Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? And, the amount that Silicon Valley companies has given away has more than doubled since 2009, from $56 million to nearly $117 million. Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations?…

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Two organizations that have been early adopters and pioneers in their use of social media are the National Wildlife Federation and the World Wildlife Fund. If you are going to design your own mobile Website, make sure you check out the article Mobile Web Design Trends For 2009. How about your nonprofit?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). It may be time to rethink how these important social organizations are funded. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Scheduled to occur sometime between late 2009 and early 2010, some major changes are coming to Facebook Fan Pages. I think those nonprofits with national and international brand recognition, lots of fans, and technical resources will benefit and the changes will hardly affect them. If not, they might look broken or poorly designed.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As public-facing and serving organizations, nonprofits are held to higher ethical standards than their business counterparts are. Organizational transparency, the disclosure of operational, financial, and decision-making information, remains a significant factor in the formation of the public’s trust in an organization’s mission and intent.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2010

European Foundation Week Session: Strengthening Europe's role in advancing children's rights – Organized by EFC Children and Youth Interest Group, 1st June 2010. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international convention setting out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of children.

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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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OCTOBER 25, 2016

A three-wave study, this second wave reveals new trends related to millennial engagement with causes during the 2016 Presidential election cycle and investigates how organizations can motivate this generation to donate their time, money or skills to their causes during election years. themillennialimpact.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

There is a lot of speculation about what has been causing the challenges that fundraising is facing in the United States. The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Federal Communications Commission in 2011 and is now its own nonprofit organization. It is part of an ongoing national effort to bridge the digital divide in the United States. Commerce Department report, A Nation Online , we know the reality is very different. People like Jeff Hancock of Adapt∞Impact.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

How to build your organization's capacity to be networked one small step at a time. A little more about the Webinar: Is your organization producing reliable, measurable data that supports your social media practice? Currently, she leads MomsRising's multi-state and federal campaigns around health reform. Ashley has a M.A.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. percent nationally living below the poverty line) but make up only 7 percent of nonprofit board members. Let that sink in a moment.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Road trips touch on so many different goals that organizations focus on that it’s hard to believe how few major nonprofits have embraced the road trip campaign strategy. With a bit of savvy planning, road-trips can be an innovative vehicle to align with your organization’s goals. Raising funds. Building local chapters.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

The digital divide in the United States has persisted over the years despite the inexorable march of technology. The National Broadband Plan and BTOP. The FCC created a National Broadband Plan in 2009 based on a Congressional mandate. What Is the Digital Divide? A number of U.S.

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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 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 set aside $7.2 The same is true for the nation's top cable companies.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Chicago – April 3, 2009 – Continuing its growth as a national provider of interactive services to the nonprofit and cause community, See3 Communications proudly announces the addition of Shirley Sexton to its team as Director, Interactive Marketing and Fundraising. About See 3 Communications.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When you remove the estimated $122 million in corporate pledges from that number, more than half of all funds raised came online through those organizations. Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A To get your invitation visit [link].).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

is a national non-profit dedicated to saving play through engaging communities; creating dialogue; and providing tools, training and resources to build playgrounds across the United States.). is one of the first non-profit organizations to take this approach online. And the results have been impressive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

If anyone ever once doubted the energy and organizing force of technology, rest assured they dont anymore. Within an hour (and with a huge helping hand from social media), thousands had mobilized and gathered all over the United States to celebrate, remember, and embrace. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. " The Movesmart.org project is an online tool for housing seekers in Chicago (and soon other cities across the United States).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The idea, grand in scope, was to present models and technology that can assist organizations shift internal cultures to make diversity of all types the norm. Instead, I’m going to share some of my experiences and tell how an organization that embraces diversity can have a huge impact for people with disabilities.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Organizations around the globe are harnessing these tools and data to mobilize supporters, tell their stories and the stories of their constituents, and to share knowledge with people and communities everywhere. " The Movesmart.org project is an online tool for housing seekers in Chicago (and soon other cities across the United States).

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

October 30, 2009) – America’s Giving Challenge, a 30-day, national online competition that encourages people to leverage their social networks to recruit supporters and win cash awards for nonprofit organizations, today announced that it has received a $75,000 grant from the W.K. Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1 and Canada.

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Care2

JANUARY 25, 2009

conference is bringing together leaders of major women’s advocacy organizations and online women’s communities to further the connection between today’s issues and women’s voices. When: February 2, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. When: January 28, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Calling All Feminists!

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) June 11, 2009 | Jeff Patrick Great article !

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

Jim Fruchterman Chairman’s Address to the Social Enterprise Alliance 2009 Annual Summit The world’s a mess. We have political leaders with an active interest in changing the status quo— for finding innovative and scalable solutions to the challenges facing our cities, states, nation and the world. We’ve got a lot of problems.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. Derrick Feldmann. Achieve Agency. Tyler Riewer. charity: water. He loves clubs. And community.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) They might even make a donation or two.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

There has been little consensus about the impact of focusing on overhead as a means of evaluating nonprofit organizations, either among nonprofit leadership or researchers. My research was done via a survey directed to employees and board members of nonprofit organizations.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October and is a Federal Holiday as of 2021. However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Summer 2009 Our growth over the last year has been so phenomenal that I wanted to use this summer update to highlight some of the great people working for Benetech: our interns, summer associates and fellows. Before coming to HRDAG, Jule was co-founder and deputy president of the German student organization Studies Without Borders.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

For instance, Uber has transformed the taxi industry in the decade following its inception in 2009,and now dominates 69 percent of the ride-sharing market. In the face of this drive to make them obsolete, workers are organizing to resist platform hegemony and create new forms of cooperation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. A Platform for Self-Organizing. They key is designing the opportunity for connection, plus self-organizing.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Donors Flip Channels Dunham+Company has new data out in “A National Survey of the Impact of Offline Communication on Online Donations.&# Successful organizations make channel flipping effortless and effective. Actually, it’s single channel communication that’s dead. Is it easy? Is it consistent? Is it personal?

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