NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

It may be easy for big groups, with photogenic interests -- like the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Habitat program or The Nature Conservancy's nature picture contest -- to use something like Flickr, but you're too small? What's that you say? Balderdash! Take a look at what the Learning Community is doing. Or the Women's Museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

It was also a nod to the &# Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism &# which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O’Reilly’s E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel of Wired Blog). Ethan points out that the Web was invented so physicists could share research papers, but Web2.0

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

In 2008, Liz joined Feeding America at the onset of the sweeping organizational brand transformation; and helped guide direct response fundraising efforts through a successful brand transition. Her team raises funds to help secure and distribute more than 200M meals annually for families struggling with hunger.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Brooke Sadowsky, Program Manager, RARE Conservation. SMS allows conservation campaigns to reach a bigger audience, especially of people who are harder to find in rural and expansive areas. SMS allows conservation campaigns to reach a bigger audience, especially of people who are harder to find in rural and expansive areas.

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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. program of the Nature Conservancy bringing the total donated to $33,600 and 16,000 members or an average of $2.00 " Recently, Facebook Causes released its numbers for its first year (also discussed on FriendFeed here ) The company says they???

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. She explained that the publishing industry changed drastically around 2008 during the economic recession. The organization's project on The Last Polar Bear reached more than 20 million people.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. She explained that the publishing industry changed drastically around 2008 during the economic recession. The organization's project on The Last Polar Bear reached more than 20 million people.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2013

Ryan got his start as an organizer with Green Corps back in 2008 and has been working to build large movements on behalf of the environment ever since. He has worked on a multitude of issues from climate and energy policy to food issues to conservation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Sometimes it has worked swimmingly like this one with Amy Sample Ward in 2008, other times not. It is also helpful to have a back channel for communications with the moderator. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger.

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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. Environment – Connecting with donors. ” Those outings can include activities for families and children, and can pave the way for additional gifts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 9, 2008

In May 2008, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that six groups (Fetzer Institute, Ford Foundation, Hidden Leaf Foundation, Jewish Funds for Justice, W.K. In spring 2008 the Stanford Innovation Review article, "Praise the Lord, but Dim the Lights," featured the Regeneration Project's Interfaith Power and Light Campaign.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I worked at an organization that was very active in water conservation. One of our experts would always, and I mean always, get upset if people conserved water “for the wrong reasons.” had more than 365 donations in 2008). One final thought and question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

It is a remix of the " Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism " which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O'Reilly's E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel. Take for example Jonathon Colman who is the Internet Strategist for the Nature Conservancy or Wendy Harmon from the Red Cross both are dog lovers!

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. Some conservators argue that if non-flash photography is permitted, light levels in the galleries may be increased to accommodate visitors' cameras, which indirectly damage artifacts. so that it might be revised.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Foundations have consistently remained conservative in their grant and operational spending since the financial market crash of 2008 and have been looking to do more with their limited resources. Grants that are Hyper Issue-Focused with Holistic Approaches to Problem Solving.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2012

Many organizations learned this the hard way during the acquisition cuts of 2008-2009 trying to save money during the economic downturn. To reinforce the two points above, "conservation" alone is not the solution. Organizations are still digging out from the impact this had on their houseflies and the lasting impact on their revenue.

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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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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The analysis found that donors who cared most about conservation and research, animal care, and general zoo activities gave more than other donors. The firm analyzed the Zoo’s mailing list and the results of a survey the Zoo had conducted that asked donors what interested them the most at the Zoo.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

This is a huge step forward for ocean conservation and international law. July 6, 2009 | Anwalt Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Care2 was honored to play a part in this effort, in partnership with CGI, by mobilizing thousands of Care2s civically active members to send emails to their senators in support of the treaty. Nice blog.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Main | CASE STUDY: Marine Conservation Group Wins Victory with Care2 » Friday Aug 17 2007 Building a Successful Internet Presence Friday, August 17, 2007 at 01:38PM | by Hatef Yamini NPTimes just ran a great article featuring tips from Harry Lynch, CEO of Sanky Commmunications and Paul Habig, director of Internet Services at SankyNet.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

