February 21, 2012

• SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Pinterest for Business: 9 Tips From Superuser PediaStaff [CASE STUDY] This post originally appeared on the Realtime Report. Author Tonia Ries  kindly agreed to let me repost it here, ’cause it’s just that good. PediaStaff is not an association, however its target audience – pediatric therapists – are a classic example of the kind of target audience an association might have. Promote your Pins. PediaStaff MORE >>

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• AFP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Conscious Governance | E-zine - Issue #016 iPads in the Boardroom-the next e-governance evolution | e-Zine Article Archive | Nonprofit Executive Articles | Nonprofit Strategic Planning One of the outcomes of this concern is the growing trend in recent years toward the use of web-based portals (such as BoardEffect.com) to make it easier to deliver information to board members prior to meetings and in-between MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	DoSomething’s Aria Finger Talks About the Power of Mobile Communications DoSomething.org’s COO Aria Finger spoke last week at the most recent NextGen: Charity conference about the power of mobile to reach young people. Aria Finger from NextGen:Charity on Vimeo. MORE >>

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• ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Lame spam of the day: Termination of my CPA license I'm crushed. didn't even know I had a CPA license, and now it's being revoked. Over and over (19 times in the past 2 days!). According to the AICPA's web site it's a phishing scam. Unlike most lame spam, at least they bothered to make it look real. Subject: Your accountant license can be revoked. Links lead to: [link]. link]. link]. link]. link]. MORE >>

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• TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration In 2010, TechSoup's GreenTech initiative held a travel reduction campaign that we called our TeleGreen Your Work. It turned out to be a lame name, but we did compile some pretty useful information. liked our 10 technology tips to help you reduce your need to travel, and also our travel reduction tools we compiled. Additional Resources. It has. MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Presentation: Best Tactics to Drive Elections Using Online Fundraising and Social Media Last week, Care2 held a terrific webinar on the latest killer tactics to drive elections using online fundraising and social media. Panelists Alex Stanton of Blue State Digital and Taryn Rosenkranz of New Blue Interactive discussed the best ways to reinforce fundraising messaging from your fundraising campaigns into your social media messaging. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	POGO Wins IMA Award! Author: Blair Naylor. Who doesn't love kudos?! We want to offer a BIG congratulations to Project On Government Oversight (POGO) for their Interactive Media Award (IMA) for Outstanding Achievement ! Nominations are accepted from all over the world from web design firms, agencies to invidividuals and graphic artists. Interactive Media Awards. MORE >>

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• NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Six Ways to Supercharge Your Google Grants Account Dennis Yu. BlitzLocal. Even if you're bidding the maximum $1 price per click in your Google Grants account, odds are you aren't spending anywhere near the maximum. Here are six tips that can help you reach a bigger audience. So you're excited that you've been approved for Google Grants : $10,000 a month of free ads! MORE >>

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• HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

  Your Free Feb/March 2012 Big Vision Worksheet Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! The hubs illustrated another Big Vision Worksheet for us to record our goals for the year, season, and lunar month. You can download a PDF for free from Dropbox by clicking here. Whatever works for you. Enjoy! P.S. If you need help filling out your worksheet, lemme know. Tweet. Your Big Vision WorksheetsMORE >>

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• BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
  	Try for Direction, Not Destination “If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.”.                           -Buddhist Proverb. Conventional career wisdom advises that we should spend time knowing exactly where want to go and then take steps to get there. This wisdom is outdated though. Or that the city has vanished altogether. . Feeling stuck? MORE >>

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• Five Must Have Apps for your Nonprofit Facebook Page JOHN HAYDON | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

February 20, 2012

• CONNECTION CAFE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  	Interested in Pinterest? Author: Amber Wobschall. handful of nonprofits recently started dipping their toes in the Pinterest waters. You can find a list of a few to follow here. Personally, I'm not running around thinking every nonprofit needs to develop a strategy for Pinterest now. Here are a few good things to keep in mind if you decide to jump in. Pinterest is visual. MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TECH 2.0 | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Five Pinterest Best Practices for Nonprofits If your nonprofit has yet to start using Pinterest , then hopefully new data released for January 2012 illuminating that Pinterest now drives more referral traffic than Google+, YouTube, and LinkedIn combined will motivate you to start pinning – or at the very least to sign up and reserve your first choice of usernames (hint, hint!). e-Newsletter. MORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  	Have you written your Humanize review yet? Jamie Notter and I are amazed – and humbled –  what people are saying about our book  Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. It blows us away, actually. and author of  The Parables of Business , Toronto, Canada. “… Humanize treats you like an adult. ” Eric D. This book is for you. Buy it. MORE >>

