The Ice Bucket Challenge Won’t Solve Charity’s Biggest Problem - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review

So, are we looking at the future of charity? We are glimpsing the
potential of momentary collective engagement, but at the same time, we
are seeing the confining rules by which nonprofits must play,
collectively imprisoned in an ancient way of thinking. The ALS
Association is already being scrutinized to make sure it doesn’t spend a
penny of the Ice Bucket money on anything but research. So when the
enthusiasm fades, there will be nothing there to replace it, because
investment in the replacement was forbidden.



The Ice Bucket Challenge Won’t Solve Charity’s Biggest Problem - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review

Material on Storytelling and a contest from Tech Soup.

Material on Storytelling and a contest from Tech Soup.

Storymakers 2014

This webinar is part of a series of events supporting our Storymakers 2014 Contest, which is happening now through September 26, 2014.
We encourage you to submit your video or a series of five photos here and follow #Storymakers2014 on Twitter. We’re giving away $13,000 in cash prizes this year.


Using Super-Short Videos to Reach New Audiences - The TechSoup Blog - Community - TechSoup

Killing Twitter: Why Algorithmic Timeline Spells The End Of The Revolution

Killing Twitter: Why Algorithmic Timeline Spells The End Of The Revolution
Word came today that Twitter may be seeking to destroy Twitter.
As first reported by GigaOm’s Matthew Ingram, Twitter chief financial officer Anthony Noto said the short message digital service will start to use algorithms to “curate” more of your Twitter feed,

6 Signs Your Nonprofit Might Need New Fundraising Software

6 Signs Your Nonprofit Might Need New Fundraising Software

5 Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn From Startups | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

5 Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn From Startups | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Nonprofits and startups may seem to operate in different worlds, but their needs,
limitations, and goals aren't as different as you'd think.

NTEN: As Security Needs Rise, Nonprofits Hiring More Data Staffers: Associations Now

NTEN: As Security Needs Rise, Nonprofits Hiring More Data Staffers: Associations Now

A recent study by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) shows that
much of the increase in nonprofit tech staffing these days is focused
squarely on data—at a time when data security is more important than
ever.

 

Yes, There Is a Challenge With the ALS Association Ice Bucket Challenge : FundRaising Success

Yes, There Is a Challenge With the ALS Association Ice Bucket Challenge : FundRaising Success: The last few weeks have been quite interesting to watch as the ALS Ice Bucket ChallengeOpens in a new window took over the fundraising landscape. In general, here is my summary of the thinking:

Fundraisers should engage more with older people online, new research shows

Fundraisers should engage more with older people online, new research shows: Charities could be missing out on donations by not engaging with older people through online and mobile channels, according to new research.

A report, Time for UK Fundraising to Look Up, published today by the agencies Xtraordinary Fundraising and Forster Communication and fundraising software company Blackbaud, looks at the giving habits of ‘baby boomers’, those born between 1946 and 1964, and ‘civics’, born before 1945.