Main | CASE STUDY: Marine Conservation Group Wins Victory with Care2 » Friday Aug 17 2007 Building a Successful Internet Presence Friday, August 17, 2007 at 01:38PM | by Hatef Yamini NPTimes just ran a great article featuring tips from Harry Lynch, CEO of Sanky Commmunications and Paul Habig, director of Internet Services at SankyNet.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

May 11, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Social Media Studies Facebook Raise 41

Care2

MAY 31, 2007

The 1916 law states that the "fundamental purpose" of the park service is "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife." May 31, 2007 | Amien Copyright © 2008, Care2.com 1 Comment | by Share Article in Care2 Case Studies Reader Comments (1) Nice reading! Thanks for the info! All rights reserved.

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Care2

AUGUST 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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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Launched in 2008 to assist individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to societal challenges, the program has invited proposals around a single topic since 2017. Open Society Foundations announces 2021 fellows. September 23, 2021 The Open Society Foundations has announced the 2021 cohort of Open Society Fellows.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Conservation International won the “Email List Growth” prize for their campaign to save sea turtles. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The campaign enabled CI to boost their email list by 50,000, in only two weeks. Post a Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry.

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Care2

JULY 19, 2007

Special thanks again to the debate paricipants, Krista Harte Sassaman of Epsilon and Vinne Wishrad of Conservation International. Kim Cubine, Adams Hussey & Assoc July 19, 2007 | kim cubine Copyright © 2008, Care2.com and let me know what you think! Feel free to email me at karen@earth.care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

Special thanks again to the debate paricipants, Krista Harte Sassaman of Epsilon and Vinne Wishrad of Conservation International. Kim Cubine, Adams Hussey & Assoc July 19, 2007 | kim cubine Copyright © 2008, Care2.com and let me know what you think! Feel free to email me at karen@earth.care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

Less than 50 of the 179,000 groups on Causes have raised $10,000, and just two – The Nature Conservancy and Students for a Free Tibet -- have raised more then $100,000. June 30, 2009 | Andi Copyright © 2008, Care2.com In todays society, people need to feel connected. All rights reserved.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Its great to see the proliferation of APIs in the for-profit world, but what about nonprofits? All rights reserved.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 22, 2009

2, 2008) will be offered as a free webcast on Jan. We have also worked with James Chung and Susie Wilkening of Reach Advisors to create a somewhat more conservative forecast of the future of museums in twenty-five years: Museums and Society 2034: Threats and Potential Futures.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

We announced 1stfans on December 5, 2008, and since then have had 272 1stfans from 15 states and 9 countries on 4 continents. For example, on February 7, we had a free 1stfans behind-the-scenes event with conservator Lisa Bruno talking about animal mummies. There are both virtual-only and local 1stfan members.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

data from edison research from 2008 on podcasting listenership. The Nature Conservancy. So, bring your iPods and earbuds, and let’s podcast! Check out their postcasts: Corey: 501c3cast. Chad: baudcast. We’re live… ! Who is your audience? existing and target. about 50/50 male/female. fluent and engaged online.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

While I was on sabbatical at Tuck/Dartmouth in the spring of 2008, I wrote about the things I learned from students and colleagues. based consortium of 31 leading international relief, development and conservation nonprofits focused on information and communications technology (ICT) and collaboration. The Dartmouth Green.

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Mobile Phone PPT Green 81

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Going out on a limb November 6, 2008 I’m going to go out on a really thin limb here, and feel free to saw it off in the comments. :-) If you haven’t been to change.gov yet, you need to go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

While " Tweet and Meet " events, called "Tweet Ups," were popular with Twitter users in 2008, "Tweet-Meet-Donate" events became more and more common in 2009. In 2007, WildlifeDirect had 7 blogs in the Democratic Republic of Congo written written about a specific animal by a conservation professional.

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