Connection Café: How to Use Twitter Better

Connection Café: How to Use Twitter Better

Conference alert: Get to know TechKnow. | DonorDriven

Conference alert: Get to know TechKnow. | DonorDriven: It’ll be fascinating to hear Woz’s eyebrow-raising take about the future of fundraising, with his background in both tech and philanthropy. But what attendees are really coming for are the targeted sessions and workshops. This conference differs from NTen in that it has a narrower scope: it’s tech that’s specifically aimed at fundraising. For its first year, this is turning into a conference packed with on-target workshops and opportunities to network with peers in fundraising.

Steve Rosenbaum: Will Associations Become Filters for Digital Overload?

Steve Rosenbaum: Will Associations Become Filters for Digital Overload?: hat I learned may surprise you.

First of all, associations are a veritable content creation machine. The quarterly print magazine, annual dues, and annual meeting are a thing of the past. These groups of thought leaders are blogging, tweeting, meeting, and plugging in to social media with innovation and enthusiasm that in many ways surpasses many of the media organizations that I know well.

New Jersey Launches Charity Lookup Mobile App - TheNonProfitTimes

New Jersey Launches Charity Lookup Mobile App - TheNonProfitTimes: New Jersey has become at least the second state to offer a mobile phone application that provides financial information about charities.

3 Ways to Become a Better Nonprofit Pro This Summer

3 Ways to Become a Better Nonprofit Pro This Summer: Learn how to use one new social network. My big five are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google , and Pinterest. I'm pretty fluent in two of these and working on the others. Just pick one and spiff up your knowledge and skills. Here are some resources (mostly books):

AFP eWire for May 29, 2012 | Volume 12, Number 22

AFP eWire for May 29, 2012 | Volume 12, Number 22: AFP Radio, Live from TechKnow: Hear from the Best Technology/Philanthropy Speakers Around
There’s still time to register for TechKnow, but if you can't make it to the event in person, here are two ways we will bring the conference to you—absolutely free! The following shows will broadcast live from the TechKnow Hub expo floor, June 4 and 5, from noon to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).

You Get More With Facebook Than You Give—Is Your Organization Stepping Up to the Challenge? - Resource Center - AFP

You Get More With Facebook Than You Give—Is Your Organization Stepping Up to the Challenge? - Resource Center - AFP: (May 29, 2012) The Pew Internet and American Life Project released findings recently on the effect of Facebook “power users.” The researchers analyzed 269 Facebook users and their activity over the course of one month. In that month of analysis, it was discovered that 20 to 30 percent of the survey sample represented power users – people who sent friend requests, added content and liked content of their friends at much higher rates than the rest of the sample.

Crowd Sourcing Charity – Forward.com

Crowd Sourcing Charity – Forward.com: The synagogue is one of four winners in the American Express Partners in Preservation program, which awarded grants of up to $250,000 to nonprofits in New York City based on votes from followers on social media platforms. Contests like this lift the hot trend of “prize philanthropy” to a new level, where victory is based not only on worthiness, but on popularity. Chabad has used this to great advantage, garnering hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate contributions for its schools and programs by capitalizing on its vast, devoted online presence.

E-newsletters: Read This Before You Press Send - Resource Center - AFP

E-newsletters: Read This Before You Press Send - Resource Center - AFP: May 22, 2012) More and more companies are using e-newsletters to connect with their customers. In fact, 67 percent of businesses are increasing their email campaign budgets, according to the 2012 Email Marketing Benchmark Report from MarketingSherpa.com. Recently the AFP Vancouver Chapter started an e-newsletter for members and after nearly a year (and a few tweaks along the way) they are seeing great benefits from this opportunity to connect with members. Here are our chapter’s top five questions to ask before your organization starts its own e-newsletter.

CEP | A Relaunch for the CEP Blog | The Center for Effective Philanthropy

CEP | A Relaunch for the CEP Blog | The Center for Effective Philanthropy: n our strategic plan for 2011 to 2014, we state a desire to “facilitate the exchange of information and a sense of belonging to an important community among those who are most committed to using data to improve the effectiveness of their foundations.” In an effort to achieve this goal, we continue to repurpose insights from our research in hopes of making them both more easily digestible and more easily found through our increased use of new media.

We hope you enjoy the new look and feel of the CEP blog. Please explore and send us any feedback on what you think!

7 ways to create a fiercely loyal nonprofit community

7 ways to create a fiercely loyal nonprofit community

3 Old-School Organizations For Good That Have Mastered Social Media | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

3 Old-School Organizations For Good That Have Mastered Social Media | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation: You hear a lot about hot new social strategies, but some of the oldest social good organizations in the country are making big strides to be at the vanguard of interacting with their constituents online--to very good effect.

10 top tools for cause campaigns

10 top tools for cause campaigns

Marc Chardon and Hal Williams: The Imperfect Storm

Marc Chardon and Hal Williams: The Imperfect Storm: he storm, for nonprofit organizations, is fully brewed. The demand for services is up; contributions have barely regained their pre-recession levels; government funding is way off; and expenses are rising. We are tempted to call this a perfect storm.

Marc Chardon and Hal Williams kick off Huffington Post guest blog series | BlackbaudCurrent.com

Marc Chardon and Hal Williams kick off Huffington Post guest blog series | BlackbaudCurrent.com: That’s what happened when Marc Chardon, CEO of Blackbaud, Inc., and Hal Williams, an internationally respected outcome guide, met. Of course, sharing their perspectives on the sector with each other – from Marc’s role as the head of a software and services provider and Hal’s as an outcomes advisor to foundations and nonprofits large and small (and former CEO of The Rensselaerville Institute) – was only the beginning. Their discussions led to a commitment to write more formal pieces, which led to a guest blog series in the Impact section of The Huffington Post.