Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

This week (April 18th to 25th) is National Volunteer Week in the US. The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Chances are if you work or volunteer for a nonprofit you already know that. Start here.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. Nine scholarships for attendees were awarded.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 set aside $7.2 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 set aside $7.2 It's essential that they hear from us.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Capacity building is whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. posted by Tyler Adams Manager, Affiliate Relations-Events Make-A-Wish International.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. As a result, online revenue originating from direct mail integration increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2010!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

What Happened on Give Local America Day? Early on Give Local America Day , reports of slow page loads and server crashes started to trickle in from a couple of community foundations hosting Giving Days using the Kimbia platform. But it was heart wrenching to watch , in real time, community after community experience this fiasco.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2009

LINK LOVE NTEN's Online Nonprofit Technology Conference : Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission Sept. 16 & 17, 2009 Wild Apricot's 100 Online Tools for Non-Profits Smart-phone app lets you do good deeds in your spare time in The Christian Science Monitor. World The National Parks: America's Best Idea , a film by Ken Burns.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. Nine scholarships for attendees were awarded.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

How a Small Nonprofit Used Social Media & Crowd-Sourcing to Win the 2009 Global Giving Challenge - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - "The goal was simple. Earn a permanent spot on the GlobalGiving website by raising at least $4000 online from 50 individual donors in three weeks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

For the nonprofit sector, the GFC wreaked havoc on donations and budgets. percent in 2009. Many nonprofits were caught off guard by the GFC’s impact on charitable giving. I am aware of several environmental nonprofits that experienced drops exceeding 20 percent. This decline is not anecdotal. Our sector is resilient.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2009

I've been hearing a lot about the Social Innovation Fund lately, an element of the Serve America Act. To learn more about the Fund, I attended a panel called Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Michaela Hackner and an amazing team from ForumOne worked to create a mashup tool for the Sunlight Foundation 's Sunlight Labs Apps for America 2 contest. You can get some help with finding the nonprofit-tech proposed sessions from Beth Kanter's handy list. Voting's open till Monday! The Rhode Island 501 Tech Club is launching!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Mozilla is reaching out to geeks far and wide to give a helping hand to nonprofit organizations and people all over the world to experience the joy of using the Web! Here's an update from Mike Everett-Lane on the Social Actions blog about how the nonprofit tech community is supporting the event. Here's some ways to participate: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Contests have also helped inspire nonprofits—motivated by cash prizes —to dip their toes into the social fundraising waters.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

Today, I am about two-thirds of the way through my second term of national service in Public Allies Arizona and AmeriCorps. I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009. Public Allies and AmeriCorps have made it possible for me to accomplish my dream and serve the United States of America.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

The National Broadband Plan and BTOP. The FCC created a National Broadband Plan in 2009 based on a Congressional mandate. Parts of the plan were funded under the Federal stimulus package including the Connect America Fund , which was created to supply affordable broadband to underserved people and areas. A number of U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Change.org , along with MySpace and other partners, has launched a new campaign called Ideas for Change in America. They are asking you to submit your idea for an innovative solution to change America, as well as vote for others ideas you like. The first round of voting will end on December 31, 2008.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

This report analyzes data from some of the biggest national nonprofits in the U.S. We’ll also talk about the importance of multichannel fundraising for your nonprofit. Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services at Care2. Jocelyn has worked with some of the biggest and most respected nonprofits in the U.S.,

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Member News online this week: NTEN member United Nations Foundation is featured in a Forbes article for turning to innovative online strategies -- including YouTube and Twitter -- to raise money in tough economic times. Jenn Thompson lists the conferences she's looking forward to attending in 2009 and why she recommends them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Case Foundation, Causes, and PARADE are joining together to present the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge , a national competition launching on October 7. 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. 77 ways to build community in your neighborhood from Our Blocks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2009

As our nation's needs soar, and charitable donations plunge, it is taking its toll on the nonprofit sector. Foodbanks, soup kitchens, and many other nonprofits that address the hunger issue are being hit by a triple whammy. It's hard times. And You can too! This will provide 140,000 meals for children in Austin.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

America’s Giving Challenge is an amazing program from The Case Foundation that See3 had the opportunity to support this year. It is a program that encourages nonprofits, large and small, to use the web to engage people in their work, and to encourage small donations. Check it out right now at America’s Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve also been a critic of contests that were not designed to build capacity of the nonprofits to adopt good social fundraising practices – such as relationship building, storytelling, and network weaving. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits!

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See3

JANUARY 7, 2008

In the past 5 years, Danny has become an expert in short-form video and internet delivery and through See3 makes those services available to nonprofits. It’s a 4-part prime time PBS event scheduled for 2009. to be broadcast in 2009 on PBS. “THE CALLING&# is projected for broadcast on PBS in 2009.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps first emerged from a meeting in DC in 2009 in which several dozen local engineers, nonprofit executives, disaster coordinators, and public sector executives got together to brainstorm better, faster disaster coordination possibilities. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

SAP is helping to make a difference in the nonprofit and library community through their donation program here at TechSoup. Enabling 1,000 nonprofits through donations of technology, thereby helping organizations to run more efficiently and maximize their potential. Making Social Investments.

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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 ! Weve had a great response thus far to Research Friday, our weekly series on nonprofit research.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2018

I recently returned from New York City, where I was able to spend two incredible days with 72 fellow global nonprofit leaders selected to attend the fourth annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit. In the nonprofit sector, bad morale is often treated as if it does not exist and/or managed with mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

But it can be time-consuming to pick through a wide range of slideshows to find those that are up-to-date, actionable, and appropriate to nonprofits. And, as always, if you have a favorite social media presentation to recommend to other nonprofits, please tell us about it in the comments. Listen first.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference, bringing the best and the brightest from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, to inspire, educate and transform nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, from all over the world. He began working with nonprofits full-time about 15 years ago.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

So to with our first ever ranking of the nation’s most generous cities when it comes to online giving. As we sift through the data, we’re learning some interesting things and finding correlations with other data that can help nonprofits make better decisions. Check out the list and let us know what you think.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Her, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide was on my Favorite Do-Good Book of 2007 list. Her newest book, the story of a Brazilian diplomat who worked for the United Nations for 34 years, has inspired an upcoming documentary and feature film. books 2008 activist nonprofit tools, it was about how Web 2.0

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

You work in a nonprofit. If making sure the members of your community have affordable, high speed Internet isn't important to you, how about something practical: Making your nonprofit more efficient. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is drafting a national broadband plan. Sheldon Mains.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

According to the National Retail Federation U.S. According to research in by the Chronicle of Philanthropy the top 400 charities expect 2009 giving to be down by as much as 9%. Let’s help make the year-end giving season come alive for your friends, family and the nonprofits that make a difference. percent drop from 2008.

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