Mid-June in 2020, Netsquared organized a virtual event called “The Top Digital Tools for Nonprofits”. Elijah van der Giessen, Netsquared’s Community Manager invited meetup organizers of TechSoup’s Local program to give 5-minute presentations about technology tools they discovered and found worthwhile. There were 12 speakers in total. It was fast paced events and I learn […]
Data Management
Why IT Needs to be a Part of Your strategy
In order to appreciate the need for an IT Strategy, we need to first understand why we need an organization strategy, and then a little about what makes up a strategy for your not for profit organization. I recently read an article on NPEngage by Rose Gear about the basics for a strategy in a […]
Better Stories With Data
I recently read “Data’s role in your Nonprofit’s Storytelling Strategy”, an article by Josh Mail, Chief Marketing Officer at Relationship Science LLC (RelSci), which was published in the Guidestar blog. Think of all the times, you describe what your organization does, and what you do for it. Elevator Speech Mission Statements Vision Financial Results Each of those […]
The Accidental Techie: Using Analytics
The point in the quote I am using is to tell you that you do not have to become a Data Analyst to be able to use Data. This blog is intended to help you to begin to ask the right kind of questions about Data, and how to help others become smarter and […]
How We Help Increase Impact?
Our key Phrase is that we help nonprofits increase impact through technology. Let’s begin with your hot button issue, funding. In future blogs, we will explore the effectiveness of excellent communication and how you can use your website to attract and engage your audiences. Improved Data About Donors First the bad news, your largest problem […]
Why Do You Need Clean Data?
Each non-profit organization has a need to communicate with donors, sponsors, and recipients of their support. In addition each organization needs to be able to report to a Board of Directors, State and Federal Government, and for more established non-profits’ national organizations.. Clean Data helps you to communicate more efficiently and more effectively. For example, […]