Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? Eventually, nonprofit and for-profit sectors in the United States began to adopt some of the concepts from the social enterprise and social entrepreneurship movement (Defourny et al.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Beth’s Blog, September 2011. Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Also, in some places of the world there is lower adoption rates of social — for example in very rural areas of the developing world – where this data would not be useful for informing a funding strategy.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2012

Based on the rock solid fundraising performance by Convio clients, I’m hopeful of what’s to come in 2012. Overall, Convio clients raised 17 percent more online in the last three months of 2011 than in 2010. What made CWF’s 2011 year-end campaign so special and why do you think it performed so well?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

Today, Friday May 4, 2012, is my last day at Convio. In the end I decided to reflect on my favorite quote by Mahatma Gandhi, “be the change you wish to see in the world,” as I feel it encapsulates the Convio story very well. In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online. Author: Vinay Bhagat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. While we were there, Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. Reflections from NTC Plenary Panel on Innovation by Beth Kanter.

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