Why Vermont's Nonprofits Should Be Thinking About Digital Security | Vermont Public Radio

Why Vermont's Nonprofits Should Be Thinking About Digital Security | Vermont Public Radio: "Bernholz is a senior research scholar at Stanford University who studies digital civil society and works on using technology for social good among other things. She writes extensively on philanthropy, technology and policy on her blog, philanthropy2173.com, and she’s going to be in Vermont for a series of workshops this week about how nonprofit organizations can better secure their digital world.

On the digital vulnerability of nonprofits

"They tend to be less well resourced, and taking good care of your digital infrastructure takes two things: smarts and money. They've got plenty of the former and usually not so much of the latter. So they are vulnerable."



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16 Must-Know Stats About Online Fundraising and Social Media

16 Must-Know Stats About Online Fundraising and Social Media: "16 Must-Know Stats About Online Fundraising and Social Media"



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French Billionaire Opens Tuition-Free School in Silicon Valley - Bloomberg

French Billionaire Opens Tuition-Free School in Silicon Valley - Bloomberg: "Based on the model Niel launched in France in 2013, the U.S.-based non-profit will grow to 10,000 students within the next five years, the school said, allowing the institution to train information technology talent in large numbers."



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Crowdfunding the CareBOX way

Crowdfunding the CareBOX way: "CareBOX's crowdfunding model is part of an increasing number of charitable organizations tapping donors online. The Network for Good, an organization that tracks nonprofit giving, said charitable giving via the internet is increasing year over year, outpacing the rate of overall giving in the $358 billion charitable giving sector. At least $1 billion in crowdfunding went to nonprofit causes in recent years, according to MobileCause, a crowdfunding platform."



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Contactless donation terminals will help hungry schoolchildren » Charity Digital News

Contactless donation terminals will help hungry schoolchildren » Charity Digital News: "Contactless payment terminals have been placed in cafes and restaurants in London and Oxfordshire to enable consumers to make a spontaneous donation to charity."



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The hottest trend in web design is making sites that look terrible — The Washington Post — Medium

The hottest trend in web design is making sites that look terrible — The Washington Post — Medium: "The hottest trend in web design is making sites that look terrible
What’s old is new again
by Katherine Acrement
There’s an interesting trend in web design these days: Making websites that look, well … bad."



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9 statistics about eBay for Charity in the UK | UK Fundraising

9 statistics about eBay for Charity in the UK | UK Fundraising: "This month eBay for Charity announced that, thanks to eBay buyers and sellers, it has now raised over £100 million for charities in the UK.

Here are nine more statistics about the programme that lets individuals raise and donate money for their favourite charity on the popular trading site."



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Forget That Amazon Package: This Funder Wants Drones to Deliver Humanitarian Aid - Inside Philanthropy - Inside Philanthropy

Forget That Amazon Package: This Funder Wants Drones to Deliver Humanitarian Aid  - Inside Philanthropy - Inside Philanthropy: "The UPS Foundation has partnered with, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the California-based robotics company Zipline to examine the use of drones as a viable manner in which to deliver lifesaving supplies and medicines to remote regions around the world. The foundation is supporting the initiative—which plans to launch its first drones in Rwanda later this year—with an $800,000 grant."



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San Francisco to host new urban innovation lab

San Francisco to host new urban innovation lab: "With access to a variety public, private, academic and nonprofit entities — two of the world's largest and most influential digital companies, Twitter and Uber, are located across the street from the new Superpublic space — Hirshberg and the team behind the project saw "there was an opportunity to do serious work ... across government agencies.""



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Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time | Beth’s Blog

Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time | Beth’s Blog: "Note from Beth:  Peter Panepento wrote a thoughtful piece earlier this week about #givedaylessons and gave me permission to republish it here.  Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story.“

Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento"



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Electronic Payments Allow Charities to Focus on the Things that Matter

Electronic Payments Allow Charities to Focus on the Things that Matter: "The global movement toward Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is far more than just a “flavor of the day.” According to the latest survey done by the AFP (Association of Finance Professionals), 80 percent of North American companies are transitioning their B2B payments from paper checks to electronic payments, and several large countries have already ceased using checks completely. Consumers are writing 7 percent fewer checks each year (and have been for several years), and since 2003, the U.S. Federal Reserve is providing incentives to banks to move away from manual check processing."



