Heather Carpenter's Nonprofit Leadership 601 blog posted a list of resources for people who are new to the field of nonprofit technolology. This post lists books, reports, Web sites, blogs, and conferences that nonprofit techies — and not just those newbies — should know about. We're happy … [Read more...]
GivingUSA Reports a Drop in 2008 Giving
The good news from the annual GivingUSA report (PDF) on U.S. philanthropy is that total giving for 2008 was estimated to have exceeded $300 billion for the second year in a row, for a total of $307.65 billion. But, unfortunately, most of the news was bad. This was a two percent drop in current … [Read more...]
Transcript: Promoting Causes on Online Social Networks
As I mentioned last week, the Chronicle of Philanthropy held a live online discussion about how nonprofits can use social networks to promote their organizations. On the panel, was Danielle Brigida, social-media-outreach coordinator at the National Wildlife Federation; marketing and communications … [Read more...]
Live Discussion Promoting Causes on Social Networks on June 2
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is holding another in its series of free online discussions on Tuesday, June 2 (tomorrow). Here are the details: What: Promoting Causes on Online Social Networks When: Tuesday, June 2, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Cost: Free Where: Online. Questions are submitted via … [Read more...]
No One Likes Your Web Site
Seems like everyone's taking potshots at nonprofit Web sites these days. A few weeks ago I wrote about Jakob Nielsen's study of nonprofit Web site usability. He found that 47% of the sites studied had problems relating to page and site design; users couldn't find where to make a donation on 17% … [Read more...]
Green IT for Dummies
Hewlett Packard has published a free guide to greening your IT. They describe it as: Green IT for Dummies ... is intended to give organizations simple and straight-forward ideas on how to reduce the environmental impact of IT systems and harness the power of IT to reduce the wider environmental … [Read more...]
Jakob Nielsen Thinks Your Web Site Sucks
Well, maybe it doesn't exactly suck, but potential donors can't figure it out. In a recent study of nonprofit Web sites, usability guru Jakob Nielsen asked participants "what information they want to see on nonprofit Web sites before they decide whether to donate?" The most heavily … [Read more...]
How To Search the Social Web: The Ultimate Toolkit
Robin Broitman of the Interactive Insights Group has created an extensive list of tools for searching the social Web. She calls it a "comprehensive guide to a wide range of resources, Web sites, services, and advice that will help you find, filter, and monitor the information you need more … [Read more...]
Convio’s 2009 Online Fundraising Benchmark Report
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. Compared to 2007, results for … [Read more...]
TechSoup Featured in The San Francisco Chronicle
TechSoup might be shy about blowing its own horn but since I'm a volunteer, I have no such reservations. Check out the article about TechSoup in Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle. TechSoup CEO's are interviewed as well as some local Bay Area organizations who've benefited from TechSoup's programs. … [Read more...]
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