Tech Tools for Development Professionals Presentation to the Somerville Non-Profit Development Network Available online at http://organizerscollaborative.org/presentations

What is OC? Mission Values History Projects

Mission

Values

History

Projects

Organizational Divide Initiative Definition Need Philosophy Activities

Definition

Need

Philosophy

Activities

How’s Your Technology? What type of tools? How are they used? What is working? What isn’t? What would you like to be doing?

What type of tools?

How are they used?

What is working?

What isn’t?

What would you like to be doing?

Tech Assumptions Track individuals donors & members Access information readily for appeals and funding reports Effectively communicate and manage email & websites Fundraise online Others?

Track individuals donors & members

Access information readily for appeals and funding reports

Effectively communicate and manage email & websites

Fundraise online

Others?

Some easy steps & tools

Step 1 Manage your data ODB - http://organizersdb.org CiviCRM - http://www.civicrm.org Dataplace - http://www.dataplace.org Google Analytics - http://www.google.com/analytics

Manage your data

ODB - http://organizersdb.org

CiviCRM - http://www.civicrm.org

Dataplace - http://www.dataplace.org

Google Analytics - http://www.google.com/analytics

Step 2 Make sure you’re out there Guidestar - http://www.guidestar.org Idealist - http://www.idealist.org LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com

Make sure you’re out there

Guidestar - http://www.guidestar.org

Idealist - http://www.idealist.org

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com

Step 3 Incorporate an email manager Constant Contact - http://www.constantcontact.com Mailman - http://www.mailman.org

Incorporate an email manager

Constant Contact - http://www.constantcontact.com

Mailman - http://www.mailman.org

Step 4 Create an online donation system Paypal - http://www.paypal.com Network for Good (for donations) - http://www.networkforgood.com ChipIn - http://www.chipin.com

Create an online donation system

Paypal - http://www.paypal.com

Network for Good (for donations) - http://www.networkforgood.com

ChipIn - http://www.chipin.com

Step 5 Make your mission visible online Wordpress - http://www.wordpress.org Flickr - http://www.flickr.com Blip.tv - http://www.blip.tv Podpress - www.mightyseek.com/podpress

Make your mission visible online

Wordpress - http://www.wordpress.org

Flickr - http://www.flickr.com

Blip.tv - http://www.blip.tv

Podpress - www.mightyseek.com/podpress

Step 6 Get feedback & evaluate Survey Monkey - http://www.surveymonkey.com Zoomerang - http://www.zoomerang.com

Get feedback & evaluate

Survey Monkey - http://www.surveymonkey.com

Zoomerang - http://www.zoomerang.com

Some Resources Free webhosting, email lists Community Software Lab - http://www.thecsl.org Grassroots.org - http://www.grassroots.org Donor Management from NPower Seattle - http://www.npowerseattle.org/education/resources/donor_toolkit.htm Fundraising - http:// nten . typepad .com/newsletter/fundraising/index.html

Free webhosting, email lists

Community Software Lab - http://www.thecsl.org

Grassroots.org - http://www.grassroots.org

Donor Management from NPower Seattle - http://www.npowerseattle.org/education/resources/donor_toolkit.htm

Fundraising - http:// nten . typepad .com/newsletter/fundraising/index.html

Some Resources Chipin Case Study - http:// widgetfundraising .org Share You Nonprofit Videos with the world - http://www. techsoup .org/ learningcenter /internet/page5876. cfm Online Press Room - http://www.fenton.com/pages/5_resources/pdf/FentonOnlinePressRoomGuide.pdf

Chipin Case Study - http:// widgetfundraising .org

Share You Nonprofit Videos with the world - http://www. techsoup .org/ learningcenter /internet/page5876. cfm

Online Press Room - http://www.fenton.com/pages/5_resources/pdf/FentonOnlinePressRoomGuide.pdf

Contact Felicia M. Sullivan Executive Director Organizers’ Collaborative 14 Beacon Street - Suite 707 Boston, MA 02108 [email_address] http://organizerscollaborative.org

Felicia M. Sullivan

Executive Director

Organizers’ Collaborative

14 Beacon Street - Suite 707

Boston, MA 02108

[email_address]

http://organizerscollaborative.org