Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. The nonprofit World Wide Web Foundation. The Internet of Things is one of those items on my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

This guest post was authored by Nancy Palo, a senior consultant on Blackbaud's strategic services team with an emphasis on peer-to-peer fundraising. The more I engage with clients, the more I find myself wishing I knew what I know now when I was on the fundraising staff at a nonprofit. September 29 – October 1, 2013.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I’ve spent quite a few years in the space between nonprofits and for-profit businesses, most recently as business development advisor at GrantStation. The Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey includes these five new questions chosen by participants: What is the household income in your service area? She works with.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Aaron Bramley Lights.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Here's the latest.

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NextAfter

APRIL 27, 2023

Pop the confetti and cue the music because we’ve just hit a major milestone: this week we logged our 5,000th digital fundraising experiment in our experiment library. Lesson 1: Be a Smooth Operator Many fundraisers fall into the trap of focusing exclusively on simplifying the giving process. What are you talking about?”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Anyone in nonprofit fund development knows that getting corporate donations is pretty hard. Networking effectively and trying to have in-person conversations with corporate giving people is an essential part of corporate fundraising. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

I have to admit that the venerable Association of Fundraising Professionals website was one of the last places I looked to find fresh interesting coverage of fundraising technology, but I have mended my ways. The Association of Fundraising Professionals. AFP) is a 54 year-old trade association of fundraising professionals.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. We sincerely invite your nonprofit or library tech news nominations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2015

This form of fundraising is called peer-to-peer fundraising , and it's not just for kids. With crowdfunding sites taking the business, art, and nonprofit world by storm with exponential growth since 2009, it's easy to overlook peer-to-peer fundraising. Is peer-to-peer fundraising the right strategy for you?

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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. Aplos already owns Raisely, a fundraising software. Founded in 2009, Aplos Software develops finance software for nonprofits and churches.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

The Internet has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online nonprofit tech education. If you want to keep your nonprofit tech skills sharp join your neighborhood group. San Francisco, CA: Open Source Tech Can Improve Your City & Your Nonprofit, & A Conversation w/ SAP. You betcha! Wednesday, July 10.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2015

Nonprofits could considerably enhance their fundraising and donor numbers using some or all of these digital finance options. A Nonprofit Using Cryptocurrency. " This type of fundraising option is enabling a whole new demographic to get involved. How Could a Nonprofit Take Advantage of Mobile Pay or Cryptocurrency?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Here are three fundraising innovations we think you might want to know all about. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013. The Facebook Donate Now Button.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2013

So when the latest version of Microsoft Office became available for eligible nonprofits, charities, libraries, and foundations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program , we teamed up with our friends at Microsoft Citizenship and Doug Thomas, content producer for Office.com, to host a tweet chat. More great news: it works with either.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

While some may think corporate philanthropy means writing a check and calling it a day, many corporations seek multilayered, strategic partnerships with nonprofits that fall in line with their core business objectives. By doing so, nonprofits can build robust, mutually beneficial relationships with companies. How can you get started?

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. While giving directly on platforms is still low compared with traditional giving methods, a survey by Classy found that 57% of traffic to fundraising campaign pages comes from social media. Need more convincing?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This is my inaugural post highlighting nonprofit technology news from around the world. In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. These are events that pair up nonprofits with good ideas and volunteer techies who can help them realize them.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. Mobile browsing is now a mainstream reality, and it greatly benefits nonprofit organization to get on board.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

on for nonprofits to boost the bottom line. All the traditional fundraising tools (phone-a-thons, direct mail) are. What’s more, the Nonprofit Tech for Good says reaching mobile consumers is one of the most inexpensive ways to increase donor engagement. With last minute gift. midnight on New Year’s Eve.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

It's 2013. As a nonprofit working to increase online fundraising , you've likely started making resolutions to improve, diversify, or broaden your fundraising efforts. By March 31, make these three changes to your key online fundraising pages and report back with your findings. And don't fret.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Find out how your organization compares to its peers in online fundraising, if your organization is doing everything it should online, and if your fundraising programs are performing as well as they should. Register today for any or all of three webinars: June 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2016

It’s being used by nonprofits to help those in need and by for-profits that are offering technical support to nonprofits to help them use technology more effectively. Companies Offer IT Assistance The Community Corps specializes in partnering corporations who have a specialization in IT support with nonprofits in need of IT assistance.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

This year’s #GivingTuesday saw a dramatic increase in nonprofit organizations promoting the movement as a national day of giving. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. through October 2013 and online giving is up 11.8%

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Here are some interesting ways nonprofits and charities are using Vine in the UK and abroad : By UK charity, Tenovus. — Tenovus (@tenovuscancer) January 29, 2013. — Dogs Trust (@DogsTrust) January 25, 2013. — Diabetes UK (@DiabetesUK) March 1, 2013. — PBS (@PBS) February 20, 2013.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

Blackbaud recently published npEXPERTS , a free e-book featuring ways nonprofits can connect with supporters, activate their donor bases and raise more money online. Over the next few weeks you'll have the opportunity to listen to each of the nonprofit experts live. April 4, 2013 2:00 p.m. Apr 23, 2013 1:00 p.m.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

For those new to their work, GlobalGiving is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits and charities of all sizes all around the world. GlobalGiving offers training, tools, and support to help organizations reach this fundraising goal. The next Open Challenge will begin on September 1, 2013. But don’t worry!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Rather than a clever hacker directly targeting your nonprofit, your organization is more likely at risk from a software update you skipped in haste, a disgruntled employee who still has access to your cloud drive, or an unencrypted device left in an airport bathroom. That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

In 2013, mobile donations on PayPal increased by over 200%. Nonprofits can expect that growth to continue to skyrocket in 2014 and beyond. How do you ensure your cause is ready for mobile fundraising? You'll learn: Which mobile fundraising tactics are right for your nonprofit. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2014

79.00) cover the basics of setting up and entering transactions specifically for nonprofits as well as: Entering payroll. Plus, you'll get a tour of some of the new features in the 2014 and 2013 versions of QuickBooks. Track special fundraising events. . -- 1 p.m., Tracking your members, donors, grants, pledges, and dues.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Anyone in nonprofit fund development knows that getting corporate donations is pretty hard. Networking effectively and trying to have in-person conversations with corporate giving people is an essential part of corporate fundraising. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

For example, nonprofit IRS filings—IRS Forms 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, and 990-N, which U.S. But a lot of the questions we—and you—have about the nonprofit sector go beyond the information provided on an IRS Form. But a lot of the questions we—and you—have about the nonprofit sector go beyond the information provided on an IRS Form.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

For the nonprofit sector, technology is a means to an end — a greater good. Nonprofits are mission-focused, usually run on a tight budget, and therefore sometimes hesitant about purchasing expensive software. Given recent technological advances, however, software advances may no longer be out of reach for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. It processes and vets applications from nonprofit organizations interested in getting going on mobile fundraising activities. The Give App.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Documenting and sharing the happenings of an event or fundraiser can be tricky if you're responsible for organizing it as well. To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Nonprofits can also benefit from this easy-to-use program.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This year #GivingTuesday is on December 3, 2013. The movement was conceived by Henry Timms , the executive director of the nonprofit 92nd Street Y in New York in cooperation with the United Nations Foundation. In its inaugural year, the project became one of the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 5 Nonprofit High Points in 2012.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It’s time to get face-to-face with your nonprofit tech friends! Net2Local is a project of TechSoup Global that invites activists, techies, nonprofits and the social good community together to meet monthly in 50 cities around the world. San Francisco, CA: Let’s Go to the BSR Sustainability Hackathon 2013!

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