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Kimbia CEO to Forfeit Salary in Plan to Address Give Local America Debacle - NonProfit PRO

Kimbia CEO to Forfeit Salary in Plan to Address Give Local America Debacle - NonProfit PRO:



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Why Can’t the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Scale Generosity? #givedaylessons | Beth’s Blog

Beth as usual provides some great takeaways here

Why Can’t the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Scale Generosity? #givedaylessons | Beth’s Blog: "Experiencing a cascading technology failure in real time for just one community is painful enough.  But it was heart wrenching to watch, in real time, community after community experience this fiasco.  Instead of scaling community giving and philanthropy and empowering their local nonprofits to use crowd funding,"



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One Lesson from the #iGiveLocal “Give Local America” Fiasco | Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Kivi has some great lessons learned here One Lesson from the #iGiveLocal “Give Local America” Fiasco | Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog: "Instead, this post is about lessons learned for communications pros. And there will be many that come out of this.
One big obvious one is that you need the ability to redirect quickly all the traffic your campaigns have generated elsewhere when your primary page or even your whole site goes down.
Many — probably most? — of the thousands of nonprofits participating in Give Local campaigns across America were sending donors directly to donation pages on Kimbia’s platform.  When the platform failed, they had no easy way to send the traffic elsewhere."



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Facebook, Twitter play different roles in connecting mobile readers to news | Pew Research Center

Facebook, Twitter play different roles in connecting mobile readers to news | Pew Research Center: "Facebook sends by far the most mobile readers to news sites of any social media site, while Twitter mobile users spend more engaged time with news content, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of audience behavior metrics from 30 news sites. This gap holds true for both longer and shorter news articles."



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Why Toms Shoes And AT&T Are Taking A Virtual Reality Trip To Colombia | Co.Create | creativity + culture + commerce

Why Toms Shoes And AT&T Are Taking A Virtual Reality Trip To Colombia | Co.Create | creativity + culture + commerce: "Almost seven years after that original ad, AT&T once again teamed up with MyCoskie and Toms to show how far the business had come, with another ad profile, this time during the Oscars. Now the two brands are unveiling a new virtual reality project that puts the shoe company's motto "One for one" in 360-degrees.

"We went to AT&T first and they got really excited about partnering, but not only on another ad, but to use VR as a way to show customers how a simple act of buying a pair of shoes is helping someone else around the world," says MyCoskie."



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Crowdfunding: A step-by-step guide for charities » Charity Digital News

Crowdfunding: A step-by-step guide for charities » Charity Digital News: "It’s tempting to think of crowdfunding as a simple, hassle-free way of raising thousands of pounds for your cause. The reality is that 60% of campaigns on Kickstarter don’t get funded, and on Indiegogo, 9 out of 10 campaigns don’t reach their target. Successful campaigns require a great deal of preparation and attention – and in the guide, “Make It Rain,” the process has been broken down into three stages."

AFP has  collected Crowdfunding material on our FAQ Blog
http://afprc23.blogspot.com/2014/07/crowd-funding.html



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Glitch Torpedoes Give Local AmericaThe NonProfit Times

Glitch Torpedoes Give Local AmericaThe NonProfit Times: "Technical difficulties brought Give Local America to a screeching halt yesterday, forcing some communities to extend the 24-hour crowdfunding event for at least another day."



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A New Strategy for Event Social Media: Associations Now

A New Strategy for Event Social Media: Associations Now: "When it comes to event social media, is your association’s problem a lack of planning?

Not like planning a couple of weeks out, just to be sure that people are aware your event has a social presence."



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Students learn to code for free while donating skills to nonprofits | KSL.com

Students learn to code for free while donating skills to nonprofits | KSL.com: "In the 18 months since we launched, more than 300,000 people have signed up," Larson said. "Many of these students have jobs and kids, and are trying to change careers. Already, hundreds of our students have already learned enough to go out and get software developer jobs."

Since the beginning of Free Code Camp, student-developers have donated over $850,000 in free coding to nonprofits. After completing a series of online courses and certifications, students are paired with nonprofits who are looking for help online.

