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Kiva, the first online peer-to-peer microcredit marketplace, is one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in history. But its nonprofit status was not inevitable. Here’s why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys…
Control and Community: A Case Study of Enterprise Wiki Usage
There are a wide variety of uses for Wikis and a level of interest in using them that’s matched by an extensive range of Wiki software. Wikis introduce to the Internet a collaborative model that…
The Wisdom of Community
The Wisdom of Crowds (WOC) theory does not mean that people are smart in groups—they’re not. Anyone who’s seen an angry mob knows it. But crowds, presented with the right challenge and the right interface,…
The Web in Numbers: The Rise of Social Media
2009 is the year of social media. Once, Twitterwas a place where you could read about someone else’s cat. Now, it’s the first place you go to when there’s breaking news.
The Sources
- John Battell's SearchBlog
- dot eduGuru
- About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
- Beth's Blog: How Nonprofit's Can Use Social Media
- Cause+Effect
- Corporate Dollar
- Daniela Barbosa
- Donor Power
- Have Fun • Do Good
- Idealist.org
- IdealWare Blog
- IssueLab
- NetSquared
- Nonprofit Communications
- Nonprofit Times
- NTEN
- Pop!Tech
- Tactical Philanthropy
- TechSoup
- ThirdSector (UK)
- Urban Institute
- Wild Apricot
- Wired Campus: The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Tech
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- How To: Track Direct Mail Success on the Cheap »
Melissa Barber, Friends of Trees Like most small nonprofits, Friends of Trees doesn't have the budget for elaborate bar-code systems or a chunk of staff time to track the success of its direct mail campaigns. But the biologist in me knew we could get cleaner data with only a little… - A Five Step Program to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Web Pages »
Avinash Kaushik, Google We focus too much on micro reporting on our websites, most of which is comprised of too much page level analysis. When you get to page analysis, you can easily get down and dirty and waste too much time. The time is right to focus on metrics,… - How To: Evaluate AdWords Performance »
Maren, German, and Kristie, Google Grants<div> On the Google Grants team, we receive a lot of questions from grantees on how best to evaluate their AdWords performance. We put this article together to give guidance around monitoring and evaluating your Google Grants account using a few strategies we find valuable.… - 5 Key Metrics to Improve Your Email Campaigns »
Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge How did your last email fundraising appeal perform? Did your new email template work? Were your copy and creative on the mark? Did you raise as much revenue as you planned? Email marketing is the foundation for most nonprofits' education, advocacy, volunteering, and fundraising efforts online.… - The Next Step: Performance Management Systems »
Ingvild Bjornvold, Social Solutions When it comes to determining how effective programs and organizations are, anecdotes don't tell the whole story. Many programs, when evaluated, have been shown to be ineffective or have negative outcomes. In the absence of systematically collected data, nobody would ever know. In recognition of this… - We Wrote a Book! You Should Totally Buy a Copy »
<span class="inline inline-left"></span>And when I say "we", I mean the NTEN community. Fourteen NTEN Members contributed to the 11 chapters in Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders. Now that it's been released, we're pretty sure you'd like to: <strong>> Buy the Book!</strong> We've also… - Is Your Org Rockin’ the Tech? You Could be the First .ORG Ambassador! »
<span class="inline inline-left"></span>It used to be generally agreed that the nonprofit sector lagged at least two years behind the private sector when it came to technology use. As costs have dropped and nptech savvy has risen, I think that gap has closed, dramatically. Today, there are organizations large and small… - 2009 Sex::Tech Conference : Focus on Youth »
<span class="inline inline-left"></span>The NTC isn't the only tech conference in San Francisco in 2009: March 22-23, ISIS, Inc. will host Sex::Tech 2009, the second annual conference that focuses on sexual health, technology and youth. The event brings together researchers, academicians, healthcare professionals, technology companies, and youth and youth advocate groups… - 2009 TAG Conference: Call for Submissions »
The folks in the Technology Affinity Group (TAG), as part of the Council on Foundations, have a lot in common with the NTEN community. In fact, many folks in the NTEN community are also part of TAG, and vice versa. It only makes sense that we share our knowledge and… - Yes, I’m Putting a Ring on It! »
<span class="inline inline-left"><span class="caption" style="width: 98px;">Flickr Photo: Natassia A Davis</span></span>I spent some time at SXSW this weekend, hanging with my NPTech peeps. (But more on that later -- though I did get one video.) Everytime I ran into someone I knew or met someone new from the sector, the first… - NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: SxSW, Presentation Tips, Wind-Powered Websites, and More! »
<span class="inline inline-right"><span class="caption" style="width: 98px;">SxSWNP Flickr Cred: wharman</span></span>Peter Campbell changed web hosts and has some good advice about the process. Fellow NTEN members Green America (formerly Coop America) helped guide Peter to a wind-powered provider. Convio is one of the featured companies at the first-ever Austin Interactive Showcase at… - SXSW Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam »
Four great panelists, three funny judges, and the incomparable Beth Kanter put on quite a show. Oh, and we tried to learn a few things along the way. Some of the issues our poets raised: <ul> <li>Combining qualitative and quantitive data</li> <li>Proving ROI to your managers</li> <li>Using measurement as a… - 2009 NTC Preview: Farra Trompeter on Your Brand & Your Website »
<span class="inline inline-left"></span>First of all, let's just say Farra's full name: Farra Trompeter (trom-peter, like the guy in front of the pearly gates). I love that name. I've taken to using it as an exclamation in all kinds of situations. For instance: "Well, I'll be Farra Trompetered." Seriously. I love… - 2009 Golden Dot Awards: Voting is Open »
Considering many of you are advocacy organizations, you might be interested in the Golden Dot Awards: Golden Dot Awards recognize achievement in online politics. To be eligible, nominees must have used the Internet to try to influence the political process (i.e. for an electoral campaign, political party, official ballot, issue… - Give us 10 minutes (and save yourself from hours of boredom) »
<span class="inline inline-left"><span class="caption" style="width: 98px;">Flickr Photo: craig1black</span></span>Yes, we're asking you to take another survey. We can't help it, there's just so much we want to know! And, well, we'd do anything for Andy Goodman. > Take the survey Given the current economic climate, everyone’s looking for ways to cut…
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