Thursday, June 25, 2015

Should your online community be open or closed? | Online Community Results

Should your online community be open or closed? | Online Community Results: "If your community is completely open, anyone can see everything, post anything, and participate as a full member of the community. If your community is completely closed, only people with special permission may see or post content and participate. In most cases, private online communities operate best when they have a mixture of open and closed spaces."



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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Book Review: Plugging the leaky bucket of donors | Third Sector

Book Review: Plugging the leaky bucket of donors | Third Sector: "hat premise is underpinned by a 2013 study of nearly 2,500 organisations by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in the US, which found that only 65 per cent of them retained new recruits long enough to receive a second donation. For every 100 donors acquired, the study found, 107 were lost through attrition."



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Monday, June 22, 2015

Currency of the Future? Bitcoin and Nonprofits - Third Sector Today

Currency of the Future? Bitcoin and Nonprofits - Third Sector Today: "If you’ve not heard of Bitcoin, I think it could still be classified as ‘Okay’. But give it another few months, and you’ll be left in the dust. In fact, it’s already recognized as a real word in the Apple operating system (get it together, Microsoft)."

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