Authors: Mathew Emery & John Kenyon Problem: Dirty Data = Lost Dollars & Relationships Lean staffed nonprofits often have dirty data and even large well staffed nonprofits often have hidden dirty data. There is rarely a big enough fire to make us carve out the time to build the daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly processes and habits that… Read more »
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Critiquing Social Media Advice
Second in my series Inside the Professional Social Media Certificate Course at Sonoma State University. Visit http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/psm for information. The world of social media advice is rife with bad science, link bait and self-serving "news”. The recent report from Princeton researchers showing how Facebook will lose users and comparing user adoption to the spread of… Read more »
Nobody Owes Your Nonprofit Software
At a recent seminar, a member of the audience, a nonprofit staff member, was visibly angry that “none of the discounted databases on TechSoup come with free technical support”. While I can understand how frustrating it is to try to learn how to use the mostly non-intuitive database programs out there, I was struck by… Read more »
Most Popular Websites & Why Nonprofits Should Care
It’s important for nonprofits to know which websites on the internet have the most traffic. It helps them understand where people are online so they can be sure they are participating on the most popular sites. I am a fan of Alexa.com®, the web information company that ranks websites with the most traffic by country… Read more »