Week of February 11, 2012

• SOCIAL FISH | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
  	Technology and the New Workplace Currency [Infographic] Cisco has recently come out with a new study, the 2011 World Technology report , that looks at the [internet] habits of college students and young professionals entering the workforce. The Social Workplace blog created a handy infographic: So there you have it. The Social Organization Useful DataMORE >>

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• NETWITS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Why Online Donors are Worth More than Offline Donors [INFOGRAPHIC] A few months ago we published the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report  and yesterday we released the  2011 Online Giving Report. The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online fundraising continues to be a significant source for  acquiring new donors. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  How To Use Facebook Metrics To Give Your Audience the Content They Want Most Source: Uploaded by user via Beth on Pinterest. This post covers some simple techniques to give your fans the content they want most and inspire more engagement.     Many times we’re on the hunt for the tips of what to do and when we find them, we just implement them. I only look at these: Reach. Virility. look at these on a per post basis. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  	Romancing the Donor Author: Cheryl Black. Champagne, flowers, jewelry, fancy dinner out, maybe even a new dress, all potential parts of a really fantastic Valentine’s Day. But we all know that you can’t build a relationship on one day of hearts and roses. You have to put in the work all year round if you and your honey are going to live the good life. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  	Social Media, Journalism and “The News Will Find Me” The awesome Debra Askanase of Community Organizer 2.0 just posted a great slide deck of a presentation she gave recently on the impact of social media on journalism to the New England Press and Newspaper Association ‘s Winter Conference. Is this a likely future trend?” READ DEBRA’s FULL POST ABOUT THE PRESENTATION HERE. MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  5 Ways to Use Mobile to Increase Giving Mobile messaging can be a powerful and effective way to raise money. But there’s more to mobile fundraising than a text to give campaigns. Below are five ways to use mobile to increase your revenues. 1) Text to Give. Text to give is the most well known form of mobile giving.  9% of Americans have texted in donations in the past year. MORE >>

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• AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  6 things we learned about journalism from Social Media Week | Poynter. 6 things we learned about journalism from Social Media Week | Poynter. Jeff Sonderman by Jeff Sonderman Published Feb. 15, 2012 1:23 pm Updated Feb. 15, 2012 1:29 pm Panel discussions about journalism and technology can be pretty hit-or-miss these days. This week, I saw a couple of hits. via @PTInsights MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  	11 Must-Follow Nonprofits on Pinterest With 10.4 million registered users, Pinterest hit the 10 million-user benchmark last week making it the fastest growing website ever. My theory on why Pinterest has become so popular so fast is that it has arrived at at time when people are increasing becoming overwhelmed by the volume of tweets, status updates, and “Breaking News!” MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  	Google+ Page Tips for Nonprofits I admit I was a bit skeptical when I got an email from a Google rep offering to help set up a Google+ page for ASHA. mean, god knows I’ve never heard of Facebook offering to help organizations with anything, much less brand pages. Also, I am  still kind of lukewarm on Google+ overall. Featured From the Trenches ImplementationMORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  How After Action Reviews Can Improve Your Social Media Strategy Source: nwlink.com via Beth on Pinterest. The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments.    The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. MORE >>

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• Technology and the New Workplace Currency AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Infographic: Measuring the Impact of Social Media FROGLOOP | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012

• Why Can’t We Define Public Relations? SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• GW Engagement Survey Section 5: Engagement Tracking GROUNDWIRE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• AFP Blog - Untitled Article AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• What Goes into a Social Media Strategic Plan? NTEN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Paull Young of charity:water on making nonprofit waves in a digital ocean SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

• Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• CharityVillage� Research: Hey You, Get Out of Your Social Media Comfort Zone.Yes You! AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Social Media Measurement and Learning Analytics: How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count the Ways BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• 2011 Q4 Review: SocialFish Clients and Work SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• Social Media for Social Good: 3 Secrets to Raising Big Bucks Online NTEN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

• 5 Things Virtual Event Platforms Can Learn from Pinterest � It’s All Virtual AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• A Few Good Tools for Video Editing IDEALWARE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities - The Washington Post AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• eNews: Video Editing, and 10 Mistakes in Donor Management IDEALWARE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• Photo Friday: #Febphotoaday HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• doGooder Nonprofit Video Awards WILD APRICOT BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• How to Find the Right Medium and Channels for Online Storytelling NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• The Secret to Achieving Three Times Better Fundraising Results [Infographic] TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• Getting More Social in 2012 WILD APRICOT BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Tag, You're IT! An Introduction for Technical Managers: Coaching Employees TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Create Text Message SMS Campaigns that Sync with the Convio CRM MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Week of February 4, 2012

• CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  	Evernote for Nonprofits Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. This post was collaboratively written with Jonathan Weldon.using a shared folder in. Evernote !). While we like to think of ourselves as early adopters , Evernote was recently named Company of the Year by Inc. Magazine and with more than 20 million users, it’s pretty main stream. Why is Evernote Important? MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  	First official Google deck for nonprofits on how to use G+ Alex Abelin: Google + for Nonprofits. View more presentations from Social Media for Nonprofits. Learn more here – [link]. ImplementationMORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

  What does monitoring your brand on social media channels really mean? Source: journalism.org via Lucy on Pinterest. “Listening” or tracking what people are saying about your brand or issue has always been hailed at the first most important step in building your social media or network strategy. It involves a content analysis and a little counting. Here’s a template. What tools are you using? MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

  Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. Each item on the list is discussed in the book and some items won’t make sense unless you have read the book, but most will. hope you find it useful. Create a Google account. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
  	Mobile Donation Forms Author: Lacey Kruger. When I say, “mobile donation” you probably think about text-to-give. assume that because when I Googled the term*, that’s what most of the articles were about. This post, however, is not about text-to-give. If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Keep your form fields touchable. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

