Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

'Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The functionality of the tools discussedhave changed slightly (see the Table of Contents for a compete list), dimensions have been tweaked, and Google+ Pages, Pinterest and Instagram have since become relevant when launching a successful social media campaign for your nonprofit, but the vast majority

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

'My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up! . You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below. —–. The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

'Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge. There was tremendous optimism about the value of training engineers and scientists and how that would benefit all of humanity, especially in the southern California of a century ago which was reshaped through the wonders of technology.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

'We have helped move millions of records from one software solution to another. Here are some lessons learned about selecting a new solution and transferring your existing data to that new platform. Next time you consider moving to a more capable software platform, consider these 10 questions to help ensure that your decision will be the correct one, and your selection will not fail.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 10, 2013

'The following story, posted with permission, was sent to the FUNDSVCS list in response to a question about how to reign in schools and departments at a university that keep their own shadow databases of contacts. The response hit the nail on the head: We started working on folding shadow databases into (Raiser''s Edge, our central database) about 8 years ago.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2013

'Over the last two months I have opened more than 200 pieces of nonprofit print materials and 95% of them are in the same format and structure of those that I was writing and publishing in the late 1990′s. Like press releases , print fundraising appeals and newsletters seem to be taking little account for the rise of social and mobile media and it’s effect upon how donors and supporters consume information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2013

'Source: Gemma Correll – I Love Charts. Note from Beth: I just knew that I was going to start obsessing about charts and graphs after my Excel spreadsheet obsessions started. I thought if I set up a tumblr blog curating great nonprofit spreadsheets , but the next logical step is create visualizations of your data. What better way than in Excel.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

'Martín Burt is one of the greatest social entrepreneurs I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for many years. So I was recently taken by surprise when I discovered by mere coincidence that he had become the Chief of Staff for the Interim President of Paraguay, Federico Franco! It turns out Martín was asked by Franco to join his administration when he took office in June 2012.

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VisionLink

MAY 15, 2013

'We are very honored to be named the National Partner of the Year by the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), presented last night at the NVOAD annual conference in Portland, Oregon. NVOAD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership based organization that serves as the forum where organizations share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle—preparation, response and recovery—to help disaster survivors and their communities.

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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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Robert Weiner

MAY 10, 2013

'Most of the comments that spammers have been trying to post on my blog these days have been beyond lame: a single word or lines of gibberish. It''s sad that this junk gets through on so many sites. That just encourages the spammers. Today''s spam is lame and charming, though it''s probably less charming in the original language. I love "Magnificent things of your mouth" and "I cannot wait around to read far more of your teeth.".

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TechImpact

MAY 15, 2013

'In places like rural Africa, reliable internet service is hard to come by. In an effort to allow people in remote areas to have consistent access to the cloud, a Kenya-based nonprofit is making plans to distribute a new device that can bring reliable internet to even the most remote of locations, even when … Continued The post NGO Bringing Internet Service To Developing World appeared first on Tech Impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2013

'Seemingly less than 1% of nonprofit have upgraded to YouTube’s new One Channel design , but even fewer appear to be utilizing YouTube’s new InVideo Programming option. If you haven’t spent any time recently exploring YouTube’s enhanced tool set, I’d highly recommend that you set aside an hour or two to upgrade to the new design, add InVideo Programming, and merge your YouTube Channel with your nonprofit’s Google+ Page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

'Source: Zazzle. How do you learn? When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? What do you actually retain? And, what do you actually apply? Or do you learn better when you get a chance to process the content every 15 minutes by thinking about it quietly or talking with a peer?

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

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Wild Apricot

MAY 15, 2013

'Here''s an overview of a new resource from Idealware that can help you understand when and how to use infographics.

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NTEN

MAY 29, 2013

'Amy Borgstrom. Chair, Board of Directors. NTEN. After a national search, we are excited to announce NTEN's new CEO. It is my pleasure to share some exciting news today: The NTEN Board of Directors welcomes Amy Sample Ward as NTEN’s new Chief Executive Officer.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 9, 2013

'You''ve probably seen the Gandhi quote, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world,” somewhere. You might even have it tacked up on the wall of your office, or home. Well, guess what? It really works. Last week, I started a (free) Coursera class, Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence , which I''m loving. One of the modules is about emotional contagion.

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TechImpact

MAY 30, 2013

'It seems unlikely, but it appears there are nonprofits out there that still have not learned to take advantage of online fundraising. According to a post from Philanthropy For All, many smaller nonprofits have not yet taken advantage of the power of online fundraising. Making the switch can seem intimidating, but it is far past … Continued The post In Case Your Nonprofit STILL Isn’t Using Online Fundraising appeared first on Tech Impact.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

'Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The functionality of the tools discussedhave changed slightly (see the Table of Contents for a compete list), dimensions have been tweaked, and Google+ Pages, Pinterest and Instagram have since become relevant when launching a successful social media campaign for your nonprofit, but the vast majority

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2013

'A few days ago, I noticed that my long-time nonprofit technology colleague, Ruby Sinreich, had her digital life hacked and stolen from her. The hacker accessed many of her accounts and locked her out, and took over her Twitter, deleting her followers and changing the profile. Chronicled on her tumblr blog , it took her days to reach humans at different platforms to get help, faced many challenges , and all the while the hacker teased her and tried to s ell her Twitter account on a hackers

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Wild Apricot

MAY 10, 2013

'This membership link round-up offers: tips on how to overcome the association value gap; a reminder about what’s good in associations; insight into rapidly growing associations; and a look at why many online communities fail.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2013

'Karen Graham. Director, Technology & Innovation. MAP for Nonprofits. There’s no doubt that many organizations are using cloud technologies in innovative ways. But, more specifically, what links might we find between the unique aspects of cloud technology, and the conditions and success factors for innovation? Recently NTEN posed an interesting question to us: Is there a connection between cloud technology and innovation in nonprofit organizations?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 21, 2013

'If you''ve flown Southwest Airlines you know they''re tops in airline customer service, driven by a leadership style that creates a company-wide culture where all employees own that culture. According to SWA Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kelly, as reported in the company''s in-flight magazine, "every company has a culture, whether that culture is supportive or stifling, active or passive, fun or discouraging.

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TechImpact

MAY 11, 2013

'For quite a while, the most popular form of fundraising for social causes has been the peer-to-peer fundraiser. Whether it’s a bike race, a 5K, a walk, whatever, for a long time nonprofits and other organizations have relied on supporters to branch out to their friends, family members, coworkers, etc., to raise money. But … Continued The post Online Tools Changing Peer-To-Peer Fundraising appeared first on Tech Impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2013

'Google’s strategy of making Google+ the thread that links all Google Products together is working. Google+ can now lay claim to 359 million active monthly users and the title of being the world’s second largest social network. If your nonprofit uses Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps, etc., then you can’t avoid having a presence on Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

'As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year, I’m facilitating a peer learning group based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and the next session we are focusing on the sense-making step of measurement. This part of the measurement process is most the fun because it covers visualization, pattern recognition, and reflection.

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