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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 We need to have comprehensive data to deploy broadband to the most people possible. It's essential that they hear from us.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2011

The average online gift size increased from $62 in 2009 to $65 in 2010. More than $389 million was donated by the 273 major cities in 2010, up approximately 27% from 2009. Average gift, donations per 1,000 people, total amount donated per city and number of donations all increased in 2010 compared to 2009.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Oxfam America. Feeding America. Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Her career has been dedicated to connecting people and places through performing arts . Teach For America. Nonprofit Leaders. Abby Maxman. President and CEO.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2009

This is the very last of my 2009 NTC Preview podcasts. It's also the longest, because Vince is a very interesting guy, with a lot of interests and a talent for connecting people and ideas. . This is the sort of thing we're talking about -- transparent philanthropy driven by the people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. We were introducing a new user experience and wanted people to feel comfortable with the new website before jumping into the intensity of Give to the Max Day. They are amazing partners who understand our business.

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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. After that, similar events called Brand Camp were held on and off annually through 2009. However, the name caused some confusion, and leaders sought to make a change.

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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. If you aren't using the micro-blogging tool at your organization, you can read some of the interviews with others who are to get some ideas!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2009

Today is Blog for Choice Day 2009 , an event organized by NARAL Pro-Choice America. The organization is also encouraging people who participate in Blog for Choice Day to post a link to their blog post in the comments for today's post , and will highlight individual blog posts throughout the day.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

It can be found at [link] They’re an online video telecom service that’s can have up to six people talking at once. Linux people can actually join any Yugma session (including those hosted by a Skype user/skype version) by “joining&# from the yugma website (just click join on home page). 2 admin 01.31.08

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2009

Junction49 - Junction49 want to challenge the negative perception that young people don't volunteer in traditional ways anymore. The site has become a place for young people to showcase the work they are doing to make a difference. They do this by giving them the chance to do something they believe in, when and how they want.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 29, 2012

As I vision ahead, I see this being a situation where hundreds of thousands of young people want to do this, but we have to quantify a lot of things to make this a reality for folks. In May 2010, TIME magazine named Will to the TIME 100 World's Most Influential People. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the DMA 2009 Washington Nonprofit Conference session titled "New Media Channels — Adding Text Messaging, Social Networks and Media to the Marketing Mix" last Friday. HRC has had great success with integrating Convio and MobileCommons to use text/mobile messaging to move people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

My first ladder of engagement was developed for the America’s Giving Challenge contest that I won in 2008 - it was a framework that used the “community manager” or “network weaver” as the human face to connect with people and bring them to the next level of involvement.

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JUNE 24, 2014

The hours we invest in social media are delivered by real people, some of whom are paid real money by our nonprofit. In 2009, he co-founded the award-winning ITWorks program which helps vulnerable young adults get started in careers in technology. Not much has changed since 2008. 3) Response Time Matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

a new company-wide initiative to create opportunities for 300 million young people around the world over the next three years. The initiative brings together an array of existing, new and enhanced global programs and partnerships that connect young people with better education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

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MARCH 16, 2011

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. Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365 Days a Year Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? I give my mother all the credit.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

The truth is that Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, began in 2009 and so too did the genesis crypto culture. Young people 4X more likely to hold cryptocurrency than older generations. Now, in 2022 Pew Research surveys show that 87% of U.S. Globally-minded giving – it’s a small world after all .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. Lately, my team has been translating my findings into digital assets so that many more people can benefit from the insights. Money is tight, but information is elastic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Many people today are overwhelmed by text, and photos and slide shows can often do better at communicating your message than text-heavy articles or blog posts. If your nonprofit does international development in Asia or Latin America, try Hi5 or Quepasa. It can also work well for nonprofits that respond to natural disasters or crises.

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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! Create your own opportunity: Reach out to a local school, organization or people near you to find out what sort of technology help they need. More information here.

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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. 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. Jeff Achen gives us the inside view. Good luck and Go Minnesota! Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN.org.

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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. After that, similar events called Brand Camp were held on and off annually through 2009. However, the name caused some confusion, and leaders sought to make a change.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2009

"It's been said that our true calling in life is where our heart's greatest gladness meets the world's deepest need." --First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. The story of progress in this nation has always been the story of people who chose - in times of trial and struggle - to serve it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

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. One recent project asked people to tag photos from Haiti in an effort to identify missing people. Still here?

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

Or that 34 million people in the United States live on a food stamp budget? This year, Hunger Challenge participants will try to eat 3 meals for $4 per day, per person, during the week of September 20-26, 2009. Did you know that the average amount Californians have to spend on a day's meal with food stamps is $4?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

The Case Foundation was a pioneer in designing and implementing social giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge in 2007 and 2009 which inspired many nonprofits to experiment and incorporate these practices as illustrated above. Enter online fundraising contests.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2011

Present the report to all affected parties, especially any person with whom you postponed a conversation during the crisis: you need to maintain these people's trust. Grant Howe brings more than 16 years of experience to his role as VP of research & development for Sage North America's Nonprofit Solutions business, based in Austin, Texas.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

This new program alone is expected to have major impact on low-income people who have previously been unable to afford broadband Internet. The digital divide is basically the large number of people who do not use computers or mobile phones to effectively access the Internet and so do not participate in the information economy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

"Understand that a movement means that people gotta do something. When TV personality Glenn Beck proclaimed in 2009 on the "Fox & Friends" morning show that President Obama was a racist with a "deep-seated hatred for white people," many people were understandably up-in-arms. The result?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2009

PledgeToEndHunger.com , a website designed to shine a bright light on the very real problem of childhood hunger in America. It is designed to make it easy for people to do something meaningful in the short-term and create a dialogue about solving the root issues. And You can too! How This Can Help Your Community, Too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Each year since the event started in 2009, we’ve seen these numbers grow. In the end, credit goes to the thousands of people who care about Minnesota and showed some love on Give to the Max Day. A quick look at the social media data from Give to the Max Day 2012 shows a sizable jump over the previous year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

With the goal of generating an unexpected outpouring of positive feedback, the “ Love, The Climate ” campaign encourages people to thank those who are making a difference, and show those who haven't yet seen the light how much more love they'll receive when they change their minds. Check out the announcement video here. Need some inspiration?

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 15, 2008

I know I'm missing a lot of people. Her most popular is probably Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America book blog social+change activism author The blogs could have been created as a platform for a particular book, evolved into a book, or simply be a part of the author's overall web presence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. They used Twitter to draw attention to a free concert happening on the Washington, Mall which resulted in 60,000 people attending.

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