Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Are they paid, full-time, part-time? Because Women for Women International has an engaged and vocal online supporter base, I am lucky that my time investment usually pays off. That would be me!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

Chronicle of Philanthropy has a roundup of predictions for 2008 from. " Lucy Bernholz points to an NY Times editorial on embedded giving with a prediction about what will continue to work best with giving to charity. And finally, Chris Brogan focused on needs for 2008. What are the nptech social media needs for 2008?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 7, 2011

The time is ripe for the early adopters in the nonprofit sector to embrace m-Advocacy, otherwise known as mobile advocacy. That said, in terms of online dollars raised for your nonprofit, e-mail is still queen and activism reasons aside, becoming a pioneer of m-advocacy to help build your e-newsletter list is a smart, uber timely move.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We’ve supported groups with small microgrants at key times to help them mobilize people in their communities, and we’ve run a communications training program with some of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists to help parents build their media capacity. The parent voice carries acute moral and emotional weight.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. It was the optimal time for early adoption of social media by nonprofits, and it’s no coincidence that the nonprofits that embraced these new tools in 2006 through 2008 are today the most successful nonprofits on the Social Web.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Add your voice to the discussion today! Those are all "How-to" links, by the way, but) if you're short on time, here are 50 Web2.0 NTEN's own Holly Ross suggests a simple formula: (Time & Money Saved + Money Earned) - (Time & Money In) = ROI. This month, all of the links are courtesy of We Are Media.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

It uses sources such as how many delicious bookmarks, incoming links, how many times mentioned on Twitter, how many comments, etc. Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Gnomedex Real Time Fundraising Experiment. Organizational Versus Personal Voice on A Blog. This analysis took all of five minutes.

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ROI Widget Metrics Cambodia 50

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. It’s been an important part of my life for all of this time. For right now, I’m the part-time coordinator of NOSI. I want to see people’s real faces, and hear their real voices. And, I think I did that.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

Register now for the live webinar, Wednesday, April 15th, 9 AM Pacific Standard Time. Dive into the discussion in the TechSoup online forums where we’ll discuss such topics as: How can you make the most of social media with very little resources (time, money, staff)? How much time should you devote to social media each day?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

And Bill Gates (resignedly dorky and gauche though he may be) is 1000 times more of a responsible citizen than the always narcissistic, profit-driven and unlikable Steve Jobs. 2 DeathMonkey 10.10.07 at 2:16 pm I like you PW.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Brand pages are expected to be launched some time this fall. Now, once you have completed the verification process via text or voice, you will land on page where you can complete the process of setting up your Google Profile: 3. Currently Google+ is only available to invited individuals. Set up your Google Profile.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 15, 2008

I'm putting an application together today for The Women's Media Center's Progressive Women's Voices program (fingers crossed). December 2008. October 2008. East Bay Express “Women's Voices Boom in the Blogosphere,” by Rose Aguilar. Contra Costa Times. May 14, 2008. March 5, 2008. Common Ground.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

Are your donors engaged and have they stood by you through these unprecedented times? I first heard Penelope Burk speak at the International Conference of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals in 2008. Be sure, especially during these trying times, to report on impact. Our world has shifted to digital – quickly!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Good tool if used strategically or waste of time – foo foo crap. at 6:19 pm I think I made it easy to add your voice. Would take like 1-2 minutes – only need soundbyte 2 Beth 10.31.06 3 Michelle Murrain 10.31.06 at 8:03 pm I like widgets, for the most part. But there are some very cool and fun widgets. 4 Beth 11.01.06

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

The time and effort it would take to maintain a blog isn’t going to result in any better accomplishment of mission. The time and energy that it devotes to their blog(s) (yeah, they should probably have more than one) would likely pay off in the short, and long run. Blogging takes time, focus, and energy from someone or someones.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

In order for The Green Collar Economy to have the biggest impact, the best time for folks to buy the book is now , or any time before the Tuesday, October 7th on-sale date. I'm here to tell ya that Jones will go down in history as one of the visionary voices of our time.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

But I want to be clear: Is this something you can do with free tools in your spare time? We were so focused on our mission and what we were trying to accomplish, that no time was spent making sure we had a brand and a clear message. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

Stories come out experimenting, helping people find their voices or the confidence or the desire to take an action, volunteer their time, or raise money for a cause they care about. The experiment called the Giving Challenge was: A 50 day event from December 2007 through January 2008. The Challenge raised $1.8

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

How can we improve the activity the next time we do it? Next time you make a mistake or your team is doing an after action review, don’t cringe. BLK SHP’s mission is to build and nurture ecosystems that can help unlock the creativity and voices of socially conscious innovators. Was it anticipated? Do the failure bow.

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Global Social Artist Technique 98

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I like to use half of any allotted time slot to talk and half for Q&A, so we usually have time to get into meaty discussions. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." The Museum 2.0 why not museums?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In my spare time, a video crew was following me around to create a short piece for Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC as part of the keynote to be delivered live by Allison. We met face-t0-face at a social media event in 2008, but that was the only time I had interacted her face-to-face.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Roberto Bedoya : The "Yes And" Argument and its Civic Implications Bedoya, the Executive Director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, makes a beautiful statement that arts administrators need to facilitate a multiplicity of leading voices, or as he puts it, "the courage of imagination and the plural."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. . And, it's amazing what we can accomplish when we get together.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2009

Elana Wolowitz, the Communications Director and voice behind the @wellstoneaction profile, took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions. Elana Wolowitz (EW): I'm pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Anyone in or outside of Haiti could use the tool via the web or on a mobile phone to make reports with voice, text or video; the reports were then mapped and sources verified.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

Lack of staff time to conduct evaluation/the perception that evaluation is a distraction for the organization: the same study from The Center for Effective Philanthropy indicates that the majority of nonprofits perceive funders’ demands for information as inconsistent and as prioritizing their own information needs over the needs of nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I hope next year at this time, all six on this list will still be going strong and accompanied by a chorus of new voices. If you need a good reason to read her blog, sit down for an afternoon with this incredible talk she gave in 2008 at an arts marketing summit and prepare to be blown away. Asking Audiences. Poesy-Praxis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Jonny Goldstein will do real time illustrations of the ideas swirling around the session which will be projected live and that will help us move towards a common understanding and enable us to share an artifact with others. Trust me.

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Comment Artist Social Media Hype 97

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I like to use half of any allotted time slot to talk and half for Q&A, so we usually have time to get into meaty discussions. Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." The Museum 2.0 why not museums?

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

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. And, for what its worth, Arizona organizations are getting new charitable exemptions all the time, more than 800 of them in 2010 alone. This is great news.

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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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Technology Companies Netsquared Social Media 75

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2009

I just finished reading the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarks Analysis , put out by Blackbaud company Target Analytics. By many measures, online fundraising had a red letter year in 2008: Online donors are younger and have higher incomes than traditional, primarily direct mail donors. Get the report and read it.

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Attention Metrics Online Fundraising 36

Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz, the Communications Director and voice behind the @wellstoneaction profile, took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions. Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Social Media Twitter Action Advocacy 68

Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

Habitat builds or renovates simple, decent houses for low-income families who pay for the houses over time with zero percent interest. Habitat for Humanity of Omaha has built 993 homes for families since 1984, and has doubled in size twice since Bob Lynn joined the team in 2008. Before: Busy for the Wrong Reasons.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. Ushahidi was originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008.

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