Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

I have no idea how it got started, but one of the most available and effective forms of corporate social responsibility are pro bono legal services for charities. If your charity needs legal services it’s actually reasonably easy to find free pro bono help. OK, I do know that lawyers in the U.S United States.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

Do you have passion for social good and want to step out and lead it? Or maybe you have a great idea to create your own business, but want to balance making a profit with creating social impact? They do it through corporate foundations, intermediary charities such as United Way, and by directly supporting social causes.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Defourny et al.,

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

While generational cutoffs aren’t set in stone, Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. Members of Gen Z are digital natives growing up with tech, social media, and information available at their fingertips. Gen Z youth and young adults are inclined to be socially conscious and politically active. population.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Knowing that it can be tough to execute on we thought we’d give you a few examples of nonprofits effectively using content marketing as a key part of their online strategy. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. Simple in theory, but actually very challenging to execute on. Charity:Water – Empowering staff be creative.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2012

As SXSWi showcases the breakout apps and products for 2012, I wanted to highlight three social apps that I think are worth checking out and could be helpful to the nonprofit community. million charities, with all of their giving managed in one central location. Here’s how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. Here's a few examples.

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JUNE 15, 2012

It got us using social media in a way we hadn’t before, and our supporters loved it. This was a real chance to harness social media across all platforms. And she uses NTEN as an example so you can see all the work we've been doing to figure this out for our strategic plan, too: "What does your organization do?"

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

The Nomensa report offers a great example from Cancer Research UK : 2) Offer the opportunity to “join the club”. In addition to Frank Barry’s recent post on why you need a recurring giving program , the just-released 2012 eNonprofit Benchmark study found that online monthly giving is growing at a much faster rate than one-time giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

And, because those of work in the social good sector know that giving is to become a habit or part of culture, it can’t be transactional. If you tweeted with the hashtag #IGiveBecause – you received a $20 gift card to donate to the charity of your choice on their site. I gave the gift of girls education.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. But, can you really raise money through social networks? Social Media Generation Profiles. Some interesting and helpful data emerged, including some specific information about how each generation approaches social networks.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

In the spirit of helping others, Amazon recently announced a new option for gift giving that benefits nonprofits and charities. AmazonSmile even highlights particular charities, rotating them periodically, and any charity can apply for consideration. AmazonSmile Gives Back on Behalf of Shoppers. Significance for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Disruptive Model: Social Network. Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. After all, I was ancient.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Started in 2012, this movement inspires millions of individuals to donate to their favorite causes annually. million gifts were given to charities participating in #GivingTuesday with $400 million raised online. That’s why a toolkit of templated social media and email language is crucial. To put this in perspective, in 2018, 3.6

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, Bloomerang’s support team provides implementation and onboarding support, coaching, and consulting services based on the level of support you need. Authorize.Net Best for: Nonprofits looking for a wide variety of payment types to offer donors, from eCommerce to eCheck, point of sale, mobile payments, and more. Read reviews.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Apps created specifically to address the needs of low-income and underserved communities in the United States are few and far between – despite the fact that smartphone adoption rates are higher within minority communities where social services are in greater demand and poverty tends to be more concentrated. Bridging the App Gap.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Paste-on return address labels from Easter Seals and other comparable charities are examples. A thank-you gift is defined as a low-value, non-monetary gift, conditional upon a person or organization donating to a charity. Fortunately, a study conducted in 2012 brings forth important insights into this question.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In 2012, New York's 92nd Street Y , in tandem with the UN Foundation , started #GivingTuesday as an event to be observed on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Some of the ways she mentioned are: Cities and counties raising funds for several local charities. What is #GivingTuesday? Dress for Success's Giving Shoes Day.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. iOS/Android: The First Aid app from the American Red Cross is a great example of why the content of an app should inform it’s functionality and design.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. Charities like Habitat for Humanity, Feeding America, and the Nature Conservancy are already on board. Frogloop has you covered.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

4 The American Red Cross is a great example of trust building across donor and client lines. Sign up today for NMI 112: Marketing and Social Media. Now charities also have to work on the cause of the problems: they have to become the movements for change.” Research done by Venable et al. 3 The findings of Venable et al.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

According to the 2017 RWR 30 released in March, revenue from the top Run, Walk and Cycling events are down 8% since 2012. 69% of all adults are using 1+ social media platform. That is 7 out of 10 adults that are on at least 1 social media platform. Since 2005, social media adoption has grown from 5% to 70%. There are 1.8M

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

For example, 65% of charities still do not pre-select a mid-range gift on their donation forms even though the data shows this approach performs better. Back in 2012 , I wrote why nonprofits must avoid the year-end online giving trap. Socializing with the Crowd. It’s a trap! Procrastination is not a strategy.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Governments, foundations, and charities learned a good deal from working to implement the previous UN goals. That may be why technology (for example, rapid mobile phone adoption worldwide) may be so important for realizing the new goals. Lack of infrastructure and weak political will in various countries hampered progress. In 1990, 1.9

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. The company was founded in June 2012 and was acquired by Twitter later that year. Super-Short Video Examples. Fundraising videos.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

We went through a similar process in 2012, although with a slightly different group of agencies. For example, several agencies pulled in the individuals from their largest corporate teams. For example, our event takes place at a bowling center and for a significant number of our agencies, there’s only one bowling center in town.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Here is a look at how a few German nonprofits and charities are using technology donations for social good. For example, the Outlook donation from Microsoft will help the staff coordinate schedules and meetings more easily. In September 2012, the project was expanded to serve Austria as well.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent. All social media is utterly native to mobile devices. There’s a ton of information on all this, but I still like Time Magazine’s now ancient 2012 article, Your Life Is Fully Mobile , which is part of their larger Mobile Tech Special Edition.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Kudos to Erin Palmer over at TechSoup's NetSquared Project for this: "The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that, as of early 2012, 88% of American adults had a cell phone. This offer is available to all nonprofits, charities, foundations, and public libraries. Benefits of a Mobile Site. Yes, that's right.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Walk into a coffee shop in any size town, and you will see a bulletin board chock-a-block with posters for charity walks, runs, and similar events. The charity 5K and walk is so common that municipalities struggle to schedule parks and roadways for these events every weekend. Create a “surround sound” effect with Facebook and Twitter.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. "Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

So, now we are seeing an emerging practice that for lack of a better phrase, I’m calling “Charity Jacking.” Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Non-profit direct mail fundraisers know that one of the worst times to send a fundraising letter for a charity is in the couple of weeks before a major election. The same thing applies to sending e-mails, social media messages and direct mail for #GivingTuesday. The Truth about Social Media Fundraising. Here’s why….

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

” In other words, if the new PC market grows by by 9% worldwide in 2012 as is forecast by the business research firm IDC , then the used PC market will grow as well. TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI), for example, has been tracking the price of refurbished computers since 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

If you work in nonprofits and social media, you are likely to be seeing a lot of more of Libby as she will is doing a lot more speaking about Facebook and Nonprofits. In that role, I had the exciting opportunity to staff the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2011 and 2012, which was a hugely eye-opening experience.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

Dan Pallotta’s recent TED Talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” , has garnered more than 1.2 Pallotta’s latest book, Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World , was released in late 2012 to very positive reviews.

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