Archive for December 2013

The use of mobile technology has been rapidly increasing for years now and there’s no sign of it slowing down. In fact, a quick Internet search on the growth of the mobile device market will deliver staggering numbers and predictions.

Volunteers are valuable assets for any nonprofit organization. They help out in a pinch, they can spread the word about your mission, and they can tackle tasks that you may not have the manpower to complete alone. However, as many can attest, recruiting volunteers, using them to their full potential, and encouraging them to be…

This week I attended the Lean Startup conference in San Francisco. There were 1500 attendees, all with a passion to find more efficient and effective methods for creating and launching their product/service/program/campaign/process/etc. While the Lean Startup movement evolved out of the technology sector founded by Eric Ries (theleanstartup.com), many other sectors are now embracing this…

As the calendar year comes to an end and the focus shifts to holiday festivities, it’s a perfect time for nonprofit organizations to connect with donors and spread some holiday cheer.

In today’s nonprofit industry, organizations are being forced to do more with less. Being efficient and relying on tools that simplify time-consuming processes is key to any nonprofit’s success. And nowhere does this apply more than when it comes to event management. With so many touch points and time-consuming processes associated with the entire event…