 This is the final post in our series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we look at determining the value of creating a collaboration community. The second part explores challenges in facilitating collaboration. This technology selection and implementation phase can be daunting and complex. Iterate. Be wary of big, complex visions. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Benetech doesn't make tangible stuff: we've decided that our expertise is in making electronic bits. Software and content are easily scaled up. But, the world still needs tangible things, and the market often fails to deliver them. But, standard exercise equipment won't stop there. He figures that it shouldn't cost much to do. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Longtime readers will remember that during the 40 days leading up to my 40th birthday last year, I created a 4-part daily practice of moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. The biggest challenge, I think, will be making the time to do it. Your Workout Makes You Smarter (preview) on Scientificamerican.com Music Playlist at MixPod.com. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Folks seem to be happy that Google is finally rolling out the ability to have multiple Gmail accounts in the same browser. All well and good, but it does't work for Google Apps or Google Docs, and it's driving me batty. I find it easier to have one account for most of these services than juggle between accounts unless necessary. and 3. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I just upgraded my work computer to Snow Leopard and one of the benefits I was most excited about was being able to update Textexpander , the incredibly handy snippet tool. You create short codes and when you type them they are replaced with pre-recorded text. They’re much better at describing what it does. It’s really slick. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 How does your nonprofit typically engage with your supporters? Is your ongoing online communications mainly comprised of action alerts to sign petitions or donation appeals pleading for money? If you answered yes, then your nonprofit is missing out on major opportunities on engaging and developing deeper relationships with your supporters. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Which is better, "Join us" or "Sign up for updates"? Gift" or "Donation"? Large photo and short fundraising blurb, or vice versa? We've talked a few times on this blog about the importance of testing how constituents respond to your website, but we've never really talked about how to run a test. There are several free A/B testing tools out there. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Flickr: mi.chael If you've engaged any news source this week, you've probably heard about Steven Slater. Slater was promptly arrested and the media blitz began. For many organizations and individuals, this would have been a disastrous situation. In the age of Charlene Li's Open Leadership , however, it may be working to both parties advantage. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Institute of Volunteering Research launches free research database - Third Sector: "Institute of Volunteering Research launches free research databaseBy David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 12 August 2010Evidence Bank, with 200 entries, set up by research arm of Volunteering England Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Bill Clinton Taps Revamped Causes ‘Birthday Wish’ To Raise Money For Charity: "Former President Bill Clinton is looking to turn his 64th birthday into an opportunity to counter malnutrition in Colombia, reduce childhood obesity in the US, and improve lives around the world. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Are you looking for a way to help your website visitors easily find relevant related information online? The folks over at ReadWriteWeb have just added a great new search feature to their site, courtesy of Apture.com. Here’s.( read more ). Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 "The community-supported kitchen idea was a fantasy that I had in my head for years, before we started this business. was always playing with it like, 'Oh, wouldn't it be great if you had this kitchen, and you packed things in Mason jars. People paid a deposit, and then they returned them. We weren't bank-financed, at all. It's been fairly informal. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 By following these tips, you should get more hours out of each charge of your laptop battery and save electricity to boot: Close unused applications or software programs. The information to run the programs is stored in memory, which requires energy to keep active. If you're not using it, close it! Turn down the brightness of your monitor. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can check it out and join the conversation there ; or read the repost below! 8212;— Last year I used the metaphor of “ gardening vs landscaping &# to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 When last we tuned in to the soap opera that IS the net neutrality debate, the fate of our Internet had been left in the hands of FCC Chairman Genachowski, who had architected a process he hoped would lead to some action. Things weren't moving quickly, but they were moving, and down a definable path. All that data you send and receive on your phone? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 If you’re still freaking out about the changes Facebook is making to their custom tab width, watch this video. In it, I resize an image in a client site pretty quickly – simply by updated the HTML code (inserting width=&# 520px&# between < i mg and src= ). Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Several years ago I was going to fly with a friend who'd never been on a plane before. He told me what he hated most about the idea of flying was that he wasn't "in control." This was a person who never let anyone else drive the car because he only trusted himself to make the split-second decision to swerve or brake should trouble strike. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Yet another Twitter tool? Yes, and there’s room for one, too. While CoTweet, Hootsuite, Seesmic and Tweetdeck are all great for managing your Twitter account (or multiple accounts) and scheduled tweets, where Eric Kim’s Twylah shines is as a content discovery tool and social media monitor.( read more ). Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 The Red Cross is hosting the Emergency Social Data Summit today Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (ET). This is a hybrid event which means you don’t have to be in Washington, DC to participate. You can participate remotely. This U-Stream will be archived via The Emergency Social Data blog. EDT/10 a.m. Feel free to join! Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I have always been a firm believer in surveying your online adovacy and donor list every six months or at the very least once a year. But a couple of weeks ago, Kelly O'Neal, an online marketing consultant asked me "Why should nonprofits survey their list? What value will they truly get out of the results?" Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Dear Museum 2.0 readers, I need your help. As some of you know, I'm working on a project to open an experimental cafe in Santa Cruz that serves craft beer, Belgian frites, and intriguing encounters with strangers. The cafe will also be an R&D innovation lab for the cultural sector. If they succeed, they get free fries made out of that potato. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." It quickly became the most active discussion thread in our LInkedIn group, and I would like to share a bit of the stories and insights that resulted there. pursuing other things." Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Over the past day or so Facebook Page admins have been freaking about the impending changes to their Facebook Pages. People aren’t sure how to deal with the removal of the Boxes tab, and more importantly, how to even know if they have an issue with their custom tab widths. Note: Sidebars created with Static FBML will also be removed. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Join us for a free webinar hosted by TechSoup Account Management Specialists to learn how faith-based organizations can take advantage of product donation programs through TechSoup. On August 19 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m. Please join us on August 19 at 11 a.m. Pacific time. Space is limited so register today! Photo: nataliesap. read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 As a new mom, I’ve been reading a lot of books/magazines/pamphlets inside diaper boxes/Web sites that emphasize the importance of establishing a routine with your baby. With me, they are preaching to the choir. There are few people that appreciate the importance of routine more than I do. My computer. Give me my computer! Meebo came to my rescue. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of August 11th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 34; Learn more and submit your case study today! Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Hello Have Fun, Do Gooders! was in NYC for the 2010 BlogHer Conference, and on a little vacation, so I'm a couple days late posting this month's August/September 2010 Big Vision Worksheet (illustrated by my hubs ). You can download the PDF from Dropbox here. If you have any trouble accessing it, let me know. hope you can make it! Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 South by Southwest Interactive is the cool place to be if you work with the web. Last year, there were over 14,000 attendees and 450 panels, with nonprofits well represented. Competition for panels is fierce: last year’s 450 panels were chosen from thousands and thousands of entries. It’s fast and easy. Leave a comment for these panels. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 While there are many great nonprofit bloggers , nonprofits that are utilizing social media and mobile technology should also be reading the five blogs listed below. Although they are primarily written for the private sector, their writers seemingly have direct communication with companies like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, etc. aboutfoursquare. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Direct mail is dead. Email is dead. TV and radio are dead. Face to face is dead. Telegraph is dead. Social media is dead. There are so many obituaries being written these days that it's hard to tell what's still alive. Is everyone just trying to be clever or are they auditioning for a role on CSI? None of these channels are dead. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. per follower. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector :: How to talk to small nonprofits: A guide for vendors: "Perhaps once a month, I find myself at an event in which a technology vendor offers a presentation to a group of nonprofit professionals. Sometimes the problem is that Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 The kind folks over at SocialFish invite me each month to write a post on their blog. Today I published an article called “ YouTube now gives you superhuman power&# , which goes into detail about the new features you’ll find in your YouTube channel. Below is a short video-intro to the post. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Two weeks ago I shared a couple reflections that I had on a recent #4change chat about community building – the major output from that chat and the follow up blog post was the call I heard for a regular opportunity to talk about community building. Monthly Community Builder Chats. Exciting times! it’s a tool that I know works, 2. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Adina Levin has an absorbing post this week on the limits of Facebook for community organizing: In Facebook, if you don't know someone already, you might come across them in conversations in the discussion thread started by a friend, or the page of an institution that you "like." What's the difference? read more. Tools Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Thanks to incredible work on the part of socially responsible publishers, our volunteers and the Bookshare team, we've been adding books at at incredible rate: more than 10,000 books in the last month. Bookshare is piling on books faster than I can read the titles. Ever since I was a kid, I was a title glutton. Anymore. Seriously, you guys rock. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 We announced the Paperless Choice Challenge back in May on the TechSoup Blog but thought it worth reiterating because the deadline for both voting and submissions is approaching on September 15, 2010. The Paperless Choice Challenge will award four $5,000 awards. Paperless Choice is a program of Catalog Choice and funded by the Overbrook Foundation. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Red Cross Survey Finds Social Media Is Key In Emergency Information - News - @ JEMS.com: "WASHINGTON, Monday, August 09, 2010 — A new American Red Cross survey shows many web users would turn to social media to seek help for themselves or others during emergencies—and they expect first responders to be listening Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 GreatNonprofits.org’s 2010 Science and Technology Campaign, in partnership with Guidestar, NTEN, TechSoup Global, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, Association for Women in Science, Inveneo, and Tonic, seeks top-rated nonprofits who are making a difference in the fields of science and technology. Does this sound like your nonprofit? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 SOCIAL MEDIA MANIA - Association Bisnow - Washington: "t seems not so long ago that we were all minimizing Facebook and Twitter on our desktops every time the boss walked by. Now, many are expected to be logged in from 9-to-5 (and beyond). Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 In just a few weeks, I'm heading to Colorado to chat with a group of nonprofits about using social media in their work -- but not in Denver. I'm going to Western Colorado, where everything is smaller. Of course, each organization is unique in their approach and results, but there are a few interesting commonalities. It's where they're at." Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 You may have used Google Docs to work on a shared document, but did you know you can also create a survey for free by using a Google Form? Check out this short video for instructions. How to Create a Survey With Google Docs on Howcast. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. The online survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. Hope you will too. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey on Plane Crashes, the Ghost of Britney Spears, and the Difficulty of Defining Influence | Fast Company: "When you talk with the tech cognoscenti that you roll with, does the idea of influence and influencers come up? It definitely comes up. Not so much how to create influence, but how to track it. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
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 As readers of this blog know, I often mention the idea of “movement building.&# There is enormous opportunity and potential for creating real, lasting impact in our world by operating in a movement-oriented way with our programs, events, campaigns, and calls to action. Introducing the Global Scale wiki! Join & Contribute. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Author: Jordan Viator. Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC second annual Social Summit and sharing some information on social media ROI and metrics. Analyze goals of you social media and decide what metrics to measure based on those goals. Have any tips yourself for measuring social ROI? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Issue campaigns have a lot in common with startups, especially when it comes to marketing. For example, a non-profit will often come up with a campaign idea, invest significant resources in building the relevant tools, and then market it to the public. Sometimes the campaign is successful and even goes "viral", but too often it doesn't. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Author: Jennifer Darrouzet. recently stood at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site near Ground Zero, looking up to read the timeline on the wall. was shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, and it didn’t matter that many of us were quietly crying. It certainly didn’t feel like nearly 9 years had passed. Bandwidth was a problem then, too. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments. Thanks to everyone who shared opinions and those who I know will continue to weigh in. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Facebook Questions – similar to what’s offered by LinkedIn, Yahoo Questions, and other Q&A sites. Ask questions, answer them, and rate (or be rated) for best answers. What does this mean for nonprofits? new way to reach potential supporters, and to spread the word about your cause! read more ). Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I’ve just returned from a week thoroughly ‘unplugged’ with my family at our favourite campsite – just a couple of miles from the extreme westerly point of mainland England. It’s just a perfect place to unwind and take in the stupendous land and seascapes; not least, the spectacular Cape Cornwall. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 For months now, Facebook has been saying they were going to be removing the boxes tab and setting a limit to the width of  custom tabs on Facebook Pages. On Friday they finally put a date to those changes : During the week of August 23rd (or sooner*). Deets on the changes to Facebook Pages. No more boxes tab. First, the boxes tab will disappear. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Many of us have seen the movie Field of Dreams. It’s a great (well not sure you can really call any movie with Kevin Costner great, but bear with me) movie about an Iowa farmer who hears a voice saying, “If you build it, he will come,” and decides to build a baseball field. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. was fascinated by the project’s innovative approach to collecting, sharing, and connecting people through locally-produced media. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here. Geography is fluid, though. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Nonprofit Website Best Practices. Nonprofits are always looking for better ways to improve their website, make their content more engaging and ultimately convert web visitors into supporters. Jocelyn Harmon of Care2 wrote a great blog post outlining nonprofit website best practices. It makes it easier to scan and pleasing to the eye. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Having just barely survived phase 1 of our “Logo Lift” here at Beaconfire, I have only one thing to say: Ouch. won’t even fake naïveté here because I knew deep down it would be harder than expected. ve had the front row seat to many a client rebranding train wreck before, but I’ve always played the role of supportive consultant. The “expert” voice. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 One of the more interesting people I met at the Oxford Skoll meeting this year was Raja Moubarak, founder of Winquest. His idea is straightforward: he believe the Middle East/North Africa region is ripe for values-centered for-profit social enterprises that can both make plenty of money and deliver social benefits. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, check out these two upcoming events for nonprofits (including grassroots organizations and start-up nonprofits). The first is Craigslist Foundation's 7th Annual Nonprofit Boot Camp on Saturday, August 14 at UC Berkeley. Register today ! If you plan to attend, stop by to say hello! read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I recently started a new job here at the Foundation and it’s a bit like other internal transitions I’ve made in my career. There are innumerable transition tasks–meetings for getting up to speed, relationship hand-offs, getting dropped into new projects and processes, new team-members, etc. My GTD list is in Omnifocus. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Jane Hart is spearheading an effort to collect information on why you should NOT ban social media in your organization. Below, my rebuttals to the reasons most commonly given by organizations to keep social media out. Social media is a fad. The genie is out and he's not getting back in the bottle. It's about controlling the message. Just ask BP. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 It is the sweltering dog days of August, and our attention may turn to building sand castles by the edge of ocean. But many nonprofits deep into planning for year end campaigns and perhaps looking for ways to raise money now. Allison Fine and I have contributed some tips from The Networked Nonprofit chapter on fundraising. Take a very long walk. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Changents is hosting a contest with P&G Give Health calling for bloggers to share why they are clean water Change Agents. What’s in it for bloggers? few great things: winner joins a P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program expedition. Learn more about Clean Water Blogivation! Have you signed up? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. Social Actions Transition: Request for Letters of Interest. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 "WordPress Is The Best" by Allwin Samuel Jeba. If you’re like most nonprofits, retooling and redesigning your website so that it’s more social is a frequent topic of conversation. Facebook launched a series of social plugins that you’d like to implement on your site. Have you outgrown your website? Comment below. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I announced last week that I’ve partnered with Matt Chevy to do a redesign of this blog. This week, I’m sharing 3 separate posts to get your feedback and ideas about how I can make it as valuable to you as possible. Monday’s post focused on the content; Wednesday’s post looked at fueling comments. Redesign topic #3: Adding the Extras. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Venturebeat recently blogged about a presentation made by Kaspersky Labs , a Moscow-based vendor and distributor of security software. It's been a while since we wrote about scareware , malware that fools the user into believing that they are infected and must acquire a special type of removal software. So in light of these threats what can you do? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 We're excited to be partnering with GreatNonprofits and Guidestar on their 2010 GreatNonprofits Science & Technology Campaign -- and not just so we can pick up a few reviews for NTEN. You will say nice things, right?) As a technology provider, this is an issue area that is near and dear to our hearts. Which ones are great? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 On Monday, we had a great discussion about managing comments on your Facebook Page. When to delete, when to reply and when to flag. In the comments, Steve Heye of the YMCA of Metro Chicago shared a “comment escalation flow-chart&# to help staff decide how to respond to various types of comments – on blogs, Twitter and Facebook. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 What is a Content Management System (CMS) Anyway? There are many ways to define Content Management. In my research, the easiest to understand, least complicated description is from Wikipedia : The collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Does your nonprofit know how many of its supporters read action alerts and fundraising appeals on their smartphone? It’s probably a lot more then you think. new report by Nielsen shows that email is the number one activity people do on the mobile web. percent to 41.6 percent of U.S. mobile Internet time. More Useful Stats. Internet time. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Today, a pause button on standard Museum 2.0 posts and a musing on the particular thrills and perils of fandom. I've thinking about veneration, the private delicious feeling when you bear witness to something glorious--a guitar solo, a mathematical proof, a perfect painting, a jump shot. And that's because it's so fraught. The smell. The noise. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Looking for an easy way to add your voice over a PowerPoint presentation, then share it by email or online? Here's a cool tool to try – and a special offer for non-profit organizations.( read more ). Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 The people at the American Red Cross' Northern Ohio Blood Services Region get it. They understand their constituents and aren't trying a one size fits all approach. The local organization is offering people who give a pint of blood the chance to win a car or a horse-drawn buggy. Yes, you read that correctly. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Author: Sally Heaven. was talking with my pal Michelle Shefter the other day about online advocacy and fundraising. She mentioned a Convio summit session about raising money from your grassroots activists. said: “That’s so old school. Does anyone really keep their lists separate anymore?” I’m here to tell you to stop that! Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I announced last week that I’ve partnered with Matt Chevy to do a redesign of this blog. This week, I’m sharing 3 separate posts to get your feedback and ideas about how I can make it as valuable to you as possible. Thanks to everyone that’s shared comments so far in this process! Redesign topic #2: Focused on Conversations. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog. You can check out the post and conversation there , or read a copy of the post below. Social media may connect people around the world but it can also connect them locally. Global use of social media is also a great way to amplify voices, ideas, and stories. FourSquare. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 We recently hosted a webinar featuring two excellent presenters who explained to our audience the whys and wherefores of business planning in the context of nonprofits and libraries. Joining Tim was Camille Rose, a local entrepreneur who has used business plans to help her launch for-profit and nonprofit ventures. read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 This is a continuation of my review of the recently published Nonprofit Guide to Going Green , which is a robust handbook on greening all aspects of a nonprofit organization’s program. The book is edited by Ted Hart, Adrienne Capps, and Matthew Bauer. Part one of this review is here. The green of?ce with content management systems. read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 One of the common refrains we hear is how much more effective nonprofits could be at connecting with their constituents, if only they had the staff. But what if everybody at your organization was a messenger, working together to create a community of supporters around your cause? gt; You should register for this event here. Won't you join us ? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Author: Jordan Viator. You and your nonprofit organization probably already “get” that social media can help you drive programs and online results. But quick and easy tips always make getting started or optimizing programs easier. This week is covering Blogging and YouTube and our special guest is David J. Neff , Director of Lights. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 For the first time in a while (or perhaps ever), my husband asked me for some ideas for a Web site. Excited to offer my professional advice, I started spouting ideas. And then, to top it all off,” I said with a gleam in my eye, “you can make a widget.”. A what?” he said? You know, “ I said, “A widget.”. But he didn’t know. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 One size fits all luggage, bed sheets, trash bags, engagement rings, laptop batteries, picture frames, and shoes are a bad idea. That's because one size fits all usually fits none. One size fits all means generalizing everyone and compromising everything. It does make mass production easier. But there's no personalization. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Thirty-eight percent of American mobile phone users — 120 million people — access the web via their mobile device; fewer than 30 million are iPhones or Android phones. Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). According to a research report by Morgan Stanley, mobile web usage will exceed all other web usage by 2015. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Being a part of a Big Vision Circle for the past nine years has been an incredibly rich experience. Each month, the women in my Circle meet to discuss our creative career goals, successes and challenges. I'd like to help you start your own Big Vision Circle. heads are better than one. do the things we said we would at the end of the last meeting. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 After over a year of talking about an overhaul to the NTEN Member Directory , a couple of months ago, we finally took the first step: making it a priority. . The next two months were spent wrestling with our database and coding a useable front end for the new directory. Incidentally, this is the launch. Haven't done it yet? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 Animal sanctuaries exist because there are places, people and things that animals need sanctuary from. Chimps are used in labs for animal testing. Elephants are forced to perform silly tricks through submission in circuses. Untold millions of dogs and cat are euthanized each year – a lucky few make it to no-kill sanctuaries. Factory Farming. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 A new report from Nielsen finds that social networking is now the #1 thing people do online. Almost one quarter of time spent on the computer is for social networking. That’s a 43% jump in time spent on social networking in just one year. How much time have you spent on social media yourself? Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 The 11NTC session proposal submission process is now open! We're starting it earlier than normal because the 11NTC will be rocking a Capitol near you a little earlier in the year: March 17-19, Washington, DC. So, mark those calendars, digital and otherwise. Take a moment to review the guidelines and other fine print Anna's put together. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 The other day, Stephen Downes posted the graphic above --without comment, which it didn't really need because the graphic says it all. Usually the question is NOT "What is your mission statement?" by the way. The thing is, to answer the questions, you need to be listening. It's the same problem we have so often in training. Voila--less cluttered. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 If you’ve worked with site accessibility before you’re probably familiar with skip navigation. Skip navigation helps visitors ’skip’ to different parts of the HTML page to quickly get to the content they need. Typical HTML markup looks something like this: HTML Code. The Plan. The JavaScript. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 The brightest setting on a monitor consumes twice the power used by the dimmest setting. Climate Savers Computing ). read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 TechSoup's donor partner, Mission Research (which donates its fundraising-management software, GiftWorks , to eligible nonprofits and libraries), is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, August 11 from 3-4:15 p.m. Eastern time about using different fundraising methods to raise money for your organization during a tight economy. read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 If you do online advocacy work, you probably know about Social Actions. If you're interested in data, and making sure that data can move freely around the web in the nonprofit space, then you definitely know Social Actions. You may have read about the transitions at Social Actions , and now they're ready to move forward. . Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 We're really excited to offer a free webinar hosted by Cynthia M. Adams from GrantStation on August 11 at 11 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern). She will provide a short tour of the GrantStation website, and demonstrate how to use the tool to help you identify the right grantmaker for any program or project. The retail value is $599.) read more. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
 I’m facing a difficult challenge and would love to hear your ideas. The challenge was seeded years ago, as soon as social media began to take the nonprofit world by storm. treasured (and still do) the vitality and vibrancy of blogging to generate succinct, timely content and discussions. org blog to complement our long-form e-news articles. Brought to you by: Nonprofit Technology |
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