  8 use cases for social media and associations In case you missed them, or want them all in one handy link, here is a nice roundup for you of our Social CRM Use Case series , which was originally created for the Avectra blog. ROI and Social CRM Use Case 1: Using LinkedIn for Member Recruitment. Social CRM Use Case 2: Socializing educational content for member retention. One not to be missed!! MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  	The Five Stages of A Social Media PR Disaster Source: tomfishburne.com via Beth on Pinterest. The bottom line is:    In this set us free world of social media and virtual protests,  nonprofits need to have a crisis management strategy ready to go and be nimble with responses. Be human. Be Nimble. Even if you are a small nonprofit with limited resources you are immune. FailureMORE >>

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• BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
  	Interning in Guatemala on the Archive Project A guest Beneblog by Max Schneider People don’t typically associate boisterous merengue music with high-tech statistical analysis. Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
  	40 Twitter-iffic Event Day Ideas Author: Robyn Mendez. Turn your Captivated Audience of Event Participants into a Social Media Army. Event day is an excellent opportunity for your organization to turn the captivated audience of event participants into a social media army for your event & your organization’s mission. Quick Tips for Crafting an Event Day Twitter Strategy. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  	How Some Big Brands Manage Social Media I watched an Altimeter webinar the other day that I thought was worth sharing from a “the state of corporate social media” perspective. Here’s Jeremiah Owyang’s post with more details. This also includes some discussion of social media management systems. It’s good. Here are the accompanying slides. MORE >>

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• TSDigs: Before You Hit Record Webinar Recap TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Supporting your supporters CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• The state of association technology? SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• How Generosity Day Is Building A Movement BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• Pinterest and privacy ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• AFP Blog - Untitled Article AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• Data on the Digital Divide SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• What are News Discovery Tools? Why Use Them? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012

• Are Organizations Missing the True Potential of Social Media Protests? MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• Tough Questions for Your Professional Development BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• In case you missed it: POTUS on the G+ SOCIAL FISH | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012

• Taking Baby Steps to Social Media Maturity with Your Peers BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• Bookshare International Now Serves Thirty Countries BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Tell Your Nonprofit's Story More Effectively (with the Help of a Few Masters) NTEN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• Dining for Women on NBC Nightly News HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012

• Is 2012 The Year of the Ultrabook? TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Top 10 Most Generous Cities in the U.S. FROGLOOP | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

• Newly Updated: Manage Fundraising and Donors with Exceed! Basic TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012

• Join 1,700 Nonprofit Professionals in San Francisco for the 2012 NTC NTEN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012

• Inconvenient Truths About Committees WILD APRICOT BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

• TSDigs: Mobile Storytelling Tweet Chat Recap TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• Watch Out for Amy Sample Ward with a Hammer NTEN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

• Upcoming Webinar on February 16: Digital Storytelling - You Have Your Footage, Now What? TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

• How To Track Everyone Who's Anyone To You: Is A Single Database Right for Your Org? NTEN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Week of January 28, 2012

• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet? Content Curation for Nonprofits. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Here are my slides and curated resources materials for a talk called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good,  the Best Content Curator on the Planet? ” that I will be presenting at the  Social Media for Nonprofits. If not, we’ll roll the video. Conten MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. co.uk. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
  	The Slideshare zeitgeist 2011 Loving this quick slide deck showing some stats of the most popular presentations on Slideshare this year. Looks like slides are definitely moving away from Powerpoint Hell… yay! SlideShare Zeitgeist 2011. View more presentations from Rashmi Sinha. Presentations Social LearningMORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
  	Seven Tips to Write the Best Email Appeals Email is a numbers game. With competition for attention becoming more of a challenge every day, paying attention to the details and best practices matters more and more. Here are a few key tips from Samuel Mesquita, an expert email copy writer who spent years at ActionAid in the UK. The ONLY bits that matter in terms of conversion are: 1. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  Google + for Nonprofits: Invest Time or Not? Nonprofit Starter Steps Alex Abelin: Google + for Nonprofits. View more presentations from Social Media for Nonprofits. Does  Google + have the potential to be a valuable platform for nonprofits or is it just another shiny object to distract nonprofits? Should your nonprofit do more than simply set up a presence on Google + and not invest any more time? GoogleMORE >>

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• NTEN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  Technology is 90% Psychology Flickr photo: Dom de Oliveira If you've ever implemented a technology project at a nonprofit, you know it's true: technology is 90% psychology. Success rarely hinges on the hardware and the software; technology hinges on the humans involved. These days, technology has forced its way into every single aspect of our organizations. Things are changing. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
  	Pinterest demographic data Ignite Social Media has an interesting post showing some demographic data on Pinterest (which, unsurprisingly, skews heavily towards women aged 25-54). Just something to think about. An example from the post: Boomers & Boomerangs. Boomers & Boomerangs in detail. Who are they? What would they pin? Useful DataMORE >>

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• AFP BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  New survey reveals "a profound change in the way charities manage IT". - Civil Society - IT - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits New survey reveals "a profound change in the way charities manage IT". Instead the charity IT team of the future will focus on the strategic management of data and information, as well as taking on a more commercial guise in managing multiple external suppliers. NPStudieswehaveseenMORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  Komen Kan Kiss My Mammagram, PinActivism, and Newsjacking for a Cause Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest. On Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity,  pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. ”  Read her analysis. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  Social Media 4 Nonprofits Author: Cheryl Black. This morning I have the good fortune to be presenting to a sold-out crowd at the Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in NYC. I’m excited – I think it will be the largest audience I’ve presented to and the company I’m in is nothing shy of spectacular. Social Media for Nonprofits Excerpt on Prezi. MORE >>

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• Are You a Woman Entrepreneur in Digital News? SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Blackbaud, small firms attract local tech talent, even from each other | The Post and Courier - Charleston, South Carolina AFP BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Lessons Learned When Your Community Revolts FROGLOOP | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Decrease the Suck or Increase the Awesome? BAMBOO PROJECT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Your Change Will Vary SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Facebook ‘like’ competitions award philanthropy funds - News - The Daily Reveille - Louisiana State University AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Guest Post: Infusing “Social” into Social Justice Organizations BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• CRM is the easy part CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Heroes with A Heart Grant Recognizes Unsung Nonprofit Heroes SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• Failure Shouldn’t be a Dirty Secret | Your Olive Branch News - yobo AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Congratulations to DoSomething.org On their Millionth Text! MOBILE COMMONS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• 12 Prompts for Generous Living & Blogging HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• Come to #12NTC – the best nonprofit conference of the year. Seriously. SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• How charities can use social networks to gain engagement, support and action | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Why You Need a Mobile-Enhanced Email Template NTEN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Lead or Follow: Arts Administrators Hash it Out MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• Cook from The Vegan Table with VegCookbook Club in February HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Dr. Karen Ramey Burns BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012

