EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Because the time needed for each software implementation project will vary, be sure to build a timeline with input from all stakeholders (including your software vendor and implementation partner.) About the author Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

PhilanTopic included the book on its list of Best Philanthropy-Related Books of 2008. This was probably the book that moved me the most in 2008. What are some your favorite do-good books from 2008? books 2008 activist nonprofit tools, it was about how Web 2.0 tools can, and are changing our world.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Back in January of 2008 he told us (the non-profit sector) that we should be looking to use the internet in new and innovative ways to build community and engage our supporters because direct mail, although still a huge revenue source, was beginning to show signs of fatigue. My Question to You.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2019

Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis and bank bailouts. For nonprofits, this means learning the basics about the technology, becoming equipped to accept cryptocurrency donations, and building relationships in this community. Let’s start with the basics. Why does that matter?

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CauseVox

MARCH 31, 2021

You don’t want to miss all these great insights to help you build the best communication plan that will help you raise more through your peer-to-peer fundraiser. Speaker : Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008. He oversees Cathexis Partners, ensuring every client receives the attention and quality of service they expect.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. For many organizations, capacity building would fall into the “overhead” category. Gregory, A. Pallotta, D.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types. As you build messaging for your peer-to-peer fundraising , address these questions: What makes our organization unique? This guest post comes from Mark Becker, founder of Cathexis Partners.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Put very simply, SharePoint is software used to build websites. From developers to vendors, there is an extensive community working around SharePoint than almost any other website building solution on the market today. SharePoint is free if you are running on Windows Server 2008. Image courtesy of Unity ECM. Conferences.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Such strategies help bridge the gap between physical and digital experiences, expand brand loyalty and recognition, as well as build trust sustainably.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Fortunately, many nonprofit donors and charity rating groups are moving away from this way of thinking and are now acknowledging that operating reserves play a vital role in building an organization’s long-term sustainability. What Are Nonprofit Operating Reserves? This post was originally published September 2016 and updated September 2022.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Today I want to highlight some recent nonprofit campaigns telling great stories with the end-goal of building a movement. The finished videos featured wedding stories from couples who were married in 2008 before Prop 8 passed. The Courage Campaign’s recent volunteer-led campaign “ The Wedding Matters &# is a great example.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

This will change quickly as you build your communities on social media sites. If you are using social media correctly to build your e-Newsletter list, this number should grow from month-to-month. Mobile lists are hard to build and most new subscribers come from pitches in e-Newsletters. Mobile Subscribers. Online Donations.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program. Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks. Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association. Email List Growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

Chronicle of Philanthropy has a roundup of predictions for 2008 from. And finally, Chris Brogan focused on needs for 2008. What are the nptech social media needs for 2008? As we move into 2008, one last reflection, what are you lessons learned about Nonprofits and Social Media ? Let's take a look.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Our Story Recently, four allied grassroots campaigns (1Sky, Clean Energy Works, the Energy Action Coalition and Focus the Nation) set out to build an unprecedented online community: multiple organizations engaging their supporters together toward common goals on a shared online platform. We called it “The Climate Network.&#.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. All rights reserved.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Fortunately, many nonprofit donors and charity watchdog groups are moving away from this way of thinking and are now acknowledging that operating reserves play a vital role in building an organization’s long-term sustainability. The Cases for Building Operating Reserves: Support fulfillment of mission.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2021

After listening to the needs of YLP, we decided that the focus of this project with their team would be to set up the membership processes, build out a community to track the operation of the Pantries, and scale the system. Tracking Operations With Real Time Data. Sustainable Set Up for Growth. About the Author. Barbara Clarkson.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2009

While an estimated $307 billion dollars was given to charitable causes in 2008; total fundraising declined an inflation adjusted of 5.7% With an estimated two-thirds of charities experiencing a decrease in 2008 overall giving, I decided to take a look at how things are shaping up so far in 2009. from 2007 levels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2010

In October 2009, I wrote about a build-it-yourself iPhone App development service called SwebApps that was waving set-up fees (normally $400-800) for nonprofits until 12/31/2009. After you build your App, all you need to do is pay the $25 a month hosting fee.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The idea was that thefederal agency would work with Care2 to build support for the International Year of the Reef 2008. October 7, 2008 | Paul Greenberg Copyright © 2008, Care2.com October 7, 2008 | Paul Greenberg Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Great work. All rights reserved.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. Instead, they rely on the same kinds of funding streams as traditional community-based nonprofits: individual donations, volunteers, and support from institutional philanthropy. million to $35.6

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

This morning at the Service Nation Summit , Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), represented by his niece, Caroline Kennedy, announced that they are introducing the Serve America Act of 2008. Some of the elements of the Act are: Build on the AmeriCorps and create new "Corps" focused on areas of national need.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? In 2008, the event netted about $18,000. How do you appropriately implement them?

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Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

As you build your story and write communications for your fundraising campaign or event, answer these questions: What makes our organization unique? Make sure your messaging is impactful. To get your supporters excited about helping you raise funds, you need an engaging story to tell them , and for them to share with friends and family.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

From building your e-newsletter list to finding your “Twitter voice&# to launching a mobile website and texting campaign on a small budget, this guide presents a step-by-step strategic plan for launching and maintaining successful social media and mobile marketing campaigns. . nonprofit communications and fundraising. Heather is great.

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Care2

OCTOBER 3, 2008

The idea was that the federal agency would work with Care2 to build support for the International Year of the Reef 2008. From the article : "For example, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) partnered with Care2 , an activist social network of over 8 million Americans, to promote awareness of the deterioration of coral reefs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. The vast majority of applications that have been built since 2008 match actions with related content: for example, by reading a blog post and searching the Social Actions dataset for related actions. Defeated in fact.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2009

It’s one of your most effective marketing tools, but the 2008 GettingAttention.org survey showed that 72% of nonprofit organizations don’t have a tagline or rate theirs as performing poorly. 2008 Winners. View the list of winners of the 2008 Nonprofit Tagline Awards (selected by nearly 4,000 voters in the field).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 17, 2008

Actually, I didn’t use the Battlestar Galactica expletive , I used the one you’re more familiar with. :-) Convio is launching the new application , built on top of the Force.com platform. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We’ve supported groups with small microgrants at key times to help them mobilize people in their communities, and we’ve run a communications training program with some of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists to help parents build their media capacity. Working together with others is key to building a movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

In early 2008, villages and cities across Kenya were ravaged with violence following the disputed re-election of the sitting Kenyan president. They couldn’t solve the humanitarian crisis, but they could build a tool that could shine a light on human rights violations, bringing much-needed attention and support to developing emergencies.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions. Build your fundraising emails.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

Nonprofit executives must begin to build bridges with the communities they service and build roads into communities they have never traversed philanthropically. in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A. He earned a B.A. in History from San Jose State University in 2017.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

However, not all partners are equal, which CROS discovered when they hired someone to build a new website for them. Achieve got to work quickly to build a strategic plan and rebuild the website. After months of unresponsiveness and no progress, they realized they’d placed their trust in the wrong people. Hunger Action Month.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology MPower Open keeps moving forward July 6, 2008 This is old news, but I’ve been busy. “If we build it they will come&# only works in the movies. { 1 trackback } Bookmarks about News 11.09.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

August 5, 2008 I have been thinking for the last few days about what it means to “keep up&# with the technology field, particularly ‘net technology. On the one hand, it’s important to kep looking ahead to know what’s coming, and build systems and processes for our nonprofits that will still be relevant next year.

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