Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

If you read that link, which is basically a copy of a press release from Microsoft, you’d think they had it all sewn up. What this means is that MS will have to take all of the varied input from the ISO bodies, and go through a second vote early next year. Microsoft thinks that it will win approval , but that is far from clear. (If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2011

Shawn has gotten quite a bit of press in hometown newspapers in Toronto. Today, I got a called from a reporter from a newspaper who wanted to know how I first connected with Shawn. I first encountered Shawn back in 2008 during the annual Blog Action Day. That year, the focus was on global poverty.

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AUGUST 21, 2007

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I’d be really hard pressed to suggest that they spend much of their meager resources on that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

June 24, 2008 I’m doing a webinar on Linux Desktops next month, and it’s making me think a lot about my own experience using Linux on the desktop, and where I think things are going. If you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ve heard my various sagas around using Linux on the desktop. 3 Seth Schneider 06.24.08

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Our GreenTech Initiative has been very interested in understanding greenwashing since we started the program in 2008. One environmental writer, Joel Makower of Greenbiz.com, however looked closely at the report and did a blog piece entitled Is TerraChoice Greenwashing?

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JANUARY 30, 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 Michael Hoffman JAN 30, 2008 Identity 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

And the press scorned the fundraising effort. We see examples in the ongoing success of Kickstarter , in the record number of small donations President Barack Obama collected during his 2008 campaign and, humorously, in the manner Stephen Colbert has solicited funds for his satiric Super Pac. Except for Joseph Pulitzer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

Back in November when Open Social was announced, we had a round of discussions in the NpTech space that summarized on my blog. Just saw a press release from Yahoo, Google, and MySpace about OpenSocial Foundation. For now, here's the basics culled from the press release, official blog posts, and blog commentary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

That post was one of my top ten posts for 2008 ! This morning I got a pitch a from someone who wanted me to blog about one of their programs. Even worse, hadn't made the attempt to comment on my blog or refer to any posts. It was a number of thoughtful comments on some blog posts. or perhaps evening reading the blog.

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JANUARY 7, 2008

From the press release : The Independent Television Service (ITVS) announced today that it has made a significant investment in a four-part documentary series about religion in the U.S. HBO, A&E, PBS… Danny has made moving and impactful broadcast documentaries for more than 15 years. Much of that engagement will happen online.

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Care2

MAY 16, 2007

Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Qgiv

APRIL 7, 2021

Over the Edge has been partnering with nonprofits to host rappelling fundraisers since 2008. These events are designed to garner a lot of press and have been shown to attract new supporters to nonprofits. The post Over The Edge Fundraiser: A Daring Take on Fundraising appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion blog. Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) Despite this, less than half (48%) of the 187 charities that were surveyed as part of nfpSynergy’s Virtual Promise (2008) report said that their organization used social networking websites.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

12 organizations are in the running to win $100,000 to amplify their message during the 2008 election. You can pick up a button or badge (like the one above) on the Peace Primary site to promote the contest on your blog, web site or email. Brown-eyed Girl voted and posted an, "I Voted for Peace" badge on her blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

I'm sitting in the press area at the Presidential Forum on Service at Columbia University in New York City. I'll be blogging from both events. I also sat in on a press conference with Usher, the Summit's Youth Chair, and two participants from Usher's New Look youth program. He was kind enough to smile and say hello.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

I was excited to see that Cristi Hegranes of the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World , who I interviewed in early 2008 , was included in the Political Activism chapter. Check out the AWEARNESS blog and AWEARNESS Twitter feed too for your daily dose of AWEARNESS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

It was an echo campaign to complement a radio roadblock on Friday, September 19, 2008 when the NAB encouraged all radio stations to run a Red Cross PSA at 1 pm EDT. I asked my current volunteer (who happens to be a social media genius and a member of ARC's National Youth Council) to draft a "press release" announcing it.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Between the hashtags, the Facebook groups, the online petitions, the blog posts, and the constant emails, there’s just an overwhelming amount of advocacy communication online today. In this blog post, I want to discuss two big themes from chapter 1 of the book. I call it the “Media Theory of Movement Power.”

