Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Select details for more grant detail.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Much like a developing human, our data collections have gotten bigger over time (see chart below), undergone developmental changes, and experienced the associated growing pains. 2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. And this year, it enters full-fledged adulthood!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

I’m grateful that Kate Wing has offered up this guest post about her experience at PDF 2013. Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013. Last week, I went to the Personal Democracy Forum conference for the first time, and I came away brimming with new ideas for my work. The 50% conference rule.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Since 2013, the AmazonSmile program has provided shoppers with an easy way to donate to nonprofits like yours. If you work for a nonprofit that received funds from the AmazonSmile program and you’re worried about how this affects your digital fundraising efforts, you’re not alone. Why Is Amazon ending the AmazonSmile program?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. Some were ahead of their time and others lacked the design and functionality necessary to hook smartphone users. The reality is that mobile and social media require time to use effectively.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

The overhead myth is a pervasive challenge for nonprofits, often leading to organizations that are under-funded, unable to make an impact that aligns with their potential, and rapidly losing high-performing employees. It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again: it’s time to disprove the overhead myth for nonprofits.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Foundation funding for workers’ rights i. Instead, they rely on the same kinds of funding streams as traditional community-based nonprofits: individual donations, volunteers, and support from institutional philanthropy. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. million to $35.6

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2014

While some of the press may be justified, it’s important to remember that many nonprofits receive generous amounts of funding from companies which have a true desire to give back to communities. Also included is a highlight for each company, often times featuring the company’s generous matching gift program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. However, the traditional reliance of nonprofits on governmental and charitable funding is increasingly unsustainable. Banks were not lending.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Using the Wayback Machine – a website that allows you to view archived screenshots of your website all the way back to 1996, below is an exploration of how the World Wildlife Fund’s website and online fundraising campaigns have evolved since 2008. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008. World Wildlife Fund :: Today.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

So, without further adieu, the 2013 Annual DoGooder Awards Go To. winner Raf Bauer, inspired by the loss of his mother to cancer and compelled to advance research and treatment, is setting out on a 350km walk across Scotland to raise awareness and funds for Target Ovarian Cancer. Winner of Best of Nonprofit Video Award.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

For millennia human beings have been watching, documenting, and turning the pages of time and it’s a tradition that will continue in 2013. World Wildlife Fund Wall Calendars. Sierra Club Wall Calendar. National Park Foundation Wall Calendar. Greenpeace International. Audubon Society. Amnesty International.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In 2013, in only its second year, 10,000 groups in 40 countries participated. Some of the ways she mentioned are: Cities and counties raising funds for several local charities. The presenters agreed that for most organizations, starting in November will allow plenty of time. Innovation and Creativity Wanted.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 24, 2014

of the overall charitable giving in 2013, and that number is only expected to increase in 2014. This is also the ideal time for a nonprofit to run a crowdfunding campaign. It’s true, the holiday season is the season of giving and that holds true in the nonprofit sector. The month of December alone comprised 19.5% The problem?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya. M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

And consultants are hotly debating the role of social media in a fund development plan. I don’t have time to get out of the office… I have spent lots of time posting our request for funds on our Facebook page and I have created a new, cool Donate section of our website.”. “I

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NTEN

MAY 23, 2013

NTC Scholarships don''t just help first-time conference attendees. NTC Scholarships don''t just help first-time conference attendees. However, through the community contributions to the NTC Scholarship Fund, Amy was able to attend this year and came back bursting with information to share: Congratulations on an amazing conference!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

You can also automate your most common processes, saving time and money. New in 2013. Clean data helps nonprofits find more constituents and trends and raise more funds. These solutions help save time by providing a great starting point for creating processes that match your own. New User Interface. Marketplace.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have become one of the hottest tools in philanthropy over the last few years. While the funds have been around for decades, the 1990s ushered in an increasing interest in DAFs as financial planning and planned giving tools. What makes a donor-advised fund so attractive? Here’s How it Works.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Why we use the Foundation 1000 sets for trends analysis As illustrated in the chart above, the Foundation 1000s’ grantmaking is much more stable over time compared to the broader grant data set. This is because Candid’s data collection efforts have increased a great deal over the years (particularly around 2013-2015).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! The project was originally funded by Microsoft for the Transforming Communities of Practice grant. If fraud is suspected, the company will reverse the fund transfer. You have to trust Square.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2013

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar covers 25 Facebook Page best practices most of which are at an intermediate to advanced level.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

time to get a fuller picture of charitable giving in the United States. for the 3 months ending April 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012. for the 3 months ending April 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012. This will allow users to look at Index trends over a more extensive period of. Overall Fundraising Trends.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Anyone in nonprofit fund development knows that getting corporate donations is pretty hard. But make sure there is alignment otherwise you are wasting time. In their latest survey of 106 big companies, the Chronicle of Philanthropy finds that cash donations grew by a modest 2.7

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Year-end giving is a vital piece of the nonprofit fundraising puzzle, and the time when many organizations reap the harvest of the fundraising seeds they have sown all year long. 28% of nonprofits raise between 26-50% of their annual funds from the year-end ask. 12% of annual donations occurs on the last three days of the year.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Scaling of any kind will involve organizational and management challenges; internal and external organizational changes that enable the scaling process take much more time and effort than most expect (Riddell & Moore, 2015). Codify, then adapt” (Paul, 2013). Organizations should examine their own structure and capacity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. I was wrong. million contract to do just that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 28, 2013

To the Diplomatic Conference in Plenary on June 27, 2013 On the Adoption of the Treaty of Marrakech This is an excellent Treaty. That is the miracle of a robust website: it doesn’t cost much more for it to serve twice, or even ten times, as many people. The Benetech team is delighted by its adoption today.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 8, 2013

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. USD($4.500,000) and euros 750,000.00 Best regards. George Adoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2014

What’s cool is that these efforts are not mutually exclusive, as the group experiments, documents, and shares what they’ve learn, these real-time lessons are being add to the Giving Day Playbook and share beyond Knight’s grantees. Many provided an option for fundholders to contribute directly from their funds.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. Founded: 2008 MobileCause has a pretty simple goal: Help nonprofits raise more money with less time and effort. For Basics.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 8, 2020

So, I gave the nonprofit sector a shot and served as a nonprofit executive for two different organizations from 2009 to 2013. . Foundations and institutional funders were talking about sustainability and capacity building, but what we really needed was operating funds. a career that would make a difference.

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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. Department of Education Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP). We’d love to meet you there!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Use relevant headings to make it easier for readers to find what they are most interested in so that if someone only has time to skim, they can quickly find the information they need. Draft your blog in advance of your due date so you have time to edit. Long-form writing performs better with SEO. There is a lot to learn about SEO.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Most of the time nonprofit agencies are looked down upon if their program ratio does not show extremely low overhead costs. Many donors view funds spent in the areas of administration as wasteful and taking away from the mission. It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress. Sources: -Boyd, N.M., &

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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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