Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report provides some incredible data on how 11K+ nonprofits are using social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. Facebook usage levels are at 89% with nonprofits versus only 57% usage of Twitter. The study also answers the biggest question on everyone's mind.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "As of May 13, 2011, we are releasing the code for our community software platform, the Zanby Enterprise Group Family System, under a GPLv3 license.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Back in the day – you know, 2009 – we had to search these things out. Now they come to us, through Facebook, Twitter, and email. For whatever reason, we've seen a lot of great videos this month – most of them even related to nonprofit work. Keep them coming. Don't say bad things about Grand Rapids.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Is email going out with 2011? An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). – Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. Who Tweets?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Much of the functionality of these new Apps is based on adding buttons that link to your Twitter profile ( the mobile version ), Facebook Page ( the mobile version ), your blog (using RSS) and links such as your website, donate now page, and e-newsletter and text alert subscribe pages. As of July 2009, 56.9 The web is going mobile.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). the nation’s first film festival for nonprofits and cause advocates, is officially accepting entries for the 2011 festival.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 In total, GiveMN has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009. Here are some statistics that show just how important Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were to our success. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised $13.4M

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 29, 2012

In 2011, Allen was named one of the 7 World's Most Influential Foodies by Michael Pollan and Forbes Magazi ne. - her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. In May 2010, TIME magazine named Will to the TIME 100 World's Most Influential People.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, June 10, 2011 Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has been Revoked? 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. June 10, 2011 10:10 AM xicoarteycultura said. Refreshing!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. You can find that online here.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Tell them your initial plans for 2011 and listen to their feedback. Follow them on Twitter and retweet relevant posts. As donor acquisition declined from 2005-2009, peer-to-peer fundraising was one way to find new donors. All of these incentives helped increase event revenue from $100,000 in 2008 to $180,000 in 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. On November 16, 2011, Minnesotans will take part in the 3 rd annual Give to the Max Day. So far, the Give to the Max Day events in 2009 and 2010 have raised $14 million and $10 million respectively, more than in any other community.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

After some research, it turns out that this meme was started in December of 2009 in Canada. Forward this to all the girls online” By 2011 the meme evolved a couple of times. In 2011 he was diagnosed with ALS. Here’s the original meme: “Right girls let’s have some fun. Challenge Accepted.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since 2009, our survey has asked nonprofit leaders to indicate what management actions they are taking to cope with the recession. In both 2009 and 2010, nonprofit leaders told us that they were "engaging more closely with the board" by increasing the number of annual meetings, sharing new types of reports, or in other ways.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2011

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions I've been asked to present a session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on "Technical Management Techniques for Managers". During the live session at the 2011 NTC , we'll talk about real-life situations and how to handle them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At last year’s IS conference, some participants (mostly NGEN participants) used social media tools to share their learnings with their networks through tools like Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook. 2. To capture summaries of the 2010 conference to show the richness of the content as a means to promote the event for 2011.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2011

Join participants from at least a dozen countries on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 for the online TechSoup Jam. TechSoup Brasil , a collaborative effort of Associação Telecentro de Informação e Negócios (ATN) and TechSoup Global, launched in 2009.Many Follow TechSoup Brasil on Twitter: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

While they had a relatively smaller number of followers on Twitter or Facebook, they had focused on engaging their community online. They enlisted help from board members on Twitter, but being organized with a plan and timeline for asks was critical to their success. They have connected with many organizations on Twitter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 25, 2011 Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector 2011: All quiet on the nonprofit front" posted by Angela Francis , Senior Associate Nonprofit Finance Fund Welcome to Research Friday ! This is an area where both grantees and their funders could aim to make great strides in 2011.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 27, 2011 Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - How do we embrace the trend? It was completed and published in November 2009. What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger. Click here to download a PDF copy.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The hashtag, as defined by Twitter , was created because Twitter provided no easy way to group tweets or add extra data. Since Twitter did not develop this capability into its system, the community came up with their own way: hashtags. They announced it on stage and on twitter and even in the program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 !

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Common Ground has played an important part in growing the organization’s operating budget from $500,000 in 2009 to $2.7 million in 2011. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). These personal communications have paid off too, allowing All Hands Volunteers to build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with their constituents.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

A September 2011 industry report published by the Professional Convention Management Association found that respondents spent an average of over $7,000 on internet access, and only 37% provided free WiFi to attendees. You can find him on twitter: @jasonsamuels.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Nearly 100 years later, in 2009, they became the “official sponsor of birthdays,” launching a movement for more birthdays.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

The original Seafood Watch iPhone app was released in January 2009. We launched a mobile site , in 2007 aimed at feature phones, and we’re developing an Android version of the app for release in 2011. is by far the number one question we get by email, Twitter and Facebook when we talk about our app.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

He was promoted to Director of Sales in 2009 and took over as President in 2011. You can follow the him on Twitter. Lindquist, in his 30's, is the President and CEO of Zane Benefits, Inc. He joined Zane Benefits as its thirteenth employee in 2007. Read The Alliance for more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Co-Disruptor: Twitter. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2009. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2011. Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer. A key driver of donations was Facebook, where users uploaded 2.4 million challenge videos. Disruptor: GoFundMe. Disruptor: Causecast.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Not just monitoring twitter or tracking who the influential reporters and bloggers are that discuss our programs or issues. The full keynote and presentation are below. There’s no limit to either.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2012

So pretty much anything online-- website , Twitter , email--as well as our outreach to media. For instance, our 2011 end of year online fundraising campaign brought in what we raised over the course of the entire year in 2007. EG for CC: How do you describe your role at the organization to friends at parties?

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