Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Well, time to get out your most awesomely-designed (yes, I did type MOST awesomely-designed) campaign materials and enter the 2009 Adobe Show Your Impact Nonprofit Design Contest ! Contest Timeline: Submit your entries between April 1 and April 15, 2009 (submissions must be in by midnight Pacific on the 15). Check it out!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The warning signs included the ongoing toxic combination of low pay and overwhelming workloads endemic in nonprofit work that leads to exhaustion, mistakes, and ultimately burnout. As a result, nonprofit employees have quit their jobs at record levels since the start of the pandemic. We have been here before. Improve workflow.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2009

This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit. The contest runs through November 6, 2009. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. Tools Web 2.0

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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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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 24, 2009

In June 2009, Nielsen reported nearly 21 million unique visitors to Twitter.com. How can a small nonprofit organization, with limited time and resources for social media, find the right people to connect with in that microblogging crowd? Try your TPS.( read more ). Social networking Twitter maps application search social media.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 30, 2009

Welcome to the June 2009 edition of the NonProfit Blog Carnival, a monthly showcase of great blog posts for and about nonprofits. The 10 articles highlighted here were chosen to give a variety of viewpoints and usable information on Nonprofit Technology.( read more ).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2010

But the 2009 IT Staffing and Spending Report covers so much more than that: Are nonprofits paying to train their IT staff? The nonprofit sector works hard to maximize the effective use of technology. A full quarter of small nonprofits reported having no budget for IT salaries. Is anyone out there actually planning?

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) and California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) today named TechSoup Global one of three winners of the 2009 California Digital Inclusion Program Award. read more.

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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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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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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

The event will reveal the results of the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , which: Provides updated industry-wide metrics to analyze your online program. Helps you measure how your targeted emails, appeals to non-donors, phone call alerts, and more compare to those of other nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2009

If you're attending this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) here in San Francisco, you don't want to miss the opportunity to join this session with TechSoup Global's own Marnie Webb. April 28, 2009, 10:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m. Here are the details: Fed Up?

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Did your nonprofit produce a video in 2009? The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is looking for the best nonprofit videos of the year, with a chance for great public exposure, $2500 for your organization, and other great prizes. Submissions are open until March 12, 2010, so get in on this contest if you can! read more ).

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2025

Nonprofits have struggled for years to understandand ideally reversethe declining numbers of everyday donors and volunteers who engage with their organizations. What can nonprofits learn from existing researchand peer organizationsto turn this narrative around? In 2009, Americans gave 8.1 billion hours in 2017 and 4.1

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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

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

JANUARY 30, 2009

In early January, Convio asked a group of nonprofit technology bloggers to suggest New Year's resolutions for nonprofits ( TechSoup Blog was one of the participants ). In addition, they asked people to post resolutions on Convio's Connection Café blog.

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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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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.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

This month’s round-up of the most popular links at AssociationJam.org brings you a broad mix of theory and practical tips for people in associations and nonprofit organizations - oh, and a “must-laugh” Dilbert cartoon for anyone who’s ever faced a challenge on the job! read more ).

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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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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 24, 2013

On today’s show, Megan interviews Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Founding President of the Child Mind Institute , the only nonprofit dedicated to this very cause. Established in 2009, Child Mind Institute has made great strides on an issue that still holds so much public stigma.

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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?” This is a huge area of concern for many organizations. The result?

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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 19, 2009

The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University has posted the application for the 2009 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. The Drucker Award is given to a social-sector organization that demonstrates "change that creates a new dimension of performance.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2009

Convio has released a new online fundraising benchmark report that is based on data from 600 of Convio's nonprofit clients from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The study reports: Positive year-over-year growth in all of the key areas of online success.

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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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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. Most nonprofits have bigger aspirations.

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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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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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Selfish Giving

MAY 3, 2009

Great post for nonprofits to read as they approach how they should use Twitter. Of course, nonprofits think they need to follow everyone, but that's that may not be the strategy that will help them use Twitter effectively. Twitter Marketing: Why You Don't Need to Mass Follow Twitter Users.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 26, 2009

Great reference for nonprofits! How To Create A Powerful And Engaging Facebook Page.

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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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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.)

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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.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 11, 2008

In only 75 minutes, attendees will learn about the latest findings on the use of social media, real-world examples of effective social media campaigns and how nonprofits can leverage "word of mouth" marketing techniques on 2009. The free webinar - going live at 2pm EST, Wednesday, 17 December.( read more )

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