ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” National Chamber Foundation, 2012). Kylander, 2012). 2012, Spring). Millennial Donor Report, 2011). Technology. Experience. Sources: Kylander, N., &

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” National Chamber Foundation, 2012). Kylander, 2012). 2012, Spring). Millennial Donor Report, 2011). Technology. Experience. Sources: Kylander, N., &

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Sure, work is being done and lives are being improved, but the impact is often times minimal. 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. A portion of sales from each shirt also aided the zoo’s work to conserve wild orangutans.

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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. To stay regularly informed on our work and the lives of the animals, please join us on: 3) Add a peer-to-peer fundraising pitch to your landing page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

If your nonprofit works in disaster relief, share a story of survival. 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. 2) The rise of the Internet troll. Block, delete, ban, report, and move on.

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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. Disaster work. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

That said, these best practices will be a work in progress and updated regularly. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Upload photos of yourself on vacation, at work, etc. You can add me as your first contact to begin, if necessary. e-Newsletter. Julia Campbell.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2012

These heroes work passionately and creatively in support of great causes -- from human rights to wildlife conservation, from education to equality. There's a special brotherhood (and sisterhood) that prevails in the nonprofit sector, and great respect for our heroes. And much more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

I thought I'd share links to the blogs and/or organizations that came to the Changeblogger meetup in case you resonate with their work, and to give them a little link ? Click away! Mike Berkowitz, Third Plateau • Social Impact Strategies Third Plateau is a full-service philanthropic advisory and nonprofit consulting firm.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Fifteen of us met for 90 minutes to share, commiserate, trade ideas and think about our work at the intersection of evaluation, knowledge management and organizational learning. The difficult work begins when we leave the GEO Conference and go back to our offices to try to make this happen. How to use learning to improve practice.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Your organization is doing great work, but you may not always be telling that story in a way that resonates with potential donors and other supporters. If all of that is true, how come M+R Strategic Services found that personal stories didn't work for fundraising? The Nature Conservancy Experience. Stories That Compel.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2012

Based on the rock solid fundraising performance by Convio clients, I’m hopeful of what’s to come in 2012. Of course, my first question was what made 2011 year-end fundraising different from years past, and I was excited to hear from Sara Thomas, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing at Ocean Conservancy on their year-end success.

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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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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. Please note that these best practices will be a work in progress and updated regularly. See the Nature Conservancy’s Blog as an example: 10.

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MARCH 19, 2012

” The article described fascinating new uses of sensors and other smart telecommunications devices in energy conservation, transportation, health care, and food distribution. Quietly, a lot of groups are doing this important work – but I am beginning to feel they may require even greater attention.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

They started to conserve resources, send supplies to troops overseas and develop both civilian and refugee relief programs. Takeaway: The takeaway from this time period is looking at how your nonprofit organization can work with other entities to better a cause. Don’t be afraid of Uncle Sam. Online giving generated $2.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

This reminds of something that Peter Deitz wrote about over at the Social Actions blog called "How Wil Your Nonprofit Raise Money in 2012?" In 2012, individuals will come to your organization with the expectation of being full partners in your work, not just dollar wells to be tapped when cash is needed.

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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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

UPDATED 2/26/12: Please note that the best practices listed below are a work in progress and are updated regularly. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. See the Nature Conservancy’s Blog as an example: 11. e-Newsletter. Download the Google+ App.

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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

Get affiliated (trained/certified) (so that an emergency response organization can put you to work in a leadership position immediately in a time of disaster. In the end, we decided to set a super conservative expectation about success.

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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. ” After exceeding its $90 million goal by its deadline on May 31, 2012, the campaign added a “Go the Extra Mile” segment that ended Dec. Don’t avoid them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

I've been working closely with Kevin Lynch, the CEO of the Social Enterprise Alliance, on countering the efforts of Salesforce.com to attempt to trademark the name of our entire field, Social Enterprise. Here is the letter I'm sending to the USPTO supporting their initial recommendation against granting this registered trademark in the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

While working alongside corporate social responsibility and innovation teams was part of our initial long-term vision, the immediate interest and active participation from the likes of Cisco, Google, HP, ThoughtWorks, and VMware has been tremendous, with very real impact.

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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. She worked with COI members Andrew Means, Mark Mathyer, and Gianna Short to write this post. Report back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference by Julia Smith. Data Guest Post'

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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. By Rachel Weidinger, Upwell Developing a High Touch, Human Platform for Collaboration At Upwell , we’re inventing a new way to work together. Competition is real in the marine conservation space.

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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. Try a green energy supplier.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

The best part of his job is getting to showcase Blackbaud’s amazing clients and the valuable work they do. . For all the amazing work they do, they deserve to be recognized. For all the good they do, nonprofits deserve recognition. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Unfortunately, it’s all too often that nonprofit professionals don’t get recognized for the meaningful work they do. I got to see the pride in their eyes as they walked back to their seats clutching their trophies. That is why it was so exciting to see seven organizations get honored this year. Read the case study.

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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. Try a green energy supplier.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

A few years ago, I was working with an organization trying to build a statewide email network. Its staffers attended community festivals and events, working many nights and weekends to reach their goal. But after a few weeks of digging into their data, they discovered what events worked well and what events they could skip.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

A few years ago, I was working with an organization trying to build a statewide email network. Its staffers attended community festivals and events, working many nights and weekends to reach their goal. But after a few weeks of digging into their data, they discovered what events worked well and what events they could skip.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

After completing the course, the students will be doing an internship as part of their field work, being placed in international organizations in the US and other places in the world. They will be doing a variety of work tasks (not just social media and networks). CERN (@CERN) July 4, 2012. sigma significance.”

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