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Tech Tips (306)

Mixing Business with Pleasure Online, A Personal Strategy

socialmediaSocial media is all the rage right now. I'’ve even talked about it a few times here in TechTips ( Get Creative with Twitter and other Social Media , What Should I Write About on My Nonprofit Organization’s Blog, etc.). With the interconnectedness of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn, Ning, WordPress, StumbleUpon, Delicio.us, MyBlogLog, Foursquare, and who knows what else, it can get to be too much. Read more...

Film Festival Gives Nonprofits Exposure

I've recently run across an organization called Lights. Camera. Help. that has created a new way for nonprofits to take their recorded messages to a new audience. Last year, LCH put together a film festival that showcased both movies and PSAs created by other nonprofits. In addition to expanding each organization's reach, they have also provided a judged forum for these pieces of work to be acknowledged and rewarded. Read more...

Nonprofit Supporters and Text Donations

Nonprofits have to pay close attention to technology in order to be sure they're using it to their full advantage. After all, something that seemed utterly impossible a year ago, may be the new big thing in donor relations. In fact, something that seemed impossible three months ago, very much is a new big thing in donor support. Read more...

How to Save the Planet on Your Lunch Break

With Earth Day being celebrated on the 22nd of this month, I thought I’d put a nice green spin on the “tips” part of our “tech tips.” Many of the suggestions here aren’t new, but if you put them all together, you can make a pretty decent change in just an hour. Why not make it an organization-wide initiative this Earth Day? Read more...

Merchant Services for Nonprofits

In its broadest sense, merchant services refers to all thing related to being able to accept electronic forms of payment. This might mean being able to take online donations through your website, processing sales from a retail location, or even accepting payment for services rendered. Being able to accept credit and debit cards is pretty important in today’s environment, and nonprofits who don’t take advantage of this may be missing out on a whole lot. Read more...

Managing List Growth

Email has evolved into the preferred method for reaching out to donors. It provides a cost effective way to present actionable items, but getting valid emails often presents a challenge to non-profits. Luckily, there are several strategies available to non-profits for growing their email list. Read more...

Are You Backing Up Your Data?

Data backup is one of those things that everyone knows they’'re supposed to do, but it often gets overlooked or put on the back burner. It just doesn’t seem like that big of a deal... …until it is. Think of how many nonprofit organizations do some of their most important work during natural disasters: rescue organizations, food banks, energy assistance programs, etc. Read more...

Refurbished Computers

It seems to be the nonprofit organization'’s special burden, —and even badge of honor---to make things happen on an extremely limited budget. For one thing, startup funds are usually pretty small. Once you'’re up and running, surviving on donations and fundraising is pretty tricky. Most importantly, being fiscally responsible means that more money can go toward your mission. BUT…... Read more...

Engaging Supporters Through Interactive Video Projects

Getting people involved and invested in your nonprofit organization is one of the best ways to ensure that they’ll stay committed, right? This Technology Age offers a number of ways to engage prospective supporters, from blogging and commenting to Twitter to Facebook pages. These all allow people to feel like they’re being heard by the organizations they respect. Read more...

Comparison Shopping for Nonprofit Software

While many nonprofit organizations do all they can to create a “workable” software system based on what they already have or what has been donated, there comes a time in many NPOs’ lives when it is time to bite the bullet and purchase the right tools for the job. That’s not to say that you can’t keep inventory on an Excel spreadsheet or even throw in a few formulas and call it “bookkeeping.” On the other hand, a successful nonprofit may just outgrow these temporary fixes. Read more...

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