Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

After reviewing the user-generated content (UGC), two winners would emerge: one picked by HSUS and the other by members. Since this brought dogfighting into the spotlight and put it on the minds of many Americans, we figured it was a good time to reach out to people. The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 19, 2019

Bitcoin has been around for just over 10 years, and in that time it has become a big deal. Its popularity increased as younger generations, who grew up through the 2008 financial crisis, recognized that our financial system needed big changes. . What is Bitcoin? and donating some of their crypto is the best way to do that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

I’ll leave the complaining about Croatian food and other things to my personal blog, when I get the time. That’s been a very interesting process, and we have been generating some good examples that will be really helpful in the process of figuring out what tools are present that can do what’s needed, and what gaps exist.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I believe that our children’s generation is key to creating lasting change in equality, justice, climate change, and human rights. There’s a lot to do for our small team of four mums who run Our Kids’ Climate part-time, but we are convinced that parent power can change the world! The science is frightening.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

After reviewing the user-generated content (UGC), two winners would emerge: one picked by HSUS and the other by members. Since this brought dogfighting into the spotlight and put it on the minds of many Americans, we figured it was a good time to reach out to people. The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The Rapleaf Business blog also has some great advice on incorporating user generated content instead of working from scratch. Those are all "How-to" links, by the way, but) if you're short on time, here are 50 Web2.0 Money earned is easy, but how do you figure if you're saving time and money? What's that you say?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

But before I rest, I wanted to let you know that it’s Tweetsgiving time again, a global celebration of gratitude and giving lasting 48 hours to support the work of EpicChange. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why are Silicon Valley community-based nonprofits struggling to meet demand, and having a hard time maintaining their organizational health? Silicon Valley philanthropy is increasing: Individual giving rose 150 percent between 2008 and 2013, from $1.9 And these nonprofits have a very hard time accessing this new philanthropy.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Rappelling takes time and each participant will need to be fitted with special equipment and taught how to rappel before descending. Over the Edge has been partnering with nonprofits to host rappelling fundraisers since 2008. Rappelers choose a time to take part and only two rappelers rappel at the same time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

They have a charitable and philanthropic mindset, and yet, many nonprofits say millennials aren’t showing up treasure-wise in the same way as previous generations. Still, that’s around 34% less than Generation X and 60% less than Baby Boomers in terms of average annual gift size. Why Do Younger Donors Donate Less?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies. First published on Ozy.com. Now should be no different.

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See3

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, Ning and an internet thinker (and billionaire), wrote a post today on his blog called Inaugurating the New York Times Deathwatch. He shows vividly how the New York Times business has eroded, how their ad revenues are way down, circulation is down, etc. Sulzberger, Jr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

” This isn’t the first time the nonprofit community has been screwed by using free tools own by corporations. I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated. I tend to do this one or two times a year.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When wildfires devastated the area around San Diego in October, 2007, citizen journalists used e-mail, text messages, and social media sites to collect and disseminate real-time information about the location of the fires, evacuation efforts, meeting places and emergency supplies. magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010.

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2011

Will the Millennials be a generation of social activists or slacktivists? Unfortunately, Millennials have been portrayed as the “me generation&#. The study draws on survey data from a sample of 400+ California youth aged 19–22 who were surveyed after the 2008 presidential election.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

Here’s how it works, according to their recent Facebook and Tumblr posts: The Nature Conservancy has used photo contests to crowdsource photos from its network through social media in the post, as far back as 2008 when it ran a contest on Flickr. There are some obvious benefits: Engaging its network beyond the like on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

What I learned from this campaign that it is important to get help from influencers on Twitter and that inbetween campaigns if you cultivate your network, the donations will not be a one-time only thing. This was the first time I observed the use of "retweeting" a fundraising message. It generated some valuable insights from donors.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

One of the biggest challenges for a donor relations and stewardship program, as an indirect revenue generator, is success metrics. Are your donors engaged and have they stood by you through these unprecedented times? Be sure, especially during these trying times, to report on impact. Our world has shifted to digital – quickly!

