Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

“ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money. But not this year.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 8, 2013

This thread shows that the problem has been around for a while. left in fixed / suspense account in a bank here in GHANA ,he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. 2) To serve as my guardian and of this fund since I am only 22years. (3) Mon Apr 8, 2013 12pm – 1pm Eastern Time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. But there are major hurdles in this race toward diversified funding. Welcome to Research Friday !

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. This allows a much broader group of experts to keep working on the problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Harvard Business Review, March 2013. SSIR Blog, January 2013. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Larry McGill, “ Data for Good.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They are called "next gen major donors," and according to a recent report issued by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64 , they will "have tremendous influence on the direction of and support for efforts to improve local communities and solve global problems over the next several decades.".

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

It might be time for a capital campaign. They’re major investments of your time and resources with potentially huge payoffs—an increased capacity to drive impact, strengthened relationships with donors and partners , and tons of valuable fundraising experience. Don’t underestimate the amount of time you’ll need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. Games can also empower players to help solve seemingly impossible scientific problems. Social Impact Through Digital Games.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. Nonprofit Finance Fund’s (NFF) 2013 State of the Sector survey explored a variety of financial and management challenges facing organizations across the country. On top of the “full cost funding” disparity, the government also struggles to pay their contractors in a timely. As part of a.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Shirkey also said, “Now is the time for experiments, lots and lots of experiments.” Knight Foundation ; Sharon Pian Chan, Director of Journalist Initiatives, the Seattle Times ; and Joe Neel, Deputy Supervising Editor, NPR. According to the 2013 Foundation Center report , U.S. and James L. million in 2009 to $687.6

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Editor's note — This blog piece by Micah Sifry touches on the still inadequate state of funding for nonprofit technology. Foundation Center's new Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy platform reveals the state of nonprofit technology funding in a critical area in some detail. democracy. What the Data Reveals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

Community Foundations were thrown into crisis mode as the amount of time the server was down went from minutes into hours. Experiencing a cascading technology failure in real time for just one community is painful enough. But it was heart wrenching to watch , in real time, community after community experience this fiasco.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Key Takeaways: With the growth of the nonprofit industry and so many organizations vying for resources, funding, advocacy, and more, the nonprofit sector needs reevaluating so we can work together to solve the world’s biggest problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. Youth Business Initiative : Planning and implementing a big idea for an event on a small budget and for the first time, will no doubt include some mistakes and problems will arise that are beyond your control. It’s an affordable loss that leads to innovation.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2012

Get your browser tabs ready: below are ways you can apply for funds, share your organization's best videos, win free webinars, and more. Here's how it works: take 5 minutes of your time to tell Nancy about your organization's messaging – the who, what, and how; what's working well and what's getting in the way – via this online survey.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2013, online fundraising grew by 13.5 As more and more fundraising moves online, organizations are always looking for new ways to raise funds, and digital merchants are looking for ways to capitalize on this interest. For an organization seeking funds, the most obvious benefit is the commission itself. They save time.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

According to 2013 Pew research : 91% of American adults have a cell phone, 55% have a smartphone, and 42% own a tablet computer. If your organization doesn't have a mobile website, now is the time to begin planning for one. Mobile by the Numbers. TechSoup Donations are Here to Help! The Guide By Cell.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

More than any other time of the year it's time for charities to tell their compelling story. No problem. People's Emergency Center (PEC) in Philadelphia has been using Mobile Beacon quite a bit under a government-funded project that's part of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. " May well be.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

What was once good enough in the world of grant management has been replaced by a new age of accountability where grant recipients must ensure that funds are spent as intended and performance goals are met on time and on budget. It seemed like a good idea at the time” are often the famous last words before a great disaster.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 19, 2016

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Urban Institute, 2013 saw $1.74 If we do not, we run the risk of damaging our donor base and running out the potential for funds. Take to social media only to fundraise for immediate solutions to problems. trillion in total revenue for the nonprofit sector.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2018

