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10/22/2015

New video by Heidi Massey and Angela Wysocki on web analytics. If you need help understanding why web analytics are important for all of your digital marketing (including social media) check out this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUMBuE6ylQM

Angela Wysocki and Heidi Massey discuss what website analytics are and why they are important for nonprofits and small businesses in their marketing efforts....

10/15/2015

The next 501TechClub Chicago Lunch 'n Learn is next Friday, October 23rd, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM. Maggie Christ and Heidi Massey, the group organizers, will actually be leading this session. "Digital Marketing Strategy: What It Is, Why It Matters, & How To Create One" will focus on what nonprofits do with their activities online and all of their online properties, and how to get them all working together. Websites, blogs, email newsletters, social media, advertising, and analytics. Maggie and I are really excited about this one.

Please RSVP by noon next Wednesday, October 21st, so that we order enough lunch and you are on the list for security in the lobby.
As usual, the event is no charge and lunch is included. (See! There is such a thing as a free lunch! Thanks to Eva Penar and her team at The Chicago Community Trust.) Don't wait too long. We just announced this event and already have a lot of RSVPs. We have sold out past events.

Hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-marketing-strategy-what-it-is-why-it-matters-how-to-create-one-tickets-19064012976

501 Tech Club Chicago Lunch 'n Learn Digital Marketing Strategy: What It Is, Why You Need It, And How You Create It Your organization is on the Internet, interacting with potential and actual donors, clients, volunteers, and more. BUT DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? Or are you hip shooting? (We know th…

08/04/2015

Want to learn more about open source software tools?

501TechClub Chicago will be holding a Lunch 'n Learn on Thursday, Aug 30th at The Chicago Community Trust, 11:45 AM-1:00 PM. (FREE LUNCH, TOO!) Our speaker will be Young-Jin Kim, whose company Emphanos works with nonprofits and government agencies to provide open source solutions.

Get all the details on our Eventbrite page: http://501techclub-aug-2015-opensource.eventbrite.com

And don't forget to RSVP by noon on Tuesday, Aug. 18th or you won't be able to attend. (Our events have sold out in the past!)

(Open source means that the source code of the software can be changed by others. And many times, it means the product is far superior to other similar tools. Plus, it's free! Think Wordpress)

501 Tech Club Chicago Lunch 'n Learn Open Source Software Tools: What Every Nonprofit Should Know* Definition of open source below BUT To make sure you are intrigued, open source tools are frequently better quality... AND THEY'RE FREE! Our speaker will shed much more light on this topic on Th…

04/30/2015

Recently, Heidi Massey was on Cable Access to talk about tech tools for nonprofits. The video is loaded with helpful information--resources, tools, suggestions.

It is 25 minutes long, but well worth your time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlUBBv78w6s&feature=youtu.be

Nonprofits Talk is a call-in show that airs on CAN-TV channel 21 on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. The show is hosted by Terrance Harrington, executive director of N...

04/21/2015

Over 50% of the RSVP's are taken for the 501TechClub Chicago event on digital storytelling April 30th. Not gonna be long before you will have to join the waiting list.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn from the best in the business. Our panel is pretty stellar!

And if you wait, and wind up not getting in, don't say we didn't warn you.

501 Tech Club Chicago Lunch 'n Learn Digital Storytelling: Integrating Game-Changing Technology Into Your Nonprofit Strategy And Culture Thursday, April 30th 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM at The Chicago Community Trust Join 501TechClub Chicago for a dynamic discussion with expert panelists* on why non…

03/27/2015

We really love Wild Apricot. They give away more for free than most companies sell. Sometimes they are the source and sometimes they are just great aggregators. This list is a little of both.

http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/2015/03/27/22-free-non-profit-webinars-for-april-2015

In April, you can choose from among 22 free webinars that offer up a host of insights, ideas and practical tips on topics like: Social Media Strategy, Google Analytics, Volunteer Retention Strategies, Fundraising, and much more.

03/21/2015

EcoMediaCBS Launches Connected Digital Giving Platform

As reported in The Wall Street Journal, CBS EcoMedia just launched "Viewers to Volunteers," or V2V, a new multi-screen digital giving platform that empowers people to give to the charity of their choice without spending their own money. Powered entirely by the RebelMouse platform, V2V provides audie…

03/17/2015

Rowland says Classkick’s long-term goal is to connect all the work a student does in the classroom with the stakeholders in their education.

With ClassKick, students can get at home more of the individual attention they’re lacking from their teachers during the school day.

03/16/2015

Last chance to RSVP for tomorrow's 501TechClub Chicago Lunch 'n Learn on Salesforce for nonprofits. If you want to attend but haven't RSVP'd, please do so right away.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-salesforce-work-for-nonprofits-tickets-15761682617

501 Tech Club Chicago Lunch 'n Learn Making Salesforce Work For Nonprofits Salesforce is a fantastic Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) tool. The Salesforce Foundation provides free licenses for up to 10 users at nonprofits. If your organization isn't already using Salesforce Learn why yo…

03/04/2015

It's day one of the Annual Nonprofit Technology Conference! If you aren't on the ground in Austin, TX, then you can follow the conference on Twitter at and at http://www.twitter.com/nonprofitorgs.

Learn more and view the full agenda here: http://myntc.nten.org

02/26/2015

The most recent 501TechClub Chicago Lunch 'n Learn was on websites for nonprofits. Here's more great info on websites from Andy Crestodina of Orbit Media.

http://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/website-launch-checklist/?utm_source=February25-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website-launch-checklist

Here is Orbit's website launch checklist. Actually, this is a combination of several checklists related to launching websites

02/19/2015

Save the Date: The 2015 Chicago Counts Conference will take place on June 5th at Blue1647!

Would your company or organization like to be a sponsor?
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