"Our students built a full logistics system for a Toronto-based food bank,""



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HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Snapchat

HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Snapchat: "HOW TO: Get Your Nonprofit Started on Snapchat"



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Online: NSFW And The Risk For Nonprofits - The NonProfit Times

Online: NSFW And The Risk For Nonprofits - The NonProfit Times: With social media serving as the new frontier for attracting donors and volunteers, nonprofit leaders might be tempted to jump into the action without checking the depth of the water.   During her workshop, “Ring of Fire: Managing Social Media Risks,” at the Risk Summit, Nonprofit Risk Management Center Staff Attorney Emily Stumhofer described potential [...]

Fundraising Week: 'Almost half of donations will be made online by 2020' | Third Sector

Fundraising Week: 'Almost half of donations will be made online by 2020' | Third Sector: "Online giving will represent almost half of all UK giving by 2020, according to Charlie Wells, chief operating officer at JustGiving.

Speaking at the opening keynote session of the third day of Third Sector’s annual Fundraising Week conference in London this morning, Wells said he expected the proportion of giving that came through online channels to rise from 15 per cent in 2015 to almost 50 per cent by 2020."



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The Best Non-Profit Fundraising Blogs and Websites of 2016

A great list from Joe Garecht

The Best Non-Profit Fundraising Blogs and Websites of 2016:
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Colleges are going online to crowdsource donations, and they’re raising millions - The Washington Post

Colleges are going online to crowdsource donations, and they’re raising millions - The Washington Post: "The small liberal arts school in Massachusetts did it without bombarding alumni with phone calls, sending out a batch of mailers or soliciting donations for seats at a gala event. Instead, school leaders turned to GiveCampus.com, a Washington, D.C.-based crowdfunding website that appeals to a younger, more tech-savvy audience."



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Apple to Donate Proceeds from 27 Apps to World Wildlife Fund | Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Apple to Donate Proceeds from 27 Apps to World Wildlife Fund | Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Apple said on Thursday, April 14th, that it would donate its proceeds from 27 apps and games, including some of its most popular downloads, until April 24th to the WWF. Those proceeds include profits from Trivia Crack, the second edition of Angry Birds, Recolor, and two dozen other apps.

Apple hasn’t said how much it hopes to donate through the program, called Apps for Earth. However, Apple typically nets about 30 percent of revenue of its apps’ sales and in-app downloads—which means that WWF could receive a good chunk of change."



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Engaging the distracted: 3 digital experts share their fundraising tips » Charity Digital News

Engaging the distracted: 3 digital experts share their fundraising tips » Charity Digital News: "Where do you start when it comes to taking advantage of the digital opportunities available to charities? Three speakers, who will feature on a special digital-focused panel at the IoF Fundraising Convention this year, share their thoughts on some digital trends in an exclusive Q&A."



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How Snapchat is Revolutionizing Modern Day Advertising for Nonprofits - SocialFish

How Snapchat is Revolutionizing Modern Day Advertising for Nonprofits - SocialFish: "Why might Snapchat be worth it for your organization? Here are some of the ways in which the platform has changed the fundamental way in which you can connect with your audience:

Short Ads Provide Incentive for Quick Action

Unlike most traditional online ads, Snapchat’s particular format doesn’t allow you to run ads that can then be looked up later. This means that users who want to respond have more drive to do so quickly, lest they forget."



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Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | TED Talk | TED.com

Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | TED Talk | TED.com: "As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy."



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Charity boards are failing to adapt to the digital age – this has to change | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian

Charity boards are failing to adapt to the digital age – this has to change | Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian: "There is tension in the way the charity sector views digital technology. CharityComms’ recent report into digital transformation showed that 80% of digital specialists agree that technology requires a fundamental shift in the way charities work, yet only 34% believe their leaders understand this. And, despite the sector’s excitement about social media after viral fundraising hashtags, Lloyds Bank’s 2015 research highlighted that charities have the lowest industry sector score for digital maturity, with an increasing number (58%) reporting a lack of basic digital skills."



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Bring Your Own App - Digital Flexibility Is Being Exercised - The NonProfit Times

Bring Your Own App - Digital Flexibility Is Being Exercised - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "The request led her to crowdsourcing apps at national conferences. Pilcher presented roundtable BYOA sessions at the Transformative Learning Conference in Oklahoma City, Okla., this past March and then again at the Association of Nurses in Professional Development’s (ANPD) Aspire to Excel conference in Las Vegas, Nev., in July. Attendees identified and shared their favorite apps and how to use them.

