If you dig nonprofits, technology, and learning, then I've got a show for you! The Baudcast is a biweekly technology podcast featuring Blackbaud employees and industry experts chatting about current tools and trends. The last three shows really showcase a good range of topics, so I thought I'd...

photo by Crossing Sparks When patrons become associated with your organization, either by purchasing tickets or signing up to receive information, do they receive any kind of introductory materials? How do you go about getting lists of new people who have expressed this interest? One great, fully-automated...

I hope all of you museums out there are participating in the national Museum Day tomorrow, September 27th! Museum day is a great way to get those people who were interested in your organization but not willing to pay admission on the chance that the experience would be disappointing. Get them in, give...

Continuing on with some more stuff I picked up at the conference, there was a big push on social media and keeping a well-maintained web presence. See below for the highlights and some ideas on how you can improve the web experience for your visitors, members and donors. The session: Using Web 2.0 for...

Sorry for not getting any posts out last week. I was at the conference for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Milwaukee and was taking everything in. There were a lot of specific kinds of issues I didn't realize that zoos face, but many of the problems and business practices do have a broader...

Description: Robin Hood holds steadfast to a single mission: fight poverty in New York City. We believe in reducing poverty for today’s generation and preventing poverty for generations to come. Robin Hood finds, funds and partners with over 240 of the most effective schools and programs in the city...

I had a few nice comments here and there about last week’s Blog post. There are obviously some dedicated fans of our Web Services department... (I can truly count myself among that club!) With the United States presidential campaign in full swing after the naming of the VP choices with much fanfare,...

Please pass this information to your colleagues. Thanks. ==== The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg seeks to fill the position of Senior Director of Development. The Senior Director of Development is responsible for the management and execution of major gift, corporate gifts, planned gifts, and...

Check out the guest post I wrote today on The User's Edge blog. I explain how to use the RE Export module and a free service called Map a List to create a Google Maps mashup. These tools are not RE-specific though; you can run Marketing Mailing queries and generate a spreadsheet of address info,...

I don't know about you, but my iPod has an insatiable appetite for new podcasts. Not a 12,000-calorie Michael Phelps-sized appetite , but it certainly appreciates being fed useful podcasts rather than old Led Zeppelin records. OK, it likes the old Zeppelin records too... There are bunch of nonprofit...