Utilizing Real-Time Collaboration Tools to Increase Team Success

massnonprofit.org ::: Nonprofits, like other organizations, need to effectively and efficiently problem solve and share ideas, and real-time collaboration tools provide a means of communication and information sharing that enables geographically diverse teams to create content, make decisions, and drive the organization forward.

Presented below are some key collaboration tools, their features and how they can provide a serious return on investment to any organization.

Donors Who Give by Text Want to Give More, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Donors Who Give by Text Want to Give More, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Donors who give via text message would like to make larger gifts using their mobile phones, according to a new survey of more than 20,000 text-message donors.

Eighty-five percent of the donors said they would be willing to give $25 to $5

Millennials Aren’t Becoming Their Parents | The NonProfit Times

Millennials Aren’t Becoming Their Parents | The NonProfit Times: Millennials prefer to connect via technology, share in “micro ways,” facilitate and rely on peer influence, volunteer along a continuum of support, and give to have an impact. Those are among the findings of the 2013 Millennial Impact Report, which also introduced a new Millennial Impact Benchmarks in its fourth edition.

CRUK to launch mobile game to help scientists find cure for cancer

CRUK to launch mobile game to help scientists find cure for cancer: Cancer Research UK will launch a free mobile game this autumn that will speed up the analysis of gene data, by getting the public to help as they play.

In March, 55 ‘hackers’ (computer programmers, gamers, graphic designers), along with Google, Facebook and Amazon attended Cancer Research UK's (CRUK) GameJam event to brainstorm different ways to turn the charity’s gene data into a mobile game.

Verify U.S. Federal Government Social Media Accounts | USA.gov

The government uses social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to connect with people and communicate official information, so it’s important to know if a social media account is really managed by the federal government.
This tool lets you verify if a social media account is managed by the U.S. federal government.
Verify U.S. Federal Government Social Media Accounts | USA.gov

Young Donors Want Web Sites To Show Results - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Young Donors Want Web Sites To Show Results - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Organizations that want to persuade people in their 20s and early 30s to give and volunteer don’t have much of a chance if they’re not updating their Web sites frequently and including compelling details about their causes and the people they serve, a new survey finds.

10 Surprising social media statistics that might make you rethink your social strategy - The Buffer Blog

10 Surprising social media statistics that might make you rethink your social strategy - The Buffer Blog: f you’re managing social media for your business, it might be useful to know about some of the most surprising social media statistics this year. Here are ten that might make you rethink the way you’re approaching social media.

Sage Nonprofit Solutions: Just Call Us Abila | texastechpulse.com

Sage Nonprofit Solutions: Just Call Us Abila | texastechpulse.com: Sage Nonprofit Solutions, the nonprofit accounting, donor, and fundraising management software provider which was acquired by Accel-KKR in February, has renamed itself Abila, the company said this morning. The company said the new name will help fuel its future and growth. Abila had formerly been part of Sage Group PLC. Accel-KKR announced its acquisition of Sage Nonprofit Solutions in February.

What a Dream Board Can Do for You

What a Dream Board Can Do for You: But that was before Pinterest. Because with Pinterest, it turns out a dream board is a simple as a few clicks and a few breath-taking images; it requires absolutely no gunky glue or old magazines that give me paper cuts. Pinterest is, in fact, just made for dream boards.

CharityGiving website is suspended

CharityGiving website is suspended: According to the Dove Trust, Framjee was meeting with a "large charity" this morning in a bid to try to "salvage the situation" and ensure charities do not miss out on funds raised for them.

Framjee’s recent assessment indicates that there is a shortfall between the funds due to the charities donated through CharityGiving, and the cash held by the Dove Trust. Online reports suggest that the shortfall may be in the region of �250,000.