More than 100 apps were identified at ANPD’s conference alone, according to Pilcher, most fitting in one of four categories:

• Educator support such as presentation tools and polling;

• Learner assistance like note taking, file sharing and eBook readers;

• Performance support including quick-reference tools; and,

• Learning activities such as games and case studies."



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Twitter Enhances Accessibility with Alt Text for Images – ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Twitter Enhances Accessibility with Alt Text for Images – ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Twitter Enhances Accessibility with Alt Text for Images"



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8 Nonprofit Blogs We Love (And You Will, Too) - NonProfit PRO

8 Nonprofit Blogs We Love (And You Will, Too) - NonProfit PRO:



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Charity Commission launches new online registration service

Charity Commission launches new online registration service: The Charity Commission has launched a new public beta online charity registration service, which forms part of its new “digital by default” policy.

Virtual currencies create pathways for people in emerging economies | TechCrunch

Virtual currencies create pathways for people in emerging economies | TechCrunch:



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Nonprofit Uses App to Survey Homeless People Daily—What Do You Need? | Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports

Nonprofit Uses App to Survey Homeless People Daily—What Do You Need? | Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports: "In recent years, as technology and social media have expanded many non-profits have chosen to use these resources to help homeless people. In 2014, we reported on statistics that showed that homeless people increasingly owned cell phones. One homeless woman even credited Twitter for singlehandedly pulling her out of homelessness. The government has gotten on the technology bandwagon to help solve the problem of homelessness as well, launching the Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless) competition in 2012 to build a mobile web app for smartphones and tablets that could help the homeless find nearby resources. Our Calling, a nonprofit in Dallas, Texas, developed an iPhone app homeless people can use to find shelters, food pantries, free meals and job training. Others can also use the app to snap a photo to direct staff and volunteers to the GPS location where a homeless person is in need."



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Survey: Online Fundraising May Diminish Effectiveness of Supporter Communications | Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports

Survey: Online Fundraising May Diminish Effectiveness of Supporter Communications | Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports: "A small survey of 114 leaders of nonprofits with budgets between $100,000 and $200,000 finds that 43 percent of respondents view online fundraising as only “somewhat effective” relative to traditional direct mail, and 35 percent say it is “not particularly effective.” Only three percent see it as “highly effective,” even given the cost considerations.

While the survey is very small, those findings are fairly stark and may serve at least as anecdotal evidence to which we need to pay attention. The accounting firm Marks Paneth, which presumably has no dog directly in the fundraising game, conducted this Nonprofit Pulse survey. Respondents included executive directors, CFOs, treasurers, COOs, development directors, vice presidents and board members."



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The Data Every Nonprofit Should be Tracking - Nonprofit Hub

The Data Every Nonprofit Should be Tracking - Nonprofit Hub: "Data can be a daunting thing. IBM says that 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are produced every day. There’s no denying that some of that information could be used by your organization, and you don’t need to be a statistics major to take advantage of it. Here are some things that can help you understand how your organization can use data for good.

Why You Should Collect Data
You may be skeptical of the benefits of collecting data, or think that it doesn’t translate well to your organization. The truth is that data can be used for almost anything. You could utilize it for everything from marketing and social media, to volunteer and donor management.

We conducted a recent survey on the state of data in the nonprofit sector, in conjunction with EveryAction. A common reason nonprofits listed for not collecting data was the time commitment that tracking and interpreting it takes."



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Opinion: A Decade In, Twitter Is the Real-­Time Pulse of Nonprofit Advocacy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: A Decade In, Twitter Is the Real-­Time Pulse of Nonprofit Advocacy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "So Twitter is 10 years old.

But a decade after co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet, what does the nearly ubiquitous short-message social network mean for nonprofits, citizens’ movements, and philanthropy?

Here’s my view: In the billions of messages of fewer than 140 characters that have swirled through Twitter’s servers over the last decade, a distinct vein of social action, activism, and philanthropy has made it the beating, real-time pulse of the nonprofit world.

In short, it’s hard to imagine being active in the social sphere without Twitter."



