posted by Rad CampaignAllyson Kapin on 03/06/2012
NTEN just released a new report for the nonprofit technology sector, "The State of the Nonprofit Cloud," which found that out of 780 nonprofits surveyed, 91% use some of kind of cloud-based software solution. The most commonly used cloud-based systems were staff email solutions, at 69%, followed by broadcast email 57% and office software 44%.
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posted by Rad CampaignAvi Kaplan on 01/13/2012
We’re about to see Pinterest use among nonprofit organizations explode. Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling.
Pinterest is a new(ish) and growing a image based social network and the newest darling of social media marketers. I’m always intrigued to see how nonprofits find creative ways to use new social media tools, but I didn’t think seriously about Pinterest’s potential for nonprofits until I read Joe Waters and Beth Kanter’s thoughts. Now I’m excited to see how cause communities embrace this emerging network to create value and mission impact.
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posted by Rad CampaignAvi Kaplan on 12/12/2011
Your website is often the first introduction people get to the amazing work you do to change the world. Sometimes you only have moments to get people’s attention before they move on. In our mobile, social, always on, multi-screen world it’s important to ensure that your for that your organization’s home on the web is robust, well designed, and well-built.
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posted by Rad CampaignAllyson Kapin on 11/18/2011
Do you use Google Analytics? If so, get ready for a new, redesigned version that is packed with some great features and analytics. You will now receive all of your information concerning your reports in real-time streaming, a feature many of us have been waiting on for years.
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posted by Rad CampaignAllyson Kapin on 10/11/2011
Let’s face it, the world is no picnic these days. We’re facing climate change. The world’s oceans are on the verge of being irreparably damaged. One of the worst humanitarian crises continues to escalate in the Horn of Africa, where famine, war and drought are threatening 13M+ people. Thankfully, we have some incredible nonprofits on the ground who continue to tackle these issues everyday, raise awareness and mobilize people into action. And now more than ever, people are reaching out to their members of congress through online channels to voice their concerns about some of these very issues. But how is Congress responding? Are they adopting new methods fast enough to respond to their constituents in the digital age? Is the fear that their responses could be modified with malintent valid? The Congressional Management Foundation new study, Communicating with Congress: How Citizen Advocacy Is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill provides some good insight.
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