Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

Last October, I had the pleasure and honor to visit the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, to accept on behalf of Benetech the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI). We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

Date : March 18, 2011. Session Takeaways: 1)Trends and best practices for community building 2)Tactics and strategies for community-driven work 3)Workshop your own strategic plan for community-driven programming, events or content. Location : Washington DC. Topic : Community-Driven Social Impact. Session page.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

Heading in to 2011 most nonprofits (92%), regardless of organization size are using at least one social network like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and close to nine out of ten nonprofits (89%) have a presence on Facebook – up from 74% in 2009. Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Date : June 6, 2011, 10:30 am – 12 pm. our work, and even life, we just need the tools to help us be deliberate and. our work, and even life, we just need the tools to help us be deliberate and. Location : Toronto, ON, Canada. Topic : Social Media Success in 30 Minutes Per Day. it seems there’s so much to learn first.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. In May of 2011 we circulated the link to the online survey to the NTEN Community via direct email and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss email list, our Facebook page, and our Twitter network. Key Findings from the 2011 Survey.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. That's just one of the fascinating drops of knowledge in the " 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ". We at NTEN spend a lot of time comparing our numbers to the benchmarks as we try to figure out what works best.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. 93% of our respondents plan on using email marketing in 2011. It says that 22.7% Get Engaged!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

. We're pleased to announce that Early Bird registration for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- taking place March 17-19 in Washington, DC -- is now open. With a wide mix of social events, seminars, trainings, and resources, the 2011 NTC will help you put technology to work to further your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. I first discovered Dave’s work through colleague, Eugene Eric Kim, who recently shared this great story about Dave and his work. Organization.

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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. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. That works really well at the Red Cross.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2012

In January of last year I wrote up a quick summary on how some of our clients' end-of-year fundraising campaigns did vs. the prior year, and I thought it’d be nice to repeat the exercise to see how nonprofits fared in 2011. Lower average gifts – 79% had lower average gifts in 2011 vs. 2010.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising 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. The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use financial data every day in our work with nonprofits and their funders. One source of data informing this work is our annual State of the Sector Survey. Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Because of his lifelong commitment to education, Keyes founded the Education is Freedom Foundation , which provides college scholarships for hard-working young students. from 2007 to 2011. Why We Learn Collaboration : leveraging the power of others working together. Curiosity : discovering the joy of wonder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Facebook users had uploaded more than 100 billion photos by mid-2011. • YouTube users upload 60 hours of video per minute and they triggered more than 1 trillion playbacks in 2011 – roughly 140 video views per person on earth. Have you noticed a change in the way your memory works as Amber Case describes?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Ensure your donation page is mobile accessible so that click throughs from emails on phones go somewhere that really works. This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2017

If you work at a NGO, nonprofit, or charity, please volunteer 4-7 minutes of your time to take the survey. St John Ambulance. LEGO: Everything is NOT awesome. Greenpeace International. Imagine a World Without Hate. Anti-Defamation League. Follow the Frog. Rainforest Alliance. It’s Time | Marriage Equality. World Food Programme.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 18, 2023

Person Accounts are also designed to work for associations , support a complex membership structure , and promote a connected member experience. Nimble AMS utilizes Person Accounts because it best supports how associations work. In 2011 we started using Person Accounts and we have just loved it ever since.”

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

You may be curious about which nonprofits are working on what initiatives, like voting access or rights, and who the funders are that support this work, along with civic participation, media access, or other democracy-related activities in the U.S. democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. That’s where Candid can help.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Idealist.org released a nonprofit sector employment trends survey that supported the findings of the 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey. Idealist.org’s own job posting numbers seem to support these findings, as their 2011 job postings surpassed 20,000 — a record for Idealist.org. Like this article?

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 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 full report today… 2011 Online Giving Report. Download the report now! .

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Memorizing it may even help you get a job, because: CareerBuilder's IT hiring poll reports that 44% of IT employers will place greater emphasis on social media in 2011. He spent 6 years working on the film! Check out the best gadgets from the 2011 CES. Better brush up on the Twitter. wait for it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2022

Hold participation events at times and locations that are convenient for stakeholders and provide a support system when appropriate, such as childcare for those who may need it (Woodford & Preston, 2011). Collaborate through field work and participatory practice. Include a former beneficiary on the board of directors.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2011

Get the tools to produce high-quality photos and video that showcase your library's work. Our Digital Storytelling Event will begin January 13 and includes webinars, discussions, and a contest to show your work and win prizes. Check out the winning entries from our previous challenge.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. Organizations must test appeals to determine which messaging works best.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

This week we welcome Marla Cornelius, co-author of Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership. If you're interested in learning more, this topic will be explored in more depth in the upcoming Daring to Lead 2011 brief: Inside the Executive Director Job , which you can find on the Daring to Lead website next month.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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Care2

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Marketing, in particular, social marketing can make all the difference in your organization's work come 2011. This is crucial--and a main reason that social marketing has been found to work--and why, social media marketing can be an effective tactic of social marketing. For 2011, I propose the following challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Many of us will purchase hundreds of dollars in holiday gifts over the next six weeks, and with some conscious consumerism those dollars could also help some of your favorite nonprofits continue their work in 2012. It’s fun and you’ll be bringing hope to girls and women around the world. [ Send a CARE Package ].

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. CDS Working Papers 09-12. A case for stipends in volunteer service. McBride, A., Gonzales, E.,

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

You can't come to the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Of course, not everybody who wants to attend the 2011 NTC is able, for one reason or another; we don't like it, but we do understand. This year, we're able to offer an entire virtual conference, the Online NTC. >

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

Will that improve how our organization works on our mission? It can often feel like we're making important investment decisions in the dark. Should I put more resources towards developing a formal technology plan? How many technology staff should I have if my total staff is only 5?

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 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. The 2011 Money for Good study found that donors are looking for information on how donations will be used. 2011 Online Giving Report.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! There is no doubt that 2011 will be a year of great progress and measurable results for those who learn these new tools and tricks of the trade.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Claire Sale: When I worked for the Red Cross, we did a daily social media update to the comms dept, senior leadership, and anyone else who wanted to receive the info. The update included all of the social media mentions about the Red Cross (the good, the bad, and the ugly) that were relevant to our work. Get the chat archive!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

One of the core problems that many nonprofits face is that although we work to serve or protect people or resources that are often called “priceless,” this failure to monetize our causes has the ironic effect of rendering them valueless. But how does this work for other nonprofit messaging? The value of natural capital.

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