• Introducing: TechSoup Registration and Eligibility Tutorials TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Membership Trends Survey Results WILD APRICOT BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Daily DoGooder: What Will You Do? SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Webinar Recap: Making the Most of Your Microsoft Software Donation TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• Text messaging and GOTV: Connect with supporters and drive votes MOBILE COMMONS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• New Research on Mobile Giving WILD APRICOT BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

• Welcome NTEN’s new Educational Program Manager: John Kenyon! NTEN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• San Francisco Net2: Craig Newmark Talks About Technology for the Common Good TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• What's New in the Membership Knowledge Hub? WILD APRICOT BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

• To Start or Not to Start? ASU LODESTAR CENTER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Chris Dodd stunned by tech’s ability to “communicate directly with consumers” MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• 2012 Accounting Tools Are Here! TECH SOUP BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

• Daily DoGooder: It Takes a Team to Win a Game SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Upcoming Webinar on February 2: Digital Storytelling - Push Before You Record TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

January, 2012

• SOCIAL FISH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012
  	How do you prepare for unpredictability? Anna Caraveli, our newest columnist , has a thought-provoking post over at the Demand Perspective called Engaging New Generations: Is it a Numbers and Data Game? An excerpt (my bold): Do we develop future members with formulas about how they behave with the only determinant being age? This couldn’t be further from who I am. I That’s silly. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
  	Herding Cats, er, Bloggers Author: Cheryl Black. Image from wodongatafe.wordpress.com. At Convio Summit last year (that’s right, 2011 is already “last year”) I was asked for tips on managing a blog team. Good question! When you have a large team from all different areas of a company, it can be challenging. The Blogger Alias. Semi-annual Meetings. Reminders. MORE >>

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• AMY SAMPLE WARD | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

  Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Download the full white paper or share it using this link:  [link]  Below are notes from my remarks. The internet is not new. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

  Pinterest: A Tool To Curate Relevant Visual Content for Your Audience My Pinboards on Pinterest. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard where you can organize and share images and videos you discover on the web. Think of it as social network of visuals – where you can find images from other people with the same interest or use it to curate your own visual “interest space.” Love Magic Markers (237). MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

  Steal these 42 Creative Pinterest Ideas for Nonprofits We’re about to see Pinterest use among nonprofit organizations explode. Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Pinterest is a new(ish) and growing a image based social network and the newest darling of social media marketers. Matter of Demographics. Here goes. MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. co.uk. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

  Facebook study confirms there’s no echo chamber online "People are more likely to share information from their strong ties, but because of their abundance, weak ties are primarily responsible for the majority of information spread on Facebook. The figure above illustrates how a majority of influence (orange) can be generated by weak ties, even if strong ties are individually more influential." MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
  	I Quit Author: Rachel Muir. Two words a board chair never wants to hear from their ED. Few things can be as disruptive to an organizations success as an Executive Director transition. The staff may be crushed. Your board chair will likely feel horrible this happened on their watch. I’m not alone. People change jobs; it’s a fact of life. MORE >>

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• NTEN | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

  Terms and Trends in DIY and Open Source Online Maps Sean Larkin. Partner. ThinkShout. Implementing truly gorgeous online maps still requires some custom code and technical know-how – but, the cost and learning curve involved has dropped considerably. Data-driven storytelling is all the rage on the web, particularly as we move into the election season. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet? Content Curation for Nonprofits. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Here are my slides and curated resources materials for a talk called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good,  the Best Content Curator on the Planet? ” that I will be presenting at the  Social Media for Nonprofits. If not, we’ll roll the video. Conten MORE >>

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• Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

• Understanding and Improving Email Deliverability IDEALWARE | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Corporate Humanism is the #1 Trend Business Trend that Matters in 2012 SOCIAL FISH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012

• Sustained Giving Online: What To Do CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits NETWITS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012

• 12 ways to use Pinterest for your nonprofit JOHN HAYDON | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• Put Down the Clipboard:Visitor Feedback as Participatory Activity MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• SOPA, PIPA, and the Wikipedia blackout: what it means for associations. SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Trends in the Nonprofit Sector CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

• Table: Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups (vs. LinkedIn Groups) INFLUENCE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• What Comes First, Content Creation or Curation? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

• 80 Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising NONPROFIT TRENDS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

• Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• Latest Social Media Tool Tips You Need To Know SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012

• 12 Nonprofit Reads for 2012 CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• Seven Tips to Write the Best Email Appeals FROGLOOP | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

• Metrics for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012

• HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012

• Get Creative! with Nonprofit Social Media ASU LODESTAR CENTER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

• Are we trying to automate the “human” out of social media? SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

• Google says 4.5 million people signed anti-SOPA petition today - latimes.com AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Infographic: A Peak Inside Donation Trends and Why We Support Charities FROGLOOP | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

• What Does Facebook’s New Timeline Apps Mean for Nonprofits? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Are you using the new Google Analytics yet? BEACONFIRE WIRE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

• My City Made the Top 10 – So What? CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Social business is here. SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

• Guatemalan National Police Archive Goes Online BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• 11 Tips for Gathering Content to Share on Twitter - Engage365 AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

• The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012

• New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting AMY SAMPLE WARD | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Pinterest demographic data SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

• Email: Still Not Dead! FROGLOOP | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

• Becoming a "Web 2.0 Philanthropy" at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Transparency Talk AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• How Facebook Changes Are Impacting Engagement on Brand Pages and What Nonprofits Should Do About It BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• There's No Such Thing As a Technology Funder IDEALWARE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• A Conversation Manifesto BAMBOO PROJECT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• Are you measuring ROI properly? SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• Donate-Back Credit-Card Processing Program Now Available from Dharma Merchant Services TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

