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Alaska Nonprofit Collects Cultural Information Online

Monday, 27 February 2017
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A nonprofit in Alaska is using online tools to collect information on the Yupik culture, reports NewsMiner. Calista Education and Culture is encouraging residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to share their Yupik history, names and stories. Read more...

Online Giving Grows

Monday, 27 February 2017
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According to the Nonprofit Times, while overall giving remains stagnant, there is growth in online giving. Traditional giving rose only 1% while online giving rose 7.9%. Read more...

Social Media Giving Grows

Monday, 27 February 2017
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The 2016 Nonprofit Research Collaborative Study performed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals finds that social media is a growing segment for nonprofits, reports MiBiz. The survey found that 84% of respondents reported an increase in social media giving for their organization. Read more...

Helping Your Campaign Go Viral

Monday, 20 February 2017
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According to the Nonprofit Quarterly, having a viral social media campaign isn’t just luck. There are a few things nonprofits can do to help their campaign go viral. The SMART steps include social media (s), moral imperative (m) and affective reactions (ar) and finally transform (t). Read more...

Nonprofit Preps College Students for Hackathon

Monday, 20 February 2017
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McDaniel College in Westminster Maryland is preparing its students for a hackathon next weekend, reports Carroll County Times. To prep the students the college brought in technology innovation nonprofit Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, or MAGIC. Magic’s goal is to bring more students into the technology field. Read more...

2017 is All About the Tech for Nonprofits

Monday, 20 February 2017
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According to Biz Tech Magazine, technology is poised to play an even more important role in the nonprofit sector in 2017. Things that were once thought of as strictly “retail” like a frictionless experience will now apply to nonprofits. Read more...

Nonprofit Grows Enrollment in Its Programs

Monday, 13 February 2017
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Code.org, a nonprofit that works to increase the number of minorities in the tech industry, has enrolled over 10,000 students into its computer science courses. Read more...

Nonprofits Turn to Big Data

Monday, 13 February 2017
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Big data is poised to play a big role in how nonprofits do business, reports TechRepublic. Experts believe that facts and figures are the best way to advocate for a mission and big data is a way to do that. Read more...

Users Demanding More from Their Nonprofit Tech

Monday, 13 February 2017
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According to the Nonprofit Times, as technology evolves nonprofit organizations are demanding more from the accounting software. Users now expect their software to be flexible and handle more than one “channel”. Read more...

Outdated Equipment Hampers Nonprofits

Monday, 06 February 2017
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Technology management is an important part of nonprofit management, reports Biz Tech Magazine. Without proper technology many nonprofits are able to operate as efficiently. Yet, many nonprofits can’t afford to update technology and must rely on outdated equipment. Read more...

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