Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2016

In my last post, I answered the age-old questions, “ Can my 501(c)(3) really engage in advocacy? ” With that settled, it’s time to move on to the benefits of advocacy. How can advocacy make a measurable difference for your organization? All this being said, advocacy can be difficult to quantify.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

OpenSocializr – a Ning social network on OpenSocial (I guess that’s logical) OpenSocialBlog – an interesting blog about OpenSocial Why do I have the feeling that every domain with “opensocial&# is taken (opensocialblog.com, opensocialcats.com …) So why is this important for nonprofits?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The year is 2008. Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. The number of nonprofit agencies that succumbed to the recession is not the topic of this essay. Donnalee Sarda, LPC , Executive Director.

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NTEN

JANUARY 15, 2010

Speaking of Idealware , as a fellow Mainah , I really appreciated Laura Quinn 's "snow shoveling" and nonprofit IT planning metaphor. Want a way to make sure your nonprofit organization is represented -- artistically, that is? Robert Weiner has been documenting this type of SPAM and sharing with the community since 2008.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Clearly the Internet has transformed how nonprofits communicate with their activists and donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Engage in advocacy campaigns. 3, 2008. ** Unstill Waters: The Fluid Role of Networks in Social Movements. by Robin Katcher, Management Assistance Group Summer 2010 Nonprofit Quarterly. Deepen agreement on a shared political frame. Coordinate efforts, take joint action, and dis­seminate information about what works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit their videos to the contest, hosted on DoGooderTV , the video sharing platform for nonprofits. The grand prize winner will be announced at NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in New Orleans on March 21. This video has been viewed over 1.5 million times on YouTube.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You might check out some of the online advocacy and fundraising benchmark studies. The irony).

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You might check out some of the online advocacy and fundraising benchmark studies. The irony).

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

While nonprofit campaigners like to debate the merits of cause related marketing, according to the 2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study , American consumers are huge supporters of cause marketing campaigns. Will nonprofits be more open to cause marketing relationships? Check out the comparison chart below.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You might check out some of the online advocacy and fundraising benchmark studies. The irony).

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" May 19, 2010 | Brenda Johnson Copyright © 2008, Care2.com It will be a great aid!

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Video: Online Advocacy Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 6th, 2011 The recordings from Blackbaud and Care2′s Advocacy Live 2011 event are now online.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 I spent 8 years implementing technology “solutions&# for nonprofit organizations. Is it all just TCO arguments?

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But how should nonprofits track their social media? What tools should they use?

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 3 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 19th, 2011 This is the last day of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity have lunch with Libby Leffler who works on strategic partnerships at Facebook with nonprofits. If you work in nonprofits and social media, you are likely to be seeing a lot of more of Libby as she will is doing a lot more speaking about Facebook and Nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Convio will join Kintera and Blackbaud as a publicly traded company September 1, 2007 You’ve probably heard the news, and I’m taking a break from my break to write about it. But, hey, why not?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" One thing is for sure: this program is an absolutely wonderful thing for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014. Marnie Webb.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" All great questions!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

With experience in integrated online and traditional communications, political and issue campaign management, media planning, and message development, Alex joined Blue State Digital's New York office in 2010. Her work has been recognized with a 2008 Golden Dot award for Online Dream Team and two prestigious Pollie awards.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The 2010 mid-term election campaign saw unprecedented fundraising from both traditional political players like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and new, secretive conservative entities like American Crossroads. The webinar will be hosted by Eric Rardin, Director of Nonprofit Services at Care2. An email list?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Our friends at Lincoln Park Strategies [[link] recently released a poll with Third Way looking at the mindset of people who voted Democratic in 2008 but stayed home for the 2010 elections ("Droppers") and those who voted Democratic in 2008 but voted Republican in 2010 ("Switchers").

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