Amy Sample Ward
JULY 16, 2009
Over the last few months, we have seen Twitter serve the global community by playing an important role in communications - whether it’s finding new friends (#FollowFriday), or telling the world about your government/election/political state (#IranElection), whether it’s having a conversation together (#4Change), or non-linearly replacing your RSS feed.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 2, 2009
Any consulting shop that does significant amounts of implementation and development (as we do) needs a project management and ticketing tool. Basecamp seems to be a standard that many people have reached for. We were using Intervals for a while, which is really a fabulous tool if you do a lot of hourly consulting. We also have been using Google spreadsheets for some elements of project management.
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NetWits
JULY 7, 2009
A post by Chris Brogan on “ Strategic Blogging and Some Tactics to Nail It ” for business got me thinking about how nonprofits could benefit from a full fledged blogging strategy. A well implemented blog with a solid strategy behind it can be an incredible tool to help you connect with supporters on the web. Let’s look at some goals, questions, strategy and tactics to get you started.
Judi Sohn
JULY 27, 2009
It’s been a little over a month since I signed on the dotted line for Common Ground , Convio’s Force.com application for nonprofit donation and constituent management. Here’s a little update on how it’s going. I signed on with Idealist Consulting to support me in this project, and so far I’m pleased to say that I haven’t had to use as many hours with them as I thought I would.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 29, 2009
We just hosted Indian publishing legend Mahendra Meghani , who dropped in last week when many of our team were traveling. The following account comes from Pavi Mehta, Bookshare's Volunteer Coordinator, and I wanted to post it! It was a quietly special visit. Meghani came with his two hosts and daughter, and at 86 is still keenly interested in learning how technology can help bring books to the disadvantaged.
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Robert Weiner
JULY 29, 2009
The recent theft of confidential documents from Twitter's Google Docs account points out the dangers of insecure passwords. NTEN's blog discusses the details of the break-in and lessons we should learn from it. The chief lesson: good passwords are key to good security. . A 2007 NTEN post provided suggestions and resources for creating strong passwords and establishing a password policy.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 2, 2009
Any consulting shop that does significant amounts of implementation and development (as we do) needs a project management and ticketing tool. Basecamp seems to be a standard that many people have reached for. We were using Intervals for a while, which is really a fabulous tool if you do a lot of hourly consulting. We also have been using Google spreadsheets for some elements of project management.
NetWits
JULY 29, 2009
Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. You may agree with this or not, but I think it's safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy.
Judi Sohn
JULY 6, 2009
Folks are waxing poetic about CompuServe, now that news has broken that the classic service is shutting down for good (like anyone really noticed until they announced it). Brings back so many memories of my old Prodigy, CompuServe, GEnie and Delphi accounts. Eric and I didn’t meet online, but those online services were a big part of our courtship.
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Amy Sample Ward
JULY 29, 2009
These are some links I wanted to share from July 29th. Find me on Delicious for more! Social media inbound marketing for non-profits and small businesses - in Boston and beyond | Resource Superlist For Twitter Folks | John Haydon - John Haydon has put together a great resource list for using Twitter, "Over the past few months, I’ve received hundreds of questions on how to use Twitter.
NCE Social Media
JULY 29, 2009
Without a doubt, one of my favorite social media and nonprofit writers is Beth Kanter. I’ve written about her work before. This slideshare presentation is from her social media wiki and discusses the importance of knowing what people are saying about your agency on social media sites. Enjoy! Tags: Marketing and Awareness Tools beth social media slideshare kanter.
Robert Weiner
JULY 23, 2009
The front-page headlines read " Hacker steals Twitter's confidential documents ," but the real story isn't about Twitter — it's that the stolen documents were stored online, "in the cloud." This could happen to any nonprofit or company storing data this way. As we've seen over and over, it's amazingly easy to guess or steal passwords. And anyone who gets access to the password of an employee with access to those online files gets access to all files shared with that employee.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 30, 2009
Here at OpenIssue , we think a lot about the web. I mean, a LOT. And we’ve been thinking a lot about web hosting, and the varied flavors it comes in. We’re working to figure out what makes sense for us to use and implement, and what makes sense for us to recommend to our clients. A while ago, we decided, like many folks, virtual private servers were going to be the preferred hosting set up.
