Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Care2

JANUARY 16, 2008

com Passes 8 Million Member Mark » Wednesday Jan 16 2008 So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 03:57PM | by James OMalley Help us help you by taking the frogloop 2008 Reader Survey ! Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Main | Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? Soon afterwards in 2007, we won our first major award from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), which, in turn, allowed us to build Bookshare into a national asset.

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MARCH 7, 2008

As a result, it’s very powerful. But repetition is a key to effective communications so Everyday is “Pangea Day&# at TownCrier.TV [link] 12 Mar 2008 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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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2008

The nomination process begins June 1, 2008 and closes July 21, 2008. I hope that one of the results of this award will be a guide and training to help other nonprofits to pool their collective knowledge, skills and resources in successful collaborations. nonprofit collaboration award philanthropy

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. In 2008, the US economy was languishing in the Great Recession. What Changed: Focus on Performance Management.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 19, 2016

Sure there are special broadcasts that detail typical training regimens for certain prolific athletes, and I for one am quite interested in attempting to eat the 2008 diet of Michael Phelps, who famously proclaimed he was consuming 12,000 calories a day. However, I am sure that sounds a little more glorious than the actual act would be.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Evaluation explains the effects [on the recipients or the environment] that are expected as a result of transferring or exchanging knowledge.". changes in awareness or attitude) or tangible results (e.g. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. June 2008 (9).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. In 2008, I designed the Nonprofit and Social Media ROI Poetry Slam and last year was a panel on crowdsourcing that modeled crowdsourcing in the design and delivery. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2008

The result was an in-depth eleven page report. May 22, 2008 | Melissa Tooley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The concept was born out of the e-commerce landing page optimization research done by Marketing Sherpa and Marketing Experiments. You can download the report here. Thanks for spreading the word! All rights reserved.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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MARCH 12, 2008

Here’s the release: Somerville, MA (PRWEB) March 12, 2008 — Firstgiving, a leader in providing Web-based fundraising services for individuals and charities, today announced the ability for its users to add YouTube™ video and Flickr photos to their personal Web pages. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

MAY 22, 2008

The result was an in-depth eleven page report. May 22, 2008 | Melissa Tooley Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The concept was born out of the e-commerce landing page optimization research done by Marketing Sherpa and Marketing Experiments. You can download the report here. Thanks for spreading the word! All rights reserved.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

In 2008, the Baltimore Ravens made what some would say was an unconventional hire with they named John Harbaugh as their new Head Coach. I spend my days talking to organizations and everyone is asking for proven results. I was watching the ESPY’s and Robin Roberts was honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Its debatable if Twestival will meet their ambitious goal of raising $500K on February 12th but the fact that hundreds of volunteers quickly signed up to independently organize close to 200 events all over the world is something nonprofits should note and watch as the results come in. So busy reading. All rights reserved.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And how do you check results? Results: The concept of Red House 2009 was in sharp contrast to concepts of the past. The traditional event held in previous years was at a restaurant, and a pre-dinner awards ceremony with major donors and board leadership was followed by a cocktail party open to all ticket buyers.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2015

Did you make the safe choice—the same choice you made last time because you knew the results— or did you push your fears aside and take a new path? In 2008, the Baltimore Ravens made what some would say was an unconventional hire when they named John Harbaugh as their new Head Coach. And, I have to admit, it drives me bonkers.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

In that spirit, Convio released their comprehensive online marketing study today that looked at close to 600 nonprofit organizations’ online marketing results and compiled benchmarks for evaluating fundraising, email, advocacy, and marketing success online. Overall, the nonprofit online landscape looks good. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

Just enter the starting assumptions in the yellow boxes below and the tool calculates results automatically. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs. December 17, 2008 | social networking software Thanks for creating this.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

Just enter the starting assumptions in the yellow boxes below and the tool calculates results automatically. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs. December 17, 2008 | social networking software Thanks for creating this.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

What sort of benefits have you seen as a result of the competition? March 4, 2008 | Carie This girl is on the ball! March 4, 2008 | Carol Rados Copyright © 2008, Care2.com We also did an interview with her and posted it on our website. Increased traffic? Great campaigning! All rights reserved.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

What sort of benefits have you seen as a result of the competition? March 4, 2008 | Carie This girl is on the ball! March 4, 2008 | Carol Rados Copyright © 2008, Care2.com We also did an interview with her and posted it on our website. Increased traffic? Great campaigning! All rights reserved.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

She’ll be taking questions about her presentation on January 16, 2008. She’ll be taking questions about her presentation on January 16, 2008. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Foundation’s Sharron Raybold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. The 2007 Crunchies is its first annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year. Their novelty quickly wears off; results are often invisible. Not at all?

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. In my role as Communications Director, it is in my job description to promote our work and grow our network while building our brand, so I didnt ask permission to start tweeting and I didnt have to prove to my ED or Board the value in terms of results or ROI.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Just enter the starting assumptions in the yellow boxes below and the tool calculates results automatically. April 25, 2008 | Lisa Neal I need help getting training on how to calculate ROI -- more for our client services and training programs. December 17, 2008 | social networking software Thanks for creating this.

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Care2

JUNE 4, 2009

As a result, many nonprofit organizations are looking for a way to incorporate social media into their own fundraising efforts. Bob Winstead Founder, Generous Community June 4, 2009 | Bob Winstead Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Why Nonprofits Need to Grow their Online Lists | Main | Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

These three leading nonprofit organizations at various times enlisted Care2s support to help them in this great cause -- and as a result more than 100,000 of Care2s activist members took action to support the campaign. The result? See [link] June 17, 2009 | Eli Beckerman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Partial victory?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

60) Search « Email Is Most Popular for a Reason: Its the Strongest Performing | Main | Join WVU for Integrated Marketing Degree Information Session » Wednesday Feb 06 2008 Worldwide Protest Organized on Facebook Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 10:43AM | by Caitlin Ochs Need more proof of the organizing power of social networks?

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2009

If so youre splitting your search results and affecting your position. If they do match up, good job, but they can still help you shape your content and provide a better user experience once visitors come to your site from their search results. May 19, 2010 | Brenda Johnson Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

This study tracked nine major nonprofits across four tactic categories: Multiple appeal series Deadline-driven appeals Matching gift appeals Dollar goal appeals The results and recommendations are published here: [link] Post a Comment | by Share Article in Marketing Research Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry.

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Care2

MAY 2, 2007

You can check out the rest of the survey results here (pdf). Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 60) Search « Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! The survey supported the concern that nonprofits fail to maximize their marketing potential. Thanks Nancy! To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Results of the survey will be shared in M+R’s upcoming study which will also include data they’ve gathered about online monthly giving metrics. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All individual answers will be kept confidential. Thanks so much for your participation. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Perhaps its worth revisiting the topic: which day of the week results in highest e-mail click through rates? Response: thomasdc1977 by thomasdc1977 at thomasdc1977 on February 23, 2007 None Reader Comments (1) Thank you September 18, 2007 | sohbet Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Friday, July 14, 2006 at 02:15PM | by Agata K.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

July 31, 2008 | Jordan Viator Hatef, Your article is very informative, especially for new social media users like my self. I have used Youtube in some of my projects and so far I seen great results. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com com , Inc.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Another 2008 market research study conducted by NPD Group showed that 61 percent of Boomer Internet users had visited sites that offer streaming or downloadable video (e.g., When we talk about issues such as independent journalism, preserving the arts, and tolerance for different views, we get good results -- in the mail and online," he says.

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