Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 9, 2008

In May 2008, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that six groups (Fetzer Institute, Ford Foundation, Hidden Leaf Foundation, Jewish Funds for Justice, W.K. In spring 2008 the Stanford Innovation Review article, "Praise the Lord, but Dim the Lights," featured the Regeneration Project's Interfaith Power and Light Campaign.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Success is the predictable result of hard work, patience, sacrifice, and learning put into practice. Hunger Action Month was established by Feeding America in 2008 as part of a nationwide, month-long campaign to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the effort to fight it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 29, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. It provides an overview of the size and scope of philanthropic activities in our state, based on 2008 IRS data. How's our blogging?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples. One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. Encourages social content creation from network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

The summaries will be briefer, focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. I think there are a couple of things that need to be happen before we get to best practices and knowing precisely what works. Sort of a 2008 version of build it and they will come syndrome we saw in the 1990's.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily. In 2008, over two trillion text messages were sent worldwide. The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly. MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

.” I started with a full-day workshop outside of Auckland called “The Networked NGO in New Zealand,” this workshop was for activist organizations and focused on strategy, measurement, and best practices for managing and implementing social media as a network. Most useful handouts and activities ever! 13CU #netnon.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. A few minutes later, I had a Ubuntu install with KDE – but it was bare bones. The next step was to get online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Silicon Valley philanthropy is increasing: Individual giving rose 150 percent between 2008 and 2013, from $1.9 We think it begins in part by inspiring a new kind of conversation and coordination among local nonprofits and the region’s active and growing philanthropic community. billion to $4.8

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. There are multiple ways to ‘play well with others.’

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

Executives who engage in these activities as part of their personal practice know how critical these development activities are to an individual's career — and they themselves get immense satisfaction in seeing people grow and excel in their jobs. Guiding, supporting, mentoring, and coaching staff is indeed rewarding.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Last week, the Sacramento Bee newspaper published an account of a very prominent electronics recycler, Electronics Recyclers International (ERI), that has been a leader in advocating for responsible environmental practices, while at the same time dumping lots of electronic junk overseas. Much of it was labeled as reusable electronics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

.” This was one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author Alison Fine back in 2008-09. I noticed a big change in 2010, the year the book was published. There were slightly less crossed-legs and arms and more curiosity and questions like, “What are the best practices?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

s needs, knowledge, and the sorts of practices they face on a daily basis is critical in an effective knowledge transfer and exchange activity.". How research or any type of findings are packaged and presented can impact how readily the knowledge is put into practice.". Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

Here’s a list of 10 best practices you can follow when working on your site content. 9) Use the Active Tense: Users will engage more readily with content written in the active tense. If anyone wants even more information, I just posted a new free 20-page eBook--Best Practices: Nonprofit Web Site Design--a few days ago.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. 1] (In 2008, 26% of adults used an SNS.) People may be reorganizing their time to participate in more voluntary activities.".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

I keep 2 blogs of my own, and contribute actively to one community blog (at nosi.net ) and could, potentially, contribute to quite a number of others. Right now, I am a pretty multi-faceted person (well, I always was, but right now, I am very much so in practical terms.) First, there’s the blogging issue.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Whether supporters are donating through text or accessing your online donation page on their smartphones, it’s imperative that your organization has the tools, resources, and best practices to conduct a successful mobile fundraising campaign. 5 Mobile Fundraising Best Practices. Check out our recommended best practices.

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Forum One

MARCH 15, 2010

The memorandum also mentions that the government is building a new web platform for the management of challenges, as well as a community of practice for federal employees and contractors involved in these initiatives sector. The government's active support of challenges and prizes is a big deal.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

Earlier this year, BoardSource launched Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices , which is a comprehensive scan of current nonprofit board practices, policies, and performance. How to Get Beyond B-Minus: The State of Nonprofit Boards Today. Celebrate success.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations. However, increasingly nonprofits are moving to the practice of outcome evaluation. As part of a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Different thinkers and practitioners use different terms to describe similar tools and practices. So, I use the term social media to encompass all the tools and all the practices that are described by the terms I mentioned above. The 4Cs Social Media Framework Applied to Digital Activism. The 4Cs Social Media Framework.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

An L3C is a variation of a limited liability company (LLC), which is a private organization where the owners actively participate in management and don’t face personal liability for the organization’s debts and obligations. Well, what is a Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C)?

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

college town, Oberlin played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad, as well as acting as a hotbed of abolitionism, women’s activism and. installation of Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 improved. practices, and be recognized as one of the Nation’s models for small. The Oberlin Heritage Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. We welcome your comments and feedback. In 2011 I gave to over twenty different nonprofit organizations.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We use our knowledge of practical use cases to put the media and marketing hype in perspective. The concept of distributed ledgers has usefulness outside of its thriving use in financial transactions and currency speculation, and it is actively triggering innovation in healthcare IT. You’ll notice that right away below the fold.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Our campaign managers in the field have been experimenting with using SMS to reach target audiences to spread news and information, campaign messages, and news about campaign activities. Leverage existing Mobicom best practices on best times of day to send messages. Each message ended up costing about $0.0125. What didn't work.

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Mongolia Conservancy Laos Thailand 72

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

Videos can be from a wide variety of issue and interest areas including (but not limited to) activism, environment, education, disability, economic development, human services, international development, health, and the arts. Entries will be accepted until February 15, 2008 at which time finalists will be determined. net www.dogooder.tv

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

They understand that an organization, or a campaign, must tell a story to build an audience, and then activate that audience with a compelling call to action. And bravo to the UN Foundation and orgs like it who create terrific pieces that keep web site users engaged and inform supporters of your activities.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. In fact, the bar for activism is higher. Action takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Here's the topline results: There is extensive experimentation with social media in the nonprofit sector, but only half (51%) surveyed are active users. It’s time to set realistic outcomes, look for strategic efficiencies, and define and share best practices. I don't think it is a good idea to simply dismiss social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

In June of 2007, nearly over 35% of Facebook traffic came the 18-24 year old segment, compared to around 22% in June 2008. Meanwhile my colleagues in education and communities of practice ( Browyn Stuckey , Jeffrey Keefer , and others) hosted an online conference about Managing Multi Memberships in Social Networks.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. She shared insights into the inner workings, vision, and future of Causes, along with best practices, success stories and sneak preview of now launched custom Facebook tabs.

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See3

JANUARY 23, 2008

In the video he even points down to the donation form from his YouTube box, asking the viewer to donate right now to kick of the 2008 campaign activities. Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 7, 2016

According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), In general, no organization may qualify for section 501(c)(3) status if a substantial part of its activities is attempting to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying). Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits. What does this mean? 1] & [2]Anheier, H.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

The speakers included an amazing morning key note by Arianna Huffington, luncheon talk by Facebook's Randi Zuckerberg, and an all-star closing discussion panel. (I live tweeted and blogged the event) One of the best quotes of the day came from Arianna Huffington who said, "To be generous, practice generosity." The Challenge raised $1.8

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