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June Cause Awareness: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

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” Then, in 2011, President Barack Obama expanded the officially recognized Pride Month to include the whole of the LGBT community. Many nonprofits that organize Pride events will be in need of volunteers throughout June to help organize and make their parades, rallies, and celebrations a success! QC Pride, Inc.

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Tech Across Your Org: Technology Leadership at a Small Organization

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. But you know every corner of your organization.

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2011 NTC Preview: Can Social Networks Create Social Capital?

NTEN

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. Social capital is tangible and malleable.

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Nonprofits & Gaming: Playing Your Way to More Funds, More Volunteers, and Solving the World's Problems

NTEN

Gamers are exactly the kinds of people you want helping your organization succeed. Points and levels for volunteers and donors and offering incentives and fancy titles/recognition for advancement. Games that put your audience in the role of one of your volunteers or caregivers, to help them understand your cause better.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Nature Conservancy

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Name: Amy Ganderson. Website: www.nature.org.

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Going Green: How Software Helps You Host Sustainable Events

Pamela Grow

Organizing a fundraising event can be daunting, and it might seem easier to leave sustainability out of the mix. And, with donations declining across the board for the first time in five years, organizations need to pay attention to the concerns of their donors now more than ever. One way to do this is through an online auction.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.