Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge.

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2011

Total charitable giving has increased in current dollars in every year since tracking began in 1954 with the exception of three: 1987, 2008, and 2009. The largest pledged gift in 2010 was $250 million worth of art and furniture from George M. seen in 2000 and 2005. and Linda H. Kaufman to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. In 2008, I raised money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. At that time I made a blog and raised $2,000 using Chipin.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. Founded: 2008 MobileCause has a pretty simple goal: Help nonprofits raise more money with less time and effort. MobileCause.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. Online Giving Tops $15 Billion in 2008. billion was given in 2008 to US charities, exceeding $300 billion for the second year in a row. Giving USA estimates that $307.65

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2007

December 10, 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of the General Assembly of the United Nations' adoption of the Declaration. . • The law is the same for everyone; it should be applied in the same way to all. These are 5 of the 30 points listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

ERI is also a signatory of the Basel Action Network Electronics Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship , which prohibits foreign dumping of e-waste. The documents show that as recently as 2008 ERI was quietly selling large volumes of e-waste to a Los Angeles exporter who shipped it to Hong Kong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest (details to be announced in early 2008), I caught this post. So, I went over and pledged some support. Last year, Alan won the Beth 5.0 Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest and I donated 50 bucks to his cause. As I was casually planning the Beth 5.1

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

Challenge yourself to be more flexible and creative when helping your donor see how they will fulfill a pledge. Strategize with this economic downturn in mind, not the 2008 recession. While it’s natural to look back at the recession of 2008, this is a very different economic disaster.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2010

Healthcare for America NOW (HCAN) started organizing in early 2008 by asking people to make pledges before a bill was even in existence. After all - climate change and financial reform legislation are already in front of the House. This is a critical strategy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. ” Friends and strangers then pledge to support the project; pledges will only be received if the project reaches the tipping point. More on how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Chris Brogan, one of my favorite bloggers, has started a project called The Social Media 100 where he has pledged to writing 100 useful blog posts in a row about the tools, techniques, and strategies behind using social media for business, organization, or personal interests. Flickr Photo by My Alieness. Add in a few hobbies.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4 When you remove the estimated $122 million in corporate pledges from that number, more than half of all funds raised came online through those organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Sites such as Network for Good (networkforgood.com) and Click and Pledge (clickandpledge.com) are easy ways to incorporate online giving onto your site. December 28, 2008 | David Kinard Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Here are just some of the ideas found there. Here are just some of the ideas found there. All rights reserved.

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AFP Blog

JULY 30, 2008

on Wednesday pledged to provide elementary school students in Portugal with 500,000 computers based on its Classmate PC design, the latest move by the computer chip maker to take the lead in the emerging low-cost laptop market.The computers will be delivered over the course of the 2008-09 school year. An Intel spokesperson declined.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

We used a "pledge to donate garden produce" to invite those folks interested in our Teaching Garden to a special open house event at the Food Bank. In 2008, CAFB distributed more than 17 million pounds of food. An example of this: After a recent survey, we learned that many of our constituents were interested in gardening.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

According to the Council for Aid to Education's 2008 Voluntary Support of Education Survey , matching gifts as a percentage of corporate giving totaled $175 million in 2008, up $6 million from the previous year. It’s not hard to see why matching gifts are so popular.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. [Sketch by Hong Yee Krauker created on an iPad with Sketchbook Pro The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 3, 2007

News Channel 7, Upstate South Carolina - National: "MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Billionaire Carlos Slim said he doesn't care if he is the world's richest man and promised to donate hundreds of thousands of laptop computers to Mexican children.The Mexican telecom mogul pledged Thursday to donate 250,000 low-cost laptops to children by the end of the year and (..)

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

Back in 2008, I devised a plan to outsource my New Year''s Resolutions. I charted them across the year and pledged to try one each month, inviting others to do them with me and blog about the experience. Experimonth started out as play. Once compiled, I also asked folks to vote on them, promising to do whatever the top twelve were.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

That happened sometime in 2008 or 2009. You’re one of our most committed supporters and pledged to give us $10 a month – all we need from you is an updated credit card. So, rather than donating the intended $120 a year to this organization (until I told them I was no longer interested), my gift that year totaled $10.

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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. Philanthropies pledge $5 billion to 'Protecting Our Planet Challenge'. Open Society Foundations announces 2021 fellows.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Full disclosure: Care2 operates the Frogloop blog, and hired me to be its editor.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2008, the Points of Light Foundation and the Salesforce Foundation conceived HandsOn Connect — a native Salesforce application designed specifically to make volunteering easier for employees and nonprofits — in a series of whiteboard sessions in San Francisco. By: Melissa Hill-Dees, Founding Partner of HandsOn Connect Cloud Solutions.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Full disclosure: Care2 operates the Frogloop blog, and hired me to be its editor.

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Forum One

AUGUST 4, 2008

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

MARCH 26, 2008

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JANUARY 9, 2008

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JANUARY 9, 2008

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Forum One

JANUARY 2, 2008

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Making the Most of the News Cycle In September 2008, NWLC launched a voter education microsite that included a register-to-vote widget, and we started running Google ads on keywords like “register to vote.&#

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Making the Most of the News Cycle In September 2008, NWLC launched a voter education microsite that included a register-to-vote widget, and we started running Google ads on keywords like “register to vote.” March 9, 2009 | Abigail Hirsch Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Has this happened to anyone else??

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Click & Pledge will soon be launching a new version of its SaaS for nonprofits. I don’t know anything about Click & Pledge, and what their “custom open source CRM&# is, but if it is SaaS (that is, Software as a Service) then it doesn’t quite fit as a truly open source solution. at 9:24 am Excellent summary.

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