Tech Tips (299)
Choosing a URL for Your Nonprofit Organization
- Friday, 17 September 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
It used to be that when you wanted to launch a web site, you simply picked the name you wanted, registered it, and put up a few pages of content. In the past decade or so, however, things have gotten a whole lot more complicated. Cute, fun, amateur-looking web sites are definitely out, for example. There are a zillion places to register your site these days, too. But perhaps one of the most annoying little details of finally choosing to launch a site is the fact that it’s actually kind of difficult to pick a URL.
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FACT Social Justice Challenge Open for Submissions
- Friday, 03 September 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
There’s no doubt that technology has become more than a convenience in running a nonprofit organization. Email, social networking, web sites, mobile applications…these modern advances have quickly become necessities in promoting and supporting the causes that we hold so dear. It is through innovation and forward thought that these technologies continue to change the way we do everything from register volunteers to accept donations.
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Trends in Online Giving and How to Use Them to Your Advantage
- Thursday, 05 August 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
The information in this article comes from a presentation titled "Your Donor in the World Economy" delivered recently by The CashLINQ Group, that provides merchant services and software solutions for nonprofits, ministries, and small-to-medium businesses.
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Nonprofit Resources via the Foundation Center
- Sunday, 27 June 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
When it comes to nonprofits, there is no shortage of "need." In fact, most exist to fill a need in our communities, whether they be local (a neighborhood food pantry serving the poor), national (a huge organization funding the search for a cure to a disease), or global (protecting the world's oceans from pollution). Of course, each of these organizations has needs of its own. Heck, there are nonprofit organizations that exist just to fill the needs of other nonprofits.
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Choosing the Right File Format for Your Graphic Images
- Friday, 11 June 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Having recently put together both a web site and some print materials for a personal project, I was confronted with the reality that not all graphic file formats are created equal. This is something that I've known in theory for years, but this was a good reminder that not everyone is aware of the differences among JPEG, GIF, TIFF, EPS, and others.
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Managing Donor Data-5 Ways to Make Sure Your Data is Secure
- Wednesday, 02 June 2010
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
Donors are the lifeblood of a non-profit, and keeping their information secure is critical to the success of the non-profits. And there are several ways to protect donor data.
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Blog Sites to Consider
- Friday, 28 May 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Here in Tech Tips, we share all kinds of ideas about how technology can make a difference for nonprofit organizations. But, it's not always about what *I* think. There are an awful lot of people on the Internet who have great ideas and advice. For a change of pace, let's take a look at what some of these folks have to say.
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Mixing Business with Pleasure Online, A Personal Strategy
- Wednesday, 12 May 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
Social 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 Organizations 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.
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Film Festival Gives Nonprofits Exposure
- Monday, 03 May 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
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.
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Nonprofit Supporters and Text Donations
- Friday, 16 April 2010
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
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.
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