Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

We’re an association, so our membership list and directory, a resource directory of vendors and providers to our sector, and lots of member services and programs are all integrated into Drupal via the Salesforce API. I personally haven’t seen evidence that average charity users need or even use platform neutral APIs.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is for volunteers, webmasters and administrators of associations, clubs, charities, communities and other groups. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. registration and online community website for associations, clubs and communities.

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2011

The study draws on survey data from a sample of 400+ California youth aged 19–22 who were surveyed after the 2008 presidential election. Youth engagement in interest-driven online communities was associated with increased volunteer and charity work and in increased work with others on community issues.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. When I called them, I got a calling system for Summa Associates.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. In addition, there is attention to major donor development and a focus on the cause and the people affected by the work of the charity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 1, 2011

The United Way is a public charity — not a grantmaking foundation — but, as 58% of quiz takers recognized, it is the number one grantmaker in Arizona. In 2008, the Valley of the Sun made $50.1 The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) tops the list; in 2009, the MDA received $175.4 In fact, it's the Valley of the Sun United Way.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2014

that are members of the nonprofit Eye Bank Association of America. The Alabama Eye Bank operates the Global Sight Network , a service the eye bank started in 2008 to provide corneas prepared through long-term preservation to health-care facilities in developing countries. It has 40 full-time employees and has been around for 35 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2008

The most recent donation was made May 1, 2008 to the Adopt An Acre. According to Jonathan Colman, (Lil) Green Patch's most recent donation just occurred this past week, but they've been donating $6-$10k a month to Nature Conservancy Cause since January, 2008.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Many privacy experts argue that the recent decline in reported data breaches ( 498 in 2009 versus 657 in 2008 (PDF)) is not due to an improvement in data security practices, but rather that fewer organizations are publicly reporting such breaches. What sensitive data do you collect from your donors?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Nonprofit Pro , “Millennials represent 33 million annual donors, have a $481 annual gift, and contribute to three charities annually.” The donation plan also includes an option for the donor to cover some of the associated transaction costs–more than 80% of donors choose to do so!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Though the practice is decades old, the term was only coined in 2008, making it a relatively new field of study. Big Donors Losing Faith In Charity To Solve Problems. The Nonprofit Finance Fund defines social impact investments as “investments that intend to generate positive social or environmental impact along with financial return.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

InterConnection recently worked with us to test out Windows Multipoint Server in charities and libraries to see how it works. It became a commercial company in 2008. TechSoup Global has had a long association with PCRR. They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

We began by sending an email to all of the supporters of our charity by using Constant Contact, just to let them know we had entered the contest and that their donation could help us possibly win more funding for the children. I definitely believe that Facebook will continue to be a great way for charities to spread the news of their cause.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

We began by sending an email to all of the supporters of our charity by using Constant Contact, just to let them know we had entered the contest and that their donation could help us possibly win more funding for the children. I definitely believe that Facebook will continue to be a great way for charities to spread the news of their cause.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

To add more fuel to the fire, the Direct Marketing Association says that due to rising consumer hostility toward Direct Mail, laws have been proposed in 15+ states to create “Do Not Mail” registries. Online charity raffles help, also.see [link] for a local example out of Loudoun County, VA. LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

To add more fuel to the fire, the Direct Marketing Association says that due to rising consumer hostility toward Direct Mail, laws have been proposed in 15+ states to create “Do Not Mail” registries. Online charity raffles help, also.see [link] for a local example out of Loudoun County, VA. LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

billion in 2008 to $29.8 At least, that’s the dire prediction of a new study just published in a report by research firm Borrell Associates. ” Accordingly, 12 states are developing laws to ban or limit “junk mail” despite strenuous efforts by the Direct Marketing Association and others to fight such legislation.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The organization and challenge: After years of traditional fund-raising events, Catholic Charities CYO (CC) in San Francisco decided its approach was getting stale and that it needed to broaden its audience to include opportunities for young people. In 2008, the event netted about $18,000. Fundraising Events.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

Were finding that a lot of fundraising organizations (charities, political parties, associations) need a technology that allows flexible branding, so their donors dont feel theyre being "handed off" to a separate site.but they also need something that isnt too expensive, inflexible, and hard to implement. All rights reserved.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The coalition includes the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , GuideStar USA , the Foundation Center , the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics , the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Blackbaud. The 34 page report contains a lot of information across a broad range of questions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development This post is about a bad dog and the role that a class of ASU students is playing in its quest for redemption. Zooop — fast-forward to 2008: Charity Navigator gets new executive leadership in Ken Berger. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

Six self-selected nonprofit organizations agreed to contribute their fundraising performance data from 2007 through 2009, including: Alzheimer’s Association, Arthritis Foundation, Autism Speaks, LIVESTRONG, March of Dimes, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

Additionally, the report cites the participation of 100 women in a specific 2008-09 campaign, which generated $141 million with a minimum gift of $1 million. in 2008, which accounts for 40% of privately held U.S. Lets take a closer look at the findings. The report cites recent single gifts from women in excess of $25 million.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

These organizations are defined by Giving USA as museums of all kinds, historical societies, humanities organizations; and media and communication charities, including public broadcasting. Bell, President, American Association of Museums (AAM). This trend is based on $19 million in 12-month revenue from 153 organizations.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But too often when they go online, they find gray, generic giving forms with no associated content. If we look at the places individuals visit online everyday, their favorite charity is probably not among them. They also visit their friends' blogs and personal pages, and may post, email, chat or tweet about their favorite charity.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

That was when my colleague Nick Allen and I launched what later became Donordigital (and is now a part of my company, Mal Warwick Associates ). nonprofits in 2008. A key example of that is peer to peer fundraising associated with events, where some of the most progressive groups are now raising 75% of funds online.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

2006 study by Jorge Moll, Jordan Grafman and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health : After MRI brain scanning of volunteers as they were asked to think about a scenario involving either donating a sum of money to charity or keeping it for themselves, researchers found giving won out. ” — Winston Churchill.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

My first time in really understanding what that meant was in 2008. I used StrengthsFinders to be able to recalibrate the set of responsibilities and tasks associated with those responsibilities on my team to get to goal and I just basically did the job responsibility shuffle. Oh, my gosh. So I used StrengthsFinders. Kishshana: No.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Recently, Haji sat down with Care2s Clint OBrien to reflect on lessons learned over the years, including simple life lessons, as well as more complex lessons about how technology is revolutionizing the way that charities advance their missions, not to mention how nonprofits interact with their donors and supporters. Hope youre doing well!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Most colleges and universities, including community colleges, fall under the category of 501(c)(3) public charities within the U.S. 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. has awarded over $3.5

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Recently, Haji sat down with Care2s Clint OBrien to reflect on lessons learned over the years, including simple life lessons, as well as more complex lessons about how technology is revolutionizing the way that charities advance their missions, not to mention how nonprofits interact with their donors and supporters. Hope youre doing well!

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

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 that’s really all that most blockchains associated with cryptocurrencies have in them. It was really right after the financial crash. And a ledger, right?

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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. Nicole Wallace.

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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 that’s really all that most blockchains associated with cryptocurrencies have in them. It was really right after the financial crash. So it was pushed out in 2009.

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Care2

APRIL 3, 2017

The historic 2008 U.S. The new movements and associated tools aren't just having a positive impact on helping people channel their frustration to #resist his awful policies, they are also having an impact on inspiring people to become first-time donors. presidential campaign also spurred a massive movement. Town Hall Project.

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