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Opt-in a bigger issue than the Fundraising Preference Service, says Etherington

Opt-in a bigger issue than the Fundraising Preference Service, says Etherington: "EU rules which will require donors to opt in to fundraising communications are “a bigger issue” for charities than the Fundraising Preference Service, Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, has said in an interview published today.
Etherington, who was interviewed at length for the relaunched Governance and Leadership magazine, also said that the fundraising crisis was inevitable due to “crude” and “industrial scale” fundraising techniques, and because no charity was thinking about the sector as a whole.
"



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The One: 5 Benefits of Committing to a Single, Centralized Database - Target Marketing

The One: 5 Benefits of Committing to a Single, Centralized Database - Target Marketing:



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A more seamless log-in experience | Twitter Blogs

A more seamless log-in experience | Twitter Blogs:



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Why smaller is better when it comes to your charity's digital footprint | Third Sector

Why smaller is better when it comes to your charity's digital footprint | Third Sector: "Could an ever-expanding digital footprint be damaging charities in the long-term, asks John Simcock"



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Amnesty’s Stunning Virtual Reality Video Reveals Depth of Syria’s Apocalypse | Nonprofit Quarterly

Amnesty’s Stunning Virtual Reality Video Reveals Depth of Syria’s Apocalypse | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Amnesty International has partnered with Junior, a San Francisco design and technology agency and a group of Syrian activists called Lamba Media Production to put us directly in the middle of the conflict—literally. Through the use of virtual reality technology, the partnership launched 360Syria.com, a website that transports each viewer inside the conflict with a 360° view of the area, combined with a narrated presentation. Viewers are taken through the war-torn streets of Syria, where life continues as usual. We also hear directly from civilians still living in Syria and feel their heartbreak."



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7 Action Items for Online Community Managers in the First 60 Days on the Job

7 Action Items for Online Community Managers in the First 60 Days on the Job:



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The Mobile Frontier: Create Frictionless Content and Help Members Engage

The Mobile Frontier: Create Frictionless Content and Help Members Engage: "Engagement -- it’s that golden word everyone talks about and one important sign of a healthy community. Part of creating member engagement -- discussions, content creation, connections -- is removing all the barriers you can. For optimal engagement, it’s important that there’s as little friction as possible, which isn’t as hard as you’d think.

Beyond being a buzzword and a broad concept, engagement does actually affect your community’s bottom line. In our 2015 Community Benchmarking Report we looked at data from 80 organizations with online communities, and compared those overall averages and medians from MGI’s 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report."



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Technology Is Pushing Firms to Do Good More Authentically - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Technology Is Pushing Firms to Do Good More Authentically - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Technology Is Pushing Firms to Do Good More Authentically
A BBC News report examines how technology is forcing some companies to take their corporate social responsibility efforts more seriously and make them more sustainable. Contrasting with past corporate campaigns that critics tarred as born of convenience or public relations, more major companies are working closely with local communities."



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Facebook Now Ranks Live Videos Higher in the News Feed

Facebook Now Ranks Live Videos Higher in the News Feed : "To counter this Facebook have made some updates to the way the News Feed works when it comes to displaying Live video content.

Facebook wants to draw attention to Live video broadcasts in-the-moment, and the data appears to show that Live content will keep users attention for longer. In a blog post, Facebook shared that people spend more than 3x more time watching a Facebook Live video on average compared to other video content."



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New Washington Monthly Project Highlights Philanthropic Success Stories - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

New Washington Monthly Project Highlights Philanthropic Success Stories - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "A foundation-sponsored project launched this week by The Washington Monthly magazine aims to plant philanthropies’ good works directly under the noses of influential policy makers.

Successes of Philanthropy will serve as an online catalog of philanthropic wins — something its creators believe Washington power brokers need to hear more about.

So far, nine foundations have contributed a total of $150,000 to support the effort. A wide variety of philanthropies, from corporate, private, and community foundations to grant-making nonprofits, will submit successes stories to be published as part of the project."



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VR Films Work Great for Charity. What About Changing Minds? | WIRED

VR Films Work Great for Charity. What About Changing Minds? | WIRED: "NEW INVENTIONS, WHETHER they’re gadgets or startups or biotech advancements, always come with some promise to “change the world.” Some do. Most don’t. A rare few find revolutionary uses that go far beyond what their creators initially envisioned. (Congrats, Google. Sorry, Google Glass.) The United Nations’ Gabo Arora would like virtual reality to be the latter—a technology meant to revolutionize gaming that has the potential to impact lives in ways far beyond Eve: Valkyrie."