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• TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  TSDigs: Creating Impact & Effective Storytelling Tweet Chat Recap It’s the goal of every nonprofit that creates a video – creating a video that has impact. Examining what makes video have an impact was the topic of TechSoup’s recent Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat. The deadline for submissions is February 29 at 11:59 p.m. Distill the Message and Invite Supporters to Join the Story. MORE >>

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• WILD APRICOT BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Membership Site Software - Build or Buy? Here are some thoughts, tips and resources for organizations considering your membership site software options. membership website softwareMORE >>

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• AMY SAMPLE WARD | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Great reads from around the web on February 20th I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 20th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Camera. MORE >>

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• BAMBOO PROJECT | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

  Are You Living Your Own Dream or Helping Someone Else Live Theirs? I was emailing with a graduate of my Getting Unstuck course about her ongoing progress since the class ended and we were discussing the issue of living our dreams. What came up is the tension between staying on our own path of exploration and discovery and getting involved in helping others realize their dreams. This is what happens. MORE >>

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February 18, 2012

• HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012

  Interviews with 69 Changemakers: 6th Anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast Wahoo! Today is the 6th anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast! You can view all of the interviews, and subscribe to the show, on iTunes , or on the Big Vision Podcast's landing page. or by writing a review to encourage folks to check it out. I'd *really* appreciate it. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names! MORE >>

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February 17, 2012

• 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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• HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Photo Friday: #Febphotoaday I've been enjoying fat mum slim's February photo a day challenge. Each day she shares a photo idea for you to take and share on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or your blog using the hashtag #febphotoaday. It's only the middle of the month, if you want to join in on the fun! photofridayMORE >>

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• NTEN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Challenge: Share your nonprofit's story! TechSoup invites you or your organization to participate in the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge ! From online discussions and learning opportunities to excellent award donations , TSDigs has something for every organization. How to get involved: Submit a one-minute video or five-photo slideshow to win prizes! Think again! Share it now! MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Reporting Social To Stakeholders Flickr Photo by ESML. Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media.    As part of my work at the Packard Foundation,  I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Guest PostMORE >>

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• WILD APRICOT BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  2012 Blog Reader Survey Results - Part 2 Here's Part 2 of the results from our Blog Reader Survey for 2012 - including insight into key issues facing membership organizations; expected growth for this year, as well as challenges. membership surveysMORE >>

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• SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Facebook Goes Public. What now? This is an amazing slide deck by the always creative Publicis Modem UK with a glimpse into what’s coming, possibly, with regards to Facebook and the role of brands. Facebook Goes Public. What now? View more presentations from Publicis Modem UK. Oh, and while we’re at it, here’s their slide deck on G+ I posted six months ago. MORE >>

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• AMY SAMPLE WARD | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Your Nonprofit Video in the Spotlight (and on YouTube’s Homepage) The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! Are you a nonprofit? Did your organization create impactful videos in 2011? Do you want your organization to be recognized for making great videos and maybe win some incredible prizes? Perfect. So what do the winning nonprofits get for participating? MORE >>

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• JOHN HAYDON | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  	Fundraising is not transactional (video) Social media has not changed fundraising. Asking for money still requires steadily building relationships over time. The only acceptation to this rule is with disasters, and you can’t bank on disasters to pay next month’s rent. Strategy best practice fundraisingMORE >>

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• BENEBLOG: TECHNOLOGY MEETS SOCIETY | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Crypto is Not Broken By Patrick Ball On 14 February 2012, the New York Times reported that a Swiss team had found a weakness in a key algorithm used to make secure connections online. We were worried because the algorithm (called RSA) is also a central part of Martus , our self-encrypting database that backs itself up to a network of servers. How did this happen? MORE >>

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• NTEN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