Week of January 21, 2012

• SOCIAL FISH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012
  	How do you prepare for unpredictability? Anna Caraveli, our newest columnist , has a thought-provoking post over at the Demand Perspective called Engaging New Generations: Is it a Numbers and Data Game? An excerpt (my bold): Do we develop future members with formulas about how they behave with the only determinant being age? This couldn’t be further from who I am. I That’s silly. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

  What Comes First, Content Creation or Curation? Flickr Photo by Carissa Marie. This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! A debate in content marketing circles is whether or not you should simply focus on creating original content and forget content curation. Let’s be clear as my fellow content curator, Jan Gordon, says :  There is no curation without original content. Newsjacking. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
  	Sustained Giving Online: What To Do Author: Danielle Johnson-Vermenton. For many nonprofits sustained giving is an untapped resource, at most it's available on your donation form and a check box on a remit slip. As 2012 gets rolling, now is the time to plan for and launch an online sustained giving campaign. Watch these slides to learn more best practices, strategy and tactics. MORE >>

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• ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

  Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). Here my perspective. Disclosures: I have clients that use both companies’ products, as well as products from their competitors, open source products, and homegrown solutions. don’t invest in these or other companies that I advise on. MORE >>

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• IDEALWARE | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

  Understanding and Improving Email Deliverability PublishDate: January 2012. Author: Colin Pizarek and Chris Bernard. Neither “snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” might stay the U.S. Post Office’s couriers from delivering the mail entrusted to them, but it’s a cold fact of the digital world that email has no such steadfast guardians. You should already be using a broadcast email tool. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

  What Does Facebook’s New Timeline Apps Mean for Nonprofits? Source: developers.facebook.com via Beth on Pinterest. Remember last September when Facebook announced all those changes to individual profiles, including the timeline?    One of the changes  was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment”  on Facebook. Recently, some apps have been using the OpenGraph in innovate ways. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

  What’s New in Social Media for Associations I have a confession: one of my least favorite things to do is public speaking. had never done it at all until three years ago when Debra Stratton of Stratton Publishing & Marketing asked me if I’d present with her at ASAE’s Great Ideas conference, which just happened to be in Miami in February. So I said yes. MORE >>

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• MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

  Put Down the Clipboard:Visitor Feedback as Participatory Activity A few weeks ago, the MAH Director of Community Programs, Stacey Garcia, came to me with an idea. Stacey has been collaborating with local artists to produce a series of content-rich events that invite visitors to participate in a range of hands-on activities. Instead, Stacey thought, why not make the feedback experience an activity unto itself? MORE >>

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• ASU LODESTAR CENTER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
  	Get Creative! with Nonprofit Social Media posted by Isaac Kiehl , Communications Coordinator, ICAN. When starting out with social media as a nonprofit, it can be a tricky and confusing process. It’s not like the for-profit sector where you have a goal to gain customers through deals and offering products/services. It’s about your cause. There’s really nothing to lose! Like this article? MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

  The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. This was in the era before Facebook and there was far less information available compared today. Click Through to Amazon and Get This Book! All you have to do read Ann M. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email. 10-11 pm:  Book Reading. MORE >>

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• My City Made the Top 10 – So What? CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Guatemalan National Police Archive Goes Online BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting AMY SAMPLE WARD | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Peeragogy: Self Organized Peer Learning in Networks BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

• Email: Still Not Dead! FROGLOOP | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

• Nine Nonprofits Offering Timeline Covers for Their Facebook Fans NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

• How’s your social customer service? SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

• The #1 Way to Raise More Money Through Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events NETWITS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge Is Here! TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Anti-SOPA/PIPA Activists Drive Over 200,000 Phone Calls in One Day MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Reboot: Ten Tips for Working with IT Consultants AFP BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Six Tips To Kick-Start Your 2012 Fundraising FROGLOOP | SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012

• Wired for Philanthropy CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

• The $5,000 Question: Finding the Right Ask Using Predictive Data Analysis NTEN | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Nonprofit Fundraising Resolution #2 - Go over to the Dark Side. (a.k.a. Social Media) | Forte Interactive, Inc. AFP BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• It Feels Good to Give CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Martha Beck Interview: Finding Your Way in a Wild New World HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

• Getting Ready for Annual Reports WILD APRICOT BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

• CREDO Mobile Lets You Text to Find Your Balance MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Happy Community Manager Day! NTEN | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Webinar Recap: App It Up! TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

• Apricot Chat: The Richmond Venture Forum WILD APRICOT BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• RCI Free End-Of-Life Takeback Program TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

• Buying Guide to Client Payroll Software – White Paper VERTEX SYSTEMS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

• What is the Current State of Grantseeking? Education TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

• Build an Active Donor Base with Social Media NTEN | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Week of January 14, 2012

• SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

  Facebook study confirms there’s no echo chamber online "People are more likely to share information from their strong ties, but because of their abundance, weak ties are primarily responsible for the majority of information spread on Facebook. The figure above illustrates how a majority of influence (orange) can be generated by weak ties, even if strong ties are individually more influential." MORE >>

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• AMY SAMPLE WARD | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

  Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Download the full white paper or share it using this link:  [link]  Below are notes from my remarks. The internet is not new. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
  	I Quit Author: Rachel Muir. Two words a board chair never wants to hear from their ED. Few things can be as disruptive to an organizations success as an Executive Director transition. The staff may be crushed. Your board chair will likely feel horrible this happened on their watch. I’m not alone. People change jobs; it’s a fact of life. MORE >>

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• JOHN HAYDON | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
  	12 ways to use Pinterest for your nonprofit Following is a guest post from my good friend Noland Hoshino , who catapults nonprofits and small businesses into the social good space. There is a new darling in the social media world and her name is Pinterest. What is Pinterest? Pinsterest is basically a vision board or scrapbook that you put together while surfing the internet. or $5.00. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
  	Corporate Humanism is the #1 Trend Business Trend that Matters in 2012 … at least according to the always super smart Rohit Bhargava. This slide speaks for itself; and it’s what we’re digging deep into in Humanize. The book breaks down how human organizations work at all levels, and explains how exactly you can start helping your organization become more human. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

