Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing, take 2 January 31, 2008 Back in August, I did a review of web conferencing tools, with a decidedly unusual slant – as a presenter, I had to be able to share my Linux desktop.

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JUNE 24, 2014

Beth Kanter, the nonprofit social media guru, pointed out in 2008 that social media takes time. Not much has changed since 2008. In 2009, he co-founded the award-winning ITWorks program which helps vulnerable young adults get started in careers in technology. 2) Social Media Takes Time to Do Right.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Looking at overhead alone is a poor way to measure a nonprofit organization’s overall performance (Letter to the Donors of America, 2014). It is a fact that nonprofits that spend too little on infrastructure have more limited effectiveness than those that spend a reasonable amount on it (Pallotta, 2008). Gregory, A. & Howard, D.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 29, 2012

In 2008, Will was named a John D. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching, "Let's Move!" - her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. and Katherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

My first ladder of engagement was developed for the America’s Giving Challenge contest that I won in 2008 - it was a framework that used the “community manager” or “network weaver” as the human face to connect with people and bring them to the next level of involvement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

If your nonprofit does international development in Asia or Latin America, try Hi5 or Quepasa. As with Facebook in 2007 and Twitter in 2008, the early adopters began experimenting with location-based communities in 2009. Location-based communities have a big role to play in the future of nonprofit communications.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Change.org , along with MySpace and other partners, has launched a new campaign called Ideas for Change in America. They are asking you to submit your idea for an innovative solution to change America, as well as vote for others ideas you like. The first round of voting will end on December 31, 2008.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. This year, Hunger Challenge participants will try to eat 3 meals for $4 per day, per person, during the week of September 20-26, 2009.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2009

"It's been said that our true calling in life is where our heart's greatest gladness meets the world's deepest need." --First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Nine months later, the Edward M. During that week, the networks will include service-related themes in some of their programming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies. August, 2008 Using Twitter and other channels, I raised $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. September, 2008 Dr. Mani, a heart surgeon in India - and Web 2.0 What questions are you asking?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Despite the positive increases from 2010, the above numbers demonstrate that in most areas, there is still significant room for improvement for many nonprofits across America. Sixty-two percent of respondents felt that the board was ‘well informed” or “very well informed” of its responsibilities” as compared to 58% in 2010. Sources: 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

that produced dozens of stories about what local small businesses on Main Street’s across America do that can inspire big businesses on Wall Street – or Madison Avenue megabrands, or enterprise of any size -- in today’s economy. Just imagine how intriguing it would be to hear stories about six road trips. Six road trips across the U.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

that produced dozens of stories about what local small businesses on Main Street’s across America do that can inspire big businesses on Wall Street – or Madison Avenue megabrands, or enterprise of any size -- in today’s economy. Just imagine how intriguing it would be to hear stories about six road trips. Six road trips across the U.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

that produced dozens of stories about what local small businesses on Main Street’s across America do that can inspire big businesses on Wall Street – or Madison Avenue megabrands, or enterprise of any size -- in today’s economy. Just imagine how intriguing it would be to hear stories about six road trips. Six road trips across the U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

When TV personality Glenn Beck proclaimed in 2009 on the "Fox & Friends" morning show that President Obama was a racist with a "deep-seated hatred for white people," many people were understandably up-in-arms. Case in point: Obama for America, the 2008 Obama election campaign effort. The result?

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See3

JANUARY 7, 2008

It’s a 4-part prime time PBS event scheduled for 2009. to be broadcast in 2009 on PBS. Their intimate portraits will provide a rich, nuanced portrayal of religion in America never before seen on national television. “THE CALLING&# is projected for broadcast on PBS in 2009.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

60) Search « Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks | Main | Punching Up Your Action Alerts and Online Fundraising Appeals » Tuesday Apr 21 2009 Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:22PM | by Clinton OBrien 1.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

I also did a little, non-scientific analysis of some of the cities that had jumps of 20-30 places in their 2008 to 2009 ranking. The 2008 rankings are based on the more than $777 million in online donations processed by Convio on behalf of thousands of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations during the calendar year.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

