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. Your purchases help improve the lives of tens of thousands of artisans worldwide. [ Shop 10,000 Villages ].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

It turns out Martín was asked by Franco to join his administration when he took office in June 2012. In 1985, he started Fundación Paraguaya in order to develop social innovations that could help create jobs and increase family income among the country’s poor.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

You don’t have to physically help to help, you simply have to help spread the word, while exuding as little physical activity as humanly possible. But does that really help? Kony 2012 turned slacktivism on its head. In the end, Kony 2012 made some noise and was a success, but it was still considered slacktivism.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

An excellent example is last year’s “ Thank You from all of us from Ocean Conservancy ” video: 2) Add social networking pitches to your landing page. Your contribution will be combined with others to help save the lives of tens of thousands of dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

As the agents for social good, nonprofits are in a unique position to help reverse this trend of extreme negativity in the online collective consciousness. Or, if your nonprofit works to protect the environment or animals, for every tragic loss of habitat or endangered species, share a story of conservation or progress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

1) The Global Trends in Giving Report is meant to help the nonprofit sector better understand individual giving worldwide, but data and statistics don’t communicate well what is happening on the ground in Brazil. Doare was founded in 2012 with a focus on recurring donations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 1, 2014

You can see this reflected in the chart, with a low-point coming in the average for November and December 2012: 31 new Arizona charities. That’s actually 41 in November and only 20 that December (2012). Or, more likely, they hired a cadre of new workers who helped double the productivity of the Exempt Entities division.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5. Sign up for a Google Account.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. If your nonprofit is already on Google+, then the best practices below are meant to help you better learn how to tap into and inspire the Google+ community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River teamed up with Alaska Wilderness League to deliver 1 million signatures to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic in 2012. The Last Polar Bear project reached 26.5

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River teamed up with Alaska Wilderness League to deliver 1 million signatures to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic in 2012. The Last Polar Bear project reached 26.5

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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. In many ways, however, the KONY2012 episode is an old story about the power of social capital and strong narratives.

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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. With World War II happening across the pond, and the looming fear that it would come to the states, Americans took it upon themselves to help out with the effort from home.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

Here’s our wrap-up of new, updated, and helpful appsfor doing good. This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! Charities like Habitat for Humanity, Feeding America, and the Nature Conservancy are already on board. Frogloop has you covered. Checkon.me

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Circles also help you organize your stream(s). See the Nature Conservancy’s Blog as an example: 11. Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . Download the Google+ App.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

He was able to see the real people helped. No more is it the volumes of people helped, but the real lives changed. This reminds of something that Peter Deitz wrote about over at the Social Actions blog called "How Wil Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?" Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

Here’s our wrap-up of new, updated, and helpful appsfor doing good. This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! Charities like Habitat for Humanity, Feeding America, and the Nature Conservancy are already on board. Frogloop has you covered. Checkon.me

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 9, 2013

MUCH appreciation to the incredible guest authors who helped me out: Stefania Van Dyke, Beck Tench, Julie Bowen, Adrienne Berney, and George Scheer. I thought a library was one of the few sites where the urge to conserve and the desire to improve—twin poles of our political mind—were easily and naturally united. SPEAKING OF RELEVANCE.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy , is a self-described “impatient optimist” who believes in radical collaboration to create tangible results that last. The Cumberland Forest Project protects 253,000 acres of Appalachian forest and is one of The Nature Conservancy’s largest-ever conservation efforts in the eastern United States.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2011

Will it be a consortium of environmental conservation and wildlife groups? says that when they start accepting applications for new domains in January of 2012, they’ll be ushering in “the next generation of creativity and inspiration.” Cyber-squatters, suit up – it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

In the end, we decided to set a super conservative expectation about success. For the rest of this year, and into 2012, Points of Light anticipates running more frequent online campaigns to drive social action.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The analysis found that donors who cared most about conservation and research, animal care, and general zoo activities gave more than other donors. “We give them their own website, and we’re maintaining and supporting that and giving them the resources to help them fundraise.” Don’t avoid them. Cultivate them.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

Here is the letter I'm sending to the USPTO supporting their initial recommendation against granting this registered trademark in the U.S. Unfortunately, there are literally hundreds of nonprofit social enterprises operating in all of these areas.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Benetech, like many nonprofit organizations building open source software for social good, often relies upon the contributions of experienced software developers to help its solutions grow and scale.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

To help you get inspired, here are Eight “Thank You” Videos Created by Nonprofits. It was either buried within “How You Can Help” or “Support Us” links or non-existent on the homepage. 4) Hard to find “Donate Now” button. World Wildlife Fund :: worldwildlife.org.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Competition is real in the marine conservation space. Our philosophy at Upwell is that we’re part of a big ocean team that includes marine conservation organizations, marine scientists, and ocean activists.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Blackbaud just released the "Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2012". Nonprofit Quarterly looks at three key takeaways from Nielsen’s 2012 Social Media Report and points you to where you should consider spending your social media efforts. Their accompanying video explores five key report findings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

To help you get inspired, here are Eight “Thank You” Videos Created by Nonprofits. It was either buried within “How You Can Help” or “Support Us” links or non-existent on the homepage. 4) Hard to find “Donate Now” button. World Wildlife Fund :: worldwildlife.org.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Energy conservation is seen as one of the most important things we can do to fight climate change, and it is – if you use fossil-fuel energy. Conserve your water. Choosing showers over baths is one of the easiest ways to conserve water – as long as you take quick showers. We help nonprofits increase online donations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

In its 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report , NTEN identified the four common types of data used by nonprofits: Financial and operations: income and expense tracking, number of volunteer hours, or amount of cash in hand. Comparing your results from year to year can help you understand how you are changing over time.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

In its 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report , NTEN identified the four common types of data used by nonprofits: Financial and operations: income and expense tracking, number of volunteer hours, or amount of cash in hand. Comparing your results from year to year can help you understand how you are changing over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

In 2014, it rang in the new year with a new series of its Internet data reports , which aggregate a range of statistics to help make some sense of what’s happening in terms of Internet usage around the globe. While this represents around 150 million more users than this time last year, these numbers may still be conservative.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Very innovative and clever way to turn something only seen by fundraisers to help drive year-end gifts. The Nature Conservancy gets the Best Text Message Award for the second year in a row. LAST CHANCE–PLEASE HELP! Last day to help birds 3x as much.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. My multichannel award goes to The Nature Conservancy. But only one nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy, sent me a text message with a donation ask. Urgent: Last-minute match – we really need your help. There’s still time to help! Here it is!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Windows Live Writer is primarily known as tool to help you better format and publish blog posts to the Web, but it’s also a very useful, simple, and free tool that can be used to easily generate HTML code. Named one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of 2012 , Outlook.com is Microsoft’s new Web-based email service.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

While it’s not a fundraising tool built specifically for nonprofits, if your nonprofit works with individuals and communities who are in financial need and in crisis, HopeMob has a large community of supporters that can help. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet.

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