  Best Practices for Content Curation for Nonprofits at Social Media for Nonprofits Conference Source: bethkanter.org via Beth on Pinterest. On January 30th, I’m speaking at the Social Media for Nonprofits in New York City. Robin Good , one of the best content curators on the planet, will join me via skype  from Italy. In preparation,  I’m doing a pre-recorded skype interview with Robin as a back up for a live interview. ContentMORE >>

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• INFLUENCE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

  Table: Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups (vs. LinkedIn Groups) Are you buffudled by the difference between Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups? often am. It's the most common question I receive when presenting on social media. Are you often confused about the difference between Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups? And how they compare to LinkedIn Groups? This post helps end the befuddlement. read more. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
  	12 Nonprofit Reads for 2012 Author: Cheryl Black. Last year I made a personal reading list: 12 books in 12 months which felt incredibly reasonable since I love to read. did read 12+ books in 12 months, just not the ones on my list. Sigh – what’s that expression about making plans and God laughing? ” By Chip Bell, Summit 2011 keynote speaker. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

  SOPA, PIPA, and the Wikipedia blackout: what it means for associations. I’m confused. figured I’d start this post with that, just so you know that I don’t have any answers here. Only questions. At the risk of inadvertently raising political ire from every corner, I’d also like to start by saying that both sides have important points to make. For the purpose of this post I’ll focus on SOPA. MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012
  	HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Pinterest When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. Not relevant to the vast majority of nonprofits and (whew!) not another site I need to pay attention to.” Request an invite to join Pinterest. Edit/Set up your Pinboards. MORE >>

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• Google says 4.5 million people signed anti-SOPA petition today - latimes.com AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Year-end Fundraising Domination! CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Latest Social Media Tool Tips You Need To Know SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012

• From Phones to Facebook: How to Engage Youth on the Front Lines of Social Media NTEN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Becoming a "Web 2.0 Philanthropy" at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Transparency Talk AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Designing Interactives for Adults: Put Down the Dayglow MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• What is “New” In Adopting New Membership or Business Models? SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• Lame spam of the day: Validate Your Internet Listing – Yellow PagesUSA ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Blackbaud Agrees To Buy Convio For $275 Million - Forbes AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• The TechSoup Content Survey Results are In! TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• Social Media and Cute Dogs Go Mobile And Other Cute Animal and Nonprofit Tales BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• Fundraising Returns to Pre-Recession Levels NONPROFIT TRENDS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Austin Gives program encourages area businesses to share profits AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• New Book "Share, Retweet, Repeat" Reveals the Secrets of Viral Campaigning FROGLOOP | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• SOPA Strike: 12 Hour Internet Blackout on Jan. 18th To Call Attention to US Bill That Threatens Open Internet BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• What IT Professionals Can Expect in 2012 NTEN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Free Non-profit Webinars for February 2012 WILD APRICOT BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Does Your Nonprofit Need Legal Counsel About Using Social Media? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• The Age of Mobile Email Has Arrived. Are You Ready? NTEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• Juicy Blogging E-Course Starts January 25 HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012

• Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr Today: Inspiration from Pinboard BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012

• Four Strategies for Going Mobile NTEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• Some Thoughts on "Managing People" BAMBOO PROJECT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• Keyword Paradise, Lost BEACONFIRE WIRE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• New York Tech Community Voices Protest Against SOPA – on the Street and on the Phone MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Cool App Roundup: Office Apps for Smartphones TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

• Daily DoGooder: Reel Injun Trailer SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• New faces and open positions at Beaconfire BEACONFIRE WIRE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Blackbaud, Convio, and the Nonprofit Software Market IDEALWARE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Daily DoGooder: Bus to Us – P4A SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• 4 Strategies for Going Mobile INFLUENCE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012

• Engineers Without Borders Canada BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012

• Engaging and Retaining Skilled (and Key) Volunteers ASU LODESTAR CENTER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Crain’s New York Features MTA’s Bus Time MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Refurbished Windows 7 Computers from RCI TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Blackbaud to Acquire Nonprofit Software Maker Convio VERTEX SYSTEMS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Upcoming Webinar Today at 11: App It Up! TECH SOUP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Upcoming Webinar on January 26: Making the Most of Your Microsoft Software Donation TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, January 1-12 TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012

Week of January 7, 2012

• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

  Pinterest: A Tool To Curate Relevant Visual Content for Your Audience My Pinboards on Pinterest. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard where you can organize and share images and videos you discover on the web. Think of it as social network of visuals – where you can find images from other people with the same interest or use it to curate your own visual “interest space.” Love Magic Markers (237). MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

  Steal these 42 Creative Pinterest Ideas for Nonprofits We’re about to see Pinterest use among nonprofit organizations explode. Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Pinterest is a new(ish) and growing a image based social network and the newest darling of social media marketers. Matter of Demographics. Here goes. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
  	Are we trying to automate the “human” out of social media? I posted a mini-rant on Google+ the other day, which has led to some great responses and I’d really appreciate your thoughts. Here’s an excerpt: “I don’t know yet how to articulate this properly, but if you look at the Altimeter report , and the screenshot of the 5 use cases in particular – where are the people? MORE >>

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• NTEN | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

  Terms and Trends in DIY and Open Source Online Maps Sean Larkin. Partner. ThinkShout. Implementing truly gorgeous online maps still requires some custom code and technical know-how – but, the cost and learning curve involved has dropped considerably. Data-driven storytelling is all the rage on the web, particularly as we move into the election season. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012

  Metrics for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements Investing in movements or networks for social change is a strategy that some funders are using. But, how do you measure the results? The report addresses metrics for success for investing in broad field social movements or networked approaches to social change. As the report points out,  movement organizers are grappling with big questions. Media. MORE >>

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• NETWITS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

  Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits. They are everywhere – and people are scanning them! MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

  Are you measuring ROI properly? Look at this: 101 Examples of Social Business ROI. Cool, right? Not so fast. Now read this: 101 success stories: yes. 101 examples of ROI: no. Here’s why. Read it, then bookmark it, then read it again when you’re ready to start writing up ROI data for your own organization. Debunking the hype Implementation Social CRM and ROIMORE >>

