Creating a Culture That Values Security at Your Nonprofit
Creating a Culture That Values Security at Your Nonprofit is an article from Techimpact that is aimed at helping nonprofits create a strong security culture, one that actively promotes
security awareness and a shared sense of mission around security, and thus is much more likely to avoid many of the most common threats. Using its suggestions, nonprofit leaders can create the conditions for a work culture that values security and vigilantly protects the organization’s systems and data.
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Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofits: Community IT Innovators Playbook
Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofits: Community IT Innovators Playbook is a publication of Community IT Innovators. This new edition has been completely revised, and it offers a variety of strategies for improving cybersecurity. Nonprofit organizations are challenged to develop an appropriate security plan that recognizes the difficulty in managing the security of their data assets, engages their staff with sensible practices as an important line of defense, and keeps costs effective.
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4 Nonprofit Content Trends for 2022
In a changing world, many nonprofits are looking to expand their content strategies and find new ways to draw in potential supporters. To help nonprofit leaders keep up with the times and get creative with content strategy, some important trends have been identified for 2022. This article presents four such trends and provides guidance on how nonprofits can make the most of them.
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A Three-Step Approach to Protecting Your Nonprofit from Cyberattacks
Nonprofit organizations rely on data for almost every decision they make, from engagement to strategies and program evaluations. Data is a valuable asset. And protecting it from internal or external corruption and illegal access can prevent financial and operational loss. This article outlines a three-step approach to protecting data from cyberattacks.
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6 Critical Questions to Ask Yourself When Performing a Social Media Health Check
Written for AmFund, this article identifies six questions nonprofits should ask in order to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of their social media efforts.
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There’s No Formula for Taking Sensitive Trainings Remote
While the pandemic has clarified some best practices for online trainings, putting participants at the center of the event requires a creative approach and a deep understanding of participants’ needs. In this article written for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Alexa Hassink and Joe Dougherty detail five essential steps that put participants at the center and allow a session to achieve its transformative potential.
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A Few Good Online Survey Tools for Nonprofits
This is an article written by Chris Bernard for Idealware . The article discusses what one should know about comparing and selecting online survey tools used to examine the impact of an organization.
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A Guide to Creating a Free Website for Your Nonprofit
Building a website for a nonprofit organization doesn’t need to be heavy on the pocket. This guide identifies the several platforms that can be used to build smart and engaging websites easily and discusses the features and advantages of each.
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Creating a Digital-First Strategy
Creating a Digital-First Strategy is an article written by Adrienne Day for Stanford Social Innovation Review. Examining the experiences of prominent nonprofit organizations, Day examines why nonprofit leaders should think less about the technology and more about the people who will use it and the goals they hope to achieve.
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Six Ways Technology Can Cultivate Local Nonprofit Connections
Six Ways Technology Can Cultivate Local Nonprofit Connections is an article written for Forbes Nonprofit Council . In the article, six nonprofit executives share how they’ve seen organizations form connections in their local communities by leveraging technological advancements and offer insight into how technology can help other nonprofits do the same.
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How to Systemize Improvement for Your Nonprofit Website
How to Systemize Improvement for Your Nonprofit Website is an article written by Temi Adewumi for NTEN . The article offers a number of suggestions for how to make website improvement a regular practice in an organization.
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Informing Change: A Guide to Organizational Capacity Assessment Tools
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Effective Philanthropy Group partnered with Informing Change to better understand the landscape of existing (publicly available) Organizational Capacity Assessment tools and to outline best practices for using these tools in various contexts. The publication shares a wide array of available tools that can play various roles to support or launch the larger undertaking of organizational capacity development.
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Five Social Media Mistakes to Avoid in 2019
Five Social Media Mistakes to Avoid in 2019 is an article written by Tereza Litsa for NTEN . In the article, Litsa details the best approach for staying creative and engaged in today’s fast-paced social media environment, and identifies the mistakes to avoid while doing so.
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Tech Trends for Nonprofit Communicators in 2019
Tech Trends for Nonprofit Communicators in 2019 is an article written by Kivi Leroux Miller for NTEN . In the article, Miller identifies the key outcomes of the Nonprofit Communications Trend Report and discusses how they can benefit nonprofits.
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How Dashboards Can Help Your Nonprofit Achieve Its Goals
How Dashboards Can Help Your Nonprofit Achieve Its Goals is an article written for Nonprofit Quarterly . This article, accompanied by a video, leads a guided tour through the land of nonprofit dashboards using real-life examples.
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Nonprofits Beware: You Can Get Hacked Too
Nonprofits Beware: You Can Get Hacked Too is an article written for TechSoup . The article identifies the best ways to identify, counter, and prevent a hack and as well as the effects a hack can have on a nonprofit’s reputation.
