The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Constituent relationship management firm Keela has been acquired by Aplos Software and will become part of a three-application cloud solution for nonprofits. Founded in 2009, Aplos Software develops finance software for nonprofits and churches. There was also seed funding in both 2009 and 2012.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

Convio released their 2010 Online Nonprofit Benchmark Study in March, based on results from nearly 500 clients. 69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. More than half of the nonprofits that reported the size of their average online gifts saw decreases in gift size.

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 11, 2020

What is a nonprofit fundraiser to do? In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. But nonprofits can survive. 3 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make in the Face of a Recession. We've been here before.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For Pieta House, its Darkness into Light event began in 2009 with 400 participants at its signature Dublin event and evolved to 200,000 participants across 200 events in 16 countries a decade later. Peer-to-peer fundraising alone made substantial gains with millions more raised thanks to its e-communications strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

My friend Nancy Schwartz has released her new report designed to guide nonprofit organizations to shape effective taglines for their organizations. . Nancy says “a powerful tagline is a must for any nonprofit intent on delivering its message in our overcrowded world of 24/7 content.” .

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

So, it’s hard to imagine cutting additional costs at a nonprofit. The best leaders understand two things must happen to sustain a nonprofit: SAVING money and RAISING money. Afterall, nonprofit is your tax status, it shouldn’t be your business model. Fact: there are currently over 2.7 Fact: there are currently over 2.7

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 17, 2023

Founded in 2009, Keystone provides shared nonprofit finance, IT, and HR services. Combined, M+S and Keystone offer nonprofits the full spectrum of strategic and administrative services. Mission + Strategy Consulting is joining the Keystone Alliance family of organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

In our quest to shine a light on shine a light on what's going on in green IT for nonprofits, libraries, and really anyone running or working in a small to medium sized office, we'd be remiss to not call some attention to a new book by UK-based author, Mark O'Neill called Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2009

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCVA), a nonprofit that serves to promote online security awareness and education, just launched their new initiative at the RSA 2009 conference. We hope that nonprofits and public libraries too can get involved in such an important mission that affects our future generation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2010

The recently published Nonprofit Guide to Going Green is a robust handbook on greening all aspects of a nonprofit organization's program. The book has several great checklists and some in-depth case studies that show how both large and small nonprofit organizations have implemented their greening efforts. ts.org Certi?cation.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Nonprofits Live: User-Generated Content Thursday, November 17, 10 a.m. RSVP now to join us for the next episode of Nonprofits Live on user-generated content and explore the process of creating media opportunities with your community. Pacific time Hashtag: #NPLive RSVP. RSVP to join us live on November 17 at 10 a.m. Pacific time!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

As a consultant to nonprofits, my blood just boils when I am asked by executive directors or board members, “So, we are thinking about hiring a development officer, how long it will take before this person is raising more money than the salary we pay them?” I recently asked a group of fundraising professionals about their biggest challenge.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Why should mobile be part of libraries and nonprofits' game plan? For nonprofits, that means new donors or volunteers. Why Mobile? inch smartphone display.

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Penelope Burk

AUGUST 3, 2021

Looking at annual results over that forty-year period, giving was up in thirty-seven of those years, declining only three times [2] , and none of those declines can be blamed on fundraisers (1987 stock market crash, 2008 sub-prime mortgage debacle and associated crash into a recession; 2009 continuing recession.) million [4].

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 25, 2012

Kristian is also one of the four talented women, including my cause marketing “mom” Carol Cone and Jocelyne Daw , who co-authored my favorite book on cause marketing: Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding. Primary goal is to raise money and build awareness for the nonprofit partner. There are exceptions.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 4, 2010

Cause marketing is a partnership between a nonprofit and a for-profit for mutual profit. Finally, the profit in cause marketing comes in two forms, first for the nonprofit and second for the for-profit. For the nonprofit, the profit is money AND branding/visibility. In 2009, Komen received a million dollars!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. One nonprofit doing great work effectively and with great agility is 350.org. One nonprofit doing great work effectively and with great agility is 350.org. org, a Networked Nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