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• MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

  Yes, Audience Participation Can Have Significant Value For years, I'd give talks about community participation in museums and cultural institutions, and I'd always get the inevitable question: "but what value does this really have when it comes to dollars and cents?" I'd say that these techniques support audience development, repeat visitation, membership, maybe could even attract new kinds of donors. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

  How Facebook Changes Are Impacting Engagement on Brand Pages and What Nonprofits Should Do About It Measure Networked Nonprofit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

  Infographic: A Peak Inside Donation Trends and Why We Support Charities If you’re like most nonprofits, one of your top priorities is to raise money to support your cause and programs. To raise money, you need to craft strategies to cultivate donors and move them up the engagement ladder. To do this effectively though, you need to understand what motivates donors to contribute money to charity. 49% said by check. MORE >>

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• The flow, the stream and the firehose: social is at the end of the beginning SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012

• There's No Such Thing As a Technology Funder IDEALWARE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• A Conversation Manifesto BAMBOO PROJECT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• 12 Big Trends in Nonprofit Technology for 2012 INFLUENCE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

• Got a photo of #Humanize? SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• An Alternative to.org? Say Hello to.ngo - Technology - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

• Dreams for Sale: The Economic Monoculture and Its Impact On Your Career BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012

• The Google Analytics Jungle Has Gotten Wilder: 5 New Features to Explore NTEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• Real Time Charitable Giving | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

• Win a Copy of Global Girlfriends by Stacey Edgar HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• Tag, You're IT! An Introduction for Technical Managers TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• Finding Fans on Social Media IDEALWARE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• Ensuring the Safety of Your Data in the Cloud NTEN | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• Have You Called Your Grandma Lately? HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

• Outlook for Fundraising in 2012 WILD APRICOT BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

• Building Email List Subscribers IDEALWARE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• The State of Grantseeking TECH SOUP BLOG | SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012

• Daily DoGooder: It’s Time SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• Mayor Bloomberg on Bus Time and Mobile Commons MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• Your Tech Game Plan for 2012 TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012

• Thank You Champions! NTEN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• Nonprofit and Library App Survey from App It Up TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• New Approaches to Volunteer Orientation WILD APRICOT BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• What Is TechSoup Up To in Asia (Now)? TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• Nonprofits and Business are Driving Innovation VERTEX SYSTEMS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

• Never Stop Learning ASU LODESTAR CENTER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

Week of December 31, 2011

• CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
  	Herding Cats, er, Bloggers Author: Cheryl Black. Image from wodongatafe.wordpress.com. At Convio Summit last year (that’s right, 2011 is already “last year”) I was asked for tips on managing a blog team. Good question! When you have a large team from all different areas of a company, it can be challenging. The Blogger Alias. Semi-annual Meetings. Reminders. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012

  Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Techniques. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
  	Social business is here. Well, SocialBusinessNews at least. In case you hadn’t heard about it yet, I just wanted to point you to this relatively new site managed by Michael Brito of Edelman, which is “dedicated to covering enterprise social media, collaboration, governance, technology, and change management.” Happy reading MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TRENDS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

  80 Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising I get a lot of nonprofit email messages through subscribing to lists, working with lots of organizations, and being a donor. That means my inbox gets pretty flooded at the end of each year. Back in 2010, I wrote about all the direct mail pieces that I had collected over a year. So Different, Yet So Similar. Standing Out in the Inbox. Last chance! MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
  	Trends in the Nonprofit Sector Author: Vinay Bhagat. As a technology entrepreneur with a passion for marketing strategy and the nonprofit sector, around this time each year, I like to pause and make predictions as to the changes I foresee. As a change agent, I also like to articulate my perspectives on changes that I consider important to embrace. MORE >>

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• BEACONFIRE WIRE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
  	Are you using the new Google Analytics yet? If not you should be, here’s five reasons why. Multi-Channel Analysis. Now native to Google Analytics 5, this series of reports allows you to see how your different marketing efforts are working together to drive conversions over a 30 day period. Of these reports the three most interesting are as follows: Multi-Channel Conversion Visualizer. MORE >>

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• AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

  11 Tips for Gathering Content to Share on Twitter - Engage365 11 Tips for Gathering Content to Share on Twitter - Engage365 : Information is gold in social media. Those who share quality information get noticed. Those who create quality content become leaders. It could conceivably be argued that on Twitter sharing links to quality information is the native tongue MORE >>

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• ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

  Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money I loved the movie Three Kings , so I got a kick out of being asked to help smuggle Gaddafi's money out of Libya. Sender: SGT CHRIS BRAND (chrisbrrand@yahoo.com.ph). Subject: WAITING FOR YOU RESPONSE. Text: Helllo, My name is Sgt. With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. Can I trust you? Scam SpamMORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
  	Nonprofits: Diversify! Author: Guest Blogger. recent article from The Wall Street Journal offered up a compelling argument that nonprofits should be operating more like commercial businesses — using similar efficiencies, disciplines and strategies. very businesslike approach. As a consultant working with nonprofits, I agree with this strategy. MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

  Infographic: Why People Use Social Media NM Incite, a Nielsen McKinsey company surveyed 1,865 adult (18+) social media users about what motivates them to friend people on social networks, and what causes them to dump their friends. As nonprofits invest more time into cultivating people on Facebook and followers on Twitter, this is helpful data to review. Why do people unfriend or unfollow? MORE >>

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• Did You Hear The One About. - TheNonProfitTimes AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012

• The Art of the Steal: Access & Controversy at the Barnes Foundation MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

• A Few Predictions for Nonprofit Development Technology in 2012 NTEN | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

• Best Of Idealware: 2011 Edition IDEALWARE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012

• Client Success with Meals on Wheels & More CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

• Content Curation Tweet Chat Recap TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

• Some Findings from the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report NTEN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012

• Announcing… 29 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2012! NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012

• New Year, New Blog: VegCookbookClub HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011

• Save the.NGO Domain for Nonprofits FROGLOOP | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012

• Daily DoGooder: Babies of the Arctic Need Love SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

• Unemployment Rate for Persons with Disabilities in December 2011 VERTEX SYSTEMS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