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Will Launch of Facebook’s Canvas Further Decrease Visibility for Nonprofits? | Nonprofit Quarterly

Will Launch of Facebook’s Canvas Further Decrease Visibility for Nonprofits? | Nonprofit Quarterly: "ast week, Facebook launched Canvas, a free ad design tool available to its advertisers—largely businesses and nonprofits—that is designed to enhance the consumer’s experience with ads seen in their Facebook feed. Nonprofit Quarterly has reported on an underwhelming series of new products that Facebook has launched either specifically designed for or simply available to the company’s nonprofit users, including the donate button, fundraiser pages, and a Facebook for nonprofits how-to site. Canvas is the latest in that string of products that, while available to nonprofits, continue the trend of making it harder for nonprofits to gain awareness on the platform."



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Nonprofits Miss Out on Social Media Engagement

Nonprofits Miss Out on Social Media Engagement:



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Data Doesn’t Lie | Agents of Good

Data Doesn’t Lie | Agents of Good: "Data doesn’t lie.

But it also doesn’t feel.

We are students of direct response.

It’s our job to create, test, tweak and analyze. That’s the science.

But I love fundraising because it’s also an art."



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Is the 90-9-1 Rule for Online Community Engagement Dead? [Data]

Is the 90-9-1 Rule for Online Community Engagement Dead? [Data]: "There is a rule that has floated around in the social media world for quite some time called the Rule of Participation Inequality or the 90-9-1 Rule. This rule states:

User participation in an online community more or less follows the following 90-9-1 ratios:"



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Coming soon to association learning: gamified learning and microcredentials | Event Garde Blog with Aaron Wolowiec

Coming soon to association learning: gamified learning and microcredentials | Event Garde Blog with Aaron Wolowiec: "Tagoras recently released its much-anticipated 2016 Association Learning + Technology Report, which contains a wealth of information about associations’ efforts to incorporate technology into their educational programs and platforms.

We know the educational landscape is changing as associations adapt to their members’ learning needs and habits. In fact, almost 90 percent of the nearly 200 associations that responded to Tagoras’ survey reported offering technology-enabled or technology-enhanced education for their members."



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College students contribute to growing business Nonprofit Hub | News | dailynebraskan.com

College students contribute to growing business Nonprofit Hub | News | dailynebraskan.com: "University of Nebraska-Lincoln junior Angela Cuadros treats philanthropy like a job. Each week, there are the hours spent mentoring a 17-year-old girl and volunteering with Dance Marathon. And there’s her position as a resident assistant in Eastside Suites.

But this August, Cuadros decided to take her interest for helping others into her professional life as well. The marketing and management major is the social media content writing intern for Nonprofit Hub, an organization that helps nonprofits and other businesses that “do good” for the community to accomplish their goals."



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eLearning on limited resources - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

eLearning on limited resources - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "During the recent ASAE 2015 Technology Conference & Expo, Allison Hamrick of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS), Micah Jordan of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and Amanda Batson of ABD Partners, LLC, offered five tips for successful learning and technology partnerships, especially focused on eLearning, in organizations with limited resources.

They said that when these tips become reality, both the technology and learning functions work collaboratively toward organization success. In the best tradition of lists, they start at 5 and end with "



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How Nonprofit Leaders Create An Authentic Personal Brand on Instagram | Beth’s Blog

How Nonprofit Leaders Create An Authentic Personal Brand on Instagram | Beth’s Blog: "nstagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors.  According to the “World Leaders on Instagram Study” released yesterday by Burson-Marsteller as part of its latest research into how world leaders, governments and international organizations communicate via social media,  the heads of state and government and foreign ministers of 136 countries currently have an official presence on Instagram, representing 70 percent of all United Nations (UN) member states.     Like world leaders, nonprofit executive directors have been slow to recognize the power of Instagram."



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Google Fiber - San Antonio Business Journal

Google Fiber - San Antonio Business Journal: "As Google Fiber Inc., a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), has contractors building new internet networks in several cities across the U.S., the tech company is seeking local nonprofits for a new partnership program in nearly all those metro areas."



