Mobile phone-based humanitarian projects need greater co-ordination | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional

Mobile phone-based humanitarian projects need greater co-ordination | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional: Mobile phone-based humanitarian projects need greater co-ordination

Mobile technology can help save more lives, but there are challenges to overcome. Handing out phones isn't enough

Social media influencers are key to increasing social giving | TMA Resources

Social media influencers are key to increasing social giving | TMA Resources: According to an infographic in PC mag compiled by MDG advertising, statistics show that raising money for causes through social media has more than doubled in the last five years. A main factor in social media fundraising success is the identification of an organization's influencers. Advanced association management software aids in determining social media users that have an impact on web traffic for a particular organization.

Nonprofit use of data mixed � Philanthropy North Carolina

Nonprofit use of data mixed � Philanthropy North Carolina: Nonprofits are tracking data on their operations and programs but face hurdles in gathering and building data into their business, a new survey says.

“Too often, barriers keep nonprofits from collecting and integrating important data into their daily work,” says the 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report from NTEN and Idealware.

Best of 2012: Nonprofit Technology Grows Up | NTEN

Best of 2012: Nonprofit Technology Grows Up | NTEN: think that the best thing that happened in 2012 was that some of the 2010-2011 "bleedng edge" conceptual technologies stood up and proved they weren't fads.

Give as you Live research identifies six online charity supporter profiles | Third Sector

Give as you Live research identifies six online charity supporter profiles | Third Sector: Polly Gowers, chief executive of the direct donations website, says its research would help charities choose the right digital channels

Online charity supporters can be grouped into six different types, such as "industrial heartland Clive" or "wealthy professional Jacqueline", emerging research indicates.

Give as you Live, a website that allows online shoppers to direct donations, which are made by retailers, to the charity of their choice, is carrying out research asking charity donors about topics including what inspired them to give, how they spent time online, their online giving habits and their general lifestyle.

Why You Need to Stop Talking About Yourself On Social Media (Video)

Why You Need to Stop Talking About Yourself On Social Media (Video): I’ve got another installment of my Social Media Pet Peeve video series today, and this time I’m talking about why you need to stop talking about yourself on social media.

Self-promotion on social media is a tricky business, and finding the right balance between tooting your own horn, tooting the horns of others, and sharing useful information others can use can be a tough balancing act — but it absolutely must be done.

ASAE Technology Conference: The End of Command and Control: Associations Now

ASAE Technology Conference: The End of Command and Control: Associations Now: Last week’s ASAE Technology Conference & Expo generated plenty of conversation on a variety of topics. But for me the discussions seemed to coalesce around one theme: Control.

Or, rather, your lack of it.

How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World’s Problems | TIME.com

How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World’s Problems | TIME.com: Edna McConnell Clark, which doled out $53 million in grants this year, is among a legion of foundations pushing nonprofits into the data-driven future by awarding money to organizations that have found ways to turn their lofty stated goals into specific data points measuring impact. Youth Villages, a grant-winner that provides housing and programming for at-risk children in the foster care and juvenile detention systems, measures success not by the number of young people served but by the percentage of those young people who are successfully living at home 12 months after being discharged. Students who go through the program are surveyed 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after leaving. Data gathered is used both to measure success and to highlight areas where program structure could be improved. “We didn’t just want to give kids a happy experience,” says CEO Patrick Lawler. “We wanted to give kids a happy life.”

Is Social Media Shifting Giving from the Cause to the Individual? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Is Social Media Shifting Giving from the Cause to the Individual? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: n Fast Company, Rachael Chong interviews Shaun King, the founder of HopeMob, a new charity platform on which users can create fundraising projects and receive 100 percent of the proceeds collected. The website uses a point system to highlight 24 stories which have received the most “story points” from the online community. HopeMob does not give the donated money directly to recipients, but pays for the project’s costs itself. The HopeMob model is similar to crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter, StartSomeGood, and Indiegogo; in fact, King actually raised the funds to launch HopeMob from a Kickstarter campaign.

Counting Aloud Together | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Counting Aloud Together | Stanford Social Innovation Review: If you’re a nonprofit leader, you understand that the pressure to build data-informed practices—and to improve your services using data—has never been greater. You’re also strapped for the time and resources needed to enhance your organization’s systems and gain sophistication in reporting. If you’re a grantmaker, you’ve requested extensive reports from grantees, but you haven’t prioritized helping those organizations get more data for the sake of learning. You’ve invested in client services, but you’ve neglected to fund the structures that hold those services together—things like staffing, evaluation strategy, and up-to-date technology.

TripAdvisor Combines Philanthropy And Marketing By Letting Reviewers Give A Free $25 Kiva Microloan | TechCrunch

TripAdvisor Combines Philanthropy And Marketing By Letting Reviewers Give A Free $25 Kiva Microloan | TechCrunch: TripAdvisor is demonstrating what Shah calls a “a very big trend”. Rather than writing one big check, companies and high net worth individuals can greater leverage their contribution by putting in the hands of others. In March 2012, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman put up $1 million to let other people try Kiva. He drove 47,840 new signups to Kiva, and since then, those people have lent an addition $417,000 of their own money.