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

According to Pew Research Center's population projections, in 2030, all members of the Baby Boom generation will be 65 or older, and 18% of Americans will be at least that age. In 2008, Tim was named an Ashoka Fellow. In 2011, he received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Recent trends in philanthropic giving indicate that the new generation of donors has a high interest in ensuring that their donations generate outcomes (Flandez, 2012). At the same time, nonprofits should be aware of the challenges and limitations to this emergent form of funding.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2008

link] Regards, Mark South December 5, 2008 | Mark South Copyright © 2008, Care2.com If youre looking for some last minute help with your year-end fundraising, make sure you check out our Procrastinator’s Guide to Year End Fundraising. All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

One-third of executives said that they do not spend enough time managing and developing staff. Apply by June 18th for the Center's Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy. Next Generation Leaders Speak Out (2008) and Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership. Click here to learn more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2014

I''ve found that often times a small change in perspective can make a huge change in what is possible for so many people, myself included. I think without a doubt one of the most common challenges leaders face is rising expectations with a limited amount of resources - especially time. Never just one thing at a time.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2012

According to the US Department of Labor , in 2010 "the median weekly earnings of women who were full-time wage and salary workers was $669, or 81 percent of men’s $824.". percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2008 and 2018.". That said, ladies, we have a lot of work ahead of us.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Now answer this, how much time is your organization spending on reaching out to Millennials (people who were born between 1981 and 2000)? In short, this generation is reshaping America. Chances are most of them are reactive, which can leave many small online teams scrambling to react to news, legislation or changes in bills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2011

This started in 2008, and as Kathy notes, “We didn’t know what we would learn, or how it would change our own work and our work with grantees. The initial dollar investment was modest, as was staff time. As they start to generate findings, they will share what they learn and invite feedback and comments.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

We theorized that while both one-time and monthly giving increased from 2009 to 2010, one-time giving for International groups grew at a much higher rate, likely due to the high number of international emergencies in 2010. For this Benchmarks Extra , we separated the data for one-time giving and monthly giving.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

Back in 2008, I devised a plan to outsource my New Year''s Resolutions. We recruited folks and designed software that texted them five times a day for thirty days, asking one question, "Rate your mood 1 (low) to 10 (high)." And we generated over 18,000 mood data points for our researcher, Frances Ulman, Ph.D.

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See3

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

This innovative video-based online initiative is designed to reach younger activists and recruit a new generation of young women and men into the pro-choice movement. And the timing for this initiative couldn’t be better. “This generation of youth is the most diverse and engaged generation in our country's history.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2009

SSDs have been around in various forms for a long time , but only in recent years have manufacturers started seriously marketing them to consumers as an alternative to traditional hard drives. In early 2008, both Apple and Dell started shipping high-end laptops with SSDs only; others have followed suit since then.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

Many organizations pour time and resources is into profusely thanking donors. By the time I received a handwritten note from a university student, I figured that my school had plenty of money and didn’t need any more from me. One more time: How do you motivate donors. Sources: ^ [1] Burk, P. Sources: ^ [1] Burk, P.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

With users' increasing confidence in participating together online, there's never been a better time to take a leap and try a new tactic to engage a group. Create a short video to publicize the event & post it on YouTube to generate some interest. See a recent tweme from our Marketing & Online Community conference 2008.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. On one of the pages, amid all the charts on who volunteers and what they do, is a big banner depicting the following result: "33 percent of Arizona adults volunteered in 2008." One in three. But is it right? One in four.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

tools, with a median improvement over 200 of 25% in raising awareness, 17% in converting to buyers and 20% in generating loyalty. There were internal benefits as well, with 68% citing an increased access to knowledge, up 30% from 2008, and 54% claiming reduced communications costs, up by 20% from 2008.

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Forum One

JUNE 16, 2009

In 2008 TwitterVoteReport attempted to provide real-time election monitoring as US citizens posted voting experiences to their Twitter feeds. What's more fascinating to this social media geek, is that through cooperation from hackers and content generators, this social-media based revolution is happening from within a closed society.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Building community and maintaining engagement is often a full time job – even if it goes unpaid! The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time. We thought we could generate a conversation but it didn't happen. How did it go?

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Regardless of whether you believe direct mail is on its way out -- and many smart people seem to disagree with each other on this point – nearly everyone agrees that the role of online giving is only becoming more important over time. The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008. Earned media.

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