San Francisco’s Fundraising Day will be happening June 16 at the downtown Marriott.  Once again I have the honor of co-chairing the Technology Track with Michael Stein. We’ve programmed sessions on online fundraising with Madeline Stanionis, social media with Jeff Patrick, database selection with Eric Leland, and an open discussion session with me and [...]

Tags: Donor Databases, Email Marketing, Fundraising, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Web 2.0

My friends at Idealware have created a new fund to support their research.  Many of Idealware’s reports have been funded by foundations and some have had corporate sponsorship. As you probably know, neither foundation nor corporate support is a reliable funding source these days. In addition, since Idealware must maintain its independence in order to [...]

Tags: Donor Databases, Fundraising, IT Management, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Technology, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Web 2.0

I received the following email from a listerve.  The topic of closed alumni communities versus social media is on the minds of a lot of university staff, so I’m posting this along with my response.

I’d like to hear from anyone who is using the social networking function of Blackbaud Net Community.  We are [...]

Tags: Alumni, Education, Social Media

I spent the last 3 days at the CASE District VII conference, for schools in AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV, and UT.  Social Media was a big topic this year, with workshop titles like "Maximizing Social Networks and Online Resources in Alumni Relations", "Now That Facebook and Twitter Aren’t Enough: Integrating Social Media into [...]

Tags: Fundraising, Online Fundraising, Social Media

The latest round of the America’s Giving Challenge is on. This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to [...]

Tags: Online Fundraising, Social Media, Web 2.0

What: Another in The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s series of online discussions: How to Use Facebook Causes to Promote Your Nonprofit Group
When: Tuesday, October 13, at 12 noon, Eastern time
Where: http://philanthropy.com/live/2009/10/facebook/
How Much: Free
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Tags: Online Fundraising, Social Media, Web 2.0

What: NTEN is holding an online workshop on social media using a Choose Your Own Expert format. They’ve gathered a group of nonprofit social media experts to help you devise a solid organizational strategy and learn the secrets of a variety of social media tools.  After an opening plenary by Beth Kanter, you’ll choose one [...]

Tags: Advocacy, NTEN, Social Media, Web 2.0

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is holding another in its series of free online discussions on social networking. This time their guest will be social media guru Beth Kanter (you may know Beth from her eponymous Beth’s Blog — and if you don’t, you should). 
What: What’s the Payoff? How Charities Can Figure Out How Much Time [...]

Tags: Social Media, Web 2.0

As we’ve noted previously, The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been running a series of online discussions on how nonprofits can use social media tools. In addition to these open discussions, the Chronicle has been conducting a series of recorded interviews.
In the latest, Allison Fine interviews Joe Green, one of the creators of Facebook Causes, and [...]

Tags: Online Fundraising, Social Media, Web 2.0

The recent analysis of giving through Facebook Causes by The Washington Post was not encouraging. It found that only a fraction of the 179,000 nonprofits that signed up for the Causes application have brought in even $1000, and only two have brought in over $100,000. A recent survey published by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and ThePort [...]

Tags: Fundraising, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Web 2.0