Software/Technology

Give Local America, a single-day online fundraising event that enlists communities nationwide to crowdfund for participating nonprofits, took a hit this week when its websites crashed on event day. The May 3 event, held in 54 different communities across the U.S., last year raised $68.5 million for more than 9,000 nonprofits and this year had 13,000 participating organizations. Expectations were high...

If you're not familiar with Slack, you should be. The messaging app is a productivity godsend, allowing teams to do everything they'd normally do over email, but in real time. If you are familiar with Slack, then you already know how that slightly less formal feel lends itself nicely to the occasional swear. What's a couple four-letter words among friends and co-workers, you know? It's inevitable. And now, thanks to a new Slack bot, you can cuss for a cause...

Would you like to accomplish more in a day, but you are not quite sure how? To help you out, we have searched the far corners of the Web to bring you the top 15 free productivity software programs that have attractive price points and promise to lighten up the workload...

When you reflect on how your own mission isn’t an easy sell, remember that running for president in this country is not for the faint of heart. The cost of running in this year’s election could potentially reach $5 billion! What’s a candidate who bases his very message on refusing to accept corporate contributions to do? Here are some key takeaways from Sanders’ email fundraising campaign...

The top 10 U.S. charities combined for more than $59 billion in revenue in 2015 alone. Chances are, your nonprofit isn't quite on that level. According to Independent Sector, just 4 percent of nonprofits top $10 million in annual revenue, while 75 percent of charities have annual expenses of less than $500,000. The majority of the sector is the little guys: small organizations trying to do big things on a small budget. But that doesn't mean you can't look and operate like the big guys...

American Cancer Society wants to be the Amazon of the nonprofit sector, in its online presence, anyway. It makes sense. Forbes ranked it as the 10th-largest U.S. charity in 2015, and as it has grown, it has significantly expanded its online footprint. So it's a smart move for the organization to model its user-experience after that of the world's largest online retailer...

As technology evolves and new generations arrive on the scene, it can be challenging to connect with your audience in the fresh ways that it desires and expects. Organizations often find that potential supporters and investors become less satisfied with the communications and options they’ve been offered over the years, and the risk of being…

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced in a pair of blog posts that it will donate $1 billion in cloud-computing services to 70,000 nonprofits over the next three years. That amounts to $14,285 worth of cloud technology for each organization. It's all part of the tech giant's plan to use "the public cloud for public good."...

Strong passwords are a critical first line of defense against would-be data thieves: One bad password from one staffer in your organization is all it takes to open the door to hackers. Yet, by and large, we're still pretty bad at the whole thing. Just take a look at this list of the 25 most popular passwords of 2015, from security-services firm SplashData. Brace yourselves...

Content marketing is about creating and sharing information (videos, images, infographics, newsletters, white papers, etc.) in order to attract and engage with your prospects and constituents. Nine out of 10 organizations use content marketing, while marketers, on average, spend more than a quarter of their marketing budgets on it. Why? Because content marketing is effective.…