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NetWits
JULY 6, 2009
When you get a second, take a look at your recurring online donations program and see how many donations are coming through that program. Oh wait…you don’t have an online recurring giving program? Then you are missing out on some easy income for your organization. I tend to get on my soapbox about the ways nonprofits are missing out on easy opportunities to gain some guaranteed revenue for the organization and this one tops the list.
VisionLink
JULY 16, 2009
'Talking with the Chairman of the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations, we gained a powerful insight. With the type of clarity professional marketing staff can only hope for, the chairman of PQMD said this of VisionLink''s technology: "You''ve given us the tools to share our message with the public, the private space for our members to work confidentially, and the collaborative space for us to work together.
Amy Sample Ward
JULY 23, 2009
These are some links I wanted to share from July 23rd. Find me on Delicious for more! Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Awards - CONGRATS! "Eric Overman (photo, center), Operation Smile, received the Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Award, and Anne Bergquist (photo, left), YMCA of Metro Chicago, and David J. Neff (photo, right), American Cancer Society High Plains, received the Special Marketing Initiatives and Social Media subcategory awards, respectively.
NCE Social Media
JULY 21, 2009
The Altimeter Blog has announced that they are releasing a new study on how the major brands, as identified by the 2008 BusinessWeek/Interbrand Best Global Brands ranking , use social media to get their message out. You can download the pdf of the report, but I encourage you to add your nonprofit’s social media information to their social media database.
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Robert Weiner
JULY 20, 2009
Want to build your IT leadership skills without a travel budget? Our friends at NTEN are launching a 2-day virtual conference for nonprofit IT leaders. I'm thrilled to see this. I think there's a big need for a "mini-MBA" for nonprofit chief information officers (CIOs), particularly those who came up through the ranks. NTEN describes the conference as follows: read more.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 30, 2009
Here at OpenIssue , we think a lot about the web. I mean, a LOT. And we’ve been thinking a lot about web hosting, and the varied flavors it comes in. We’re working to figure out what makes sense for us to use and implement, and what makes sense for us to recommend to our clients. A while ago, we decided, like many folks, virtual private servers were going to be the preferred hosting set up.
NetWits
JULY 31, 2009
Are you creating a movement or just campaigning? Recent initiatives such as Charity:Water , 12for12k and Twestival have wowed us with their ability to create powerful movements using social media and the internet as their driving force. Lance Armstrong Foundation , Susan G. Komen , The American Heart Association and many others started movements that are changing our world to this day.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 14, 2009
As the chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance, I have the opportunity to address the annual Summit. I had a blast in New Orleans revving up the crowd about this exciting time for the Social Enterprise Alliance and the movement. Here's the text of my speech: [long post alert] Social Enterprise: Not Business as Usual! Jim Fruchterman Chairman’s Address to the Social Enterprise Alliance 2009 Annual Summit The world’s a mess.
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Amy Sample Ward
JULY 20, 2009
These are some links I wanted to share from July 20th. Find me on Delicious for more! Social media brings thousands of ppl w/diabetes together at the SAME time | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Manny Hernandez (@askmanny on Twitter), the creator of TuDiabetes.com has shared a great case study on the NetSquared Community Blog about how they have used social media tools to bring a community together.
NCE Social Media
JULY 17, 2009
Here are links to the top 4 search engine’s guidelines for webmasters. These explain how to get your website listed and can help you get a higher search results ranking. Google. Bing (Microsoft). Yahoo. Ask.com. Tags: Education and Training Tools ask bing google SEO tool yahoo.
Robert Weiner
JULY 17, 2009
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is holding another in its series of free online discussions on social networking. This time their guest will be social media guru Beth Kanter (you may know Beth from her eponymous Beth's Blog — and if you don't, you should). . What: What's the Payoff? How Charities Can Figure Out How Much Time and Money to Invest in Social Networking.
Wild Apricot
JULY 25, 2009
Do you ever feel pressured to friend someone on Facebook or follow them on Twitter, simply because they chose to friend or follow you? The expectation of reciprocity can turn a pleasant social media connection into an uncomfortable transaction - sometimes against your best interests.( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology nptech online community Social networking social media.
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