I picked up some malware recently and one of the many annoyances it caused was problems with Firefox's security settings. When visiting secure (https:) web sites Firefox would say "the connection is untrusted." When I said I wanted to trust the site and add an exception for it I would get a … [Read more...]
CTK Foundation’s "Heart and Soul" Grants
The CTK Foundation just opened its 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program. They'll be awarding over $25,000 in grants to nonprofits, charities and voluntary organizations of all sizes in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The only eligibility requirements … [Read more...]
Controlling data entry
A member of the PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) asked "What do other institutions do to regulate or “police” data entry work, specifically when you have multiple users with authority to make updates?" It's a tough problem. Here are a few approaches (other than locking … [Read more...]
Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader
I just wrote a guest blog post for NTEN on the topic of moving from an accidental techie role to a leadership role. Last July, Holly Ross wrote that it was time to retire the phrase "accidental techie". She said, "it's not very nice to call anyone an accidental anything. What's really gotten … [Read more...]
Want your product covered in Idealware’s Donor Management report?
Idealware is updating its 2009 report on low-cost donor databases. If you're a database vendor and want to be considered, fill out the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RCHJNGC I assume their criteria will be similar to what they used last time, which was a starting cost of less … [Read more...]
NY Times says text donations system is flawed
One of the presentations at last month’s Association of Advancement Services Professionals conference dealt with mobile giving. I’m still skeptical about its suitability for most nonprofits, and the NY Times said the same yesterday. If you have an urgent call to action, a way of reaching a mass … [Read more...]
Phishing scam of the day: U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change lottery
It's not unusual to get phishing scams in the form of lottery "winnings" or that appear to come from legitimate businesses or nonprofits (see the Habitat for Humanity job offer scam). But this scam is more creative than most. It arrives as a nice-looking 4-page PDF attachment from the … [Read more...]
Choosing a donor database
I get a lot of emails like the following from small nonprofits: We desperately need to get a new donor database and most of them are totally unaffordable!! Looking at the Idealware Low Cost Database report, I find that there are so many considerations that it is quite complicated to make a choice. … [Read more...]
Jay Love leaving Blackbaud
Jay Love, the founder and CEO of eTapestry (and before that, of Master Software), is leaving Blackbaud to become CEO of Social Solutions: http://www.nptimes.com/10June/news-100608-2.html I spoke with Jay yesterday and he says that Blackbaud is committed to etapestry and will continue to invest in … [Read more...]
Resources from the Compasspoint Panel
Yesterday I spoke on a fundraising panel at Compasspoint's Silicon Valley/Peninsula Nonprofit Forum and mentioned a variety of resources. Here they are, with links: Donor Retention AFP's Fundraising Effectiveness Project: … [Read more...]
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