Waters True Value donates $4,000 with the help of social media - News - Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City, KS

Waters True Value donates $4,000 with the help of social media - News - Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City, KS: Waters True Value utilized Facebook to bring awareness about relief efforts to the community. Waters’ encouraged their Facebook friends to share a “Pray for Oklahoma” status with a promise of donating one dollar to the disaster relief efforts for each share. After only two days, the status generated over 2,000 shares. The True Value Corporation in Chicago continued the endeavor by matching the amount, resulting in a $4,000 donation given to the Oklahoma City Red Cross.

Online Fundraising - What Donors Want to See on Your Website

Online Fundraising - What Donors Want to See on Your Website: It is tempting to think that websites are less important in this age of social media. But, as a recent report on young people revealed, the website may be more important than ever. People of all ages, are likely to research your nonprofit right at your home page before they give to you. Make sure that you make donating as easy as possible.

Jakob Nielsen, a web page usability expert, has found that bad nonprofit website design results in fewer online donations.

American Red Cross Launches Digital Training Program for Disaster Relief Volunteers - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee

American Red Cross Launches Digital Training Program for Disaster Relief Volunteers - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee: WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today,the American Red Cross announced a new, technology-based training program for disaster relief volunteers that will allow them to access training programs remotely through mobile devices.

Why Adding Tons of Features to Fundraising Software Results in Disaster | Bloomerang

Why Adding Tons of Features to Fundraising Software Results in Disaster | Bloomerang: Taking Inventory on Feature Usage in Nonprofit Database Systems

Every leading retail store operation knows down to the penny what revenue and profit is being provided daily, weekly and monthly by each item of inventory being sold. They know which ones are hot and which ones are slow movers. They obviously adjust future orders based upon this information.

Software vendors, especially those serving the charity sector are not always that smart! I am not trying to be harsh, but to my knowledge few if any of the top vendors have ever removed little used features and functions in order to stream line the use of their products. This is sad because the end users could truly benefit if this was done.