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AUGUST 11, 2009

The 2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards will recognize the top-rated youth-focused nonprofits. In the month of September, the small, medium, and large organizations with the most positive reviews will be featured on GreatNonprofits and Guidestar.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Prizes will be awarded to the winning entries at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco on April 26-28, 2009. Deadline for submissions is March 26, 2009. Submit as many videos as you’d like without any entry fees. Vlogs : series of “video blog&# entries about an organization, issue, or event.

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APRIL 19, 2009

Details: Date: May 12, 2009. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Location: global (telephone and web). Panels: See the list of panel sessions here. Register: Registration is not yet open.

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JANUARY 12, 2009

2009 will, undoubtedly, bring us more to fill the social media bucket, new places to explore, tools to try, and things to consider. In 2009, I’d like to see groups recognizing the power of social media tools to create sustainable social learning spaces. For the full post, visit the SSIR blog here.

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OCTOBER 18, 2009

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. The benchmark data is derived from the activity of over 2 million supporters from 50 campaigning organisations in the UK, Canada, and several other countries.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is back again! The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Jamie Burke is hosting the Female Social Media Guru UK Awards as an opportunity to “challenge the current under-representation of females on event panels by offering a high profile platform for women.&# I’m very honored to be among some rock stars on the ballot - you can check it out and vote here!

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Nominees for the Osocio’s Best Campaign of 2009 announced – Osocio, Social Advertising and Non-profit Campaigns – "Osocio is happy to announce a list of ten nominees for the Osocio’s Best Campaign of 2009 award. This is the Top 10 list of the best social campaigns featured on Osocio in 2009.

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here. Also available in French and Spanish)."

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

As a way to hold on a bit longer to 2009, this Net2 Think Tank asks for your best blog post from the year. Share your best blog post from 2009 one more time! Tags: blogging events 2009 net2 think tank net2thinktank netsquared roundup. It’s already December and we are fast approaching 2010.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

" Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009 – Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media – "Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine, titled "The Networked Nonprofit" and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. ."

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MARCH 10, 2009

3/12/2009). Tactics for Finding More Online Donors, Members and Advocates : When Organic List Building Tactics Aren’t Enough (3/16/2009). Storytelling via Email (3/26/2009). Evaluating your Email Marketing Efforts for Success (4/2/2009). > > Register Now for the Series!

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Vote here for the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards. Give you the chance to register for the free 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report, with 2,500 tagline examples. Voting will: Sharpen your understanding of what works and what doesn’t communications-wise. Inform and inspire your foundation’s messaging.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, puts on a massive, be-there-or-be-square conference for nonprofit professionals every year (in 2009, we met in San Francisco). The next event is April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA. This is a great opportunity for people to participate in a national event, but without travel expenses!

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DECEMBER 13, 2008

Last week, from my home office in Montreal, Canada, I wrote up 9 ambitious goals for 2009. Our efforts in these income-generating areas should start to prove themselves by February or March of 2009. In the meantime, we are asking for individual one-time donations to cover our costs through 02/02/2009. So, I gave $20.09

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

A panel of judges, selected by Social Actions will choose three winners from among the 20 finalists, to be announced at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference , April 28, 2009. Submissions period begins on February 23, 2009, at 11 am PST, and runs through April 3, 2009, at 3 pm PST. How To Participate. Click on Username.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I’m so thrilled to share the news with you all that my blog post, Online Community Building: Gardening vs Landscaping , was the most popular blog post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s opinion blog in 2009.

