Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. Games can also empower players to help solve seemingly impossible scientific problems. Zynga.org ( [link] ) was created with the mission to use games to help those in need.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

At Benetech, where innovation is the engine behind our mission, we did our best to make the most of it and help lead the charge into the future. This gave us the chance to say thank you to many people, and a number of very cool dogs, who have helped make Bookshare what it is today. Thanks again! We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

While working in the for-profit sector I had access to the latest technology, studies, and methods to develop professional development courses for organizations such as Meritus University, University of Phoenix and Lockheed Martin. All NMI certificate courses will be offered online starting in March, 2013. Like this article?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The session was pretty successful, in that the Committee called for an extraordinary general assembly meeting in December with the aim of calling a diplomatic conference to finalize the Treaty for the Visually Impaired in June 2013. The rest of this post looks at this draft treaty in its current form.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2019

Some tools to help foster teamwork and staff recognition can be implemented. Jim Collins provides in his book Good to Great many prime and important examples of nonprofit leaders who make the difficult decision to leave positions vacant if the correct individual is not found for the role.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

Cloud computing helps accomplish this goal because employees can work from any location as they connect via mobile to the information and projects they need to access. One function of an app is allowing the user to participate in an experience, for example, virtual reality (VR). Applications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

Wealthy donors tend to give more to larger nonprofits such as universities, hospitals, and arts and cultural groups. A policy that was introduced but not passed was the universal tax credit, H.R. 3988, The Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017. What did not get passed?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 9, 2019

Offering creative benefits can help when there are budget limitations. It is vital to ensure those in key leadership positions are trustworthy and lead by example. Kristin Harvey is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Recruitment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2013

Maybe they did some good while they were working with a community, but when the organizations left, the communities or groups they helped were unable to “sustain” the program because they were not taught exactly how to sustain it. “Our goal is to provide the community with a “sustainable” program.”. Like this article? Get another!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

A study by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University found that key priorities for corporate philanthropy include: Professional development experiences for employees. Understanding corporate motivations behind corporate philanthropy will help you structure a mutually successful partnership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

In this era of overwhelming inundation of data and messages, an organization’s relationships help it achieve results. Chapter 6 of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit focusing on examples of how you measure engagement which begins with formulating your engagement model.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In this webinar, Doug Barker (Principal and Co-Founder of Barker & Scott Consulting) and Amy Ganderson (Digital Marketing Director at The Nature Conservancy) will share their ideas, examples and key strategies for making your supporters feel appreciated – and more tied to – your mission and organization. He received a B.A.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Jones kicked off the event by sharing important storytelling principles that she illustrated with video examples. Emotion will pull viewers into your story and help them remember your message. Help your subjects be their best natural selves by filming them in their natural environments and treating interviews like conversations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

However, drones are also being used for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering aid, tracking environmental conditions, and helping out in disaster relief. In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 31, 2015

When not crafting beautiful musings for WonderWe, Josh can be found cooking up the latest Paleo dish (his fiancee’s fault), cycling all over God’s creation and/or endeavoring to understand the mysterious ways of the universe. Crowdfunding is all the rage these days. What Is Crowdfunding? This is New to Me, I’m Scared!

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 31, 2015

When not crafting beautiful musings for WonderWe, Josh can be found cooking up the latest Paleo dish (his fiancee’s fault), cycling all over God’s creation and/or endeavoring to understand the mysterious ways of the universe. Crowdfunding is all the rage these days. What Is Crowdfunding? This is New to Me, I’m Scared!