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Consultants and Vendors | Main | Featured Article from Care2 News Network (our own little digg) » Monday Nov 13 2006 Lean, Mean Blogging Machines Monday, November 13, 2006 at 10:00AM | by Jordan Wait If you think your blogging gut is getting a little flabby, today is the day to whip it into shape. Know why you are blogging.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

When pressed for details, though, many in the nonprofit community can't offer much of a definition. It all started in 2008, when Comcast deliberately slowed Internet traffic for BitTorrent, a file-sharing site, and the Federal Communications Commission told the ISP it can't do that. You should. Think it can't happen? It already has. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. I Collaborate blog has a post about how to lobby for skype in your organization, if you're working internationally. Network-Centric Advocacy blogs points to a new feature at Alex's Lemonade Stand called "From the Mail Bag." Here's here write up on word press.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Charities outside the US can set up a profile. To generate a robust profile, your organization should be able to plug in existing social media presences (Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Blog RSS Feed, Etc) so it seems to favor organizations that have already established a social media content strategy. My Thoughts on Jumo by Steve Hopkins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

She has a blog, "The Altimeter" that discusses these topics at blog.altimetergroup.com. She is also the co-author of the business bestseller, " Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies ", published by Harvard Business Press in May 2008. No, I'm Not Ignoring You by Scott Monty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

The listening as a first step is familiar - it's free market research, it's brand monitoring, it's an analysis of press mentions. Getting Started: You Don't Have To Be Joey Chestnut The photo above is Joey Chestnut who won the Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 2008. I needed to do that for myself!

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Care2

DECEMBER 6, 2007

60) Search « So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey | Main | Blogger Uses Petition Site to Create Better Transportation for NY » Thursday Dec 06 2007 Care2.com You can read all about the strides weve made since 7 million here on our official press release. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Just the fact that the IMC Program has started its own blog tells us that these guys are the real deal. Here are the details: Where: National Press Club (Holeman Lounge) When: Thursday, Feb. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com No need to RSVP, just come as you are. 28 from 6-9 p.m. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Update January 17, 2008: She won first prize ! I get LOTS of emails and press release from people asking me to write about the good work their doing. Along the way we documented our journey on our blog: www.tritoendhomelessness.blogspot.com The campaign has been a great success!

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AFP Blog

JUNE 3, 2008

PRESS RELEASEVolunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To Volunteer: "Volunteermatch Debuts Fresh Look And New Features To Make It Easier To VolunteerChanges mean faster, smarter searches and new social networking tools(CSRwire) ATLANTA, GA, - June 1, 2008 - Today, at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, VolunteerMatch (..)

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AFP Blog

MAY 30, 2008

PRESS RELEASEPress Releases: "Blackbaud, Inc. May 29, 2008 – Blackbaud, Inc. Announces Acquisition of KinteraCharleston, S.C. – NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it is acquiring Kintera, Inc.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Numerous blog posts and articles have dissected the campaign and provided key strategic takeaways (see Transparency, stupid , Will Mobile Really Move People ?and July 2008 : Supporters launch an uprising on mybarackobama.com in response to a vote made by Obama. Obama writes a long blog to explain his reasoning.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I'll be adding a bunch of answers to your questions and some other ways to browse the archives this weekend, and then I'll link to it from the main blog site starting on Monday. related questions , starting points , and guides to the blog--for this to truly be a living resource it has to keep growing. I can't wait for part four.

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Care2

JUNE 11, 2008

60) Search « New Research Findings: Advocacy Groups More Trusted | Main | Social Actions: How to Pitch Yourself in Two Minutes » Wednesday Jun 11 2008 Three Keys to Successful Online Campaigns Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 11:52AM | by Hatef Yamini Campaigning online. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

May 29, 2007 | Yvonne Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Reader Comments (1) Thanks for including this! We are glad people enjoyed the training. I think it went really well!! All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

May 29, 2007 | Yvonne Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Reader Comments (1) Thanks for including this! We are glad people enjoyed the training. I think it went really well!! All rights reserved.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Be sure to visit the site and press "Play" on the map. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. Fundraising.

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