In a packed room at the 2009 NTC in San Francisco, LeVar Burton loomed large. Another example of don't-believe-it-til-you-try-it came from Oxfam America's end-of-year campaign. At least, it did in late 2008. Marc Ruben, M+R Strategic Services. With the U.S. At least, for an international aid group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The Netroots community is built around progressive politics in America. On the day of the 2008 US elections, the Obama campaign was able to assign trimmed down telecalling lists to volunteers by ticking off the names of the people who had already voted. The social object can be a person, a place, a thing or an idea. The Obama Girl.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? Friday, May 29, 2009 at 09:41AM | by Allyson Kapin In the next five years, money spent annually on direct mail will decline by as much as 40%, from $49.7 billion in 2008 to $29.8 May 29, 2009 | Robert W. billion in 2013.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

For example, when we brainstormed for additional keywords for our women and poverty campaign, we added terms like “poverty level” and “poverty line” to our existing collection of keywords (“low income women,” “poverty in america,” etc.) February 6, 2009 | Robin Reed Thanks Daniel.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly. http ://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/americas/21text.html?_r=

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

percent drop from 2008. According to research in by the Chronicle of Philanthropy the top 400 charities expect 2009 giving to be down by as much as 9%. According to the National Retail Federation U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $682.74 on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. QUESTIONS ABOUT RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 5.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

Right before the holidays, eBay released 2009 figures for Giving Works , its fundraising program and marked a historic record for total funds raised for non-profits through ebay.com. According to the report, the eBay community gave $50 million to nonprofits, a 17% jump over 2008 despite the ongoing recession.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. QUESTIONS ABOUT RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 5.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2014

increased by 60 percent from 593,802 in 1998 to 947,274 in 2008 (IRS. of nonprofit organizations in America utilize volunteers. In 2009, 63.4 2008, making 2009 the largest single-year increase in the number of. service in 2009, which has an estimated dollar value of $169 billion. Business Master File, 2010).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Giving Amount Trends High net worth households gave $54,016 on average to charity in 2009. Average total giving to religious causes dropped in 2009 to $9,985 from $17,635 in 2007, a decrease of 43.4%. Average total giving to secular causes was also down in 2009 to $46,852 from $71,200 in 2007, a decrease of 34.2%. This is a 34.9%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

Beth's 51st Birthday : This was part of an overall campaign for the America's Giving Challenge in 2008 for the Sharing Foundation that raised over $50,000. Metric: Content created. Psychological underpinning: curiosity. Metric: Click thrus. Psychological underpinning: public humiliation. Metric: Dollars and recruitment.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

60) Search « Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 | Main | On Frogloops Radar » Wednesday Jan 28 2009 The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:51AM | by Robin Reed When the National Women’s Law Center first applied for a Google Grant ? All rights reserved.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Main | Care2 Launches Americas Favorite Animal Shelter Contest » Monday Oct 13 2008 Using Google Analytics to Track a Nonprofit Website (Part 1) Monday, October 13, 2008 at 01:21PM | by James OMalley Nonprofits take note: Google Analytics software application has shattered previous barriers to analyzing and optimizing websites.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. I fell in love with it all the way back in 2009. From 2018 - 2020, she served as the Director of Communications for the Public Relations Society of America's local Hoosier chapter. How many of y’all remember the housing bubble bursting in the U.S.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

The dollars that are being given in America are moving from the middle class to the wealthy, from income to assets, and from boomers to millennials. It was invented or the software, the protocol, the rules of Bitcoin, which are sort of instantiated in software code were pushed out onto the network in 2009. So it was pushed out in 2009.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

The dollars that are being given in America are moving from the middle class to the wealthy, from income to assets, and from boomers to millennials. It was invented or the software, the protocol, the rules of Bitcoin, which are sort of instantiated in software code were pushed out onto the network in 2009. So it was pushed out in 2009.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

For instance, Uber has transformed the taxi industry in the decade following its inception in 2009,and now dominates 69 percent of the ride-sharing market. The global financial crisis in 2008 also led labor unions to re-imagine new partnerships with various worker cooperatives, both in and out of the platform economy.

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