Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

To get your supporters excited about helping you raise funds, you need an engaging story to tell them , and for them to share with friends and family. As you build your story and write communications for your fundraising campaign or event, answer these questions: What makes our organization unique?

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions. Create impactful messaging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Definitely the e-newsletter; our first e-newsletter in 2008 resulted in hundreds of responses and donations, though we have seen some donation activity on Facebook through special source codes tied to campaigns.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

3) A university found their newsletter open rates increased by 7-12% when they personalized the first story within a newsletter to different audiences. MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, MarketingSherpa “Email Marketing Benchmark Guide” 2008. Including last year’s gift amount.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hunger Action Month was established by Feeding America in 2008 as part of a nationwide, month-long campaign to raise awareness of hunger in our country and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the effort to fight it. Moral of the Story. Hunger Action Month.

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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. When I think of story telling, I think of books. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment University Update – YouTube – Change the Debate in 2008 [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Sign the petition here. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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JANUARY 14, 2008

It is a story really about how the web connects people who otherwise would never know each other. 23 Jan 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. I think your master plan is working.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

This discussion will center around the stories, strategies, triumphs and challenges of innovative non profits with a passion for change and the cajoles to rock it out online. Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies -- for pennies on the dollar.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Founder Adam Braun started the organization with a dream of creating educational infrastructure in the communities that need it most and a deposit of just $25.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. Post Your Own OneWebDay Story. Share Your Story. Visit the OneWebDay Stories page to read stories from around the world. Share yours by registering and posting to the stories page. Go ahead, share!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

So what’s the story? Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I’m twittering December 7, 2007 Yes, it’s hard to believe. I succumbed. I have said many times that I wouldn’t Twitter. Michelle twittering? 1 trackback } Web 2.0

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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. A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. What is public?

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MAY 26, 2021

Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving. Q: What’s one of your favorite success stories?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. 2) You get access to Status Update Impressions [ announcement from Facebook ]: Raw number of times this story has been seen on your Wall.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Share the Story! The second, reporting on the project's execution and results, is due by March 31, 2008. Dig out that camcorder 'cause Quantum Shift TV has launched a video contest with social impact for students in the U.S. and Canada grades one through twelve: Be the Change! School Video Contest. by December 15, 2007.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Since 2008, extensive research and conversations have revealed the state of women in nonprofit careers. Join Peggy Morrison Outon, Executive Director of the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management on a journey through this research and story-driven project , and help bring this issue the attention it needs to become a movement!

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

In 2008, Gateway to the Arts was in need of a major overhaul. Gateway to the Arts is a Pittsburgh-based organization that exposes young people to the arts through performances, classroom visits by professional artists, and integration of arts into school curriculum, all with a staff of six. “Our website was a mess,” Lisa said.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Share Your Story. ways to tell a story. Your guide to the resources that will help you put technology to work for your cause. This month, all of the links are courtesy of We Are Media. Add your voice to the discussion today! You just need to give them a little shove in the right direction sometimes. Determine the ROI of Social Media.

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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. We just show up and make sure you guys have ample opportunities to share your amazing stories and expertise.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

I've got the book to cheer you up-- AWEARNESS: Inspiring Stories about How to Make a Difference by Kenneth Cole. I was excited to see that Cristi Hegranes of the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World , who I interviewed in early 2008 , was included in the Political Activism chapter. It's my favorite read so far this year.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Here are some ideas for recruiting more participants for your next peer-to-peer campaign or event: Create powerful messages – To get your supporters excited about helping you raise funds, it’s important to have a compelling story. Make sure your messaging addresses key ideas, including: What makes your organization unique.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

This reminds me of a true story. A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.)

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MAY 14, 2021

Mark Becker founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

I just received an update from KK Tse entitled The Most Inspiring Story from the Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship, talking about 1KG More, a social enterprise that implemented Voluntourism: combining backpacking with delivering books and other gifts for rural Chinese children.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

One of the underlying stories of the 2008 election victory of Barack Obama is the really intelligent use of technology , in a way that will permanently change how campaigns are run in the future. Open Source Hardware: can it be done ? I hope so, and I’m looking forward to see its progress. Open-Xchange just got a bunch of $.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

On Financial Narratives and Financial Footnotes: The Truth Is in the Fine Print Guest Beneblog by Teresa Throckmorton, Benetech's CFO and VP, Finance In a previous blog post, we shared the Seven Benetech Truths : the core values that define our identity and culture, that guide our work, and that tell our story.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Mark Becker founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Share your story (about how you got online, what your first online engagement or activity was, etc.) Continue to share your story and help others share theirs so we can identfy factors and opportunities contributing to a web for all. Post Your Own OneWebDay Story. Ask your partner, parent, or friend who isn’t online, why?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 8, 2009

2008 Online Giving Trends - Connections - Want to compare your 2008 numbers/results to other organizations? It's often a hard thing to wrap our minds around because so much of social media doesn't provide straightforward numbers. Check out some great designs that could get you thinking!

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? For example… What The World Eats is a photo essay about what families around the world eat. . Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2012

She spearheaded the successful Take Back the Filter Brita recycling campaign in 2008, and her life and work have been profiled in Susan Freinkel's book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story , in Captain Charles Moore's book, Plastic Ocean , and in the award-winning film, Bag It.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 17, 2009

Although some recent news stories have reported postive economic signs, the outlook for the nonprofit sector still looks bleak. All key metrics declined for the index as a whole for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

As he told the story, the server edition is a real priority for Canonical, they already have big deployments and support contracts, and we should see exciting features like easier centralized authentication and ebox [1] integration in the next release. [1][link] You’ll want to make frequent, automated backups of your data to S3.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The story of the 99%, whose earnings and wealth have stayed pretty much the same over the past 30 years, while the earnings and wealth of the top 1% have grown tremendously. The solution to this story seems simple. He says: "Which brings us to the global crisis that began in 2007–2008.

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