The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I’ve been writing fundraising copy since 2010. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in 11 years of writing and millions of dollars I’ve raised, it’s that writing for fundraising is its own genre. But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. Revise drafts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. I left inspired, yet I also felt there is still a lot of work we need to do to help our peers in volunteer coordination put these ideas into practice. Opportunity Design.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each year, we celebrate Pro Bono Week: a time to recognize professionals around the world who volunteer their skills for causes they care about. These professionals give their time, talent, and passion to help close the gap between the social impact created by the community today, and the potential for impact in the future.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Founded in 2010 , this charitable organization builds communities by promoting blood donation as a humanitarian and national cause. Since its beginning, DSC has helped save over 100,000 lives through collecting 35,909 units of blood. To DSC’s delight, the software was quickly learned and adopted.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

However, according to research by Points of Light , post-pandemic Gen Z (those born 1997-2010) are more likely to volunteer. Every individual, regardless of age, has skills and experience that can benefit mission-driven organizations. Furthermore, volunteers value learning from and sharing with each other. Knowledge spillover”.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

In 2010, the event had a transformation. Additionally, the change would help clarify the purpose and intention of what Brand Camp was meant to be and how it could help nonprofits. Future Cause Camps experiencing last-minute speaker cancelations used the “when all else fails, form a panel” plan, learned from 2010.).

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 12, 2021

Cloud for Good ( www.cloud4good.com ), is a leading consulting firm helping nonprofit organizations and educational institutions create transformational value with business process improvement and implementation of technology solutions such as Salesforce. About Cloud for Good . About Insider Pro .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

If you are interested in online fundraising but don’t have the resources to build a custom platform for donations like charity: water, there are applications that help nonprofits get started with online fundraising quickly, including Salsa and Network for Good. Image from Flickr by Xurble.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

At this stage, it can also be helpful to encourage input from your constituents, staff, and board members. Constituents Demonstrating a New Behavior/Skill. To get this number, divide the number of constituents demonstrating a new behavior/skill by the total number of constituents taught that new behavior/skill.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2010

Just a reminder that the fees for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference increase after today. We like to talk about the great time you'll have at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , but it is, first and foremost, a place for you to learn the skills you need to help your organization meet its mission.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2010

2010 has been a good year for NTEN. After a lot strategic planning, much hard work (and not a little luck), we've managed to grow our membership, help more nonprofits learn nonprofit technology skills through our programs, and connect the NTEN community more than ever before. 2010 has been a good year for NTEN.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

Maria was raised by the sisters of the local Chennai Church, given a basic education and was sent off to Worth Trust to learn life skills. Two years later, Maria who was affected by polio at the age of one and has to use a wheel chair and calipers, is now soon to be married on Jan 18th, 2010.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But, being a manager is a learned skill. A few suggestions were about outside training to improve your skills. Everyone can learn from others. We all need help to do this better. Dana Allen-Greil (@danamuses) November 13, 2019 Learning alongside your team was a suggestion that went across many comments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Launched the advocacy Twitter handle in January 2010 (@Advocate4PanCAN) and it is growing steadily. What do you think are the most important skills necessary in a social media practitioner? An important skill is knowing how to connect with your constituents online. It has close to 400 followers.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . Nevertheless, there are ways to put your earnings back on the map when the monetary tides turn against you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. We currently have nearly 50,000 Facebook fans and posting there helps us reach the most people, though the focus of how we’re using Facebook is changing (more on that below). What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Today, there may be no idea with greater currency in the social sector than ‘scaling what works’” (Bradach, 2010, p. Interventions seeking to “go to scale” must also have support from stakeholders, with buy-in by all involved (Harris, 2010). As nonprofit professionals, we all want to impact the greatest possible number with our work.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Wireframes Magazine – I’ve been doing Information Architecture for a very long time, now, but it’s great to learn new tricks and tools. I am so envious of people with graphics skills who can do that well. Be Helpful. Flowing Data – OK, I’ll fess up, I’m a data geek.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

