successfully and methods for creating funny content as well as how to avoid a big fail.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

'Here is a round-up of three posts that offer tips for managing volunteer and staff transitions, as well as additional resources from our Membership Knowledge Hub.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'Sara Rowland. Business Analyst. International Data Management. Everyone in the fundraising industry knows that fall is the busiest time of the year. Charities are gearing up for campaigns that will drive in a large volume of their year-end donations. Decisions are being made on which packages and audiences will drive the highest results. What these organizations may not be considering is how much bad data could be costing them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

'"I really believe if women are playing big, we are going to have a more peaceful, more sane, more humane world." ~ Tara Mohr This month''s Big Vision Podcast features Tara Sophia Mohr creator of the Playing Big leadership program for women. Tara is a writer, coach and an expert on women''s leadership. Her work helps women play bigger in their work and in their lives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

'Back by popular demand. The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don''t have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you''ve been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? 1. Don''t micromanage 2.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

'You’ve heard the buzz phrases “responsive design,” “mobile friendly,” “mobile optimized,” and so on, when professionals are referring to websites. However, did you realize that your marketing emails can also be optimized for tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices? In fact, several studies from GetResponse , TopRankBlog , Adestra and several other companies, compiled in the infographic from KissMetrics below, demonstrate just how important mobile

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