  Shine a Light on Fearless Nonprofit Video If you've taken some risks with your organization's video work this year, great news: thanks to The Case Foundation, the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards will be adding a special category for "Fearless" videos. Different is just what The Case Foundation is looking for in this year's contest. Did you experiment? Take risks? Were you. Fearless ? MORE >>

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• New to TechSoup: Collaborate with Huddle TECH SOUP BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions ASU LODESTAR CENTER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• Why this PRSA situation is important. SOCIAL FISH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

• How NPR Used Geotargeting on Facebook To Drive “Record Traffic” To Local Station | The Realtime Report AFP BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012

February 16, 2012

• 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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• 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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• SOCIAL FISH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  	Paull Young of charity:water on making nonprofit waves in a digital ocean A quick recap of today’s #SmartCMO chat (2/17/12) with Paull Young of Charity:Water. Lots of great digital marketing lessons from one of the smartest and most social nonprofits. Association Case Studies Featured From the Trenches inboxzero nptech smartcmoMORE >>

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• NTEN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  Social Media for Social Good: 3 Secrets to Raising Big Bucks Online Frank Barry. Director, Professional Services. Blackbaud. What's the thing that separates the top 1% social fundraisers from the rest of the pack, and how can any nonprofit, large or small, put big numbers on the board? . In fact, 87% have raised under $1000 on Facebook since they began using the platform. MORE >>

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• NONPROFIT TRENDS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  	2011 Online Giving Trends Blackbaud released its 2011 Online Giving report today. The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. billion in total fundraising from 1,560 nonprofits. Large organizations grew by 8.6% in 2011. MORE >>

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• NETWITS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  	2011 Online Giving Trends Blackbaud released its 2011 Online Giving report today. The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. billion in total fundraising from 1,560 nonprofits. Large organizations grew by 8.6% in 2011. MORE >>

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• CONNECTION CAFE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
  	8 Hints for the Non-Photographer Author: Jill Ward. Have you ever found yourself at your organization’s where you 1) find yourself with a camera in hand and 2) hoping that you didn’t miss that perfect photo opp of your mission in action? Walt Disney said it best “Of all of our inventions for mass. language.” Read the manual. You saw it here first, folks. MORE >>

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• NETWITS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  Online Fundraising and 3 Reasons to Start a Recurring Gift Program Guest post by Bill Connors , author of Fundraising with The Raiser’s Edge: A Non-Technical Guide. Make sure to check out his upcoming webinar where Bill will talk about Making the Most of Recurring Gifts with The Raisers Edge — 2/22/12 @ 2pm ET  — Register Now ! — Recurring Giving - The #1 way to create steady fundraising revenue. MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  Create Text Message SMS Campaigns that Sync with the Convio CRM One of the biggest challenges of running any outreach campaign is keeping track of all the information. Which constituents have you sent mailers to? Who have you called? Did your members donate in response to an email blast or an ad they saw on television? It was probably in response to an SMS message they received). Here’s how it works. address). MORE >>

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• NTEN | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  Turns Out, World of Warcraft is Not a Good Place to Fundraise The best part of the NTC ? THE PEOPLE! If you've ever been to a Nonprofit Technology Conference , you know there's something amazing about all the people you meet - the opinions, stories, and experiences they share. It's the diversity of our community that makes us strong. For the last few weeks, we've tried everything we can think of. MORE >>

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• Staff and Volunteer Training Tips ASU LODESTAR CENTER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

• Stacey Edgar, Founder of Global Girlfriend: Women-made, Eco-friendly, Fair Trade HAVE FUN - DO GOOD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

• Five Reasons Why You Don’t Need to Freak Out About Facebook Timelines for Brands (Which are Coming Soon) JOHN HAYDON | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

February 15, 2012

• 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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• 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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• SOCIAL FISH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  	2011 Q4 Review: SocialFish Clients and Work It’s time for our quarterly recap of what we’ve been working on. Well, it’s February, so I guess I’m running a little behind, but who’s keeping track, right? So here’s the review of what we got up to in the fourth quarter of 2011. Better late than never. It was a good year. The group had tons of ideas. They’re becoming super stars. MORE >>

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• AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  AFP Blog - Untitled Article Beginner's Guide to Google Analytics: What to Track - Search Engine Watch (#SEW MORE >>

