Social Media Fundraising, Obama and the 2012 Presidential Election
NetWits
OCTOBER 3, 2012
President Barack Obama raised nearly $410 million dollars through individual contributions in 2008.
13 of the Best Nonprofit Videos from the Last 13 Years
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 12, 2017
These early adopters were also embracing Myspace when the vast majority of nonprofits hadn’t yet had their aha moment about social media. YouTube launched almost 13 years ago on February 14, 2005 and you got to give credit to the early adopter nonprofits active on YouTube in its early years. Greenpeace International. Follow the Frog.
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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Must Prioritize the Mobile Web in 2014
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 24, 2013
The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. Social networks have gone mobile.
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Have Online Social Networks Become Boring?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 31, 2012
I love this new video from the Case Foundation about the power of social media for social change. The numbers illustrate how far the field has come in adopting social media, although not 100% adoption. The video reminded me of the classic video, “ The Machine is US/ing Us.”
Social Impact Investments
ASU Lodestar Center
JANUARY 11, 2017
What criteria should nonprofits consider before accepting a social impact investment? Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). This type of investment is increasing among women, Gen-Xers, and Millennials.
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Tech Across Your Org: Social Media Collaboration Across the NYC Elder Abuse Center
NTEN
JANUARY 14, 2013
[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012.
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Meet the 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges
Tech Soup
MARCH 6, 2012
Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! David Lee King writes about, talks about, and works around libraries, social media, and digital communities. committed to social change. Connect with Raven on Twitter at @ravenb and @WinTheNet.
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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 18, 2016
Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. It may be time to rethink how these important social organizations are funded. What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? Defourny et al.,
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Diversity in fundraising
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 5, 2020
The Census Bureau (2012) also projects that by 2043, the United States will be a majority-minority nation and, by 2060, the non-Hispanic white population will make up only 40 percent of the total population. This means that, by 2060, the total minority population would double from 116 to 241 million (United States Census Bureau 2012).
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52 Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 16, 2011
2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. In 2008, we wore funny hats to go with the theme of our panel. Let’s Talk Video for Social Change. Under the Social Good Hood.
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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Qgiv
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. It was updated in 2012, and the Office of the U.S. Raise awareness Using social media to share about NSPAM is a great way to observe the month and spread awareness of suicide prevention.
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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks
ASU Lodestar Center
MARCH 18, 2020
Once you have looked out for the safety and well being of your employees by implementing work from home, social distancing, and community hygiene, it is critical that you turn your attention to your organization’s future fiscal health. percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009. percent in 2009.
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I’m not changing the world
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 2, 2010
You can bet that the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections will not be a repeat of the 2008 election with such a massive differential in use of technology and social networks.
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Getting It Right at the GEO Conference in Seattle
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 13, 2012
GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Is grantmaking getting smarter?
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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 11, 2012
Most researchers agree that low-income earners volunteer less (Wilson, 2012) and Pho (2008) extended this finding to include medium-wage earners. Center for Social Development, George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. As part of a. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.
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Results Of The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving
Tech Soup
AUGUST 8, 2013
For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3
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Are Crowd Funding Platforms the New Patrons of Independent Media?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 13, 2012
In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. Social media has become an important tool for me in storytelling and, in particular, helping to finance my work. Now, fast forward to 2012. Our stories come from our heart.
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99 Great reads from around the web on February 23rd
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Social Media Today | ROI: How to Measure Return on Investment in Social Media – A great post from Brian Solis on Social Media Today discussing the ROI of social media. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence. … But that was then and this is now.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving and Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft on How To Get Corporate Grants
Tech Soup
AUGUST 8, 2013
For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3
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Why I Left My Job to Go to Work for the Nonprofit Sector
Tech Soup
MARCH 7, 2013
This happened over and over until, in November 2012, I was finally "done," and I left the San Diego Futures Foundation ( SDFF ). When I left, SDFF had a staff of 36 and a budget of $4.5 The value of the resources we provided to the community was estimated to exceed $25 million.
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Happy Thanksgiving: Check out #Goodspotting and EpicThanks
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania. To ensure the school is off the ground & ready to open by the time next term begins in January 2012, we aim to raise $15K more by ThanksGiving Day here in the US.
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106 How To Get Insight From Data Visualization: SHUT UP and SLOW DOWN!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 1, 2012
I’ve been a fan of Dan Roam’s work since his book “ The Back of the Napkin ” in 2008. He was the keynote speaker at the 2012 NTC this year talking about the ideas in his recent book, “ Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don’t Work.” Draw a conclusion.
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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
It also creates a resource called the Horizon Navigator an online, open-content database of free research on emerging technologies, is a dynamic social media platform overlying an innovative set of intelligent search tools and a comprehensive collection of resources. The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges.
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Trend Blend 2009: A Map of Time and Tide
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 20, 2008
You may remember the very popular Trend Blend 2007 and Trend Blend 2008 which used transportation themes. It reminds me of the Conversation Prism from Brian Solis which was inspired by Darren Barefoot's " social media starfish " that he created for his book " Getting to First Base " which was a remix of Scoble's white board.
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A Revolution in Documentary Film
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 25, 2011
This revolution in artistic process is taking place across disciplines, including documentary films. Will a networked approach to documentaries , particularly those that are about social change issues become the norm in our connected world? Guest Post by Vincent Stehle.
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Whats an Email Address Worth? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
APRIL 16, 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!" March 27, 2008 | Tompkins Spann This is a great start to an important question.