USAID innovation contest yields new tools -- FCW

USAID innovation contest yields new tools -- FCW: Smartphone software that keeps communication intact in the face of infrastructure damage received first place for the communication category in the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention contest, which was inspired by a White House initiative. The U.S. Agency for International Development and Humanity United are co-sponsors of this rolling contest, and announced the latest batch of winners on July 10.

Nonprofit Trends: Technology and Transformational Change | Marc Chardon

Nonprofit Trends: Technology and Transformational Change | Marc Chardon: f we're connected in all these ways, then why shouldn't we also be connected to the nonprofits we either support or rely on for services? We can. Today, mobile computing is enabling nonprofits to always be present to those who care about them and to be more efficient in how they engage donors and customers by giving them anytime/anywhere access through their phones, iPads and so on. This access helps the donor feel connected to the cause, on his or her own terms, not the nonprofit's. And it helps the customer or recipient of a nonprofit's services see that the organization is really there for them, all the time. And in terms of nonprofit management, mobile technology is equipping staff members to stay in the loop wherever they are -- at home, on an errand or on the road. It's empowering them to step away from the computer and be more effective in the field.

New technologies can dramatically improve fundraising efforts | TMA Resources

New technologies can dramatically improve fundraising efforts | TMA Resources: A recent study by j2 Global has found that savvy nonprofits are looking to cloud services to ensure staff is more connected and to drive productivity. The "State of the Nonprofit Sector" survey found that following years of economic hardship and budgetary issues

Charity register aims to boost transparency | ACNC | Susan Pascoe

Charity register aims to boost transparency | ACNC | Susan Pascoe: An online charity register allowing Australians to compare and contrast the ways their donations are spent will improve transparency and may help mend a national reluctance to give to lesser-known charities, according to the sector's new regulator.

Yes, Kickstarter raises more money for artists than the NEA. Here’s why that’s not really surprising

Yes, Kickstarter raises more money for artists than the NEA. Here’s why that’s not really surprising: During a session at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson asked Perry Chen, founder of Kickstarter, whether it was true that Kickstarter now funds more arts-related projects than the National Endowment for the Arts.

The crowdfunding site has, Chen told Isaacson, funded over $600 million in arts projects. “And,” said Isaacson, “that might be now more than the federal government spent on the arts in a given year?” adding a bit later that “in some ways… you’ve invented something that does what the NEA used to do and can’t quite do now.

AFP Leading, Innovating in Social Media - Resource Center - AFP

AFP Leading, Innovating in Social Media - Resource Center - AFP: AFP Chief Marketing Officer Scott Pearl (@scottpearlmktg) is the top-ranked association CMO on Twitter, according to Social Media Marketing magazine—another sign of AFP’s increasing leadership in the areas of social media.

The association is in the middle of a significant new media campaign designed to reach out to both fundraisers and those within the charitable sector, as well as donors, volunteers and supporters outside the sector.

Half of people give up when trying to donate by mobile

Half of people give up when trying to donate by mobile: It takes givers too long to navigate the donation process, delegates heard

More than half of people who try to donate to charity online by using a mobile device never get as far as making the donation, delegates at the convention heard yesterday.

The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving Grew 1.1% in May, Online Giving Was Up 15.2% | Blackbaud News

The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving Grew 1.1% in May, Online Giving Was Up 15.2% | Blackbaud News: The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving increased 1.1% and online giving increased 15.2% for the three months ending May 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012. As reported in the recently released Charitable Giving Report, overall giving grew approximately 2% for the full year 2012 and online giving grew by about 11% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Change Agents: Tom Serres and emerging cause economy | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com

Change Agents: Tom Serres and emerging cause economy | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com: Where his goals once were limited to corporate success, now they're dead focused on making Rally a linchpin in the nation's $300 billion "cause economy," his favored term for personalized philanthropy.

Where Kickstarter is known for raising money for movies and products, Rally is one of a growing number of sites such as Indiegogo and GoFundMe where individuals make their pitch for everything from sending local kids to camp to rebuilding a destroyed barn.