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JANUARY 9, 2009

Women Who Tech TeleSummit: April 2009. The second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (which will take place in April 2009) is looking for panel suggestions. Ada Lovelace Day: March 24, 2009. All you need to do is sign up to this pledge and then publish your blog post any time on Tuesday 24th March 2009.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Net Squared White Paper Nov 2009. Whether it’s small communities coming together offline to train and share knowledge about using technology or it’s innovation projects competing in the same contest working together instead – we hope you’ll find this short paper compelling and share it with your networks.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

.&# The old joke fits the findings from our latest nonprofit economic survey, which looked at how charitable organizations fared financially between March and May 2009. So things apparently didn’t worsen dramatically for charitable organizations between March and May.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

" Social Media Not To Go Mainstream in Business in 2009 - Download this ebook about marketing and social media, "Marketing in 2009: 12 marketing professionals reveal their execution imperatives" Tags: roundup bookmarks. Here are some thoughts to help improve your back and forth."

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JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. That’s a funny story actually, but I suppose many entrepreneurs have similar stories.

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MAY 17, 2011

From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Highlights. The fundraising response rate fell by 19%, while the advocacy response rate fell by 7%.

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JULY 8, 2009

We're traveling to London and Cambridge in July 2009 as part of Innovation UK. Ninety-two percent of nonprofits responding to the May 2009 survey indicated they were experiencing the effects of the downturn, up from 75 percent in November. " Facebook Users Are Getting Older.

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JULY 17, 2009

The initiative is an extension of Resolve to be Ready in 2009, a nationwide effort designed to encourage individuals, families, businesses and communities to take action and prepare for emergencies in 2009.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

The 13 winners were selected from 60 finalists drawn from 1,702 nonprofit taglines submitted to the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards competition. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. More than 4,800 nonprofit professionals cast votes in the final selection round. A great tagline can help people find you, too! Big History.

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MARCH 3, 2009

Nominations open for 2009 Social Innovation Fellowships | The Pop!Tech Tech Blog | Accelerating the Positive Impact of Worldchanging People and Ideas - "PopTech has opened nominations for the 2009 Pop!Tech " Check out the Facebook Group for more information. Tech Social Innovation Fellows program.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

"Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009. Global Entrepreneurship Week – This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week! Find out how you can take part from wherever you are around the world! "Global " [link] – Idealist has shared a vision and a call to action: Imagine, Connect, Act. ."

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

" Net2 Think Tank Round-Up: Best of 2009 | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – Check out the diverse submissions to the December Net2 Think Tank that simply asked for the best blog posts of 2009! I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Join us 19-20 September 2009 and be part of this extraordinary event. Charity Hack looks to be a terrifically fun event for nonprofits and techies alike! Charity Hack Weekend brings together charities and developers to revolutionise the collection of donations. What you will get access to on the day includes.

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DECEMBER 13, 2008

These are my links for December 12th through December 13th: Have Fun • Do Good: 2009 Career Coaching Discount for Have Fun * Do Good Readers - If you are looking for some career coaching, Britt is an excellent coach! Check out the discount!

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MARCH 4, 2009

All 10 finalists will be invited to present their ideas at an international conference, “The Soul of the New Machine: Human Rights, Technology, and New Media,” at UC Berkeley, May 4 and 5, 2009. A panel of judges, selected by the Human Rights Center, will choose three winners, to be announced at the conference. Learn more.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Conference 2009 – O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 – 21, 2009, San Jose, CA – Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians The students sent their first tweets from the TweetsGiving classroom built from your gratitude." " Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the Geoweb: Where 2.0

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Conference 2009 - O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 - 21, 2009, San Jose, CA - Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians The students sent their first tweets from the TweetsGiving classroom built from your gratitude." " Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the Geoweb: Where 2.0

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Date: December, 10th 2009. This chat will cover the changing role(s) of teachers, institutions and learners – and how they are affected and transformed by new/social media. When: 2 – 4 pm US Pacific Time, 5 – 7 pm US Eastern Time, 10pm – 12am London, UK (Late!). Where: Twitter (search for #4Change).

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MARCH 3, 2009

Phase two will run for six months from March to August 2009 and we are asking potential participants to make a commitment to raising at least one thousand dollars. From Mark Hayward of Train for Humanity : After redesigning the Train for Humanity website we are now ready to launch into phase two of our humanitarian project.

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