Beth Kanter's Blog - Part 86

Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Conferences

 

Note from Beth: My colleague, Daniel Ben-Horin, from TechSoup Global has been in the nonprofit technology for decades.   He has seen it all.   But when he gets excited about an activity that could benefit the nonprofit technology sector,  I listen.      

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Tweet To Donate to Fire Victims in Texas

Fundraising

I’m in Austin, Texas to deliver a keynote at the Texas Nonprofit Summit:  Leading the Charge for Change.   (Check out their social media dashboard to get a sense of the discussion).   While flying over Texas, I could see smoke rising and could imagine the devastation taking place down below.   … Read More

Data-Informed, Not Data-Driven

Measurement, Organizational Culture

I saw an interesting post from Eric Petersen called “The Myth of Data-Driven Business” by way of KD Paine’s blog.   It caught my eye because we’ve working on a chapter about  how nonprofits can make the shift to a “data-driven culture.Read More

Charity:Water Sends Personal Video Thank Yous

Fundraising

Four years ago,  charity:water launched its September birthday fundraiser where it asked its supporters and friends to give up their birthdays and ask for donations instead of gifts.

Every year, the fundraising campaign involved more people and successfully raised more money using social fundraising tactics and channels.  … Read More

Rethinking Books: Buy A Good Book for A Good Cause

Fundraising

Not too long ago Seth Godin announced on his blog that he was going to reinvent the way books were published and read with The Domino Project.   In his words:

The notion of the paper book as merely a package for information is slowly becoming obsolete.

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