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
Organizational Divide Initiative 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?
Tech Assumptions 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
Step 2 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
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
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
Step 6 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
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
Contact Felicia M. Sullivan Executive Director Organizers’ Collaborative 14 Beacon Street - Suite 707 Boston, MA 02108 [email_address] http://organizerscollaborative.org

Tech Tools for Development Professionals

  • 1.
    Tech Tools for Development Professionals Presentation to the Somerville Non-Profit Development Network Available online at http://organizerscollaborative.org/presentations
  • 2.
    What is OC?Mission Values History Projects
  • 3.
    Organizational Divide InitiativeDefinition Need Philosophy Activities
  • 4.
    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?
  • 5.
    Tech Assumptions Trackindividuals donors & members Access information readily for appeals and funding reports Effectively communicate and manage email & websites Fundraise online Others?
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Step 1 Manageyour data ODB - http://organizersdb.org CiviCRM - http://www.civicrm.org Dataplace - http://www.dataplace.org Google Analytics - http://www.google.com/analytics
  • 8.
    Step 2 Makesure you’re out there Guidestar - http://www.guidestar.org Idealist - http://www.idealist.org LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com
  • 9.
    Step 3 Incorporatean email manager Constant Contact - http://www.constantcontact.com Mailman - http://www.mailman.org
  • 10.
    Step 4 Createan online donation system Paypal - http://www.paypal.com Network for Good (for donations) - http://www.networkforgood.com ChipIn - http://www.chipin.com
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    Step 5 Makeyour mission visible online Wordpress - http://www.wordpress.org Flickr - http://www.flickr.com Blip.tv - http://www.blip.tv Podpress - www.mightyseek.com/podpress
  • 12.
    Step 6 Getfeedback & evaluate Survey Monkey - http://www.surveymonkey.com Zoomerang - http://www.zoomerang.com
  • 13.
    Some Resources Freewebhosting, 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
  • 14.
    Some Resources ChipinCase 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
  • 15.
    Contact Felicia M.Sullivan Executive Director Organizers’ Collaborative 14 Beacon Street - Suite 707 Boston, MA 02108 [email_address] http://organizerscollaborative.org