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GlassPockets at sunset: reflections from working at the intersection of power and light 

Candid

When we started the effort in 2010, only 6-7% of foundations had a website. What we learn from this view is that foundations struggle the most when it comes to sharing information about overall foundation performance, demographic data, executive compensation processes, and strategic plans. This history seems worth revisiting.

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Improve Online Fundraising Results and Wow Donors with These 7 Obvious Secrets

Tech Soup

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations. " The ask should be accompanied by a precise message tailored to the demographic you are targeting.

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The Ultimate Nonprofit SharePoint App: The Case Management Database of Children's Network of Solano County

Tech Soup

We decided to upgrade the Childnet Results Manager from a local area network based system using Microsoft Access to a web-based system using Microsoft SharePoint 2010, backed with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008. I used SharePoint Designer 2010 and made use of SharePoint’s internal templates.

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This Week in the Learning Center: Calendars for Your Website

Tech Soup

While we're on the subject of calendars, the Human Calendar (one of my favorite web doohickeys) is looking for someone in the Portland area to volunteer as the face of 2010! Prefer someone that is out of the age 25-35 and/or caucasian demographic, but anyone is welcome.". Tools Web 2.0 Tools Web Building Web Building.

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How to 10X Your Cause Marketing with Content Marketing: 3 Strategic Approaches

Selfish Giving

They made their content more exciting and appealing to a younger, wider demographic. When Audubon president David Yarnold arrived at Audubon in 2010, the group had a marketing staff of three. A new web site that was easier to read and navigate, especially on smartphones. And their traffic HAS TRIPLED.

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Nonprofit Technology News for August 2013

Tech Soup

We’re used to hearing nothing but bad news from Haiti since it was hit by a succession of catastrophic events since 2010. These services, by-the-way, are different from spam filtering services like Postini , GFI.com, or Spamcop. Green IT: Glad Tidings from Haiti. that address poverty in the world.

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

Get Fully Funded

Measuring relapse or recidivism rates among participants and comparing them against other data points (like demographic information or the timeframes in which they received services) can reveal actionable improvements you should make to better serve the community.