Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

One of my great joys in my long career in nonprofit technology has been seeing the extraordinary success of so many women in our field. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. The Women of Technology for Good. Nonprofit Technology Leadership.

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

Aided by technology, an individual who donates his or her voice may still give skills, time, and money, and then go beyond these actions to advocacy. The problem with Millennials and fundraising isn’t that this generation doesn’t care enough to actually give. Rather, they want to go about it in a different way.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

There were more than a few flaws with that “old normal”, the biggest of which is the sector’s relationship to digital technology. For many nonprofits pre-pandemic, technology was an afterthought that was too often considered overhead rather than an asset. Whether we’re in a pandemic or not, the answer is technology.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

What’s the problem? Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive. Research and advocacy: Conduct research on the state of local journalism, produce reports, and advocate for policies that support the industry.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

That’s why software integrations are extremely valuable for any organization that relies on technology to get its work done, including nonprofits. These include your donation page, email sign-ups, advocacy forms, and any other features that generate or collect engagement data from site visitors.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A recent association trends study by Community Brands shows that only half of association professionals feel their organization is technologically prepared for the future. No problem! See how you can arm your team with the tech they need to win everyday. Join us from 11:30 am – noon eastern time on Monday, Oct.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. What makes them the heroes here, and how can you lean into that?

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Here are Harvard Business Review’s key findings from the study, along with (in blue text) association-specific perspectives: Cultural Challenges For the fifth consecutive year, executives report that cultural challenges — not technological ones — represent the biggest impediment around data initiatives. In the 2021 survey, 92.2%

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DipJar

AUGUST 9, 2022

Knowing our technology is working to support so many meaningful missions is really satisfying. With foot traffic returning, the power problems (not enough outlets!) The group started in 2015 and is focused on fundraising, advocacy, and getting younger people back into the library. At DipJar, we love our customers. The solution?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The grant will support NTEN's work to educate technology leaders about the evolving role of technology in nonprofit work, and beyond that, to produce research and training on cloud technologies and data management, visualization, and collaboration. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The grant will support NTEN's work to educate technology leaders about the evolving role of technology in nonprofit work, and beyond that, to produce research and training on cloud technologies and data management, visualization, and collaboration. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. million grant from the Google Inc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

In 2017 it will be interesting to watch if the nonprofit sector adopts the technology and creates more IoT Buttons for donating and advocacy. In addition to these 26 interesting hacks of the AWS Iot button , one coder has created an Amazon Dash button that donates to the ACLU.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A total of 115 people from nonprofits, corporations, and advocacy groups joined us for a day of discussion, collaboration, and inspiration. With the advances in technology, and the data to build a better understanding of our communities’ needs, we can meet people where they are and serve them in ways they want to be served.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My personal goal is to channel the aspirations of the technology community to do more social good. More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. Are you excited about technology benefiting the world?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The inability to pay for essential medical care is not just a significant problem for the uninsured, but also for people who have health insurance. I talked with Leena Patel, vice president of development at the PAN Foundation, about the organization’s life-saving work and how technology helps them accomplish their incredible mission.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2016

Silicon Valley has a problem. This is not a theoretical problem. We have seen this problem here in the United States and around the world. It may be documentation of atrocities they plan to use in later advocacy, or simply items like current membership lists. It is now incumbent on Silicon Valley to remedy this situation.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

We're proud to support the work of Greenpeace , the leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. The Humane Society.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

To help organizations learn more about accessibility, TechSoup’s recent installment of Nonprofits Live explored accessibility and assistive technology joined by guest experts Sachin Malhan, of Inclusive Planet; Sharron Rush, of Knowbility, and Neil MacGregor of goQ. Assistive Technologies. Accessibility in Developing Countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

I’ve always benefited from learning from colleagues who do nonprofit technology training and capacity but often we come from the same perspective. Develop shared training curriculums, resources: Most participants acknowledged a lack of entry-level programs or available trainings for digital advocacy and other modern campaigns skills.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities. Forget Batteries: New Technologies To Power Electronics Devices.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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NTEN

APRIL 11, 2013

But then you get into problems of time, scale, and cost, because really, mobile needs to be thought of holistically, not in some piecemeal, “Oh, the Red Cross raised a lot of money , so we should do a mobile fundraising campaign, too” kind of way. The answer is, of course, “Yes.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

For example, this @FeedingAmerica tweet communicates the billion-pound problem that is food waste, but closes the tweet with a positive spin about how they are working to solve the problem of food waste and in terms of engagement, the tweet performed above average: 2. Breaking news relevant to your mission and programs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

As technology evolves, nonprofits would do well to evolve alongside it. These platforms are both automated and centralized, offering solutions to the most common problems associated with outdated data management tools. Advocacy using e-alerts and online petitions. technology Victoria Michelson' Like this article?

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

This years 14NTC conference is packed with incredible parties ( including an 80s dance party that I''m co-hosting with Salsa), and the Care2 Impact Prize that recognizes individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. See the problem?

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

After all, common problems— like the COVID-19 pandemic of the past year —yield common solutions. Just like last year, common solutions to this year’s problems emerge in the form of fundraising trends. On average, young people are more active in advocacy for social causes than their older counterparts.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 28, 2020

It was only few minutes after the 10:30 launch time that lenders began to experience problems accessing the SBA’s E-Tran loan processing system. This comes as small lenders, afforded a carve-out for loans they are initiating, have entered the fray in force. I don’t know when the money is going to run out, and we’re going to give it our all.”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

At Davos, she moderated a lively panel composed of speakers from the World Economic Forum, Salesforce, and Uplink, who discussed how to create a culture of intrapreneurship to solve problems in new ways. Her team integrates customer advocacy, media partnerships, and influencer strategies to build lasting relationships.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Technology impacts many areas of your nonprofit’s operations, from donor management to fundraising, accounting, marketing, and more. It’s crucial to approach new purchases, investments, customizations, and other technology-driven projects with a conscious strategy. Creating a Nonprofit Technology Plan in 10 Steps.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Good stories power fundraising and marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Some of the greatest breakthroughs arrive when people who are outside the traditional structure take a look at a problem. At the Durfee Foundation, we bring together nonprofit leaders from different fields to work on intractable problems in the Los Angeles region. Seek outsider knowledge. More hours, more coffee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

On-demand Advocacy. Rather than each of them building and maintaining their own lists, the advocacy organizations can use PreventObesity.net in an on-demand, mesh-like way. Steve Downs is the chief technology and information officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Are you listening LinkedIn?

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Care2

JUNE 7, 2010

With movers and shakers ranging from Clay Shirky to Arianna Huffington, campaigners heard first-hand what strategies they should be focusing on in their online advocacy, fundraising and social media engagement. Tags: Conferences Nonprofit Events Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Organizing Social Networking Trends.

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Media Cause

JUNE 28, 2022

While some donation form improvements can be made by upgrading your technology, you can also likely implement many optimizations yourself with little to no coding knowledge. However, individuals using a screen reader or other assistive technology may not be able to pick up on color markers alone. Let’s get started. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. " There's also another article on a similar theme that focuses on the describing the problem -- or why nonprofits, designers, and techies can't talk to each other.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

Social Media’s Changing Landscape to Make A Profit – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – I'm really looking forward to this conversation – what do you think? "Admit "In the last week, I attended both the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and the AFP 2010 Conference.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2012

printing, marketing, human resources, information technology services), and board membership. The nonprofit business model is increasingly vulnerable to the volatility of the nonprofit marketplace and broad social, political, economic, and technological trends. This is all good and deeply appreciated. However, it may not be enough.

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