Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The United States has Give Local America Day (May 1, 2018). Each state organizes giving campaigns through local community foundations. $68 Knight Foundation: Giving Day Playbook. Attentive.ly: Amplify # GivingTuesday with Social Media Influencers. million mentions on social media). 68 million was raised in 2015.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

For Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), personalization for each young person (a “Little”) and their adult mentor (a “Big”) is critical to its mission. Do you know which levers to pull to influence fundraising outcomes? Have we designed our programs and services around the specific needs of our participants? About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. I flew back from DC last night on Virgin America. How would you describe Virgin America in social networking analysis and mapping terminology? .

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Oxfam America. Feeding America. Previously served as CEO of The Seany Foundation, a pediatric cancer foundation.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Cargill Foundation awarded several multi-year disaster grants in 2019.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

The Rockefeller Foundation – “The World Bank recently published a noble and important report with answers to the question Is anyone reading our reports and publications? The short version is, Facebook has the ability to make you feel good or bad, just by tweaking what shows up in your news feed.”

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 15, 2021

Currently based in Atlanta, Dana has worked with Movember, Dress for Success, USTA, Honest Company, Sports Illustrated, American Idol, The Global Foodbanking Network, The Gary Sinise Foundation, LA84 Foundation, and many more organizations on their digital strategies. Dana is also a member of the Purpose Collaborative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

The final, official results have arrived for America's Giving Challenge and I'm happy say that we came in first place for global causes ! My America's Giving Challenge Dairy. Day 1: We're Entering the America's Giving Challenge. Sharing Foundation Video by Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson. Sharing Foundation Calendar Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

That's a photograph of the donation box at the Watt in Roteang Village where the Sharing Foundation has most of its programs. Roger Carr at Everyday Giving connected me with Dr. Mani not only donated to the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge, but we've having a conversation about social fundraising. And culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

The Network Impact team spent 18 months consulting with civic tech thought leaders and offering technical assistance to Knight Foundation grantees focused on assessing the impact of their technologies. Code for America , one of the organizations that we worked with, is already implementing outcome assessments.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Private foundations: Private foundations are entities established by individuals or families to support charitable causes. Political organizations: Political nonprofits engage in advocacy, lobbying, and political activities to influence legislation and public policy. These trusts are unable to accept donations from the public.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This is a good indicator that campaigns run on other marketing channels, like social media and personal phone calls, influenced the broader awareness of GivingTuesday campaigns. Our clients may have attracted support from 100 different countries, but the majority of our clients are located in North America. Where Do Donors Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

During the peak, it was ranked as the #1 nonprofit bestseller, #3 for general industries , #19 in the overall business segment , and # 108 overall in America ! I’m donating all of my profits to the Sharing Foundation , which helps to care for Cambodia’s children. We really appreciate everyone’s contributions to this success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This year, we asked school principals to don super hero costumes and ride the new indoor zip line at the Mall of America. We also take the extra step of curating and engaging a group of local influencers with large social networks to help us promote Give to the Max Day. They are enthusiastic and positive voices for us.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Relationships built, not just on a one-time gift, but from a foundation of trust in your organization’s methodology and assurance that every donation will make an impact is extremely important for donor satisfaction and ultimately, donor retention. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t use the power of their influence online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America !) to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America!)

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2009

She did some analysis of the 90+ Foundations using Twitter to communicate. And, finally, in case you haven't heard already, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross , was named one of the Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50 ! Kellogg Foundation. Don't worry, we're not letting it go to her head too much around the office).

