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• 26 April 2010

  Is Your Nonprofit Tax Status at Risk? 

  Up to 25% of American nonprofits – charities, trade associations and membership groups – will lose their tax-exempt status at midnight on May 15, when the provisions of a 2006 federal bill kick in. As the New York Times reported , late last week: The new law, embedded in the 393 pages of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, also directed the Internal Revenue Service to revoke the tax exemptions of groups that failed to file for three consecutive years. Three years have passed, and thus the deadline Read More... Posted Monday, April 26, 2010 6:52 AM by Rebecca | 5 Comments Filed under: General News, Associations, General non-profit interest, nptech, accountability

• 28 April 2009

  What Else Can We Talk About? 10 Years Since The Cluetrain Manifesto 

  Ten years ago, Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger laid out 95 principles for communicating with customers online. The Cluetrain Manifesto , sounded a visionary wake-up call that the Internet would change — was already changing — the fundamental nature of the relationship between businesses and their markets. Parts of the book are nothing short of brilliant, while other passages still have us shaking our heads in confusion about the intended meaning, a full decade later. Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:58 AM by Rebecca | 4 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Web 2.0, accountability, Non-profit Communications

• 02 September 2008

  What's Turning Off Your Donors? 

  "As a donor to charity, what do we nonprofits do that irritates you? What’s caused you to stop giving to a charity?" Marc Pitman asked the tough questions on LinkedIn , a social-networking site with a business/professional focus where the demographic is likely to be a close match for many nonprofits’ donors. And the answers are very educational... Telemarketing annoyances are very high on the list of pet peeves, not surprisingly. All the complaints that go along with commercial telephone solicitations, Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 2:31 PM by Rebecca | 3 Comments Filed under: General non-profit interest, Fundraising, nptech, Best practices, accountability, Non-profit Communications, Donor management

• 18 April 2008

  Making a Case for Social Media Marketing 

  Social media and social networking are hot buzzwords in the world of online marketing, but what do they mean in practical terms? Is social media marketing just a passing fad, or could it be a worthwhile strategy for your organization? In a survey done by Collactive of close to 200 organizations, those with a successful social media strategy performed 27% better in achieving their business goals than those with poor social media strategy. Most nonprofits are barely scratching the surface when it comes Read More... Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 3:01 PM by Rebecca | 1 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Marketing, Web 2.0, Best practices, Blogging, Social networking, accountability, Non-profit Communications, social media

• 16 January 2008

  Free Web Apps Can Help NonProfits Save Time and Money 

  Keep costs down with web-based services instead of purchasing software, urges Bruce Judson , a Senior Faculty Fellow at the Yale School of Management . His audience is primarily start-up businesses, but the advice is equally applicable to nonprofit organizations. Even more so, perhaps, with accountability tagged as a strong priority for many donors and supporters. Rather than buy an expensive piece of software you might not use again, why not explore the free and low-cost options? Web-based applications Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:20 PM by Rebecca | 3 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, accountability

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