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IBM latest tech giant to launch blockchain concept » Charity Digital News

IBM latest tech giant to launch blockchain concept » Charity Digital News: "IBM has rolled out a Bitcoin-style blockchain concept that could make it easier for charities to receive secure payments online."



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Should saving the world be profitable? - CSMonitor.com

Should saving the world be profitable? - CSMonitor.com: "Last week was not a good one for billionaires’ new vision of global philanthropy.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, argued that he just wanted to provide bare bones Internet access, free of charge, to poor, unconnected communities in India. "



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Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using | Beth’s Blog

Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using | Beth’s Blog: "Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn

You’re likely using more than one channel to communicate. Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. How do you know which of those channels is actually driving people to donate, register for an event, or even sign up for your eNewsletter? How do you know what story—across every channel—is doing the best job of driving people to take action?"



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Boston nonprofit uses Google grant to expand low-income tech training - The Boston Globe

Boston nonprofit uses Google grant to expand low-income tech training - The Boston Globe: "The Boston nonprofit Tech Goes Home, which provides free Internet skills training and discounted computers to low-income residents, is expanding its services with the help of a $150,000 grant from Google Inc."



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The New Professional Norm: 10+ Million Professionals on LinkedIn Make Social Impact Part of Their Identity [INFOGRAPHIC] | Official LinkedIn Blog

The New Professional Norm: 10+ Million Professionals on LinkedIn Make Social Impact Part of Their Identity [INFOGRAPHIC] | Official LinkedIn Blog: "A new professional norm

And our data reflects this. Just over three years ago, we added the “Volunteer and Causes” section to the LinkedIn profile. We know that volunteer experience is tightly entwined with one’s professional identity – in fact, this had been one of the most requested product features from LinkedIn members. So it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that there are now over 10 million professionals who have added the Volunteer Experience and Causes section to their LinkedIn profiles – sharing the incredible work they’ve done and highlighting the causes and organizations they care most about. That’s up from three million just a year ago. To put that in perspective, 4.5 million of these professionals are in the U.S. where there are approximately 1.5 million nonprofits – meaning there are 3 professionals who want to help to every single nonprofit.

In addition, more than 4 million members have gone a step further in making a meaningful difference by signaling that they are interested in skilled volunteer work or joining a nonprofit board."



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Become a Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) Donor

Become a Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) Donor: "Join TechSoup's recent donors to the Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) by donating your used computing equipment. It's an easy and cost-effective way for your company to donate its used office technology."



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Cloud Computing No Longer A Fad For Nonprofits - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Cloud Computing No Longer A Fad For Nonprofits - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Every nonprofit used the cloud for at least two services during 2015, up from 80 percent in 2011, according to a survey conducted by NTEN and Microsoft Philanthropies. The survey was conducted from September through November and included about 200 organizations from across the country.

Broadcast email, staff email and constituent databases have been the most used cloud services over the past three years, according to the survey, with office software such as word processing and project management software becoming increasingly popular over the last year. Document storage, 18.7 percent, project management software, 10.7 percent, and staff email, 10.7 percent, ranked as the most recently added cloud services among those surveyed."



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Charity Commission to start live-streaming public meetings

Charity Commission to start live-streaming public meetings: "The Charity Commission has announced that people can watch its next public meeting online via a live video stream.

People will be able to watch the next public meeting, which takes place in Southampton on 29 February, via the Commission’s website."



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Charity Created Via Social Media Draws Attention From Facebook Execs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charity Created Via Social Media Draws Attention From Facebook Execs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy:



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The Chicago Maroon — Microsoft Partners with University Program for South Side Nonprofits

The Chicago Maroon — Microsoft Partners with University Program for South Side Nonprofits: "Microsoft Corporation will provide technical help to South-Side non-profits in a recently announced partnership with the University of Chicago’s Community Programs Accelerator. The accelerator, which offers a variety of resources to nonprofit organizations that work towards improving neighborhoods on the Mid-South Side, has also chosen six new South Side nonprofit organizations to join its program this year."



