ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. They will support schools in closing the educational gaps that have widened by schools shuttering. First published on Ozy.com.

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. This was a decrease of only 2% compared to December 2008. Another very positive sign was that online giving in December 2009 grew 32% compared to December 2008. The analysis also looked at a subset of the same 1,703 nonprofits in 2008 and 2009.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2010

Healthcare for America NOW (HCAN) started organizing in early 2008 by asking people to make pledges before a bill was even in existence. They knew that they needed time to build a list of people if they wanted to be involved in shaping the bill. If people aren’t educated you won’t get a good response.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. This was a decrease of only 2% compared to December 2008. Another very positive sign was that online giving in December 2009 grew 32% compared to December 2008. The analysis also looked at a subset of the same 1,703 nonprofits in 2008 and 2009.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 18, 2008

One of the things I've realized while doing the 29-Day Giving Challenge is that I "volunteer" a lot of free advice for organizations and individuals, but I haven't volunteered in my community for a long time. Maybe together we can start up again during National Volunteer Week April 27-May 3, 2008. How often do you volunteer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

A common critic of online giving through social media is that the dollar amounts are too low per donor and donations tend to be transactional, not relationship-based or one-time donors. Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

This has been a steady upward trend since 2008. Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. This past year, U.S. Privacy and Security.

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Care2

APRIL 12, 2009

Panelists will also discuss how environmental groups are leveraging online strategies to educate and mobilize a diverse and broad-based audience of citizens and policymakers. Vote for the Best 2008 Nonprofit Videos. Now it's time for the public to vote for their favorite nonprofit videos. When: April 13th at 3PM.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

percent drop from 2008. Our founder and CSO, Vinay Bhagat was quoted last week in The New York Times about the trend, and today our client American Red Cross was also written up in the Times about their first "Gifts that Save the Day" catalogue. Nearly 21% have not yet decided how much to give and to what charity.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I like to use half of any allotted time slot to talk and half for Q&A, so we usually have time to get into meaty discussions. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." The Museum 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Making the Most of the News Cycle In September 2008, NWLC launched a voter education microsite that included a register-to-vote widget, and we started running Google ads on keywords like “register to vote.&# We’re seeing high impressions on those, too. They might even make a donation or two.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I like to use half of any allotted time slot to talk and half for Q&A, so we usually have time to get into meaty discussions. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." The Museum 2.0

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time.

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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.) They might even make a donation or two.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

For the first time, I didn't feel like a crazy person for wanting to have an alternative vision for my career. educational inequity, poverty), what would they be? educational inequity, poverty), what would they be? If you were to take more risks in your educational or professional career, what types of things would you do?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

When treated as a single “industry,” nonprofits are the third largest workforce in America, behind retail and food services, employing 12.3 For example, nonprofits in the social assistance category paid 55 percent more, nonprofit educational institutions paid 45 percent more and nonprofit healthcare organizations paid 24 percent more.

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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. I’ve been caught using the “free as in kittens&# metaphor many more times than once.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2008

The America's Giving Challenge will be over in another ten days. vuthbora.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-year-welcoming-donation. Nhuong says,"I understand how difficult it is to obtain an education when you have no money and more importantly when food and clothing are scarce. Mon Chany is in the middle. Mon Chany's Story.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Wealthy households also gave a substantial amount, on average, to education ($12,759 in 2009). reported that the disaster relief donation replaced other gift(s) they make Giving Time, Talent, and Treasure The more high net worth individuals volunteered, the more they gave. of their income to charity in 2009. consulted accountants, 40.8%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

I talked up Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge while I was getting a haircut and other patrons were interested, even touched by the work of the Sharing Foundation. Our $10 that we spend on one time buffet can help one child to go to school for the whole month. This is absolutely what we can do as a person.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 19, 2022

Eventually, as time passed, the reality was more of a “K” shaped recovery. We have seen this before in 2008-9 and even just a couple of years ago. How did the previous recessions impact nonprofits and higher education? Education Enrollment Numbers Go Up. Many debated a “U” or “V” shaped recoveries when it began.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

The series featured stories of 12 social entrepreneurs including Martin Fisher and Nick Moon, the co-Founders of KickStart (which was called ApproTEC at the time of the series). What follows is an edited transcript of our conversation on July 2, 2008. So, we talk about farm-time; if they can make their money back in farm-time.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

We’re going to say some time at the end for Q&A. 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. And Bitcoin really weren’t worth anything at that time. But either way, love to hear from you.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

We’re going to say some time at the end for Q&A. 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. And Bitcoin really weren’t worth anything at that time. But either way, love to hear from you. You can even send us a tweet.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

Women are walking hours each day to access clean water; therefore, they're not getting access to education, and an opportunity to create a livelihood for themselves. AD: You know, for a lot of the women that came to the training, this was the first time they'd met women who lived in neighboring communities. Her name is Solame.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Not counting staff time, of course. Once we took out the direct advocacy request and edited it down to an appropriate AdWords length, our 79-character ad read: “Child Care and Head Start: Learn more about why they deserve America’s support.” February 19, 2010 | Grace Copyright © 2008, Care2.com CPC limit

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There's a long fight ahead, but for issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is give - your time, money, voice, or attention - because so many organizations need your urgent support. The last few days have been equal parts terrifying, challenging, and complicated. Donate | Volunteer | Advocate | Twitter | Facebook.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

On April 15, 2008 I talked with Janessa Goldbeck, the Director of Membership at the Genocide Intervention Network, about what we can all do about genocide. JG: STAND is the student-led division of the Genocide Intervention Network, and both organizations were started by students right around the same time. How would you answer that?

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

Yet, because of their designation as independent contractors—that is, because they are not defined as full-time employees of a company—platform workers have very few protections or benefits. Similarly, there has been a global rise of worker-managed platform cooperatives in response to the rise of platform companies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

It’s corporate social responsibility program invests more in responsible drinking education than on alcohol-centered events. Sponsorship and Awareness: Events, education or awareness campaigns, etc. The team uses social media, twitter to initiate community generosity projects.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

Off the Mat, Into the World is an educational, experiential and motivational process for people interested in conscious activism and service. It got the seeds planted in my head that this is an altruistic community, it's an educated community. For example, we put together the 2008 Seva Challenge. It really didn't matter to us.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Want to earn some money in your spare time by ferrying food or riders around town? Globally, the number of platform companies rose five times between 2010 and 2021; 2 and, as of 2022, about 20 percent of all market commerce in the United States is now conducted online. Want to share your extra room with a traveler and make a few bucks?

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