Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey: Salaries, IT Investments, and An Organizational Digital Divide | N-TEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network

Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey: Salaries, IT Investments, and An Organizational Digital Divide | N-TEN: The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network: "Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey: Salaries, IT Investments, and An Organizational Digital Divide
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Technology has the potential to change the way nonprofits works and make the world a better place. But smart IT requires smart management and staff. We wanted to know what that really means: The first-ever Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey analyzes data on nonprofit IT salaries for different job functions, IT budgets and expenditures, satisfaction in IT staffing, and level and areas of IT outsourcing in more than 1,000 U.S. nonprofits. Read the full report.

Key Findings
> IT Investments: Large nonprofits and early technology adopters invest significantly more in IT. Self-described non-tech savvy nonprofits have a median IT budget of $667 per employee, compared to $2,500 for their more high-tech counterparts"

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Marketplace: Click, click, donate

Marketplace: Click, click, donate: "Click, click, donate



The Internet is offering philanthropists broader latitude in how they give to charitable causes — including more control over how their money's spent. Alex Goldmark reports.


WEBSITE: Donors Choose

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MARK AUSTIN THOMAS: Get out your checkbook. Today is National Philanthropy day hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Of course not everyone makes their charitable donations by check. More and more online options like PayPal accounts are being offered, but the Web isn't just raising more money it's also opening up new ways to donate. Alex Goldmark has more."

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CUES CEO Network: Online Philanthropy

CUES CEO Network: Online Philanthropy: "CUES CEO Network: Online Philanthropy

Posted by Trey Reeme on November 15
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When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit last year, credit unions responded. In fact the National Credit Union Foundation raised and distributed more than $3 million in the wake of Katrina alone.

So I was surprised to hear during today’s session on online philanthropy that virtually none of that $3 million was raised via the Internet.

The NCUF, through sponsoring a new website called cuaid.coop, is working to change that.

I’m very encouraged that this conversation is taking place before the next disaster occurs. I do believe the online philanthropy space is growing more competitive with products like ChipIn, but credit unions can and should leverage the power of the network (you know, the inherent not-for-profit, cooperative aspect that ties all credit unions together)."

Tags: NPTech, NPDisasterRelief, NPOnlinegiving

The Daily, Friday, November 10, 2006. Study: Our lives in digital times

The Daily, Friday, November 10, 2006. Study: Our lives in digital times: "Study: Our lives in digital times

Digital technology did not create 'the paperless society' that many had predicted, at least not yet, but it does have people communicating more than ever, according to a new assessment of the impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs).

The study, published today in the Connectedness Series, examines some of the expected outcomes expressed about the widespread use of ICTs in everyday life when these technologies were introduced, and shows that some of them have so far not materialized.

It finds that some of the key outcomes of ICTs are manifested in shifting behavioural patterns, including communication and spending. For example, patterns of communication are changing and people are talking on the phone and using email more than they ever have."

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Nonprofits turn to the blogosphere to attract new donors, raise awareness - Examiner.com

Nonprofits turn to the blogosphere to attract new donors, raise awareness - Examiner.com: "Nonprofits turn to the blogosphere to attract new donors, raise awareness

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Katie Wilmeth, The Examiner
Nov 13, 2006 5:00 AM (5 hrs ago)
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WASHINGTON - Although somewhat behind the curve, many local nonprofits are clueing in to the use of blogs as a way to reach out to younger donors and volunteers.

“It’s all been very recent,” said Marjorie Sims, vice president of programs and operations at The Women’s Foundation, a D.C.-based nonprofit working to increase the number of women that donate to charities.

The organization launched a redesigned Web site just last month that included a section for blogging. The page has already become the most popular one on the site, Sims said. Board members and Women’s Foundation staff blog about the organization’s fundraising efforts and female-focused issues, a strategy Sims hopes will bring unlikely donors to the table."

Welcome to BtoBOnline.com-The unseen blogosphere: Internal blogs

Welcome to BtoBOnline.com: "The unseen blogosphere: Internal blogs
Paul Gillin
Nov 13, 2006

As the population of bloggers expands, one question comes up repeatedly: Why aren't more corporations blogging?

The truth is that they are, you just don't see it. Internal blogs are gaining popularity because their speed, ease of use and low cost make them a superior alternative to e-mail for all kinds of communications."