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I’ve been spending a fair bit of time in the last couple of years learning to code in a new way. It reminds me of a transition I made in coding from having written stand-alone applications for varied computers, to writing code for the web. When I was in college, grad school and early in [...]

I’ve been getting to know Amazon S3 lately, and there are some great things about it. I think it is one of the long list of unpredicted successes that resulted from the near-ubiquitousness of open source software on the server side. We’ve been using it for “offsite” backup for drupal sites for a while now. [...]

This morning Allison Fine and I got up extra early for a Bagels and Books Event for The Networked Nonprofitat the National Conference on Volunteering and Service here in NYC.
At book events, one of the most common themes we hear from nonprofits is about the fear that organizational leaders have about social media.  Opening up [...]

Social media has dramatically changed how nonprofits and libraries communicate with supporters, donors, and volunteers. Most organizations in the United States now use social media in their communications and development strategies, but few have been properly trained on how to best utilize sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) in social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understands the long-term implications of social media and are knowledgeable of each sites’ unique functionality and toolset.
 

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Since 2008, the Nonprofit Tagline Awards (aka the Taggies) have been rewarding organizations for using strong taglines in their marketing materials. A powerful tagline can be the centerpiece of a strong marketing campaign, and can serve to both clarify and simplify your message. Does your nonprofit have an organizational tagline or a tagline for a campaign, program, or event? If so, enter to win a Taggie Award from Getting Attention.

The Taggie Awards:

The deadline for entering is July 28. The form takes about 3 minutes to fill in, so why not do it right now?

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I’m in NYC for the last leg of book launch tour for the Networked Nonprofit.   I’m pleased about the positive reception of the big picture ideas and concepts in the book,  I’m wildly enthusiastic about hearing from people as they put the ideas into practice!
For example, one of the concepts in the book is understanding [...]

Greetings! My name is Heidi Massey and I am the organizer of the Chicago, Illinois Net Squared Camp, Net Squared Chicago Counts (Conference Uniting Nonprofits & Technology.) The Chicago event will be taking place on Sunday, September 12^th at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Fortunately, IIT is very accessible to public transportation and will have ample parking spaces for cars as well.

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I recently had the opportunity to connect with Kedar to learn about a new project to help users measure and manage their consumption, in effect encouraging them to control their environmental impact.  I found the project so interesting that I wanted to share it with you here in an interview, covering some key questions from Kedar.  There’s also a chance for you to provide your feedback, ideas, and even contribute!

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I attend a lot of conferences, but mostly as a keynote speaker, workshop leader, or panelist. I don’t often get a chance to listen and learn.  That was the gift of attending Nonprofit 2.0 Conference, especially the “unconference sessions“  in Washington, DC on Friday.  A big thank you conference organizers!
We kicked off the conference [...]

This is from Google. (Hat tip to Grace for the video.)

The average nonprofit has 100 stories at least this compelling.

We have to get better at telling them!

Get inspired to do more, better storytelling: