Print Content Must Evolve Along With Online Counterparts
With the constant evolution of online content brought on by social media and the rise of mobile web-surfing, the presentation of written content has transformed immensely. According to a recent post...
View ArticleVideo And Nonprofits: How We Gauge Success
With today’s focus on online fundraising, social media, and quality web content, many nonprofits are developing strategies to better incorporate the use of video into their online efforts. According...
View ArticleMicrosoft And IBM Researchers Working Together On Cloud Security
These days it’s getting routine for organizations and companies to store sensitive data on third party servers, or the cloud. Despite the widespread use of such services many organizations simply...
View ArticleHow to Adapt To Declining Nonprofit Web Traffic
One of the many findings of the recent Blackbaud Benchmark Study was the decline in website traffic for nonprofits, which fell 14 percent from 2011 to 2012. According to a recent post from npEngage,...
View ArticleSocial Media At Work? Employers Changing Attitudes Toward Emerging Tools
For some companies, social media at work remains a taboo. Facebook, Twitter, these are networks that employers have traditionally classified as distractions. But according to a recent post from...
View ArticleNonprofits And Data: Are You Doing Enough?
Many organizations have already realized the value of using data effectively. Countless tech-savvy nonprofits are taking advantage of metrics and measurement to draw new insights and form new...
View ArticleMentoring The Next Generation IS A Valuable Investment
Many of us would like to volunteer our time to mentor young people, to offer some guidance and friendship to those who need it most. Often times many of us find life gets in the way, that we can’t fit...
View ArticleMicrosoft Encouraging Young People To Volunteer With YouthSpark Challenge
It can be hard to get young people to get involved in philanthropic efforts, but software giant Microsoft is making an effort to do just that. Last month they launched the YouthSpark Challenge For...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Mobile Devices To Peer-To-Peer Fundraising
We talk a lot about the ever growing role that peer-to-peer fundraising has for many nonprofits. It’s not really a new model, but the rise of the Internet has transformed the strategy and given it...
View ArticleNonprofits Putting Click Data To Work
Many nonprofits have long used email click-through data to gauge the effectiveness of their email and newsletter campaigns. It’s a fairly simple concept, organizations want to see who is clicking...
View ArticleMore Tips To Take Advantage Of Growth In Online Giving
Last week we talked about two studies from the Chronicle of Philanthropy examining the continuing growth of online giving. While overall giving grew only 1.5 percent last year, online donations rose...
View ArticleNonprofits Using Tablet Apps To Improve Fundraising Abilities
The use of mobile tablet devices is changing the way many nonprofits conduct fundraising activities during live events by allowing staff members to be more efficient. According to a recent post from...
View ArticleMicrosoft Provides Opportunity With YouthSpark
Late last year, the folks at Microsoft began a new initiative aimed at providing the world’s young people with greater opportunities for jobs and education. To do so, the software giant began the...
View ArticleFoster Relationship With Volunteers By Engaging Them Through Social Media
Volunteers are an invaluable resource for most nonprofit organizations. For many nonprofits, volunteers are the life blood that keeps the organization running. According to a recent post from...
View ArticleDispelling The Myth Of Overhead Spending
There seems to be a misconception out there that nonprofits should only spend a tiny sliver of their overall budget on overhead costs like administrative staff or technological infrastructure....
View ArticleNonprofits Taking Advantage Of Instagram Video
Ever since social media giant Instagram jumped into the video business in late June, lots of nonprofits have started using the service as a way to connect with supporters online. It’s not news that...
View ArticleTechsoup Donation Aids Nonprofit Help At-Risk Kids
For organizations like CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) in Nebraska, purchasing software is often an unaffordable expense. Luckily, donations from organizations like Techsoup can often help...
View ArticleNurture Your Organization’s Online Community
These days most organizations work hard to foster a network of supporters, constituents, volunteers, donors, and just about anybody else they can find online. Having a strong online network can be...
View ArticleIs Your Nonprofit Converting Online Visitors Into Supporters?
Your website is the face of your organization, but is it doing enough to engage visitors and transform them into something more? According to a recent post from GuideStar the concept of conversion,...
View ArticleNonprofits’ Use Of Mobile Technology Could Double This Year
It’s no secret that mobile devices are changing lives across the world, but you might not often think about how they’re changing the way nonprofits do business. According to a recent post from The...
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