Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Vikki Spruill, Ocean Conservancy 's President and CEO and members of her communications team, Laura Burton Capps, and Dove Coggeshall about their recent experiments and learning on Facebook. Facebook was an uncharted territory for the Ocean Conservancy.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They can be used to attract new donors, to engage with community members, supporters, and other stakeholders, and to help with grant applications. A nonprofit working to preserve natural habitats and wildlife is using maps to show the locations of their conservation efforts and the areas where they have had the most success.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Watson’s first commercial application was more serious. Conserve Resources and Convert Prospects In addition to making current members happy, live chat can also help you win new friends. Fun fact— Watson was developed to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy! and in 2011 won a $1 million prize!

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

TBP practices such as multi-year unrestricted funding and simplified application and reporting processes are the logical outcome of treating grantees as our partners. Accessible and transparent applications : Our application form is simple, and the process is laid out clearly so applicants know exactly what to expect.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 11, 2023

Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is now accepting applications for the Springboard Grant for organizations seeking to work on new strategies or improve processes to achieve an environmental outcome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Today, TechCrunch wrote about a new mobile application called CauseWorld Here's how it works: CauseWorld app users earn “karma points” when they walk into stores and check in with their cell phone. The causes that are supported are listed here a good mix of wildlife conservation, hunger, and others. are examples of the causes.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Climate finance partnership to fund community-led forest conservation. Launched in March, the Impact Challenge for Women and Girls received more than seventy-eight hundred applicants—the most ever for a Google.org impact challenge. A weekly update with the latest news from PND. November 11, 2021.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a 501(c)3 organization that works in the U.S. Six months later the (lil) Green Patch application is one of the most popular on Facebook, with of 6 million users! Jonathon - No, the Conservancy was not involved with the creation of (Lil) Green Patch. Here's a success story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

For example, the Nature Conservancy offers both honor gifts and memorial gifts – each with their own donation page. To sign up, y ou’ll need 3 things to complete an application to receive donations on Facebook: A PDF copy of a bank statement from the last 3 months (you will need to upload this as part of the application).

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

I find the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) thrilling, with endless applications for our Forum One partners, but I know from discussions with my counterparts in government agencies that AI and ML can also be mystifying, and even scary. If there’s historic rain, who feels that impact the most?

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If your nonprofit serves other areas, check out the other funder lists I recently wrote, including ones on Education , Arts & Culture , and Environment & Conservation. They accept applications at any time. They accept applications on a rolling basis. There are no deadlines or specific grantmaking cycles. Robin Hood.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

THE APPLICATION PROCESS: Complete this form to schedule a complimentary consultation so we can discuss you needs. . :) ​WE ARE SEEKING: U.S. After that, Blue Fox will manage your financial back office so you can focus on program development, fundraising, marketing and making positive contributions in the community you serve.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Their arts and culture funding goes towards artists, curators, conservators, scholars, and organizations to ensure equitable access to excellent arts and cultural experiences. While their current arts & culture 2021 grant window has passed, they do accept rolling applications for their smaller ‘Need To Know’ grants.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our second Impact Lab recently announced the Financial Aid Chatbot to support students as they navigate the FAFSA application. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy. Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Paul also shared a ning site he has set up called "Cool 'n Conscientious" Cool 'n Conscientious focuses on how emerging information technology tools and services can be leveraged to change the world - both the practical and relevant application of technology to address social challenges.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Their arts and culture funding goes towards artists, curators, conservators, scholars, and organizations to ensure equitable access to excellent arts and cultural experiences. While their current arts & culture 2021 grant window has passed, they do accept rolling applications for their smaller ‘ Need To Know ’ grants.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. The most difficult part to applications like Causes is that you don’t get the data. Probably not 400,000.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2009

That’s why we, in conjunction with the Conservation Measures Partnership, have developed Miradi , our groundbreaking software application for running biodiversity and conservation projects. The program allows environmentalists to design conservation plans that bring together best practices in environmental management.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

World Wildlife Fund Mission statement: The mission of World Wildlife Fund is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. 1023-EZ applications are often processed in as little as four weeks , whereas it can take six months or longer for the IRS to review 1023 applications.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

