Use QR Codes to Thank Holiday Supporters | Inspiring Generosity

Use QR Codes to Thank Holiday Supporters | Inspiring Generosity: I have another idea for thanking donors over the holidays, and it involves one of my favorite digital tools: QR Codes.

Social Media Power #GivingTuesday Holiday Giving Effort - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Social Media Power #GivingTuesday Holiday Giving Effort - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: While it is too early to tally how many charities are participating and how much money has been raised, it’s not too soon to monitor the considerable social-media buzz for #GivingTuesday, which has been a popular tag on Twitter and has been dominating Facebook conversations.

Mobile Strategy: One App, or Many Apps? | AssociationCentric

Mobile Strategy: One App, or Many Apps? | AssociationCentric: Mobile Strategy: One App, or Many Apps?
Posted on November 7, 2012 by Cecilia Satovich
As associations ponder their mobile options, a frequent question I get asked is, “Should we look for one app that represents our association? Or multiple apps? Which is better?”

The argument goes something like this:

Pro “one app” guy – “You should do one app so members don’t have to download multiple apps, and it’s all there in one place for them. I didn’t know that X group had this other app once, and I missed it”
Pro “multi app” gal – “That’s silly, I have 6 Google apps on my phone and love them all. Multiple apps is the way to go because then each app specifically does the one thing I need from it”

Networking Your Nonprofit: The Basics

Networking Your Nonprofit: The Basics: Things to Think About

The following are some questions from our article — Networking 101: Understanding Your Needs — that might help to guide your network planning process by taking stock of what you have and need:

NPD Canada - Home

NPD Canada - Home: This year, all Canadians were encouraged to participate on a Twitter contest by tweeting how they were changing the world to hashtag #npdTELUS. The five most inspiring tweets earned the sender a $500 contribution to their favorite charitable cause. The five tweets selected are:

‘Tweet Me in St. Louis’ Is This Web Site’s Goal - NYTimes.com

‘Tweet Me in St. Louis’ Is This Web Site’s Goal - NYTimes.com: The effort is being made through a new nonprofit organization, Rally St. Louis, that was introduced this month by Aaron Perlut and Brian Cross, two managing partners at a public relations agency in St. Louis named Elasticity. Unlike the traditional, top-down civic betterment campaigns that are backed by the likes of chambers of commerce, Rally St. Louis is taking a bottom-up approach

Charity Develops New Crowdfunding Platform - Tech Europe - WSJ

Charity Develops New Crowdfunding Platform - Tech Europe - WSJ: U.K. blood cancer charity Leukemia and Lymphoma Research is attempting to turn one of the main traditional means of fundraising on its head. Instead of somebody deciding to take part in an activity then looking for sponsors, the new Pledgeit platform enables people to challenge their friends to complete task in return for donations.

On ‘Giving Tuesday,’ big donors shed light on why, when and how they give - The Washington Post

On ‘Giving Tuesday,’ big donors shed light on why, when and how they give - The Washington Post: On Tuesday, the firm, which was founded in 2000 by former Bain & Co. chief executive Thomas Tierney, launched “Conversations with Remarkable Givers,” a series of video interviews with some of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, including AOL co-founder Steve Case and his wife Jean, Peter and Jennifer Buffett, media mogul Ted Turner, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein and actor Michael J. Fox. Each of the more than 50 participants was asked a series of questions about their strategy and insights regarding their philanthropic work. The edited video responses range from 30 seconds to four minutes long.

Finale Near for Chase 2012 American Giving Awards

Finale Near for Chase 2012 American Giving Awards: Twenty-five charities are ready to receive votes in the Chase 2012 American Giving Awards.

Fans and friends can vote for their favorite charity on Facebook from November 27 to December 4. Chase online customers can also vote on the Chase website. The five top vote-getters will receive grants ranging from $125,000 to $1 million.

CHICAGO: Capital One, Common Impact, Points of Light, and Taproot Foundation Launch Online Tool to Increase Impact of Pro Bono Volunteer Services for Nonprofits Across the Nation | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online

CHICAGO: Capital One, Common Impact, Points of Light, and Taproot Foundation Launch Online Tool to Increase Impact of Pro Bono Volunteer Services for Nonprofits Across the Nation | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online: CHICAGO — Corporations across the U.S. are estimated to provide more than $15 billion in pro bono volunteer services to nonprofits across the country in 2012, according to the Taproot Foundation, and 66 percent of nonprofits in America say they need pro bono volunteer services more than any other kind of volunteering. To better leverage these skilled services, today the Nonprofit Collaborative launched the Readiness Roadmap, an online guide that assesses, prepares and connects nonprofit organizations with key tools and resources to engage skilled volunteers and maximize their time.

Large charities should develop cloud solutions for the sector, says IT expert

Large charities should develop cloud solutions for the sector, says IT expert: Large charities should band together to create cloud solutions for the sector as a whole, a leading IT expert has said.

Speaking at the Charity Technology Conference this morning, Roger Camrass, IT expert and futurist, said the charity sector could learn from lessons from the building society world.

6 Tips for Managing Project Requests from Staff without Losing Your Own Priorities | NTEN

6 Tips for Managing Project Requests from Staff without Losing Your Own Priorities | NTEN: f your job involves doing projects for other staff – such as posting online content, IT tech support, or database management – you may find it challenging to manage your own daily To Do List and to plan farther ahead. Juggling competing deadlines and projects, you may often delay your own assignments to make way for more immediate needs or to keep your “clients” happy.

Here are a few tips for setting and sticking to your priorities while also getting done the work you need to do for others

Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easier - CBS News

Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easier - CBS News: The Sunday after Sandy made landfall two weeks ago, I was supposed to run my 50th marathon in New York, 10 years to the weekend since I had run my first marathon, also in New York. It would have been a celebratory affair. Then Sandy came along, and after days of intense debate, the marathon was abruptly canceled. I channeled my energies instead toward raising money for relief.