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The anecdotal stories are compelling: benefits overwhelmingly outweigh the costs in the usual cherry-picked examples. In 2013, the Food Bank partnered with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to begin the measurement process.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard University, and he developed it with his fellow students and friends, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. students at Stanford University. The most significant data breach , so far, affected 3 billion users around the world and happened in 2013 and 2014.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

At the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio, Lisa Chmiola and David Tinker helped us through some of the lesser known social media sites that can help your nonprofit with efficiency and productivity. Your mission is all about helping other people. Just take the American Red Cross as an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep. I also have New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for a new year. One happy, healthy habit I started in Oct, 2013, was to integrate more movement into my work day. I did it!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2017

The Philanthropy Outlook from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy projects a 3.6 The post-march narrative is all about organized action, with dozens of new initiatives emerging to help facilitate sustained political engagement. Even better news? percent rise in overall giving in 2017, and another 3.8

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2018

When Detroit was going bankrupt in 2013, the city's emergency manager fought to sell off some of the prized artworks in the Detroit Institute of Art. In 2009, Brandeis University came close to looting and liquidating its Rose Art Museum, and today, a similar controversy is raging over the museum at La Salle University.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Corporations operating in your area may have community giving programs, or may offer other help, such as supplies or equipment, in supporting your needs. Examples include the Lions Club International , Rotary International , The Association of Junior Leagues International , and Kiwanis International. Clubs and Organizations.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

Wearables have been around a long time; an example would be hearing aids or the Sony Walkman. Another example is the Philips Lifeline gadget from late night TV commercial fame in which an elderly person wears a monitor that calls 911 if they fall down. Where Wearables Came From. Google Glass was launched 18 months ago.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

For most nonprofits, colleges and universities, giving significantly increases around the end of the calendar year in conjunction with the late fall and early winter holiday season. Did that help? By Lawrence Henze. Story original seen in Philanthropy Journal.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2013

I just returned from BBCon 2013 where one of the most frequent questions I was asked by my clients was about CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) systems. For example, do you know how many of your advocates are donors, or vice versa? By: Rachel L. Jackson, Client Success Lead, Blackbaud. Are you starting to see the picture?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Photos that help tell your story. Great photos can help ensure your story gets picked up. Here’s an example from a small local event: We posted this story to the “Trib Local” (a Chicago Tribune local news blog). Dozer had an official role in the Maryland Half Marathon in 2012 and 2013.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

While the phrase "gamification" has been overexposed and can lead to inane design choices, the underlying elements that make games powerful--narrative, a sense of purpose, opportunity to attain mastery--are universal. Our goal was to help people see the museum as a Friday night habit.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. In many cases, we are not dealing with unknowable or unsolvable mysteries of the online giving universe. Artificial Intelligence will help sequence the giving genome.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

For example, the poverty rate in the United States increased from 12.4 Shore, Hammond, Celep, 2013). Shore, Hammond, Celep, 2013). Hearing from those we seek to help: Nonprofit practices and perspectives in beneficiary feedback (Rep.). She completed her undergraduate studies at Saint Francis University in 2016.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

This is an informal and episodic example where partnerships involving government, philanthropy communities and public businesses, collaborate to create a onetime task force to keep the families in need of housing, off of the streets. In conjunction, knowledge of why systems approach can be necessary to provide universal cohesive services.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

Daniels was a Major in the US Army , has an MBA from the Bloch School of Management at University of Missouri-Kansas City ( UMKC) , and moved into his VP role at U.S. Engineering in November 2013. This can only help your company and you personally in your professional life. Daniels : Lead by example. Daniels : U.S.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Taking place on November 30th, 2021, #GivingTuesday helps the nonprofit sector to build a herd mentality in the same way that online retailers built up Cyber Monday and non-chain stores created Small Business Saturday. Giving transparency can help your story when getting ‘fence-sitters’ to convert. Make donations tangible.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

Lindsey also worked as a graphic designer at the Publications Department for the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she graduated with a degree in news editing/journalism. Here are a few tips: Make sure to give readers the opportunity to feel an emotional connection so they are compelled to help. Motivating factor: guilt).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s helpful to reconnect with all the benefits giving has to offer. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” Sometimes people have more trouble modifying bad behaviors than beginning good ones; why not help them ? Don’t be stingy when sharing opportunities to give; you’re helping, not hurting.

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