David Grossman , president and founder of The Grossman Group , published in 2010 a helpful, free eBook titled: Mastering The Art of Messaging. Using the 18-page ebook , you''ll learn : what a strategic messaging plan should encompass (and what it shouldn’t). Three years later, it remains a valuable tool for workplace leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. Mixing in social media, the practice has been called developing “ personal learning network ,&# but some, like Harold Jarche, are calling it “ networked learning.&#.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Her work helps women play bigger in their work and in their lives. With an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale, Tara takes a unique approach that blends inner work with practical skills training, and weaves together both intellectual rigor and intuitive wisdom.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

In 2010, the event had a transformation. Additionally, the change would help clarify the purpose and intention of what Brand Camp was meant to be and how it could help nonprofits. Future Cause Camps experiencing last-minute speaker cancelations used the “when all else fails, form a panel” plan, learned from 2010.).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2012

Particularly important for smaller nonprofits and libraries, troubleshooting problems, maintaining your technology, learning new tech skills, and increasing the effectiveness of every day applications can help keep you ahead of the curve and help avoid problems down the road. DIY Software Learning Resources.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2010

2010 has been a good year for NTEN. After a lot strategic planning, much hard work (and not a little luck), we've managed to grow our membership, help more nonprofits learn nonprofit technology skills through our programs, and connect the NTEN community more than ever before. Flickr photo: niallkennedy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I’m quite excited about really getting my hands dirty working on some plug ins, or some such, really learning the ins and outs of Drupal. It will be interesting to learn the innards of a CMS. So I’m polishing off my PHP skills, and we’ll see where that leads. { Be Helpful.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

To be sure, these are all very important aspects of defining and promoting a nonprofits’ identity, but individual organizations and the sector as a whole have an even bigger reason to sharpen their storytelling skills. She graduated from the ASU Lodestar Center's master's of nonprofit studies program in 2010. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2011

In Spring 2010, I administered an informal survey as part of a Public Allies independent study project. Learn from your predecessors. It's even helpful to watch their mistakes in order to learn what to avoid. After all, tight rope walking requires far more skill than just strolling along in a straight line.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

With merely a click of a mouse or tap on a phone, individuals can quickly learn about and donate to nonprofit organizations. Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. This branding helps donors recognize they are in the right place. On the other hand, direct mail decreased by 26 percent.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

story chronicled a middle school student who built an app to help him. awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. Organizations are helping to facilitate these conversations and learnings globally. skills are taught through a practical hands-on course that guides. As a 2010 winner.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2007

" That blog entry came about because she and I had a long conversation about what kinds of skills nonprofit technology providers needed, and what we felt was missing. Be Helpful. There are many challenges – how do you teach self-reflection and self-evaluation?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

We might be able to build the most wizz-bang amazing website ever (in a technological sense) but if we haven’t really thought about how we moved through the project, never evaluated how the project really went, and didn’t learn from the process, in the end, the project wasn’t the success it seemed to be. Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

.” This was one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author Alison Fine back in 2008-09. I noticed a big change in 2010, the year the book was published. For consultants, networks expertise is an addition to standard skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

This is the first of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia. Also, Twitter was really helpful in making connections to places and people to see in Cambodia once in country. Along the way, I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I’m not leaving nonprofit technology, though, just this particular role – I expect to stay involved, keep connected, keep prodding and poking, and keep learning. Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. Be Helpful. And, I think I did that.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2011

I have several clients who have had their best years ever in 2010 and 2011. They know that their organization is only as strong as their staff, and to keep their skills sharp, they’ll focus on continuing education. They’ll help more people and they’ll raise more money than ever before. Invest in their Board.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

It starts with a commitment by nonprofit CEOs, but also requires the skill and will of senior leaders, board members, and funders to build processes for leadership development within organizations (Landles-Cobb, Kramer, Smith Milway, 2015). Most of this learning takes place within the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The conference was created by Soren Gordhamer in 2010, author of the book, Wisdom 2.0. I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. The Wisdom 2.0 I use pen and a note book to take notes!

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