Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action. “Capturing constituent interest is getting harder, as witnessed by lower website visitor to subscriber conversion rates. Online Fundraising.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We need to normalize those conversations, and then involve our children in acting with us for the climate. It’s important to know a little about the issue and what some good resources are, to help us have those conversations. Start talking about it! Even with young children. Telling the truth is key. Read up on the topic.

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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 ? On blogs, comments are the conversation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

Once you have looked out for the safety and well being of your employees by implementing work from home, social distancing, and community hygiene, it is critical that you turn your attention to your organization’s future fiscal health. This was especially true among organizations lacking diversified revenue streams. percent in 2009.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

If that’s the case for your organization, here are some realities you should be aware of before you ask them to take on that new social media channel. Beth Kanter, the nonprofit social media guru, pointed out in 2008 that social media takes time. Not much has changed since 2008. Usually the ideas are really good ones.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

OneWebDay opens up techie conversations to everyone. The only way, in my view, to bring those you aren’t connected or participating online into the conversations, especially those on digital inclusion, to help shape policies and changes for creating one web that really does serve everyone. This year’s theme is One Web.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

" That blog entry came about because she and I had a long conversation about what kinds of skills nonprofit technology providers needed, and what we felt was missing. I realize that we’ve been having this conversation ever since NTC used to be called the "Circuit Rider Roundup."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Post-NTC Ramblings March 24, 2008 It was a great week. It was incredibly well organized and smooth running, the food and snacks were great, and the parties rocked.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Since 2008, extensive research and conversations have revealed the state of women in nonprofit careers. She was named to the national Nonprofit Times Top 50 for Power and Influence and has been recognized locally by several organizations, including the Girls Scouts and Pittsburgh City Council. About Author. Amy DeVita.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? Funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, it reflects a year of research and analysis, including conversations with 300+ community stakeholders. Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations?…

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

First off, a tip o’ the hat to NTEN for organizing this, the participants of the panel for an interesting conversation, and Mark Bolgiano from the Council on Foundations for awesome moderation. This conversation would not have happened a couple of years ago, and that it is happening now is great (late, but great.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

January 16, 2008 I’ve had a few interesting things happen lately which is making me wonder about what’s happening with open source, and the perceptions of open source in the nonprofit sector. Of course, one can’t base anything on two forum comments, but I wonder if we haven’t turned a corner in the conversation.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Other studies, articles, and informal conversations show that the issue of staff turnover in the sector is clearly on the minds of nonprofit professionals. Not only must you replace staff members who leave (assuming you have budget to do so), but you also lose knowledge about your organization as staff walks out the door.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits April 17, 2008 I guess because I’m a blogger, I get these interesting tidbits in my mailbox. I started a little Twitter conversation about it, and people seemed intrigued.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2010

When fear of technology makes us hesitate, or holds us back altogether, the conversations about social change continue on without us--without the benefit of our experiences, values, and knowledge. How You Will Change the World with Social Networking ," a new book from Berrett-Koehler by technologist and nonprofit consultant Deanna Zandt.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I wrote an article for them on how organizations are using Causes and it's now up. Check it out!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Well, The Social Organization has a piece on " Collecting All Social Media Metrics " That's a start. Dow Jones, of all places, has a white paper on " Tracking the Influence of Conversations " (We imagine many of the conversations they've been hearing over the past month involve Chicken Little.).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. An interesting conversation ensued on the list – with some arguing that this was a problematic thing. I actually thought this could be quite useful for organizations to figure out how to allocate sparse resources in the Web 2.0

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. The team also noted that many tools exist today yet have difficulty scaling beyond a specific community or organization. What Ideas Were Generated? Nicolas Umuhizi. Innovation Ventures Consultant, World Food Program me.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Taproot connects nonprofits and other social change organizations with skilled volunteers sharing their expertise pro bono. There is a silver lining; a bright light is shining on how essential it is to support these organizations. The need for services is skyrocketing while sources of funding and resources are being hit.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

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) What inspired you to join?

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

This spring, the New York City Elder Abuse Center (the Center) began its journey from a traditional, “non-social” organization to one that uses and embraces social media in both its communications and internal processes. Or: “not many of us are on LinkedIn, how should we use it to help the organization?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

If your organization Tweets, will they donate? Your Organization's Social Networking Strategy Doesn't Have To Be Like Mastercard. How To Share the Social Media Workload in Your Organization. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. What is your blog conversation strategy? Micro Fundraising and Trust.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

There are lots of women on the varied lists I read, there are nonprofit technology organizations that have lots of women leaders, and all of that is great. When it comes to conversations about things like the innards of APIs (REST or SOAP?) But then, there is the little secret (well, it’s not so secret).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

You know your organization should use social media, but you’re not sure where to start. Join hosts, John Haydon , social media coach for nonprofits, and blogger and internet marketing consultant, Chris Garrett , as they demonstrate how to get started with social media and the value this can bring your organization. Have any questions?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We’d like to provide our readers with a peek into what we do each day to accomplish our mission by introducing members of the faculty and staff via short interviews and conversations. I joined ASU in Fall 2008, and it’s been 8 years. Meet the folks who are here to help you and your nonprofit succeed! Lili Wang, Ph.D., Meet Dr. Wang.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

And we all know how organizations end up reworking their procedures and way of doing things when a new large software implementation happens. I think this may be a false dichotomy and one worth having a longer conversation about. at 9:48 am Yes, this is all definitely worth a longer conversation. It’s inevitable.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. You can only really do this with a technically comfortable crowd, and the folks at the Public Conversations Project and TechFoundation hosted event fit the bill.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

For organizations, web stats are useful indicators of how many people are being reached by their message, the geographical spread of the visitors and whether or not a specific campaign was successful in driving traffic or creating actions (like donations, or letters, etc.) And the mission of the organization matters too.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. This revised project included the conversion of books into accessible formats and working with multiple schools. We first extended Bookshare services internationally in 2008 with the launch of Bookshare in India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Photo Source: Yuba Colleage Public Space Back in September, 2008, after reading this post by Chris Brogan about taking your blog to the next level, I was inspired. I started blogging here in 2003, it has become increasingly difficult to find older posts because I have too many categories and an idiosyncratic way of organizing them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

What I’m most excited about is “networked learning&# – it is part peer learning, part content-delivery, and another part engaging people in the room and not in the room in conversation through the use of social media. From Conversational Keynote To Conversational Workshop.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

This list comes after a myriad of conversations with both donors and fundraisers who have helped me see a path forward. What’s true in good times is true in difficult times: the more donors you meet with the more support you will secure for your organization. Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Weber Shandwick released the results of a survey of 200 nonprofit and foundation executives to explore how their organizations (range of budgets) are using social media and the value they derive from these efforts. Ultimately, for most nonprofit executives (79%), the true value of social media has yet to be determined for their organizations.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

But have you ever wondered how you compare to other organizations? Reports like this are great for organizations to determine if their increases in different web metrics are comparable or better/worse than others'. Seventy percent of organizations raised more than they did the previous year. percent clicked on a link.

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