One-on-one relationships critical for successful social strategies | TMA Resources

One-on-one relationships critical for successful social strategies | TMA Resources: Yet the expansiveness of social media can also cause problems for organizations, as it is easy to focus so much on the sheer scope of the audience that firms lose sight of one of its most important components: the ability to connect with individuals on a one-on-one basis.

Chase Online Contest Draws Ire for Technical Glitches - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Chase Online Contest Draws Ire for Technical Glitches - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Chase Online Contest Draws Ire for Technical Glitches

September 10, 2012, 6:24 pm

By Cody Switzer

The prospect of winning a grant from the annual Chase Community Giving contest prompts many small nonprofits to aggressively encourage their supporters to vote in the online competition. Small charities that get the most votes from their online supporters are eligible to win up to $250,000, and a total of $5-million will be awarded through the competition.

Powerful Online Tool Will Highlight Local Nonprofits

Powerful Online Tool Will Highlight Local Nonprofits: TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept 10, 2012 – The Community Foundation of North Florida is excited about launching FindLearnGive.org, the community’s first comprehensive online database of local nonprofits. The website will connect the community with local charities and help donors and citizens research organizations and their needs. The Foundation encourages local nonprofits to complete their organization profile on FindLearnGive.org prior to the November launch.

Non-Profit Humour: Study says most “top ten” fundraising lists insanely obvious

Non-Profit Humour: Study says most “top ten” fundraising lists insanely obvious

What’s the Best Way to Measure Influence? DIY Not�Klout! - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media -

What’s the Best Way to Measure Influence? DIY Not�Klout! - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media -: As nonprofit senior leadership starts taking social media more seriously to engage supporters, they are also starting to ponder their own organization’s influence. Fair enough. If your organization is going to devote staff resources and time in social media, you should have a solid understanding of the audiences you are reaching, and how strong those relationships are. For example, if I were the Executive Director of an environmental organization working on climate change, I would want to know that the people who my organization and I engaged with on social networks, like Facebook and Twitter:

1 | Infographic: The Astounding Power Of Pinterest | Co.Design: business innovation design

1 | Infographic: The Astounding Power Of Pinterest | Co.Design: business innovation design

Disaster Relief Of A Different Kind - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio

Disaster Relief Of A Different Kind - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio: Seventeen West Virginia Office of Technology employees are working long hours in Louisiana lending an IT helping hand following what Hurricane Isaac left behind.

The workers volunteered for the service and state Chief Technology Officer Gale Given says they've been busy since they arrived.

"They are helping intake centers distribute food stamp cards," she said. "They may be pulled away to do other things but that's what they are doing right now."

The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) Joins the Integrated Marketing Advisory Board - MarketWatch

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The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) Joins the Integrated Marketing Advisory Board - MarketWatch: AUSTIN, Texas, Sep 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Integrated Marketing Advisory Board (IMAB) today announced that The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) has joined the IMAB. The Integrated Marketing Advisory Board is a collection of 12 industry-leading organizations with deep expertise in integrated marketing both in the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector.

Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project: Overview

More than half of mobile application users have uninstalled or avoided certain apps due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app, according to a nationally representative telephone survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Online Contributions

Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Online Contributions: Recording Contributions

There are a number of options for generating online contributions and each has advantages and disadvantages (see the right column for more information):

The nonprofit's own Web site
Application service provider ("ASP") or third-party service bureau
Giving Web sites

This update includes trends and analysis on over $30 million in donations to more than 20,000 charities through the Network for Good platform in the second quarter (Q2) of 2012. The platform includes donations to Network for Good’s nonprofit customers through their own websites; other nonprofits through more than 40 corporate partner websites; and Network for Good’s giving portals, NetworkforGood.org and SixDegrees.org.

Social Media and Fundraising: The Florida Aquarium � AFP Suncoast Blog

Social Media and Fundraising: The Florida Aquarium � AFP Suncoast Blog: The truly exciting bit is that coverage of major gifts could be used in all sorts of ways with the digital display. Major donors could be interviewed, benefits touted and pictures displayed. Mark couldn’t resist another benefit of the digital donor recognition board – revenue! When the Aquarium hosts events the board can be rented out. Plug and play makes it all possible.

Online philanthropy boosts educators | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com

Online philanthropy boosts educators | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com: Howell turned to the Internet for help. Though a combination of social media and the website Donorschoose.org, she was able to raise the money she needed in two days. Donors Choose is a charity website where teachers can post their needs as projects in the hopes of finding donors.

“Other colleagues of mine have had great success with the website,” she said. “The website even tells you projects under $400 tend to get funded quicker.”

Donations to Singapore Red Cross now possible at iNets kiosks

Donations to Singapore Red Cross now possible at iNets kiosks: Charitable individuals can now make their donations to the Singapore Red Cross on-the-go at 96 iNets Kiosks islandwide.

How does your org measure up to others? | Research Benchmark Tool

How does your org measure up to others? | Research Benchmark Tool: NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Benchmarking Tool is based on our annual research on technology staffing and spending, and it provides you with dynamic reports, customized to your organizational staffing and budget levels.