Thursday, November 14, 2013

▶ Art iPads from Darien Library - YouTube

▶ Art iPads from Darien Library - YouTube: Published on Nov 11, 2013

Darien Library is offering iPads loaded with apps and programs designed to allow users the opportunity to explore the relationship between art and technology. U

4 Must-Have Online Engagement Tools for Your Nonprofit

4 Must-Have Online Engagement Tools for Your Nonprofit: ow can nonprofits use online tools to effectively engage their supporters, without spending a lot of money and hours?

In this post I will detail four tools that nonprofits can use to connect with and engage their online communities.

(NOTE: I do not receive any compensation from recommending these tools – I chose them based on personal experience and their ease of use for nonprofit marketing professionals.

How to Make Your Email Campaigns Stand Out with Millennials | Achieve Guidance Blog

How to Make Your Email Campaigns Stand Out with Millennials | Achieve Guidance Blog: However, our research indicates that email is still a valuable part of your communication and fundraising strategies, especially with Millennials. More than 65% of Millennials receive email communication from nonprofits. In addition, email is the preferred way to engage with nonprofits on their smartphones over Facebook, Twitter, text, video and many other mediums.

So, what’s the problem? It seems like we should just send more and more emails then, right? Wrong. And here’s why.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Tech aids Philippines disaster relief | ITWeb

Tech aids Philippines disaster relief | ITWeb:
By Joanne Carew, portals journalist.
Johannesburg, 13 Nov 2013

Super Typhoon Haiyan has been labelled as one of the worst natural disasters on record.

In the aftermath of the storm, which hit the Philippines last week, relief workers, survivors and international aid organisations are turning to technology to co-ordinate their efforts.

What Does Big Data Have to Do With Me and My Organization?

What Does Big Data Have to Do With Me and My Organization?: Without a doubt big data is one of the most talked about topics in nonprofit technology and IT in general this year. It was last year as well. But if you’re not a big collector of online information like Google, Facebook or Microsoft, what does big data have to do with you and your work? It’s a big fuzzy topic, but I’ll give it a shot.
What Is Big Data Anyway?

Like me you may be a bit unclear about what big data actually is. MIT Technology Review recently cited Oracle’s definition: “Big data is the derivation of value from traditional relational database-driven business decision making, augmented with new sources of unstructured data.” Uh. OK.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Nonprofits Active in $200-Million White House Data Project - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Nonprofits Active in $200-Million White House Data Project - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The Obama administration is scheduled to announce today a set of alliances with nonprofit groups, academic institutions, and private firms as part of its $200-million effort to harness “big data” in tackling national problems, writes The Washington Post.

The new partnerships include CancerLinq, a five-year, $80-million project run by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, with foundation and corporate support, to analyze the experiences of cancer patients—care data that Allen S. Lichter, the society’s chief executive, said is routinely “siloed” within hospitals and medical practices and rarely shared or “mined for insights.”

Local fundraising a snap with app created in Calgary

Local fundraising a snap with app created in Calgary: Last February, the Charity App Challenge brought together several local non-profits and software developers to build a mobile application over two days.

The challenge saw local programming teams compete to create an innovative and entertaining web-based fundraising app. The winning team, DMG Solutions, was awarded a $40,000 contract to create a marketable product and they have now done just that.

The aptly-named app — pledgeCalgary — launched two weeks ago and has attracted attention in the community, according to the challenge’s co-founder.

Angie Moore-Who 'Owns' the Data in Your Organization? : FundRaising Success

Angie Moore-Who 'Owns' the Data in Your Organization? : FundRaising Success: For anyone in the IT area who might be reading this, don't worry, I'm not going to turn this conversation into a database conversation. But I am going to challenge ownership of data under specific circumstances.

Below are some key questions that every organization should ask internally to make sure its data is "owned" in a way that it is optimized.