article thumbnail

Shifting our Role in the Hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In May of 2008 when I joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation I was given the challenge to figure out how to develop a network to support the nonprofit capacity building work of The Foundation in downstate Illinois. As a member of the planning committee, I became even more geeked out about this intimate, interactive learning opportunity.

Roles 88
article thumbnail

7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

Training and deployment —making sure staff understand how to use the software and are clear about their roles, permissions, and processes before you officially make the switch will help that process go smoothly. He previously served as director of IT consulting at a fundraising event production company focused on nonprofits.

Software 226
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

However, we can revisit the topic of workers’ rights through a new lens by exploring the increasing role that a newer breed of labor organizations plays in the social sector. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. million to $35.6

article thumbnail

How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies

Cloud 4 Good

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. In this role, he oversees resource development, organizational data activities, and serves as a member of the organization’s Global Leadership Team. Learn More About C.J. Christopher J. Stanfill, Ph.D.

article thumbnail

Mayrie ReNae Annual Valentine's Day Scholarship

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

By the time she was hired as a proofreader and scanner in December 2008, Mayrie had played a key role in contributing more than 1,000 accessible books to the collection. Mayrie, who was blind, began working with Bookshare as a volunteer in August 2006 and earned her membership by scanning and submitting books to the collection.

Teen 129
article thumbnail

Celebrating Women in Tech: An Interview with Qgiv’s Female Leaders

Qgiv

In addition to devoting ourselves to the professional development of female leaders, we want to take a moment to appreciate the women whose work plays an integral role in Qgiv’s day-to-day operations. We’re so proud of all these women and the role they’ve had in shaping Qgiv. Meet Sandra Munoz, Director of Product – Fundraising .

article thumbnail

Guest Post: A New Role for Science Museums--Playground for Scientists

Museum 2.0

Back in 2008, I devised a plan to outsource my New Year''s Resolutions. It''s resulted in some of my favorite work ever: games like #namethatzoom , projects like FeederSketch , adult-only Ball Pits , and most importantly, the creation of Experimonth , which is what I''d like to blog about today. Experimonth started out as play.

Museum 51