Free Webinar: How to Make the Most of Google Grants and Free Ad Dollars

 Did you know that Google gives out free advertising dollars to non-profit organizations? Did you also know that qualifying organizations could receive $10K or as much as $40K each month from Google to use for advertising and promoting their good cause? If you were not aware of these opportunities or Google Grants, then we want to share our experience and best practices for this generous program. We want to give non-profit organizations the tips of how to apply to Google Grants and how to qualify for the top level, $40K worth of free advertising spend every month. Our experts will review all the details to capitalize on the opportunities from Google Grants in our webinar, How to Make the Most of Google Grants & Free Ad Dollars, on Thursday February 16, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Learn more »

Activating Your Base of Supporters

Evan Bailyn explains how to use Calls To Action to strategically activate potential donors when they are most energized and willing to give. Learn more »

Open Source for Nonprofits: Tools and Tips

As budgets tighten, organizations from industry to charity are searching for ways to cut costs while maximizing outreach to clients (or donors). In this webinar, Leslie Hawthorn will discuss how open source tools can help nonprofits fulfill their mission. Learn more »

Using Social Media to Build an Active Base of Donors

What makes people give? Is it passion, self-interest, or a shared sense of purpose that appeals to their consciousness, causing them to help others? Social media has given us tremendous insight into people’s reasons for donating; yet, how can we make sense of it?  Learn more »

Community Call: Your Perspectives on the Blackbaud and Convio Acquisition Announcement

On January 17th, the nonprofit, technology, and financial communities learned that Blackbaud was beginning the steps to acquire Convio, whose board had approved the purchase. This news came as a surprise to most people in those communities, and triggered much discussion in both traditional media channels and social media channels.Join NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, who will moderate a round-table discussion from a panel of NTEN community members who represent different perspectives within the nonprofit technology community. Learn more »

Ask the Expert: Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Dave Boyce on Social Media Fundraising

Online giving surged by over 35% last year, with gifts over $1,000 becoming increasingly commonplace. What are the keys to successful fundraising online, especially through social media? During our January Ask the Expert, you will have a chance to hear Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Dave Boyce present some of the most useful, easy to implement, and effective tips shared at the "Social Media for Nonprofits" conferences.  Learn more »

It's Not You, It's Your Stories: How Your Fundraising Appeals Can Tell Better Stories

Storytelling is all the rage these days, but including stories in your fundraising appeals will not magically make them more effective. In fact, it can even have the opposite effect. Learn more »

CoP: When it's OK to Say No

We're all here to serve our clients but sometimes, in our quest to make them happy, we go along to get along. In this roundtable discussion, we'll share experiences from the trenches when we've faced that uncomfortable conversation. Better yet, bring a best practice approach to determining when it's ok (and the best choice) to say "No" to a Drupal website customer and actually doing it. Learn more »

Social Fundraising 2.0

Social media has yet to be widely accepted by nonprofit leaders as a medium equal to or greater than U.S. mail or email to engage, solicit or secure donors. This webinar will reframe social media as the driving vehicle behind online fundraising in the short-term, and, more importantly, as the future of nonprofit fundraising. Learn more »

From Computers to the Cloud: Technology Essentials for Nonprofit Leaders

Leadership and thoughtful planning are crucial to the successful use of technology in nonprofits. This webinar will help you make the most of the time that you, as a nonprofit leader, devote to thinking about technology, by diving into the strategies and tactics that will help you foster technology planning in your organization. Learn more »