In this episode, Birgit and Jim share some insights gained as a result of facilitating a Tech4Good meeting in Naples, Florida earlier this year. Jim is asked to tell us about his experience and he begins by discussing the potential target audience a non profit organization may wish to address. Specifically these are current and […]
Episode #10: What to Expect in Social Media in 2017
In this episode, Birgit and Jim share some marketing predictions in social media as presented by 35 experts in social media. There are several sources of information on the subject. Brand24 first published the primary source for this episode in December of 2016. Experts discussed Opportunities and Obstacles. Jim congratulates Birgit for being one of […]
Episode #9: After Successful Pilot Impact Circles will launch in 2017
In this episode, Birgit and Jim tell us about Impact Circles which are small monthly discussion groups for Executive Directors of nonprofit organizations. Jim explains that in addition to discussing common interests, one of the themes is to allow E.D. s to become more comfortable with technology. The idea is not to make an E.D. […]
Episode #8: Blogging and Your Editorial Calendar with Jessi Drummond @crewtrust
Before they start on the main topic, blogging, Birgit, and Jim first bring us up to date on the news from the nonprofit technology world. Jim tells us about some news from Google, specifically about how they will index mobile vs. desktop sites, and then about how they will “name and shame” sites that have […]
Episode #7: Connecting Your Website to the Social Networks
In this episode, Birgit takes us through the essential mechanical steps to ensure that you are connecting your website to the Social Networks. She describes the important tasks done by the Content Management System (Episode #2) which supplies the programming support necessary for your content to go to your desired places on the Social Networks. […]
Episode #6: Online Fundraising Tips and Tools
In Episode #6 Birgit and Jim discuss Online Fundraising. Birgit begins by telling us about the most successful types of fundraising in 2015. She breaks it down into five different ways to raise funds. Jim then recommends some strategic questions nonprofit organizations should explore before they even think about software. Birgit then describes the history […]