Cyberattacks against small and midsize organisations increased from 11 percent to 15 percent in 2020. Not-for-profits are no exception to this alarming trend, which results in lost productivity, damaged reputations, and serious financial implications.
Constant Contact offers accessible, easy-to-use email marketing software, designed to help businesses get tangible results from their campaigns. Many not-for-profits operate with small teams and limited resources and do not have access to marketing experts or coders. Connecting Up's partnership with Constant Contact gives not-for-profits a great opportunity to add a professional edge to their email marketing and website, at a cost that fits their budget.
Improving email marketing can make a huge difference for small not-for-profits that rely on community, word of mouth, and donations from individuals. Keep reading to find out how Constant Contact could help your not-for-profit streamline its marketing campaigns and gain more support.
This is a guest case study from our partner Bonjoro. It first appeared on the Bonjoro website.
We live in a world of information overload, where our attention is constantly being seized by promotions, sales pitches, and newsletters. Inboxes have been embedded with smart technology, filtering mass emails into folders called "promotions", and telephone recognition software is making it harder for conventional fundraising phone banks to get through.
The Infoxchange team is going Dry this July to help raise funds and awareness for our partners and community at Ovarian Cancer Australia.
That means we’ll be joining hundreds of thousands of Australians to take part in what has become a national movement - a month where we put away the booze and commit ourselves to a greater cause.
For many, Dry July is the perfect opportunity to give our bodies a rest, focus on our health, and even save a bit of money. The best part? All proceeds raised through Dry July will support Australians living with cancer.
Where it all began
In 2008, three friends, Brett, Kenny and Phil, wanted to take a break from alcohol, so they decided to go sober for July, coining it their 'Dry July'. They also wanted to raise money for a cause close to their hearts, so they asked friends and family to sponsor them.
In November 2020, Kaspersky released a free anti-stalkerware tool called TinyCheck.
The initial goal of TinyCheck was to help NFP organisations support victims of domestic violence and protect their privacy, but Kaspersky quickly realised it could be of use to anyone.
TinyCheck monitors your smartphone data and identifies potential anomalies indicating your phone may be compromised by stalkerware.
What is stalkerware?
Stalkerware enables someone to secretly spy on another person’s private life via their smartphone and is often used to facilitate violence against an intimate partner. The abuser can remotely monitor the whole device including web searches, geolocation, text messages, photos, and much more.
From Sixdegrees in 1997 to TikTok in 2016, social media has become an everyday tool many of us use to instantly connect, often with friends and family, but also with complete strangers.
It’s become a huge source of news, shopping, cat memes and general entertainment.
For not-for-profits, social media has opened new ways of gaining support for our causes.
Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram have become part of our core toolkit - 90% of respondents from our 2020 Technology in the Not-for-Profit Sector Report said they use at least one social media platform.
Here are just a few of the ways not-for-profit organisations are using social media in 2021.
Gathering supporters
For many not-for-profit organisations, keeping updated with the latest technology can be challenging.
Fortunately, Leading technology providers donate and discount their products through Connecting Up.
This means your NFP can leverage world-class technology without the retail price tag.
To make things a little easier, we’ve added below our top 10 technology solutions for NFPs with budgets on the smaller side.
1. Microsoft Office Standard
Not-for-profit cost is a one-time payment of 53ドル per license
The last 12 months have seen technology become more crucial to the not-for-profit sector than ever before.
As many organisations pivoted to entirely online operations due to COVID-19, many were forced to re-evaluate their status quo and adopt new ways of doing things across the board.
At Connecting Up, we equip changemakers with transformative technology solutions and skills they need to further their mission, and we have been front and centre helping not-for-profits transform their operations and learn new systems during the pandemic.
Whether your organisation is looking for affordable technology or new ways to leverage tech, there are many reasons to check out what Connecting can offer.
Here are four of the big reasons to join Connecting Up if you are not yet a member — and it's free to sign up.
The Connecting Up blog: Sharing stories that make a difference to not-for-profits and the people our sector helps
Our blog is regularly updated with news and other information that is relevant and valuable to the not-for-profit sector and which helps our fellow NFPs to improve how they work and stay up-to-date with what is happening across Australia.
We publish stories about the big issues within Australian society and the not-for-profit sector, helping our community stay informed about the big issues and opportunities.
Our blog stories are regularly published to our Connecting Up membership base of more than 30,000 Australian and New Zealand not-for-profits and charities, allowing us to have a significant voice within the broader sector.
We use that voice to help remove barriers, provide opportunities and enable the not-for-profit sector to positively impact the lives of people experiencing disadvantage.