By 2009, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide , and many more in use now. ” IDC has forecast that from 2009 to 2014 , worldwide IT spending will increase from $360 billion to $460 billion, a 5% compound annual growth rate. Jobs was as usual quite prescient. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014. Marnie Webb.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Here's a smidge from his post: If you haven't heard about it yet, be sure to check out TweetsGiving , a project of the nonprofit Epic Change. Last year, Elliot penned a post about TweetsGiving. What, pray tell is that, you might be asking? Tweetsgiving is using micro-blogging tool Twitter to raise money for a classroom in Tanzania.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Social media has changed the marketing world, and Facebook Ads for nonprofits are an easy tool to increase your organization’s presence online. Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. How do nonprofits use Facebook Ads?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2014

Americans of all ages donate their time to schools, churches, hospitals, and other local nonprofits in an effort to improve their. There has been an increase in volunteering over the last decade, which may be driven by an increased demand for volunteers from nonprofit organizations. While many of these new nonprofits may be.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2009

I think that the same can be said for nonprofits as well. At the same time, they believe that although software-as-a-service (SaaS) is likely to be a step down in terms of security for large enterprises, it may be a step up for small and medium businesses. read more.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Unless your nonprofit or library is also running a power plant, I suspect you can do little other than lobbying your representatives to affect number 1; however, you have it within your power (pun intended) to reduce your energy use. Lower the amount of electricity we consume. read more.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

If you are want to make sure your organization is doing its utmost to employ accessible technology, TechSoup would like to invite you to the next Nonprofits Live on Accessibility and Assistive Technology , September 14, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time. For his work on Inclusive Planet Sachin was awarded an INK Fellowship in 2010.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 15, 2024

Over the past 30 years, Blackbaud Grantmaking has been serving foundations and nonprofit grantmakers with software that continues to evolve with you. MicroEdge was established back in 1985 and released their Grants Management Software “GIFTS Online” in 2009.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2009

The early-bird registration period for NTEN's 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference ends January 31. I love the NTC. Clay's recent book, Here Comes Everybody, discusses how Web2.0 is revolutionizing the social order.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2009

Craigslist Foundation's 2009 Nonprofit Boot Camp is happening on June 20 in Berkeley, CA, and TechSoup Global is a community partner. If you're there, don't forget to stop by our table and say hi. I attended my first Boot Camp in October, and thought it was a great experience.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The first from Philanthropy Action , has the depressing title, " Social Networking and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's the Use? " The survey is based on responses from about 200 mid-sized nonprofits (defined as having revenues between $1 and $5 million annually) between July 2008 and March 2009.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2011

In times of need, nonprofits provide an infrastructure of critical support. The nonprofit sector in Japan has a major role to play now in providing services and support to the devastated local communities. Unfortunately, many of the nonprofits that will help communities recover have themselves been affected by the disaster.

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Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

While managed funds, foundations, and trusts have existed in Australia for over a century, 2009 marked a key turning point with new legislation and guidelines introduced through the Private Ancillary Fund Review, with bipartisan support (2009 Philanthropy Australia Annual Report). Fundraisers are braver and bolder than ever.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Every year, NTEN tries out a few new things at the Nonprofit Technology Conference. At NTCs past, new nonprofit tech projects have been highlighted at the Innovation Plaza. But this year, in San Francisco , April 26-28, you can grab the spotlight to show off all the amazing work you do — in the form of an Ignite Session.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2009

This post was originally published on The Huffington Post on June 8, 2009. Copyright © 2009 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. The setting was an amphitheater filled with attendees from around the globe.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Elliot wrote about the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 and it's potential importance to nonprofits on Blog Action Day in October. I can't help wondering what could be possible if the full weight of the nonprofit sector was able to weigh in on reducing our collective carbon footprint?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

In 2009, Campbell Rinker , a firm that specializes in research for the nonprofit sector, conducted a survey into the use of accounting packages in the sector and their users' preferences. The summary report (PDF) is also available for download here. Ease of data entry. Ability to track expenses/revenues by program/department.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 12, 2022

Share new impact measurement trends and how nonprofits and corporations can work together to accomplish their impact goals. For every employee that gets boosted the company will make a donation to your nonprofit. raised over $22,000 for its nonprofit partner this past holiday season. Here's a pitch to companies. Brain Food 1.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. IDC has forecast that from 2009 to 2014 , worldwide IT spending will increase from $360 billion to $460 billion, a 5% compound annual growth rate. How Does This Impact the Used Computer Market? The used computer market essentially starts with new computers.

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