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• WILD APRICOT BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  doGooder Nonprofit Video Awards The doGooder Nonprofit Video Awards are calling for submissions before Feb. Video Non-profit contestMORE >>

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• AFP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities - The Washington Post Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities - The Washington Post : The Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington, an organization that connects local nonprofits with donors, has established a workplace giving portal which officials say they hope will help drive more corporate funding to charities MORE >>

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• NTEN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  Social Fundraising 2.0: Strategies to Leverage the Power of Social Media You won't find many people saying that direct mail appeals are going away anytime soon – and for good reason. They're not. Email isn't going anywhere, either. But we are hearing more and more that social media is the future of nonprofit fundraising. And it's important to plan for the future. What if that went away ? They may not be using email. MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  Six Social Media Week Events to Check Out Social Media Week is happening in DC this week. While there are so many great panels to choose from, here are our top six choices that we think will be the most valuable for nonprofit practitioners. The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Hosted by: Razoo and AARP. Location: AARP. Learn more here. The U.S. MORE >>

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• MUSEUM 2.0 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  	Summer Internships at the MAH: Come Do Something Exciting We've gotten a little more organized at The Museum of Art & History , and we've now released opportunities for summer internships. These are unpaid part-time and full-time opportunities to help design public programs, develop new uses for the museum, perform visitor research, and pursue unusual projects. Sounds good? Come join us. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  	How Do You Celebrate Reaching 10,000 Fans on Facebook? What better to celebrate than with an interview with Kim Murray who became the 10,000th fan. Tell us about yourself! My name is Kim Murray. I’m a writer – currently working on a novel that explores the dangers of too much science/technology, especially in the realm of extreme religious fundamentalism. How did you discover my FB page? MORE >>

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• Great reads from around the web on February 15th AMY SAMPLE WARD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• The Predictive Power of Plausible ROI IDEALWARE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• Did the Server Go Bump in The Night? NTEN | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

• Are you on the Mobile Bandwagon? CONNECTION CAFE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

February 14, 2012

• SOCIAL FISH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  	Why Can’t We Define Public Relations? [LONG POST ALERT!]. By way of illustration, let’s summarize that conversation for a minute. Gini Dietrich took issue with a post by Steve Cody on Inc. where she believes his definition of PR is too narrow. ”  In Gini’s view, “what [Cody] is describing is publicity – or media relations. But it’s doing us a huge disservice. 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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• GROUNDWIRE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  GW Engagement Survey Section 5: Engagement Tracking Several years ago, we developed the Groundwire Engagement Survey tool to help the organizations we work with. determine where they should be investing their (limited) resources. We've used it enough to know that it provides useful, actionable diagnostic information, and decided to make a DIY version that anyone could use. You, maybe. foundation. MORE >>

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• BETH'S BLOG: HOW NONPROFITS CAN USE SOCIAL MEDIA | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  Social Media Measurement and Learning Analytics: How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count the Ways I Love Social Media Measurement. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. The Five Stages of  Social Media Measurement Love. It is always important to look at the challenges of adoption of improving organizational processes or individual skills, especially if they are new.    It should always accompany the tips and how tos. These are: 1. MORE >>

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• IDEALWARE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  eNews: Video Editing, and 10 Mistakes in Donor Management PublishDate: February 2012. February 2012. Ten Common Mistakes in Selecting Donor Databases (And How To Avoid Them) You want a donor database that will provide clean data, solid reports, and happy staff, but the software itself is only half the story. How do you choose the right system, and how do you maximize its capabilities? Download it for free. MORE >>

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• JOHN HAYDON | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  	What NOT to Pin on Pinterest Here’s another guest post from my awesome friend Noland Hoshino , who catapults nonprofits and small businesses into the social good space. —————————————— Have you gone to a buffet in Las Vegas? What did you see first? The delicious food or the menu? MORE >>

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• NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  How to Find the Right Medium and Channels for Online Storytelling Rob Wu. Founder. CauseVox. Everyone knows when they hear, watch, or read a good story. We know how to identify one, but how do you create one? Stories are powerful. From the beginning of humanity, stories have been how we make sense of the world, share wisdom, and explain our existence. It’s used to start movements and create social change. MORE >>

