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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Bay Area, in the summer of 2012. It will be a gamechanger in the US, with 10,000 of the smartest, most motivated young hackers and other young technoids being exposed to the best of web development, artificial intelligence, robotics, social networking, gaming and social engagement.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

October 11 has been declared the “ International Day of the Girl ” and the launch of an international campaign called “ Because I am A Girl ” by the Plan, one of oldest and largest children’s development organizations in the world that works in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child (..)

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APRIL 23, 2014

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). Ten Inspiring Nonprofits (2012) on Instagram by Mashable. 7 Photo Editing Apps to Use on Instagram (2012) Mashable.

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JULY 25, 2012

NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 20, 2012. NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 25, 2012. NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 24, 2012. SMASH — NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 24, 2012. NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 23, 2012. NONPROFIT HULK (@NONPROFITHULK) July 19, 2012. HULK TOO HEAVY.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

For the past two days, I’ve been attending (and also a speaker ) at The Social Innovation Summit , a private, invitation-only forum that explores the frontiers of social innovation. The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

From November 6-8 – 2012 I will be in Florianopolis, Brazil to keynote the Social Good Brazil – The Seminar , which brings together influential minds, social entrepreneurs and innovators, and connecting people from all walks of life to share ideas and actions to make the world a better place using technology, social media and innovative thinking.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

According to research from Blackbaud and reported by Steve McLaughlin on the NpEngage blog, “ Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012. Blackbaud processed more than $19.2 million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. This was up from the $10.1

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 3, 2012. Have a “Fail Fest” to allow employees to discuss their failures and take the stigma out of failure. ~@ kanter #eMetrics — John Lovett (@johnlovett) October 2, 2012. Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 3, 2012. p/QTTfRJlZjl/. p/QTToUNlZjr/.

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JULY 30, 2012

Social Media 4 NPOs (@SM4Nonprofits) July 26, 2012. regarding social media #SM4NP @ dalvarez1 of @ sfgoodwill — Jennifer Bullock (@JennyBullock) July 26, 2012. Karen Brown (@KarenRedRover) July 26, 2012. Thea Smith Nilsson (@theasa2) July 26, 2012. Beth Kanter (@kanter) July 26, 2012.

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JULY 23, 2012

Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012). Interviews with 9 other foundations that conduct OE grantmaking (April-May 2012). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012). Literature review of current needs in nonprofit field (June 2012).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Mission Measurement (@MissionMeasure) September 5, 2012. The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!” We may need to start wearing these here!

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. What does it look like? … Read More Fundraising'

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

October 23, 2012 at 10 am PST/1:00 PM EST. Workshop: Washington, DC Foundation Center. October 24, 2012 10-12 Noon. Connie Chan Wang (@cheesycons) October 19, 2012. Next week, KD Paine and I will be doing several public events in Washington, DC and online. Please join us! Evening Book Discussion and Networking Event.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? In 2012, President Obama responded to the activism, passion, and residency of the Dreamers, by issuing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to protect them from deportation and provided them with temporary work visas. What were your results? Your strategies?

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APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Applications for all Heroes with a Heart grant awards open on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 and close Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at midnight. Finalists will appear on the CTK Facebook page for public voting during April and winners will be announced on May 1, 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently. ” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Al Gore (@algore) September 23, 2012. scsglobal young people are capable of doing more good in the world than ever before because of online connectedness — Beth Kanter (@kanter) September 23, 2012. SGSGlobal mashable.com/sgs twitter.com/gatesfoundatio… — Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation) September 22, 2012.

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JANUARY 2, 2012

This year, 2012, will have a focus on designing and delivering capacity building projects with NGOs outside the US.

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MARCH 6, 2013

There was a lot of buzz about crowdfunding in 2012: a video game called Star Citizen raised more than $7 million, Kickstarter banned nonprofits from using its platform (see #3 on that page), and a Tumblr popped up that takes aim at suspicious crowdfunding projects. So why is this buzzword suddenly all over the place in the nonprofit world?

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

Chris Bonanni (@ChrisBonanni) October 29, 2012. We have no idea about the damage to the house, but coming through social channels, I found photos of my hometown , including the one above of the CVS near their house. ACBoardwalk #Frankenstorm #Sandy twitter.com/ChrisBonanni/s….

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Patrick Meier has this excellent “ behind the scenes ” post from April, 2012. He points the common challenge in using social media data for emergency response: scaling. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

12NTC — Big Scary Nonprofit (@fortressftw) April 5, 2012. Big Scary Fortress Nonprofit with a Command and Control Culture. Everyone let me know what month you pick to stop asking for money so I can double our direct mail sends. The Whiny Donor who complains about nonprofit fundraising mistakes. Don’t press me too soon on #plannedgiving.

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JUNE 20, 2013

This photo of my father holding my second book, “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” was from my October, 2012 visit to see my Dad. Katie Paine and I had done a whirlwind of book talks in NYC and I stayed on the East Coast briefly to say hello. He loved Rob Cottingham cartoons.

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MAY 1, 2012

Agnes Binagwaho (@agnesbinagwaho) April 30, 2012. MIGEPROF (@MIGEPROF) March 13, 2012. @ Rubsfido @ jfclearywisc social media ia a great platform for learning. I’m headed to Rwanda to participate in a training for the ACE project, a network of African Women’s Leadership organizations in the Sub-Saharan region.

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MARCH 25, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shared a range of perspectives and new ideas for [.] Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place recently in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

The CTK Foundation has just launched the 2012/2013 Heart & Soul Grants , with over $55,000 to assist nonprofits like yours in accomplishing your mission. “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”. Re-inspire your sense of mission by participating in the Heart & Soul grant.

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MARCH 13, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas [.] Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

While giving related to Hurricane Sandy may boost total fundraising in 2012 it is unlikely to change fundraising results for most nonprofits. The good news is that in the first half of 2012, new donor numbers are on the rise with almost every sector experiencing some degree of growth. Are people giving less because of the economy?

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MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO 2012 conference is off to a great start. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Gene launched the app in June of 2012 and it has been growing ever since. .” This was meaningful to me because my father lost his battle with Parkinson’s last year and I felt like a great way to walk with intention to honor him. It’s been written up in most major fitness magazines, including Runner’s World.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Giving Tuesday hopes to spark a movement of people and organizations who want to celebrate giving and encourage more and smarter giving during the holiday season. The intent is to create an annual national day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving or this year on November 27, 2012. … Read More

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MARCH 18, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas [.] Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

It is great to see the results of a lot of hard work by everyone involved and looking forward to 2012 which will be an intensive year of designing, delivering, and reflecting on capacity building in networked approaches and social media skills outside of the US. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). Ten Inspiring Nonprofits (2012) on Instagram by Mashable. As of September, 2015 , Instagram had 400 Million users.

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MARCH 14, 2012

At the 2012 GEO conference, I learned about a Big Experiment for Learning in Public undertaken by the Packard Foundation, together with TCC Group and Beth Kanter. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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