Category: ‘Tech News for Nonprofits’

Saturday Paper: 3 October 2009

October 3rd, 2009

A quick breakdown of the most important blog posts on technology for nonprofits this week:

23 Free Webinars in October (from Wild Apricot Blog). A great list of events this month that take up neither time nor budget.

Causes releases new toolkit for nonprofits (from Causes.com). The leader in social media for charities adds some really useful new functionality.

Fundraising is more effective when done by your supporters (from UStream). A video from the Case Foundation explaining one of the most important truths of social media, that your audience can turn around and be your advocate.

How nonprofits are (and are not) using social media (from Upleaf). A nice short breakdown of statistics on social media use by nonprofits. Is your organization behind, on or ahead of this curve?

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What is Google Wave, and Why Should Nonprofits Care?

September 30th, 2009

If you’ve spent any time on Twitter the past few days, or if you subscribe to any of the big tech blogs like Mashable or Wired, you have probably already heard your fill of the words “Google Wave”. Like with any shiny new technology, much of the hype surrounding the first public invites to Google Wave is just that – hype. But beneath all the glitter and noise is a product that could have a real impact for a lot of individuals and organizations, including your nonprofit.

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Milestone: Charity:Water Becomes First Charity to 1 Million Followers

September 28th, 2009

Just a short news item today. At around 11am Eastern time this morning, charity:water became the first charity site to reach 1 million followers on Twitter. Obviously, the number itself is just a symbol, but this is a huge accomplishment for a young organization that has completely and effectively embraced social media. We follow charity:water on Twitter, one of the few organizations that we do follow, because they are a fantastic example of a lot of the things we talk about – good design and excellent social marketing, and because, at the root of it, they are working for a great cause. They reached the 7-digit mark in just over 600 tweets, really a remarkably efficient road to that kind of audience. Well done to them, and I hope that we can all look at what they’ve done and get more charities over that 1 million follower mark.

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Saturday Paper: 26 September 2009

September 26th, 2009

Every Saturday, I’ll try to break down the most important articles of the week past from around the web, the ones that I believe every nonprofit manager, webmaster, or technical lead should have read. This is what we were reading, talking, and tweeting about this week:

Don’t overinvest in your website (from WiserEarthBlog). It may seem a little backwards for me, as a tech blogger, to de-emphasize the web’s importance, but the fact is that this writer has it completely right. The web is a tool, but only in so far as it works for you.

Five Tips to Strengthen the Design of Your Nonprofit’s Website (from Frogloop). Jessica Teale was the Design Manager for Obama’s campaign. That means we listen when she speaks about better design.

Cool News for (Nonprofit) YouTube Users (from Peak Performance Philanthropy). If you have videos of your events or promoting your organization, don’t miss the new nonprofit features from YouTube.

101 5-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Website (from InsideCRM). Some of these are obvious, but especially for beginners in the world of web design and SEO, this list is a great place to start.

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