Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

If there is one thing that nonprofit social media managers are learning (or should be learning) from utilizing new media it’s that technology is now constantly in flux. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. My favorite five are listed below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. 3) Kenyan data from the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report is very unique in that 42% of Kenyan donors say the prefer to give cash and 26% prefer to give via mobile payment. 83% regularly vote.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Created in November of 2012, GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire generosity around the world. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Tips for a Successful #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that promotes community engagement and giving back. What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. What nonprofits can do about it: Share more success stories, please. That’s not good, not good at all. They need to feel hope.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that promotes community engagement and giving back. What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Then continue to inspire people to support your cause.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Back in 2012, the founders of Giving Tuesday couldn’t have imagined just how impactful their initiative would be. Now, less than 10 years later, Giving Tuesday has grown into a global movement that has raised over $2 billion. Learn more about the latest nonprofit trends and how technology can power purpose. About the Author.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Are you headed to San Francisco this week for the Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Several of us from TechSoup Global will be there, and we'd love to see you! 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. Anna Jaeger.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2012

The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) 2012 conference is June 11-12 in New York. This means PDF 2012 is a chance to explore and discuss how technology tools can be used to help change the world (a topic we're obviously passionate about here at TechSoup). And lucky you! Learn More.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” But do selfies have benefits, especially for social change causes? I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Family is Familia. Photography Visual'

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The first GivingTuesday took place in 2012, and since then it’s grown into a global movement. GivingTuesday encourages people to give back and celebrate the holiday season by making donations to their favorite charities, and nonprofits. Tell potential donors why your cause is the right choice on GivingTuesday.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Generation Z volunteers are a vital contributor to the nonprofit world. With a passion for positive impact, this segment of volunteers can help your nonprofit reach its mission. Generation Z (or Gen-Z for short), represents individuals born between 1997 and 2012. Nonprofits are important to Generation Z. Translation.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The moment you’ve all been waiting for, the official Cause Camp 2017 speaker lineup. Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference, bringing the best and the brightest from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, to inspire, educate and transform nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, from all over the world.

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Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. Let’s start with the basics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The process has opened – so you can browse and vote for the nonprofit panels you think are worthy of being on the program until September 2, 2011.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" " I suspect fewer fundraisers are asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise the money it needs four years from now?"

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

We know that nonprofit professionals are the hardest working folks out there and we want to help you succeed. We dove deep into data from the 2012 presidential race to provide fundraising insight you can use during the 2016 election year, including: The charitable giving habits of 400,000 political donors. April Fools.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. Go big, or go home.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Ready to learn more about Giving Tuesday and how your nonprofit can make the most of it? How does Giving Tuesday help nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Lasa, a UK-based technology and welfare charity (and content partner of TechSoup's), published a crowdsourced report on how charities and nonprofits can engage with technology to build a stronger connection with their constituents. " Social media can help nonprofit leaders connect directly with audiences and stakeholders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 Almost all of this was given to causes within the United States. As part of a.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

#GivingTuesday lives online through social media—as evidenced by the hashtag in its name—and aims to create a sense of global collaboration for an annual day of giving. Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits. More still needs to be done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2017

I’ve known Brian for over ten years and he is a brilliant strategist for executive leaders and global brands – nonprofits, startups, and political organizations. My colleague Brian Reich has just published a new book, The Imagination Gap. So, I was excited to dig into his most recent book and thinking.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

This post was authored by Microsoft Citizenship for TechSoup Global. Microsoft employees are passionate about supporting their own communities and other causes they care about. Microsoft also uses its own in-house volunteering tool to help employees find nonprofits that best match their skills and interests. Give for Youth.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

This post is Development Director Ryan Ginard's first impression of seeing how powerful a virtual reality video is in putting the viewer in the middle of a compelling story at the most recent meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. A Highlight at the Recent Clinton Global Initiative Meeting. Piquing Interest Among Younger Donors.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

Many of you know Annaliese as a great resource for any questions regarding all aspects of NTEN’s resources and nonprofit technology in general. This award is evidence that when the nonprofit community works together to support each other’s causes, we can achieve great things! Have more news to share? Or, are you planning to?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

TechSoup hosted its first ever Nonprofits Live. The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. Globally, 34 percent of people report owning smartphones. Globally, 34 percent of people report owning smartphones. on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Want to start your own nonprofit or socially responsible small business? To generate innovative strategies and solve problems in underserved communities, SAP and Ashoka have created a global competition, " The Power of Small: Entrepreneurs Strengthening Local Economies. Got talent; need money, technology, and mentorship?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I’ll be talking about Gen Z donors and why nonprofits need to engage them in their fundraising and programs. Not matter what we call them, we are only just beginning to understand Gen Z and their impact on society as well as the implications for nonprofits. They not afraid to stand up for cause they are passionate about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shared a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. The Internet Gets Charitable – guest post by Darin McKeever. that touches on the subject.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth Kanter is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. She is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media , one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She has trained thousands of nonprofits around the world. Gen Z by the Numbers. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Created by 92nd Street Y , a cultural center in New York City focused on bringing people together around the values of giving back, #GivingTuesday is now a global movement that connects individuals, communities, and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving. nonprofits on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. GivingZooDay.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2015

million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2015 and this surpassed all prior years since the movement began in 2012. The growth in #GivingTuesday not only shows the momentum of the movement, but also the key role digital technology plays in helping donors contribute to the causes that matter most to them.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P fundraising is a style of fundraising where an organization recruits supporters to solicit donations from their friends and family on behalf of that nonprofit. According to the 2017 RWR 30 released in March, revenue from the top Run, Walk and Cycling events are down 8% since 2012. There are 1.8M

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. One in four donors identified photo streams as future methods for engaging with nonprofits. Let’s dig deeper, shall we? Giving on Social Networks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. My days as an Ally are behind me, but the passion remains: in December of 2012 I found myself on a plane bound for a Tanzanian NGO. Military Assistance Project. As part of a.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 6, 2012

It was orginally featured on The Huffington Post , June 4, 2012. In our initial blog post , we identified five key shifts affecting the environment for nonprofits that have co-mingled with the economy to create the potential for continued rough times. Shift #1: Nonprofits need to engage their donors. So where to begin?

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