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5 Ways to Maximize Your Website Content in Less than an Hour
5 Ways to Maximize Your Website Content in Less than an Hour is an article written by Adam Walker for TechSoup . Maximizing website content is critical for nonprofits and this article identifies five ways to maximize website content in less than an hour.
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12 Steps to Internet Safety for Nonprofits
12 Steps to Internet Safety for Nonprofits is an article written by Nick Mediati for TechSoup . The article provides 12 practical things to consider when evaluating an organization’s security, as well as tips for addressing those potential security issues.
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A Simple Guide For Growing And Maintaining Your Brand On Social Media
A Simple Guide For Growing And Maintaining Your Brand On Social Media is an article written by Austin Gallagher for Forbes Nonprofit Council . In the article, Gallagher identifies a number of tools that leaders can, and should, use to raise awareness of their organizations, boost their personal brands and share important victories.
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How to Use Online Surveys at Your Nonprofit
How to Use Online Surveys at Your Nonprofit is an article written by Vivek Bhaskaran for TechSoup . The article discusses how mission-driven organizations can use online surveys to reduce ambiguity about what their constituents need and how they can more efficiently run their organization.
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What Nonprofits Need to Know About Measuring Social Media ROI
What Nonprofits Need to Know About Measuring Social Media ROI is an article written by Julia Campbell for TechSoup . The article discusses the importance of measuring social media impact as well as the most effective ways to develop a rubric for social media success.
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Social Media Effectiveness for Public Engagement: An Example of Small Nonprofits
Social Media Effectiveness for Public Engagement: An Example of Small Nonprofits is an article written by Youyang Hou and Cliff Lampe for The Nonprofit Quarterly . In the article, Hou and Lampe describe how twenty-six small nonprofits approached social media work in the midst of complexities and examine the positive outcomes of each situation.
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The Digital Landscape for Nonprofits
The Digital Landscape for Nonprofits is an article written for The NonProfit Times . The article identifies the micro-moments that matter to an organization when engaging visitors on a website or digital platform.
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Two Social Media Channels Your Nonprofit Should Be Leveraging
Two Social Media Channels Your Nonprofit Should Be Leveraging, an article written by Lindsay Crossland for Forbes Nonprofit Council , identifies a number of successful approaches for using Instagram and LinkedIn to enhance a nonprofit’s communication plan.
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Nonprofit Data Breaches, Security Policies You Can’t Overlook
Nonprofit Data Breaches, Security Policies You Can’t Overlook, an article written for The NonProfit Times , outlines five things one absolutely must do when looking to write or review acceptable use or data security policies.
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How Tech Can Maximize Social Impact
How Tech Can Maximize Social Impact, an article written by Kevin Barenblat for Stanford Social Innovation Review , shares advice for integrating technology into the core of an organization’s programs.
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Top 5 Benefits of Having a Technology Plan
Top 5 Benefits of Having a Technology Plan is an article written by John Kenyon for Techsoup . In the article, Kenyon provides five top benefits which organizations can reap from technology planning.
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6 Ways of Tracking Web Performance
6 Ways of Tracking Web Performance is an article written for The NonProfit Times . The article offers tips for organizations assessing website performance and tracking performance.
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Four Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build Partnerships with Companies And Foundations
Four Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build Partnerships with Companies And Foundations is an article written by Becky Straw for Forbes Nonprofit Council . In the article, Straw shares how nonprofit leaders can build bigger partnerships by embracing risk, leveraging technology and data, and building a movement.
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Optimize Online Giving in 6 Simple Steps
Optimize Online Giving in 6 Simple Steps, an article written by Abby Jarvis for GrantSpace , shares six simple steps for optimizing online giving to maximize donations and engage donors more effectively.
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Student Debt Toolkit for Nonprofits
Student Debt Toolkit for Nonprofits, prepared by CalNonprofits, provides frequently asked questions for managers and simple steps for supporting staff, a sample letter to employees about getting their loans forgiven through PSLF, and a resource list for staff with student debt.
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The Power of Brand Personality for Your Nonprofit
The Power of Brand Personality for Your Nonprofit is an article written by Farra Trompeter for GrantSpace . The article defines brand personality, identifies the elements which should come through in the tone and style of all communications and details how it will help to distinguish an organization from its peers.
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5 Steps to More Innovative Programs
5 Steps to More Innovative Programs is an article written for The NonProfit Times. The article identifies several ways nonprofits can use existing technology to innovate in more subtle ways, implementing solutions that are often both low-cost and effective.
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