- 30+ Free and Low Cost Tools Every Nonprofit Should Know About - Tools for all, cheap and free. This is your opportunity to attend Idealware’s most requested workshop. We cover a range of free/cheap tools from time tracking to video editing, plus some bonus resources. Geared for those who want to make sure they are up on what’s out there. We’ll include an audience interactive sharing, where […]
- Access for All…A Website Accessibility Primer for Nonprofits - An accessible website has benefits for people of ALL abilities, but the concept can seem complex for non-web developers. In this session, we’ll cover the essentials: where web accessibility guidelines come from, what your organization stands to gain by having an accessible site and questions you should be asking your web developer. Additionally, we’ll give […]
- Analytics for Internet Supremacy - Have you ever opened that Insights panel in Facebook and made this face . Does Google Analytics confuse the heck out of you? And Twitter, how do you track those tweets?! Let our analytics wizardry amaze you! In this session Learn the basics of reading and understanding your analytics tools. Get a map to Google Analytics […]
- Change is Inevitable: Suffering is Optional - Whether you’re implementing a new software system, upgrading your existing systems, or simply moving your data to the cloud, you’re creating organizational change. But unless your IT plans reflect this – and most don’t – your project could easily fall behind schedule, run over budget, or simply fail. If you plan without change or people […]
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- Data Archiving – a case study - The relational database, used by the Human Kindness Foundation, was feeling the effects of bloat. Their main database tables contained decade’s worth of data that was no longer current. This session presents the audience with Mark’s experience developing an archive process. Attendees to this presentation will benefit from the conversation with HKF staff and the […]
- Data Science for Social Good - Presenter: Zeydy Ortiz
- Drupal vs WordPress Smackdown! - Presenter: Ruby Sinreich
- Email Marketing - Presenter: James McGurk
- Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter… Oh My! - You know that social media engagement is the “Yellow Brick Road” for your organization, but are you terrified about the journey? There are so many social media tools and resources that are available to non-profit organizations today and it can be really confusing! Should you use Facebook? Is Twitter the best option for you? How […]
- Google AdWords Grants for Nonprofits - In this session learn how to implement the Google AdWords Grants for Nonprofits a $120,000 In Kind Advertising Grant from Google for your Non Profit! Rob will present a “blueprint” for setting up, monitoring and measuring your Google AdWords Grant. There will also be time for your questions. This session is based on Rob’s upcoming […]
- Help, I’m Drowning! – How to Advocate for More Resources at Your Organization - Are you buried in an avalanche of work on a daily basis? How can you go about advocating for more resources? In this session, you’ll learn how to create winning proposals that clearly outline the benefits of adding more staff members to your team. From utilizing basic “if this, then that” concepts to exploring a […]
- How To Become The Go-To Expert In Your Field Using Social Media - Nonprofits can leverage social media platforms and content marketing to position themselves as the authority in their fields, with little to no expense. When this happens, your audience does much of the work to find you and you’ll give them great content in return. In the last year, I managed a vast content marketing plan […]
- How to Find and Tell an Amazing Written Story - Being able to tell your organization’s stories is vital to connecting with your audience! I will talk about how you can find some of your stories. But mainly I would like to focus on the process of written storytelling. You need to craft it so that it will grab your reader immediately. I will discuss […]
- How to Leverage Free Technology to Further Your Mission - If leveraged correctly, technology has the power to accelerate your work to meet your mission. Even better when that technology is free. Too often though, we spend too much time jumping on free technology offerings and not enough time figuring out what we’re trying to do and how the technology can (or in some cases […]
- Managing Freelancers Without Losing Your Mind - Non-profits often need specialized skills that don’t exist within their staff. You may depend on freelancers such as designers, writers, photographers, and videographers to help with your website and other communication channels. Often these outside people aren’t managed very well, and projects can become an unpleasant challenge. The key to great relationships with outside talent […]
- Maximizing Your Internet Presence to Engage the Public, Attract Volunteers and Boost Donations - Learn how to engage with your target audience, encourage volunteers, and promote donations securely and conveniently by using various social media and web services already established and well-promoted. Find out how to: Engage the public: Create a website/Facebook/Twitter/YouTube super-combo that will attract the most attention from your target audience. Attract volunteers: Tips and etiquette for […]
- No Budget? No Problem. Social Media Tips, Tricks, and Hacks for Your Everyday Life. - You’ve heard it once, twice, maybe three times: “pay to play” is the social media buzzword of late. But, what happens when you have very little budget, or no budget at all? How do you grow your social and digital reach? Join us for a dive into free tools you can use to help increase […]
- Storytelling Q & A - Presenter: Brian Crawford
- Tapping Collective Wisdom Through Audience Polling - Presenter: Dr. David Campt
- The State of the Internet in North Carolina - A high-level examination of North Carolina’s internet as a resource. This presentation will highlight inequalities in infrastructure, quality of service, and accessibility within North Carolina as well as other cities that have pursued cutting-edge advancement for their Internet services. The agenda includes: NC Broadband vs National Avg. ISP Competition Availability Advertised vs Actual Service Quality […]
- Using Online Education Platforms for Training - Webinars are so old school! Scheduling time to watch an hour-long webinar live or even a replay does not work well with our busy schedules. If you have training that you need to provide to volunteers or staff but have trouble getting everyone in the same place at the same time, use an online learning […]
- What Nonprofits Can Learn from Charity: Water - Charity: Water is a nonprofit with a mission to bring clean drinking water in developing countries. It is also a leader and innovator for using the web to promote their mission, build a large base of supporters, and fund their work. This talk will look at how Charity: Water uses design, storytelling, action campaigns, and […]
- Your Favorite Apps, Better Together - Do you use multiple cloud apps? Would you like to automate your workflows by getting your apps to communicate with each other? Learn how to use cloud integrators IFTTT and Zapier to do things like automatically… – Post your new WordPress posts to LinkedIn – Create Google Calendar events from Evernote reminders – Post approaching […]