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The Community Foundation announced Jan. 28 that the Amazing Raise

HERALD-PROGRESS, Ashland VA, Hanover,Mechanicsville, Montpelier, Beaverdam, Kings Dominion,Tomato Festival,Train,Patriots, Atlee, Randolph Macon,Newspaper,Breaking News in VA: "The Community Foundation announced Jan. 28 that the Amazing Raise—a 36-hour online giving event—will not continue this year, ending its five-year run that has seen more than $7 million unrestricted funds generated since 2011.

Following the announcement The Community Foundation spokesperson Kim Russell said that the decision to end the event came as a result of independent online fundraisers, such as Kickstarter, rising to prominence in the past few years.

“Five years ago not as many nonprofits had an online giving portal on their website, more do now. We were just kind of looking at where the event had gone and where it could go,” she said."



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Facebook Turns 12 Today, And Here's How It's Celebrating | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Facebook Turns 12 Today, And Here's How It's Celebrating | Fast Company | Business + Innovation: "t’s a bit crazy when you think about it, but Facebook is 12 years old today. On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched his fledgling social media site at Harvard. And the rest, as they say, is history. Twelve years on, Facebook has become the largest social media company ever. It influences myriad aspects of our lives and recently passed a billion active users each day."



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CRUK rolls out contactless collections in latest fundraising campaign

CRUK rolls out contactless collections in latest fundraising campaign: "Cancer Research UK is launching contactless collections across the UK tomorrow as part of its World Cancer Day fundraising campaign.

Contactless collections will take place in 16 locations across London, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Leeds. Supporters will have the opportunity to donate £2 by simply tapping their contactless card on a specially designed reader, operated by CRUK’s fundraising volunteers.

Announcing the initiative, CRUK said it will be the first charity to trial contactless donation technology on this scale. "



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The Tale of Narcissus: Avoiding Vanity Metrics for Content Analytics | MediaShift

The Tale of Narcissus: Avoiding Vanity Metrics for Content Analytics | MediaShift:



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Micro Content Is Here to Stay | Upleaf

Micro Content Is Here to Stay | Upleaf: "How This Impacts Your Strategy
Assuming the Apple Watch entrenches itself in the U.S. and abroad, here is what you can expect to happen:"



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Charities must build confidence to unlock £1.7bn text donation opportunity » Charity Digital News

Charities must build confidence to unlock £1.7bn text donation opportunity » Charity Digital News: "Only 17 per cent of UK adults prefer to use their smartphone to make a charity donation according to new research released today by Fonix and One Poll, "



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How Much Code Should You Know?: Associations Now

How Much Code Should You Know?: Associations Now: " common new kind of New Year’s resolution—competing with old standbys like losing weight and quitting smoking—has been a pledge to learn a programming language. It sounds like a good idea, but perhaps the real goal for non-technical employees should simply be a pledge to become a little more tech-literate in 2016."



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2016 Top Trend in Association Marketing: Embrace Digital Disruption

2016 Top Trend in Association Marketing: Embrace Digital Disruption:
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ASAE Tech Gifts That Keep on Giving | Forward Together

ASAE Tech Gifts That Keep on Giving | Forward Together:
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Why Your Nonprofit Website Needs a Privacy Policy (And What to Include)

Why Your Nonprofit Website Needs a Privacy Policy (And What to Include): "If you’re a typical nonprofit, you probably collect a significant amount of sensitive information from your users—even if it’s simply the IP addresses gathered by your site statistics package. And after last year’s Target debacle and frightening data breach, millions of users are more skittish than ever about providing personal information to both businesses and organizations. Suddenly information that users have considered private and protected seems all too vulnerable.

In this age of data-driven marketing, it’s more important than ever to position yourself as a safe and trusted organization. Your privacy policy can no longer be an afterthought—it needs to be a prominent feature on your website and written in words that the average user can understand without hiring a lawyer."



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Top Social Media Predictions For 2016 | PC Tech Magazine

Top Social Media Predictions For 2016 | PC Tech Magazine: "This time last year, we published our 2015 social media predictions. It seems those predictions were proven accurate, so we thought we’d do the same for 2016.

Not to blow our own trumpet, but our main 2015 social media predictions we’re spot on. We predicted huge growth in video and paid posts. Just take a look at your newsfeed compared to last year. We also predicted a massive increase in access to big data. We can see this in things like the success of Facebook’s Dark Posts and Facebook’s incredibly detailed targeting options for advertisers."



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