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Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

May 5th, 2008

Gettysburg’s Lights Seek a Nonprofit Savior

It was inevitable that in this era of CGI movies and personal avatars, a visual aid as quaint as the light bulb-laden battlefield display at the Gettysburg National Military Park would fall by the wayside. A shiny new facility stands ready to present the details of the seminal Civil War battle using the latest technology, […]

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May 4th, 2008

Notes, Follow-Ups, and Reminders | IRS, Grant-Searching, RSS

The IRS tilts at nonprofit efficiency and effectiveness windmills. | The Lightning Rod M/M Blog
Bank of America makes the search for foundation dollars a bit easier. | The NonProfit Times
It’s wicked easy to subscribe to 501(c) Files feeds: Just click here and follow the simple instructions. As always, thanks for reading! | 501(c)

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May 2nd, 2008

Good News for Nonprofit IT Directors Looking for Larger Budgets

Nonprofits raised 19 percent more money online in 2007 than in the prior year, according to a new study from the Nonprofit Technology Network and M+R Strategic Services. This was despite the facts that e-mail open rates, click-through rates, and response rates all dropped in the same period and that over half of the surveyed […]

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April 27th, 2008

Notes, Follow-Ups, and Reminders | Oprah, Conferences, Volunteer Vetting, CRM, RSS

Oprah’s hopelessly misguided take on giving. | Chronicle of Philanthropy
The underwhelming fundraising conference circuit, and some suggestions for reform. | NonProfit Times, Donor Power Blog
Do nonprofits do enough to vet their volunteers? | National Center for Victims of Crime
Can the nonprofit sector define a universal data model when it comes to customer relationship management? | […]

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April 17th, 2008

Mining the Mission | Nonprofits Taking Advantage of the Technology Boom

They’re square pegs that don’t quite fit into round holes, those technology companies profiled by the New York Times last weekend: firms that make money, just not as much as investors would like, and that have social missions at their core. As the article noted, nonprofits with nice revenue streams are hardly new, but what […]

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April 13th, 2008

Notes, Follow-Ups, and Reminders | Volunteers, Career Suggestions, YouTube, Win a Prize, RSS

Volunteering skills instead of sweat. | Boston Globe
Want to work for a nonprofit but aren’t sure doing what? Consider these jobs. | CareerBuilder.com/CNN.com
How to use YouTube to promote your cause. | Wild Apricot Blog
Don’t forget about this month’s b5 Business Channel contest.
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April 11th, 2008

Nonprofit Profile | A Bold Attempt to Link Nonprofits, Corporations, the Media, and People

Talk about ambitious. Greg McHale thinks he’s found a win-win-win-win way for:

Nonprofits to reach greater numbers of donors, volunteers, and event participants
People to discover new ways to contribute to the causes they believe in
Media companies to earn more advertising revenue
Corporations to increase the visibility of their giving programs

McHale is the founder and CEO of good2gether, […]

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April 10th, 2008

A New Way to Find Those Beloved Deep Corporate Pockets

One of the lessons I gleaned from the M.B.A. program from which I graduated was that regardless of your tax status or your mission, there’s one seminal necessity for success:
It’s all about the data.
Having the right information — however you define that — and having it readily available and up to date is paramount. Without […]

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March 30th, 2008

Notes, Reminders, and Follow-Ups | ‘Wired Wealthy,’ E-mail, Board Interest, New Naming Options, Harvard Law, RSS

Are you connecting with your "wired wealthy"? Probably not.
The power of e-mail to reach your publics.
Tips on keeping your board’s head in the game.
Should the sector call itself something different?
Harvard Law took a good first step. More is needed.
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March 25th, 2008

Missing the Mission | The Importance of Detail-Oriented Management

One Laptop Per Child, the nonprofit that sees its inexpensive XO notebook as a tool to spur education in developing countries, is having trouble getting out of its own way. In the same week OLPC won the Brit Insurance Design Award, it was revealed that the organization lost its well-regarded director of security architecture, who […]

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