Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

We frequently have more volunteers than we have projects; while at other times, we have a list of tasks we could get done -- if only we had the people. Often there's a mismatch between the skills of a volunteer and the skills required by our projects.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2022

event held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, we presented the first adidas x Parley prototype: a shoe made with plastic waste collected in the Maldives, and illegal fishing nets recovered from the Southern Ocean by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society during their record-breaking campaign to thwart notorious toothfish poachers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Many of you, especially those in greater Chicago, may be familiar with the Data Analysts for Social Good group that Andrew Means founded in May 2012. A donor who feels attached to the lifetime of a project is more valuable, and probably ultimately happier, than one who expects to solve a problem with a single transaction.”.

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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. Taking on this project felt like jumping off a cliff. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]

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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. Her most recent nonprofit position was as the director of development and communications with the NC Conservation Network.

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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. Her most recent nonprofit position was as the director of development and communications with the NC Conservation Network.

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Data Organization Fundraising Database 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While this represents around 150 million more users than this time last year, these numbers may still be conservative. CERN (@CERN) July 4, 2012. With expanding global Internet access and social media and mobile usage penetration, it paves the way for open projects that encourage citizen digital engagement and action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It combines everything a good social media manager knows to maximize on the Social Web in 2012 i.e., graphics, images, statistics, and inspirational quotes. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Noun Project :: thenounproject.com. Infogr.am :: infogr.am.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. 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

It combines everything a good social media manager knows to maximize on the Social Web in 2012 i.e., graphics, images, statistics, and inspirational quotes. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Noun Project :: thenounproject.com. Infogr.am :: infogr.am.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

It combines everything a good social media manager knows to maximize on the Social Web in 2012 i.e., graphics, images, statistics, and inspirational quotes. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. Noun Project :: thenounproject.com. Infogr.am :: infogr.am.

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Web Tools Free Social Media 241

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Wildlife SOS :: @ WildlifeSOS.

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Conservancy Nicaragua Kenya National 277

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Named one of the six start-ups to watch in 2012 by Mashable, it’s unclear at this point whether mobile wallets, QR codes, texting, or a tool yet to be released will dominate mobile fundraising in the near future, but all nonprofit fundraisers should be watching the rapdily-evolving mobile payment technology very closely.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012. Based on hitting that number two years early, we’re now projecting that we could serve perhaps twice as many students, 200,000, by the 2012 milestone date. And the price to the Dept.

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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. More projects, more places, more families. Here it is! Close out 2014 with the gift of clean water. Hours to go!

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Texas Organizing Project ( @OrganizeTexas ). Environmental Voter Project ( @Enviro_Voter ). League of Conservation Voters ( @LCVoters ). In 2012, 56% of eligible Asian Americans were registered to vote. Latino Victory Project ( @LatinoVictoryUS ). October 19, 2016. Fair Vote MN ( @FairVoteMN ). Environment.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Just to name a few, we: We launched a new project which seeks to build a sustainable system—the first of its kind in the country—for holistically challenging individuals’ prolonged and unlawful immigration detention through both litigation and public advocacy. Starting and growing the Lab has been arduous.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Named one of the six start-ups to watch in 2012 by Mashable, it’s unclear at this point whether mobile wallets, QR codes, texting, or a tool yet to be released will dominate mobile fundraising in the near future, but all nonprofit fundraisers should be watching the rapdily-evolving mobile payment technology very closely.

Fun 100

Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 100

Achieve

JUNE 27, 2016

The Millennial Impact Project. Within the survey, we asked respondents to indicate where their political beliefs reside on a sliding scale that ranged from 0 (very liberal) to 100 (very conservative). Conversely, over half (56%) of males identify as conservatives, versus 44 percent of females. The changing landscape in the U.S.

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