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Matt encourages nonprofits to embrace this cultural shift, remarking that, "Influence, measured by digital and social media data, will be a new currency for the 21st century". Knight Foundation; Robert Lynch , President and CEO of Americans for the Arts; and Nancy Lublin , CEO of Do Something. and James L.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2009

Just had a good conversation this morning with Craig Newmark of Craigslist and the Craigslist Foundation. There are two hot issue right now on Craig's social action radar, the new launch of the All For Good website and next weekend's Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp in Berkeley. A: We are wholly driven by our community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Engage influencers and free agents. In November, 2011, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The United Way of National Capital Area, and the social giving platform, Razoo, hosted a multi-million dollar local giving day. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause. Engage before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Do nonprofits and foundations listen to the people they seek to help and act on what they hear? And, more disturbingly, even though a majority of foundation CEOs believe seeking beneficiary feedback will increase their impact, fewer than half of nonprofits receive funding to collect feedback. The answer is…sort of….

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

The Denver Foundation’s 2021 Strategic Framework The Denver Foundation is a community nonprofit foundation committed to strengthening the Metro Denver area. Your nonprofit’s fundraising approach will be greatly influenced by your strategic plan. Want to learn more about effective planning and nonprofit management?

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Plan ahead and recruit some Instagram influencers to support the cause. Take a page from the Lung Cancer Foundation of America’s #CatsAgainstLungCancer campaign and pull in your cats to talk about you c(l)ause. Host a Prom for a Purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

This was exciting because the discussion leads to some opportunities to use synergistic collaboration through social media – and another example of how peer learning in a networked context can lead to collective actions.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. By using the simple metaphor of t-shirt size to represent a US State's obesity rate, and making them “grow” over a two decade period - we can quickly see how America's waistline has ballooned in since 1987.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2014

If those figures don’t get you moving, just think of the $115 million dollars the ALS Foundation raised since July with the “ Ice Bucket Challenge ”, all because word spread like wild fire through social media. Utilize online analytic services like Klout or Facebook Insights to monitor just how impactful your social influence is.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files. Focus the Story. We touched on this principle above.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around. It's locked in white papers, policy briefs, and fact sheets. It's hidden away in project output reports and research excel files. Focus the Story. We touched on this principle above.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

Yesterday I went to the San Francisco session of the second annual Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp. The target audience is the people who can influence your campaign target. Association for Volunteer Administration Fill Up America is a group of friends who deliver 150 bags of food to individuals and families once a week.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The healthcare sector had the smallest average gift amount of $94.37, while other sectors like foundations ($209.53), higher education ($204.05), and religious organizations ($196.44) had much larger gift sizes. While mobile fundraising has been widely used in the UK and Europe, it has struggled to take off in North America.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The healthcare sector had the smallest average gift amount of $94.37, while other sectors like foundations ($209.53), higher education ($204.05), and religious organizations ($196.44) had much larger gift sizes. While mobile fundraising has been widely used in the UK and Europe, it has struggled to take off in North America.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Birmingham was one of the focal points of the Civil Rights movement in 1963, since Birmingham was one of the most racially segregated cities in America. Nonviolent resistance to unjust laws eventually influenced the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A career exposure panel with Lehman and Bronx Community College students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Don't Let $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation Slip Away! Sharing Foundation Has Supporters in Finland. Why Nhung Sun, A Cambodian Blogger, Supports The Sharing Foundation. America's Giving Challenge: We Came In First! Social Media Metrics: Distributed Influence. Why Is Pharoth Wearing A Foo Camp T-Shirt?

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Candid

JULY 21, 2021

The latest report, Advancing Human Rights: Annual Review of Global Foundation Grantmaking—2018 Key Findings, provides a new analysis of the human rights funding landscape. Responses to COVID-19 cannot be divorced from the foundational issues that shape how governments, social movements, and funders address (or compound) human rights abuses.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2019

GDPR is the legislative equivalent of an Instagram influencer. Join Cameron Stoll for her bbcon session “ Coming to America–How GDPR is Creeping into US Law and How It Will Affect Your Organization” to learn about other GDPR principles appearing in US legislation and how your organization should prepare.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2017

In 2015, America set a record for charitable giving, beating the previous record by four percent. billion, more than double the amount of foundations, charitable bequests and corporations combined. This astonishing amount totaled $373 billion in cash donations ! Donations by individuals accounted for $264.5

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