Of the several sites I could have used to organize my fundraising campaign, I chose Crowdrise because I could link my efforts with a broader campaign by the marathon's organizers to turn the event into a Race to Recover.

Tumblr, Photo Blogger Raise $100K for Hurricane Sandy Relief | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Tumblr, Photo Blogger Raise $100K for Hurricane Sandy Relief | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: In less than 24 hours, a joint Hurricane Sandy fundraising effort from Tumblr and New York photo blog Humans of New York (HONY) has topped their goal of raising $100,000 for victims of the storm.

CRM’s value grows with addition of social | TMA Resources

CRM’s value grows with addition of social | TMA Resources: While the utility of CRM systems has long been established, the rise of social media has made the technology even more valuable to organizations, as a recent study revealed.

Social and CRM
Destination CRM reported that the study, conducted by Nucleus Research, found that development and deployment cycles for CRM are becoming increasingly fast and CRM tools are yielding richer insight, thanks largely to the growing integration of social media capabilities.

As Sandy Became #Sandy, Emergency Services Got Social | Fast Company

As Sandy Became #Sandy, Emergency Services Got Social | Fast Company: As New Yorkers took to Twitter to voice concerns, request aid, and offer real-time help, organizations were--more than ever before--there and ready to respond on their native platforms. Here's how the Red Cross, the City of New York, and Occupy Wall Street ratcheted up their Hurricane Sandy relief via the social web.

Want To Make Conference Learning Stick? Try Gamification!

Want To Make Conference Learning Stick? Try Gamification!: Want To Make Conference Learning Stick? Try Gamification!

Recovers.org, a Marketplace for Disaster Relief - Businessweek

Recovers.org, a Marketplace for Disaster Relief - Businessweek: O’Neill’s startup, Recovers.org, has set up websites in four New York City boroughs to manage relief efforts and prevent the logistical chaos that often follows catastrophes when well-meaning volunteers overwhelm government officials and relief organizations. Before Sandy, the company, less than a year old, had tested the site in only a handful of communities, including Forney, Tex., and West Pasco County, Fla. Coordinating an operation in the aftermath of a major natural disaster is like “inventing the wheel as the vehicle is in motion,” says Rebecca Williams, who organized aid for tornado survivors in Joplin, Mo., in 2011.

Nonprofit Web: Was That Really My Hair? - TheNonProfitTimes

Nonprofit Web: Was That Really My Hair? - TheNonProfitTimes: Websites today “really are connected to marketing and brand strategy,” she said. “It’s interesting to see what next step will be,” said Trompeter, who presented a session titled “Is It Time to Redesign Your Website? How to Tell and How to Fix It?” during the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) held in San Francisco, Calif.

An integral part of the website redesign process is setting goals. Things that good nonprofit websites have always had in common was knowing what the goals and audiences are, being consistent in brand design, and how you portray yourselves differently, said Trompeter. “That’s changed as the tools have changed but the basic ideas have remained,” she said.

2012 Giving Season Give Back Video Contest

2012 Giving Season Give Back Video Contest: What Does Giving Back Mean to You?
2012 GuideStar Giving Season Give Back Contest

It's the giving season, the time of year when many people give back by stepping up their charitable giving. Which led us to wonder:

What does giving back mean to you?

NYC leverages social media to map evacuation info for Hurricane Sandy | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs

NYC leverages social media to map evacuation info for Hurricane Sandy | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs: The City of New York utilized its Open Data platform to help residents deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The effort, which is part of the Digital Road Map the City launched last year, integrates geographic information systems (GIS), social media and other private and public assets to inform New Yorkers about the dangers posed by the storm. Highlights of the program include a Hurricane Evacuation Map and an accompanying Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder residents can use to see if their location is at-risk of flooding and plan an evacuation.

Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno

Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno: On Sunday, Baker and Whitmore, both Harvard University seniors, did their own 26.2-mile marathon, here in Boston, while raising money to support those in need who were impacted by the furious October storm.

They started a fundraising page on Indiegogo.com and have pledged to give all of the proceeds they collect to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in NYC.

Facebook Gifts Now Supports Charitable Donations | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Facebook Gifts Now Supports Charitable Donations | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: Facebook today launched a new feature that allows you to make charitable contributions through Facebook Gifts.

The test feature is launching with about a dozen partners, including the American Red Cross, Blue Star Families, Boys & Girls Club of America, DonorsChoose.org, Girls Inc., Kiva, Livestrong, Oxfam America, RAINN, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, and Water.org.

Launch Day | Idealware

Launch Day | Idealware: We had hoped that our latest report, Consumers Guide to Low Cost Content Management Systems, would be the biggest news of the week, but Hurricane Sandy trumped us. We’re keeping our friends, families and constituents affected by the storm in our thoughts, but releasing the report today anyway. Published in partnership with Beaconfire Consulting, it offers detailed reviews and comparisons of 11 Content Management Systems for nonprofits.
The report is free to download

PHILANTHROPY 2173: (More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5)

PHILANTHROPY 2173: (More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5): More) Tech and #Sandy (part 5)

Still more examples of technology communities' contributions to, and use of social media by, hurricane #Sandy relief efforts. Earlier posts from yesterday and this morning.

Ky. Voices: Support local non-profits by donating to online challenge | Op-Ed | Kentucky.com

Ky. Voices: Support local non-profits by donating to online challenge | Op-Ed | Kentucky.com: As the holidays approach, it's the perfect time to support the local charities that make our community great. That's why Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing developed the GoodGiving Guide Challenge — to make it easy and fun for the whole community to give. This online giving campaign is a fast, simple way to support 68 local charities.