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Test your Nonprofit Knowledge and see if you make the grade with Charity Navigation's new quiz.

Find out how to get your nonprofit on Wikipedia without getting blacklisted from Beth Kanter.

Call your visitors to action with these innovative design tricks from Smashing Magazine.

CNN outlines 5 great ways you can volunteer (if you're unable to donate!).

Download your free copy of "Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders" from The University of Texas.

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Don’t miss the technology and nonprofit news that everyone’s buzzing about. From the super-useful to the sort of weird, we round up the week’s most retweeted stories every Friday.

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The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist Period from Techsoup.

Mashable asserts that the next generation of CEOs will definitely "get" social media.

"Why let billionaires have all the fun?" New York Community Trust says anyone can give! (via Forbes).

5 budgeting tips for nonprofits from Rogers & Company Technology Consultants.

How To Use Social Media Monitoring Tools For Outreach Marketing (via Searchengineland.com).

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Don’t miss the technology and nonprofit news that everyone’s buzzing about. From the super-useful to the sort of weird, we round up the week’s most retweeted stories every Friday.

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Curious about Facebook's new location-based "Facebook Places"? Find out what it means for media brands from eMedia Vitals.

Did you read Wired's article on the death the Web? Good.is challenges the rumors that web surfing is on the decline.

Check out these 5 Lightweight CMS Alternatives to Drupal, Joomla and Wordpress from Mashable.

How much money should you request in your grant proposal? Pamela Grow shares some tips for picking the right number.

Get the most out of Google Docs with these awesome templates including online petitions and timecards (via Wild Apricot)!

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Don’t miss the technology and nonprofit news that everyone’s buzzing about. From the super-useful to the sort of weird, we round up the week’s most retweeted stories every Friday.

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Does your nonprofit use video to engage its supporters? Watch these amazing examples of animated videos of StoryCorps stories from Good.is.

Check out Guidestar's free report on the effect of the economy on nonprofits so far in 2010.

Success stories are great, but can we also learn from sharing our mistakes? (via NY Times).

Need convincing when it comes to SEO? These brief infographics from Hubspot capture its importance.

Make sure to read these great tips on how to earn media with a PR budget from Bethany Hardy.

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Where: Botanica Bar, 47 E Houston St, New York, NY 10009

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When: Wednesday, August 25th Monday, August 30. 6pm.

What: Harish R. Rao, former Director of Technology for Howard Dean, ex-CEO of EchoDitto.com, and current Principal of Interpersonal Frequency will be speaking about managing social media campaigns and measuring their success with free and low cost tools and techniques for basic needs, as well as advanced tools for larger organizations.

Botanica bar is located on the south side of Houston St. between Mulberry and Mott. The bar is downstairs, directly under Nolita House, and there is a semi-private room at the back where we will be meeting. As usual we'll begin congregating for social/networking around 6pm, presentation begins promptly at 6:30pm.

Fun Fact: this location is the former site of legendary jazz bar The Knitting Factory.

To RSVP: Visit this page (You can sign-in with Facebook!).

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Did you lose a twitter follower? Check out these tools to track down the unfollowers (via Mashable).

We recommend checking out HubSpot's FREE 23-page SEO guide with great tips on increasing traffic to your website.

Did you know that charities are outpacing large and small businesses in adopting social marketing? Find out how from The Nonprofit Quarterly.

50 POWER Twitter tips from Randy Schrum.

Jerry Huntsinger has some wonderful advice on how to really capture attention with your nonprofit's story.

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In partnership with GrassrootsCamp and Organizing 2.0, Grassroots.org is very pleased to be co-sponsoring Overcoming Organizational Resistance to Change. This event on August 11, 6pm at MercBar Meetup Headquarters at 632 Broadway, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 and will be hosted by Elana Levin and Charles Lenchner. If you're in the area, hope you will attend!

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Event overview:
Many organizations are led by old school leaders unfamiliar with new media and online organizing. But that doesn't stop them from asserting authority over staff with more expertise! The result is ongoing tension, where the organization fails to develop it's online muscles while staff (often newer and younger) languish, waiting for a chance to show what they can do.

Online tools are destabilizing factors for many organizations - and bosses. Movement techies with online skills are caught in the crossfire. Elana Levin and Charles Lenchner will be leading the same training offered at the recent Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas. Attend this Organizing 2.0 event August 11, and you'll get:

-Language and resources for understanding workplace conflicts around online tools
-Insights into workplace culture at nonprofits, political and labor organizations
-Information about the role consultants can play in organizational change
-Strategies for staff without power to create change and manage up

To Register, visit this page!

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You may want to check your nonprofit's last newsletter to make sure you're not guilty of these common mistakes (via Pamela Grow).

Yikes! One hundred million Facebook pages leaked on torrent site. Read about it here (via THINQ.co.uk).

Apply for a semester of free consulting with MBA students from the University of Maryland through Grassroots' Social Venture Consulting program. Tomorrow is the final day to apply!

Mark your calendars! Net Squared tells us where to find upcoming Do-Gooder Tech Events across the country!

Unsure of who to follow on Twitter (other than Grassroots.org of course)? NonprofitOrgs has released a list of 29 extremely follow-worthy bloggers!

Grassroots.org is excited to introduce the new Data Management tool from Surgical Grade Software offered for free to members! It is in the Grassroots.org Toolbox and ready for use.

What is the Data Management Tool?

The Data Mangement tool allows your organization to share company data with your team and access it online from any PC. Search, sort, filter, print, or export your data as needed into a wide range of formats.

Downloadable with a one-click install, you can customize the application and configure it for your needs. Import your existing data from text or Excel files and make your client contact info, spreadsheets and more accessible online. The software runs under Microsoft Windows™ and stores data in a SQL Server database. You can set up a database through your Grassroots.org hosting account.

Getting Started

If you are a Grassroots.org member then you can simply login to your Toolbox and click on the Data Management icon.

If you are not yet a Grassroots.org member please here.

For more detailed information on the service, visit this page.

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Don’t miss the technology and nonprofit news that everyone’s buzzing about. From the super-useful to the sort of weird, we round up the week’s most-re-tweeted stories every Friday.

Want these updates in real time? Follow us on Twitter.

Nonprofit Tech 2.0 recommends 10 great content ideas for your nonprofit's blog!

When nonprofits examine their Facebook activities, it's important to be clear about goals and expectations. Check out more crucial steps from Pamela Grow's grantwriting blog.

Apply for a semester of free consulting with MBA students from the University of Maryland through Grassroots' Social Venture Consulting program. Applications accepted until July 31.

Wild Woman Fundraisingreports on how to gain influence with donors (it's by telling them "I like you!").

Volunteering can help you to gain new skills and meet new people. Find out more about how being a volunteer can help you score your dream job from Idealist.org.