Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The results of two new surveys paint a bleak picture of the effectiveness of social media for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. The first from Philanthropy Action , has the depressing title, " Social Networking and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's the Use? "

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

I can stare a picture of beautiful yarn the way a foodie would study a picture in Gourmet Magazine. In 2008, I found Ravelry. .” When I’m stressed I can knit something in my head and it relaxes me. I know, it’s strange. Only my fellow fiberaholics can understand. I had not, but I expressed willingness to try.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

We know that people would much rather look at pictures of cute dogs than think about downers like climate change. was invented because people want to share cute pictures of their cats. We know that people would much rather look at pictures of cute dogs than think about downers like climate change. Cute Dog Photos! So, grist-.org

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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. The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 million, depending on the size of its budget.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

I’ll hear comments like, “Hey Anthony, why doesn’t Tech Impact have a Pinterest page?” “Wouldn’t it be great if Tech Impact had a Tumblr on bad nonprofit technology?” “Why aren’t we using Instagram for pictures of the nonprofits we’ve helped?”. Beth Kanter, the nonprofit social media guru, pointed out in 2008 that social media takes time.

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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. And, in a bigger picture way, how important do you think it is for people who work with nonprofit organizations on technology issues to keep up? How do you keep up?

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See3

JUNE 17, 2011

Change the world, one video at a time.Fatherhood Involvement PSA | 0:35 Sony Pictures/Inside Job INSIDE JOB is the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and [.].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

you the picture. There are some trends that make it seem that some vendors are beginning to get the picture that we can all work together – open APIs seem to be on the rise. .&# and “… hundreds of NonProfits have already found that ReadyTalk is a good fit for them both technologically AND financially.&#

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Want to show somebody a video or a picture you posted to your profile? Your pictures, videos and everything else is stranded in a walled garden, cut off from the rest of the web. Wired says : Therein lies the rub. When entering data into Facebook, you’re sending it on a one-way trip.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2007

I have to admit I’m a sucker for cute pictures of kittens. It’s really worth a read. I’m convinced that I have a sense of humor. Really, I am. Except, well, I just don’t get this LOL* pheonomena. But I have to admit the bastardized language thing (“hai, I iz doin stuf&# ) just isn’t funny to me.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

I will hold off for a while yet in my life working with people directly on spiritual issues, and work now with what could certainly be called the spirituality of nonprofit technology – finding balance and looking at the bigger picture. “finding the balance and looking at the big picture&# sealed where to put this.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons. FBE: I’d say three things: Motivation — As a parent who has been involved with climate change since 2008, I know what’s at stake for our children. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. The science is frightening.

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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. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

Getting the Big Picture: Intro to ICT Systems and Analysis (1/10/2008). Building the Foundation: Hardware, Software and Networks (1/17/2008). Mission Critical: Databases/Constituent Relationship Management (1/24/2008). Measure Twice and Cut Once: Technology Planning, Budgeting and Implementation (1/31/2008).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

I really could have skipped the pictures of two of my work colleagues necking. :) Kinda fun though. » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.04.08 at 6:28 pm { 5 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Caroline Meeks 12.17.07 at 11:07 pm Eww, yeah Spokeo is not for the feint of heart. 2 Beth Kanter 12.18.07

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

Week 1 I should have taken pictures – unboxing a new laptop is a lot of fun. I have been, unfortunately, a bit hampered by the fact that my satellite modem died last week – so we’ve been on dial up at home (and broadband at the “local&# cafe). But here’s Ubuntu week 1, not edited or smoothed out. It booted fine.

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NTEN

APRIL 29, 2010

between 2008 and 2009, and for half of the nonprofits in our study, online revenue either held steady with 2008 or declined. Sometimes groups only focus on certain stats, and you may not be getting the full picture. emails per month, while Health nonprofits sent just 2.1 emails per month, on average. Are my results different?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The results of two new surveys paint a bleak picture of the effectiveness of social media for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. The first from Philanthropy Action , has the depressing title, " Social Networking and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's the Use? "

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. So much innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2007

com - a free site where people can create and share ringtones about the 2008 election. Jo says in email announcement, "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes well-chosen short political sound bites can rally a cause, make us laugh, and even sway an election. RingTones08.com Ringtones08.com

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

You're probably most familiar with Norton (pictured left with Robert) from his roles in films like Fight Club , American History X and 25th Hour , but he's also a committed social and environmental activist. Crowdrise's two other co-founders are Shauna Robertson and Edward Norton.

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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. Cash grants are just part of the picture, though.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Snap a picture on your phone or camera and upload it to the Case Foundation Facebook page , or through another online photo-sharing service (Instagram, TwitPic, yFrog), and share on Twitter with the hashtag #GoodSpotting. The call to action? I just uploaded a screen of John Haydon dong some good!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In 2008, NTEN began asking the community to tell us what they thought of the tools they use. Our great friend Paul Hagen suggested that we ought to be looking at the larger picture - at the data ecosystem. Of course, life is rarely that simple. The reality is that most nonprofits use a variety of software to meet their many needs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The result is that the chaff is blown away, leaving behind a much cleaner picture of the nonprofit sector. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo.

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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. Cash grants are just part of the picture, though.

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See3

MARCH 19, 2008

I am very excited to be here and I will hopefully be taking a lot of pictures and video and blogging when I have some free minutes. It is great to be out of the still freezing Chicago and I am looking forward to meeting with many of the 1,200+ folks who have come to talk about what technology can do for nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

I contributed a big picture essay in one of the chapters ). (On Leave your comment before May 9th, 2008 at midnight EST 3.) I haven't received my copy yet, so no review (yet), but Ben has kindly offered to give me a book for a book giveaway. Here's the table of contents if you want to learn more about what's inside. (I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Since this is only a sneak peak at the executive summary and charts, it will be interesting to read the forthcoming papers to be published in 2008. This study paints a different picture than a study released earlier this year by the Overbrook Foundation that found nonprofits in a perpetual state of anxiety about which web2.0

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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. Here's just a taste of the thousands of pages being leveraged in this fight: Mousavi's Flickrstream: Images on Boston's the Big Picture. Facebook: Mousavi on Facebook (via rwanderman ).

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Established in 2008 as a collaborative response to the growing number of complex elder abuse cases in NYC, the NYC Elder Abuse Center helps professionals, organizations, and systems prevent elder abuse and improve their response to it. ] By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Matthew Dubins, founder of Donor Science Consulting, performed an exhaustive study of the impact of the Great Recession of 2008 on Canadian nonprofits and came to the following conclusion: “…during a recession, it is? That instinct, while logical on the surface – may also be a grave mistake for most fundraisers. Research backs that up.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

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. Finally, McKinsey proves they get it by providing a nifty data visualization tool to see the survey results, because most people like pictures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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