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Care2
MARCH 25, 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!" March 27, 2008 | Tompkins Spann This is a great start to an important question.
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How Nonprofits can Use Analytics with Advocacy
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Some social media campaigns are empowering; others are dispiriting. What they actually did was far more mundane – the same type of modeling and segmentation that the Obama campaign deployed in 2008 and 2012. The answer, of course, is “it depends.” Some online petitions are powerful; others are pointless.
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31 Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
” In other words, if the new PC market grows by by 9% worldwide in 2012 as is forecast by the business research firm IDC , then the used PC market will grow as well. From 2007 to 2008, the Community MAR program had a 57 percent volume increase worldwide. In the recession year of 2009, order volume increased 16 percent.
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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve
Forj
DECEMBER 29, 2017
We especially like the idea of curation, which is providing value by letting recognized experts and social networks recommend online learning created by other authors: this is like the community playlists and celebrity playlists on Spotify. Think of those Google Alerts you excitedly set up in 2008 and haven’t read since 2009.
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The Story in the Numbers
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 12, 2012
As Benetech’s Chief Financial Officer, I’m pleased to take this opportunity to give you some insight into what these core values mean to me when it comes to our daily financial management and to setting up overall financial direction for a sustainable social enterprise. As a nonprofit, different types of funding fuel our work.
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155 Developing a Social Media Plan: Lessons from Election 2008
NTEN
OCTOBER 28, 2008
Election 2008 is remarkable for so many reasons. While campaigns employ a variety of communications tactics to win an election (from door knocking to lawn signs to TV commercials), it may be hard to determine exactly what role social media tools have played in this historic year. For the first time in U.S. And early voting levels (2.2
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Bye-Bye Big Vision Podcast: 70+ Interviews Over 7 Years with Social Changemakers
Have Fun - Do Good
JULY 26, 2014
When I told my husband that I wanted to interview social changemakers for my blog, he suggested that I start a podcast. It has been REALLY hard to let this go, but after not posting an interview for a year, I know that it is time. I started the Big Vision Podcast in 2006 about six months after starting Have Fun, Do Good.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 29, 2012
I’m speaking at three events as follows: Monday, April 2, 2012, 11:30 am. At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together. You can find the details here. Innogive Conference. The NTC Conference.
An Interview With Facebook’s Libby Leffler: Facebook and Nonprofits
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 17, 2012
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. I joined Facebook in 2008 as a member of our inside sales team. The kickoff to our meetup series took place at Facebook’s New York office in May 2012.
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109 The 2013 "NTEN" Award: Maddie Grant
NTEN
APRIL 13, 2013
She''s a continual source of information and resources for nonprofits as a blogger and lead editor of the Social Fishing blog and author of Open Community: a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web and Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World. 13ntc Community nten awards'
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Has the Ice Bucket Challenge Spawned Charity Jacking?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 28, 2014
Remember the “ Take Back the Pink ” Campaign in 2012 or numerous imitators of the popular yellow Livestrong bracelets like this one ? Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.” Phase 2: The Ice Bucket Challenge: From Fundraiser to Social Media Meme.
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Why Apple isn't the Nonprofit App Grinch | Nonprofit Trends with.
sgEngage
DECEMBER 10, 2010
All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. And is probably doomed to meet the same fate.
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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education
Candid
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Since 2008, private philanthropy in the U.S. Grants to support community college education grew from $181 million in 2008 to $336 million in 2018—an 85 percent increase. Meanwhile, funding to higher education overall has grown by over 260 percent between 2008 and 2018, when it totaled $13.5 has awarded over $3.5
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105 Webinar: eCampaign 2012 - Killer Tactics to Drive Elections with Online Fundraising And Social Media
Care2
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
From Barack Obama's campaign to the thousands of state and local races across the country, campaigners are relentlessly testing new approaches and refining proven tactics in online fundraising and social media to gain an edge over their rivals -- and in some cases to make history. Best practices in social media engagement.
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[VIDEO] Exploring Cryptocurrency: Introducing New Giving Methods to Your Nonprofit
Bloomerang
AUGUST 13, 2021
Most people agree that Bitcoin was in some ways a reaction to the financial crash of 2008 and sort of this pervasive distrust of the banking system and global finance. And so including it in that, and then also social, right? It was really right after the financial crash. So it was pushed out in 2009. Almost nobody knew about it.
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Exploring Cryptocurrency: Introducing New Giving Methods to Your Nonprofit
Bloomerang
AUGUST 13, 2021
Most people agree that Bitcoin was in some ways a reaction to the financial crash of 2008 and sort of this pervasive distrust of the banking system and global finance. And so including it in that, and then also social, right? And you can do a dedicated social post and that’s different than doing like a dedicated email blast, right?
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Crowdsourcing Skills for Human Rights via Movements.org
Tech Soup
JANUARY 12, 2015
The original version of Movements.org was founded in 2008 by then-U.S. In 2012, human rights activist David Keyes took over the project based on his work to develop CyberDissidents , an important online resource during the Arab Spring. It caused a social media furor, and the Iranian government released Tavakoli for a time.
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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms
Non Profit Quarterly
AUGUST 10, 2022
lower- quality homes), and job openings that the companies have deemed “appropriate” to their customers’ social position. Consider, for example, the case of Instacart, an on-demand grocery delivery platform founded in San Francisco in 2012. payday loans), subpar products (e.g., 11 According to a 2017 report, 57.3 trillion in assets.
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