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How the Pandemic Has Changed Pro Bono

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The pandemic pushed the social sector to make game-changing shifts in community programming, funding models and organizational leadership. In the height of the 2008 recession, skills-based volunteering exploded across the corporate and nonprofit sectors. New Skills-Based Volunteering Models.

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I’m not changing the world

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In those days, most nonprofit techies were progressive, and we were sure that what we were doing was going to change the world for the better. Now, 15 years later, I’m pretty sure I’m not changing the world. But I’m pretty sure I’m not changing the world by doing it.

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They are on this list because I think they are great, because they have undergone a lot of change or development this year, or because they are game-changing. So what tools did you come to depend on in 2008? They also span the range of proprietary, SaaS, and Open Source. Open Source Tools. WordPress. It’s kinda cool.

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13 of the Best Nonprofit Videos from the Last 13 Years

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The world has changed. The Things They Said… Survival International. World Hunger: A Billion for a Billion. World Food Programme. Hollywood Declares Themselves. You can too. World Wildlife Fund Canada. Global Night Commute: I Got Soul. Invisible Children. Hey Detroit. Natural Resources Defense Council.

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The more things change …

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

However, take one little step outside of our warm and fuzzy community into the larger technology community, and things change. The exceptions to this in my experience have been very, very few and far between. Unfortunately, the open source community seems to find ways to ridicule, degrade and and belittle women quite often.

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A Short, Recent History of Nonprofit Website Design and Online Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008. In 2008 (and years previous) websites were aligned left and more narrow since computer screens were smaller.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But times are changing. Launched in 2008, Give by Cell pioneered the use of mobile fundraising and text messaging services to increase donor engagement. Maybe there’s an intimacy to text messaging that email lacks. In order to truly connect with a donor, organizations must incorporate text messaging into their communications.