In July, the Berkshire Museum released its $60,000,000 New Vision , along with a funding mechanism: selling 40 of its most valuable artworks. It had a collection and an endowment (funded by deaccessioning) to grow and perpetuate that collection. Here's what happened. Trustees can hold their noses and roll the dice if they want to.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2015

It’s past time for you to start considering ways to integrate a social presence into your communication and fundraising strategy as soon as possible. In 2013, more than 219,000 people participated and raised nearly $23 million. Don’t count out this young, up and coming generation!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2015

While actions of time, talents and treasures may not have been called “philanthropy,” they clothed, fed and funded generations of blacks. 92% of black millennials surveyed in 2013 responded that they spent time volunteering. Philanthropy has a problem and it is long overdue to address it.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities. The result was that his “ news feed took on an entirely new character in a surprisingly short amount of time. The problem this new law addresses is that last year an estimated 3.1 million phones were stolen in the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. The problem they’re addressing is that many households in developing countries pay up to 30 percent of monthly income for Internet.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news out in NGO-land. Since we're three months into the new year, you're welcome to revisit my new-and-improved list of 2013 forecasts for hot nonprofit technology trends as well. Time for Nonprofit and Charity Videos. Bigger is better.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Now is the perfect time to reflect on all the blessings 2018 has brought us. In a world where we’re constantly hearing about natural disasters, social injustices and countless other problems on the news , nonprofits serve as a glimpse of hope. Nonprofits are united force for good that’s actively solving the world’s problems.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

The "why": As with much in the nonprofit sector, funding is the driving force behind the decision to collect data. Another 75% said that they collect data for program evaluation purposes, which is often done as either a funding requirement or a way to attract new funding. But the problem might also be with the word itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

Wendy Hanamura (@WHanamura) January 25, 2013. Are there foundations funded initiatives or other efforts to encourage learning from failure in the nonprofit sector? Presentations should cover 5 areas: (a) General overview: goal, history, timing of the failure; (b) What went right? (c) Best moment of #MIForum ?Lifting

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

It was only a matter of time then, that Twitter re-imagined its. — Tenovus (@tenovuscancer) January 29, 2013. — Dogs Trust (@DogsTrust) January 25, 2013. — Diabetes UK (@DiabetesUK) March 1, 2013. — PBS (@PBS) February 20, 2013. only problem I had was while uploading my clip.

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BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Here are 10 ways board members can help your nonprofit find the right software and implement it correctly, the first time. And if you must save money, decide which data is less important and can be migrated at a later time. Choose the time of the year your nonprofit is less busy to set deadlines. 1. Start the right way.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2017

When the federal government changed the rules for grant management at the end of 2013, there was a little noticed change that occurred. Change is hard and building a strong internal controls s tructure when there has not been one previously takes time. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” – -Arnold H.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. As Dan points out, “in Uncharitable , I tried to state the problem. Now it’s time to get to work solving it.” ” The separate rule book discriminates against the sector in five big areas: 1.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2015

They recently introduced coconut milk at stores based on one of the most popular My Starbucks Ideas of all time. With all this crowdsourcing at the corporate level, is it time for fundraisers to up their game? In Switch , Chip and Dan Heath tell us a tried and true way to solve problems is to copy success.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Be sure to check out 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 too. Perhaps nonprofits have listened to my advice over the years to time their email campaigns when the most giving happens. One nonprofit sent me 21 emails during the month, which was slightly down from the all-time record of 23 last year. Now Is The Time.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In December of 2013, the new grant regulations contained in the Uniform Guidance moved the audit requirements to Subpart F of 2 CFR Part 200 as a replacement to the old A-133 requirements. There was just one little problem: the new regulations were woefully short on details about how to actually perform an audit.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Want to earn some money in your spare time by ferrying food or riders around town? Globally, the number of platform companies rose five times between 2010 and 2021; 2 and, as of 2022, about 20 percent of all market commerce in the United States is now conducted online. Want to share your extra room with a traveler and make a few bucks?

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