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• TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  The Secret to Achieving Three Times Better Fundraising Results [Infographic] Frank Barry is a digital and online marketing strategist at Blackbaud. He's spent close to ten years helping nonprofits be more. effective online (fundraising, email communications, social media, technology solutions). Are you searching for ways to raise more money for your organization? Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. MORE >>

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• NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  SOS! An Urgent Message from the NTEN Penguins I was diligently working in the NTEN bullpen, answering phone calls from Nonprofit Technology Conference registrants, when I heard a tap tap tap from under my desk. The penguins were communicating in morse code to send this urgent message: SOS! NTEN is subjecting us to unspeakable treatment. Have you heard Anna sing? We have. Release the Penguins! MORE >>

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• FROGLOOP | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  	Social Media: An Ingredient to the Event Planning Recipe for Nonprofits When is the last time your nonprofit spent months planning a fundraising event? Did your organization use social media to help promote it? Probably not. The survey revealed just how critical of a marketing tool social media really is when it comes to event planning for nonprofits. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0MORE >>

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• Local, Sustainable, Daverill. GROUNDWIRE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• Essential Windows 7 Utilities for Setting Up New PCs TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• Wild Apricot Software Overview Webinar - Feb. 15 WILD APRICOT BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• TSDigs Webinar Recap: Capturing Your Story on Camera TECH SOUP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• The Power of Positive Peers BAMBOO PROJECT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• Valentine Love For the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference NTEN | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• Observations and Reflections on #TakeBackThePink AMY SAMPLE WARD | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

• The Engagement Party. So much better than the wedding reception. GROUNDWIRE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

February 13, 2012

• 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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• AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  Technology and the New Workplace Currency Technology and the New Workplace Currency : 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. According to the report 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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• AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  CharityVillage� Research: Hey You, Get Out of Your Social Media Comfort Zone.Yes You! CharityVillage Research: Hey You, Get Out of Your Social Media Comfort Zone.Yes You! Becoming comfortable with a social network yourself is the best way to understand how your supporters and donors might interact with your organization in social spaces. Here are three less popular (but no less addictive!) MORE >>

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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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• AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  5 Things Virtual Event Platforms Can Learn from Pinterest � It’s All Virtual 5 Things Virtual Event Platforms Can Learn from Pinterest  It’s All Virtual : 5 Things Virtual Event Platforms Can Learn from Pinterest. NPVirtualEvent NPVirtualConferenceMORE >>

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• NTEN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  What Goes into a Social Media Strategic Plan? Lasica. Founder. Socialbrite. social media strategy should support the overall organization, not just a single department. It is your blueprint, the animating force that connects goals to actions. How many nonprofits do you know that have incorporated social as part of their overall strategy, or even their communications strategy? Sound familiar? MORE >>

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• ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment This spam is both lame (no graphic, no attempt to make the senders address look legit, mangled English) and odious -- preying on disaster victims (one can hope they're just preying on greedy idiots who will pretend to be disaster victims). Sender: Ban ki Moon (Info@cast.net). Subject: United Nations Headquarters. Text: United Nations Headquarters. MORE >>

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• IDEALWARE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  A Few Good Tools for Video Editing PublishDate: February 2012. Author: Kyle Henri Andrei. Before the digital revolution, videos—like still photographs—were actually shot on film. Editing them involved cutting out individual frames and splicing the filmstrip back together, a tedious and expensive process that resulted in lots of little plastic squares on the cutting room floor. link]. MORE >>

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• NTEN | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

  Love your Techies: Send Them to the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conferenece Every February, with Valentine's day just around the corner, we take some time to appreciate all the nonprofit techies out there working to connect the organizations we love with the technology they need. We love our techies. We also love the Nonprofit Technology Conference. As it turns out, lots of you feel the same way. Just tag it #luvnptech. MORE >>

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• 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

• AFP Blog - Untitled Article AFP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Make Your Videos Better TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

• Online Community Recap: "Secret Sauce” Tips to Building Engaged Online Communities TECH SOUP BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

February 12, 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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February 11, 2012

• FROGLOOP | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012

  Infographic: Measuring the Impact of Social Media Ever since social media was deemed the coolest communications channel on the block, nonprofits are continuing to question what kind of impact social media has on their bottom line. Survey results also showed that: 97% of marketers believe that social media marketing benefits their business. 75% of marketers plan to increase media spending this year. MORE >>

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