• Taking 18 Minutes Day Towards A Year-Long Focus BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

• Reflections on Membership in 2011 WILD APRICOT BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012

• The case of the missing (project) manager. IDEALWARE | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012

• Cool App Roundup: Library Edition TECH SOUP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

• What Have Fun, Do Good Books Are You Excited to Read in 2012? HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

• eNews: Social Media Extravaganza! IDEALWARE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

• App It Up Presents: Apps By and For Nonprofits TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

• Donate-Back Credit-Card Processing Program Now Available from Dharma Merchant Services TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012

December, 2011

• ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

  Year-end donation processing As the calendar year draws to an end, charities (and ideally, donors) are focused on year-end donations and tax deductions. Here are a few scenarios for U.S. charities to keep in mind. Note: I am not a lawyer. When in doubt, contact an attorney who specializes in nonprofit law or contact the IRS for a ruling. ). and charged the credit card that day. MORE >>

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• JUDI SOHN | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011

  Early first impressions of Salesforce Spring ’12 Disclaimer: I am a Salesforce MVP and a soon-to-be employee of Convio, a Salesforce partner. Even though I have some insider knowledge through the Salesforce MVP program, I am not using any of that information in this post. The critical opinions and speculation I express below are entirely my own based solely on own experience. Some are huge. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

  Social CRM Use Case 5: Recruitment Our [SocialFish] definition of Social CRM is “the discipline of applying social media to membership management”, and the 12 use cases in our white paper, ROI and the Impact of Social CRM , show this in action. In ALL cases, you should be building your community on social media sites before you even think about ROI. NEW USE CASE . MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
  	Keep it Simple Author: Sally Heaven. The end is upon us! The end of 2011, that is. Ken Cantu shared an easy-peasy template last week to help you build an End-of-Year-Fundraising email message. And one of the most important things he said was "keep it simple!". Okay, are you there? Breathe in, breathe out. Now open your eyes and look at the homepage. MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
  	Five Social Media Books you Should Read I love to read non-fiction books and try to review them regularly on my blog ! couple of nonprofit and social media books that I reviewed on my blog include Twitter for Good by Claire Diaz Ortiz and Welcome to the Fifth Estate by Geoff Livingston. The New Relationship Marketing by Mari Smith. I've been reading Mari Smith for a couple of years. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011

  Getting Insight from Facebook Insight Requires Sense Making Skills [link]. If you want extract value from your social media strategy, you need to use measurement.    That means setting measurable goals,  collecting the right data, making sense of it, and transforming it into actionable decisions. Sense-making is an essential workplace skill along with several others. Found it via Curata’s collection ). MORE >>

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• AMY SAMPLE WARD | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

  Measuring Impact: Feature Article from the Latest Issue of NTEN:Change [Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of  NTEN:Change. Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by  subscribing to the journal for free! ]. By Julie Macalik, with  Greenlights for Nonprofit Success. Next you will want to select the outcomes that you want to examine and prioritize them. MORE >>

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• MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

  Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation This Year We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. All of them are cheap, mostly simple, and occasionally, dangerous. loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. Please share yours in the comments. They will be impressed. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

  Did you write any social media policies or guidelines in 2011? Idealware is working on creating a Social Media Policy Workbook to be released in April at NTEN’s 2012  Nonprofit Technology Conference. To support the Workbook content (and to highlight in an upcoming NTEN:Change article) they are hoping to profile a number of different organizations who are dealing with tough social media policy issues. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
  	Best of 2011 - Client Success Stories Author: Blair Naylor. It’s always fun to recap the year with great client success stories. We had a lot this year and I wanted to highlight a few throughout 2011 that really stood out ranging from advocacy, social media gone viral, housefile growth to epic multi-channel strategies. New York Public Library. Project On Government Oversight. MORE >>

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• Advocates 7X More Likely to Give, but Why? NETWITS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

• The Six 21st Century Skills You REALLY Need BAMBOO PROJECT | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011

• A Networked Fundraiser: charity:water Waterforward BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

• Digital Museums Reconsidered: Exploring the Walker Art Center Website Redesign MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011

• New Infographic: Associations Going Mobile SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011

• EOY Fundraising Mad Libs CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

• 15 Steps to an Awesome Website Launch FROGLOOP | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011

• How Much Money is Raised through Online Giving? NONPROFIT TRENDS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011

• Content Curation: Are You A Fire Hose or A Focusing Lens? BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011

• Yes, Visitors Can Help You. But You Have to Let Them. MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

• The Social Business Hierarchy of Needs SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

• Do More with YouTube CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

• Is Facebook Good for Fundraising? FROGLOOP | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011

• Research Friday: Strengthening the Economy through Civic Engagement ASU LODESTAR CENTER | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011

• Study Shows Online Giving Has Become Popular Among Donors 60 or Older - Press - AFP AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011

• Being or Managing a Great Technical Volunteer TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011

• Stakeholders who are engaged online spend more with your organization. SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011

• 10 Benefits of Social Media CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011

• Social Media for Social Good: 3 Secrets to Raising Big Bucks Online FROGLOOP | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011

• Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011

• New technology will make philanthropists of us all, says white paper | Philanthropy UK AFP BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011

• 17 Ways to Resuscitate a Fading Facebook Page JOHN HAYDON | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

• Social CRM Use Case 6: Retention SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011

• 4 Nerdiest Upcoming Convio Features CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011

• Why Social Media Can Suck FROGLOOP | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011

• Power and Light: Transparency and Effectiveness in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy World BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011

• Students Connect with Community by Providing Tech Help AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

• How to create Facebook covers for your nonprofit (template included) JOHN HAYDON | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011

• Social CRM Use Case 7: Member Services SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

• New article: Take Control of your Organization’s Data ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011

• The Scoop on Twitter's New Brand Pages FROGLOOP | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

• Quick Reflections from Social Innovation Summit 2011 BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011

• Charitable giving goes high tech - Business - The Boston Globe AFP BLOG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

• Developing a BYOD and Mobile IT Strategy TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011

• What’s your social media measurement personality? SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011

• How to Create Enough Good Content NTEN | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

• Social Media: Just One Big Tidal Wave? FROGLOOP | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011