You might leverage a messaging application or discussion board on your website to streamline communication and make it easy for your volunteers to get in touch with your nonprofit (and vice versa). For instance, a marine conservation organization might send reusable straws to a volunteer who is passionate about reducing plastic pollution.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Nature Conservancy , a non-profit organization, has helped the Red Cross to create a dashboard and mobile app that can broadcast information like earthquake magnitude and flood locations through social media. One of the best applications of AI can be seen in hospital and university fundraising. University and hospital fundraising.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

We’re convinced that there are many innovative social applications of technology could make a 5X or a 10X or even a 15X improvement over status quo solutions. Our Environmental team is helping to bring results-based management to the conservation and biodiversity field. It doesn’t have to be that way.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

… Elkin reports that his Facebook app Yes We Conserve has gotten about 5,500 visits as a result, but only 233 people have installed it. I think 4% is great for the YesWeConserve application! and 22735 kilograms of CO2 per year.&#. But he’s disappointed in his conversion rate. .&# Should he be? I’d certainly be proud!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2008

Just read the application FAQ. The application is one of the top ten most installed applications on Facebook. But what makes it stand out from other popular applications - such as Friends for Sale - is that it combines group dynamics with social activism. The most recent donation was made May 1, 2008 to the Adopt An Acre.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

Last year we were honored to facilitate an emerging leadership program for a cohort of leaders who were part of the Packard Foundation’s Conservation and Science portfolio of grantees. Creating Next Generation Leaders and the Organizations to Support Them – by Beth Kanter and Kari Dunn Saratovsky. We learned a lot.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Maybe the IRS started handing out caffeine supplements to their workers, and they made great and sudden headway on the backlog of applications. The conservative theory here is that the spike might just be an administrative accident, not a true explosion in applications. But it might be the beginning of something real.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. Grant Research Tip: If a deadline has passed for a funder’s grant opportunity, don’t despair. Areas served: US. RBC Foundation – USA.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. Grant Research Tip: If a deadline has passed for a funder’s grant opportunity, don’t despair. Areas served: US. RBC Foundation – USA.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

It may be hard to believe but there is a near future when your organization will likely be hiring a AI Prompt Architect to build custom applications for your staff and stakeholders. tend to produce more focused and conservative results. This is something, George (the founder of Whole Whale) has predicted will happen at scale by 2026.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

It also conserves materials. So retaining valuable and often toxic materials as long as possible is another reason why reuse is so important for conservation. It finds that it's roughly 25 times more beneficial environmentally to reuse computers than to recycle them at three to five years of age. " Our Refurbishment Partners.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Applicable to new subscribers. As a thank you for being our first registrant for years in the running, David won a free conference registration for next fall''s Leading Change Summit. 12) Overcoming Barriers to Creating Change (Nov. Save now at: foundationcenter.org/fdo.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I have a bizarrely diverse background in talking to supporters—from doing constituent communications for Bernie Sanders, to working in online advocacy, to doing integrated membership and philanthropy for The Nature Conservancy, to doing nonprofit brand and messaging work for PR firm. Sign up here!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. They are perfect for wildlife conservation, search and rescue, and understanding what is needed in disaster relief. In Africa, conservation drones are being used to locate rhinoceros poachers. Assessing disaster-stricken areas. Tracking storms. Aerial surveying for wildlife preservation.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. The high production value of Braided River books is due to staff members' adept use of Adobe Creative Suite applications via their TechSoup donation. Learn More About Our Green Tech Winners.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. The high production value of Braided River books is due to staff members' adept use of Adobe Creative Suite applications via their TechSoup donation. Learn More About Our Green Tech Winners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

Dank Apps (creators of the popular Lotto app ) has launched a new series of Social Change applications that allow Facebook users to raise money for a cause through advertising revenue. This means users do not have to donate, but just need to install the application, recruit their friends, or play the games. and puts it on steroids.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

4) Share an application with an organization in your sector. The idea is, the more we share applications, the more likely we will find really useful ones for our specific work. The cost of renting applications is falling and many technology companies will provide these at cost for non-profits. And it will! Read his full bio.

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