• Money for Good Study: Sharing Information About Your Org’s Results Can Attract More Donors BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011

• AFP Blog - Untitled Article AFP BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011

• Jed Alpert on Reaching Underserved Communities MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

2011

• NETWITS | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
  	The Rise of Mobile and loading a variety of applications. Oh, and you can perform multiple tasks at once. Crazy. iPhones, Thunderbolts, Blackberrys, etc are becoming commonplace in a lot of ways. billion subscriptions), from 53 per cent of total mobile subscriptions at the end of 2005 to an estimated 73 per cent at the end of 2010. What have you already seen work? MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

  Facebook users no longer have to “like” your Page (and what that means)? Up until Tuesday the only people that could comment on or like content on a Facebook page were fans of that Page. Now Facebook eliminated that requirement , allowing anyone (fans and nonfans) the ability to engage with a Facebook Page. Remain calm… Understandably, you are freaking out. But you’re also excited about this change! Listen. MORE >>

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• AMY SAMPLE WARD | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011

  Crowdsourcing vs Community-sourcing: What’s the difference and the opportunity? Last week I presented for my second time with Nonprofit Webinars. The first time I focused on DIY Community Engagement Metrics and shared lots of templates and examples. Slides. Community sourcing vs Crowdsourcing. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Notes. Definitions. Let’s start at the beginning. What do all these words even mean? MORE >>

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• ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011

  WordPress vs. Drupal … fight! As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x something, and a developer and user of Drupal since 4.7, I figured that with the release of Drupal 7, this would be a great time to do a comparison of the two. Also, this is primarily going to be from the developers point of view, although I’ll talk some about user interface and experience. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
  	50 Social Media Content Ideas Author: Cheryl Black. Tell me, does this sound familiar: You're staring at your organization's Facebook page and the writer's block is more like a writer's mountain. You have absolutely no idea what you are going to post to Facebook, let alone the (seemingly) 500 tweets you need to come up with. Writing two sentences (or even just one!) MORE >>

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• ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

  Year-end donation processing As the calendar year draws to an end, charities (and ideally, donors) are focused on year-end donations and tax deductions. Here are a few scenarios for U.S. charities to keep in mind. Note: I am not a lawyer. When in doubt, contact an attorney who specializes in nonprofit law or contact the IRS for a ruling. ). and charged the credit card that day. MORE >>

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• JUDI SOHN | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011

  Early first impressions of Salesforce Spring ’12 Disclaimer: I am a Salesforce MVP and a soon-to-be employee of Convio, a Salesforce partner. Even though I have some insider knowledge through the Salesforce MVP program, I am not using any of that information in this post. The critical opinions and speculation I express below are entirely my own based solely on own experience. Some are huge. MORE >>

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• NCE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011

  Social Media as a Fundraising Tool for 2011 PBSNewsHour had a recent segment on how charities are turning to social media as a fundraising tool now more than ever. In the video, which is embedded below, Allison Fine from The Chronicle of Philanthropy is interviewed by Ray Suarez. I’ve mentioned Allison in a previous post. Education and Training Research fine fundraise pbs social mediaMORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011
  	Content Curation Primer Photo by Stuck in Customs. What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The work  involves  sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information. Why is Content Curation Valuable? Getting Started. MORE >>

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• JOHN HAYDON | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011

  16 Ways To Get More Comments On Your Facebook Page Getting fans to comment on your Facebook Page can take a lot of time and effort. And it can sometimes be painful seeing other Facebook Pages who make engagement look easy. But even the most active Facebook Page walls began from a standing start. And many of them got to where they are today by making it easier for fans to comment on their Page. MORE >>

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• 10 Common Mistakes Made by Nonprofits on Social Media NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011

• 39 Questions Your Nonprofit Can Answer with Facebook Insights NETWITS | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011

• Unleash your curation creativity: 4 cool storytelling tools SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011

• Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day AMY SAMPLE WARD | MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011

• Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011

• Google Analytics for Nonprofits - Part 1 CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011

• Firefox error: sec_error_untrusted_issuer ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011

• Moving on to my next adventure JUDI SOHN | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

• Create your own Daily Newspaper NCE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011

• How Standardize Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Measurement: Use This Grid BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011

• Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector :: <br style. DEBORAH ELIZABETH FINN | MONDAY, MAY 30, 2011

• Five Social Media Myths You Need to Know FROGLOOP | SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011

• The Power of Social Fundraising and Friends Asking Friends [INFOGRAPHIC] NETWITS | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011

• Nice use of QR codes in a conference book SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011

• Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation AMY SAMPLE WARD | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011

• Open Source vs. Proprietary: Graphics and Video ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

• Hot Off The Presses: Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index™ Study CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011

• 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

• Setting up an easy welcome series in Salesforce JUDI SOHN | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

• Facebook’s EdgeRank NCE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011

• 25 SMART Social Media Objectives BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011

• Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation This Year MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

• Five Social Media Books you Should Read FROGLOOP | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011

• Say What? Build a Social Media Listening Dashboard for Your Nonprofit NETWITS | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011

• How the Top 50 Nonprofits Use Social Media SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

• Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers AMY SAMPLE WARD | SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011

• Drupal/Salesforce Integration ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011

• Spread the Love and #BAD11 CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

• How to get the most from Facebook “like” buttons on our nonprofit website JOHN HAYDON | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011

• Tip: How to add leading zero for zip codes in Google Docs JUDI SOHN | SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011

• 22 Ways Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes for Fundraising and Awareness Campaigns NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011

• What the Research Says About Increasing Facebook Engagement BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011

• Five Free Tools for Social Media Listening (And How to Start Responding) NTEN | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011

• A Social Media Reality Check FROGLOOP | SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011

• Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40% [Study] NETWITS | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011

• What Does the New Facebook Mean for Brands? SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

• Security and Control: Early thoughts on Google+ AMY SAMPLE WARD | THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011

• eBooks #2: So you want to e-publish? Mechanics… ZEN AND THE ART OF NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011

• 5 Apps For Your Nonprofit CONNECTION CAFE | FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011

• TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge: Tips on Telling Your Story TECH SOUP BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011