Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Via Allison Fine The Case Foundation is looking for some folks to serve as external reviewers for the first part of its new grantmaking effort focused on igniting citizen-centered community work across the country. The Foundation has received some great applications from a number of people across the country.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In order to establish an effective learning program, there must be a great consideration for the future needs of the day to day business, and the workforce themselves. One cannot simply establish a program and walk away stating that it is as perfect as it will always be and there is nothing more we can do as an organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

It is no secret that nonprofits struggle to make ends meet when it comes to costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific program. As reported by Knowlton (2016), “…only 7 percent of nonprofits report that foundations always cover the full cost of projects they fund.”. As Sharon King, president of the F.B.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

By getting to know these ideas, we blend them into our own frame of reference, creating something that is changed, if not wholly new. Kate Wing is a program officer in the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Marine Conversation Initiative.

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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. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

In this blend, an L3C is a private organization that does earn profits, but only so that it can conduct business to help a certain cause. L3Cs were designed to make it easier for socially responsible businesses to attract money from foundations and private investors. In essence, it operates to better social welfare in some way.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

If your pricing doesn’t align with the value these members get from your courses, your educational programming can hamper membership growth. Your eLearning programming doesn’t exist in a vacuum. If you’re unable to monetize eLearning through another avenue, the free pricing model can turn your programming into a cost center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered. Helms founded Goodwill in 1902, described it as an “industrial program as well as a social service enterprise.”

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, the Irvine Foundation put out a new report, Getting In On the Act , about participatory arts practice and new frameworks for audience engagement. How did the authors come up with the intriguing blend of curatorial, interpretative, and inventive opportunities shown in the Audience Involvement Spectrum's Venn diagrams?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

She often uses Twitter to get ideas and feedback on NTEN's various programs. This is a good example of a "Blended profile.". There are a couple of corporate Foundations where we have good examples of CEO's using social media effectively - in this case Twitter. Scott Harrison is the CEO of charity:water.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

She got back to me quickly and said what we wanted to do sounded like a great fit for their Brandraising program. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Sounded perfect.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

Great service providers blend relationship building with unparalleled client service, because they understand that their customers have plenty of other choices. At that point, I had built a strong foundation of trust by keeping promises, responding consistently, and demonstrating value for the fees my clients’ paid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. Role of Foundations in the movement. Foundations also do their own mission related and program related investing. Stephanie McAuliffe is the Director of Human Resources at the Packard Foundation. .

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Participated in company''s volunteer program with Habitat for Humanity. Eventually wound up in microfinance with FINCA for 6 months, which blended her passion and talents. Started up a nonprofit foundation--the US arm of BRAC. Not many companies have skills-based volunteering programs. RC: First, call me.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

One of my favorite research reports is Daring to Lead , published by CompassPoint and the Meyer Foundation. The report details the challenges and perspectives of nonprofit CEOs in an elegant blend of statistical findings and personal voices. Everyone that works with a nonprofit CEO should read this report. Central Ave.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

She got back to me quickly and said what we wanted to do sounded like a great fit for their Brandraising program. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Sounded perfect.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

For example, A Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sampler of Organic Breakfast Blend, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve is $26.95. Starting November 12, One Laptop Per Child will be offering a Give 1 Get 1 Program for a short period of time. Give a Child a Laptop, Get a Child a Laptop. Tomorrow is a mystery.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

She is also the creative director and designer of TranquiliT , an ecoluxe lifestyle clothing line, and the founder of Tranquil Space Foundation , a nonprofit that brings yoga, creativity, and leadership to women and girls. Our conversation began with Kimberly explaining what Tranquil Space Foundation is, and why she started it.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

This shift was largely thanks to a grant from the James Irvine Foundation, which provided funding for a key component--the Memory Jar installation. Our community programs staff worked with visitors to make the birds, vote on a final design, and hang the mobile over a series of evening events prior to opening. A million thanks to them.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Corporate Citizenship reports that 73 percent of foundations in 20 countries link their giving strategies to parent companies’ business goals. Is Your CR Program Actually Achieving Results? Is Your CR Program Actually Achieving Results? Employee matching gift programs are a good example. Custom software is one answer.

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Givinga

JANUARY 2, 2019

That’s given rise to multiple corporate responsibility programs, including philanthropy initiatives like employee matching gift programs, grants from private foundations, and volunteering events. Administering matching gift programs. Many companies, including 65 percent of Fortune 500 firms, match employee donations.²

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

In order to establish an effective learning program, there must be a great consideration for the future needs of the day to day business, and the workforce themselves. One cannot simply establish a program and walk away stating that it is as perfect as it will always be and there is nothing more we can do as an organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. How do you define failure for our organization or program? My trick for helping participants avoid a food coma is to get the audience moving ).

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Gyrus

JULY 26, 2016

Content is king, good content can be the make or break foundation of a great Learning and Development program. Gone are the ways of sending your employees off to week long boot camps, instead blended learning environments are becoming the norm. E-learnings have transitioned quite well into our daily lives. Microlearning.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Lori has found that one thing creates a successful individual donor fundraising program. Practice time to combine/blend your people and money story. Turn Them On: Build Your Fundraising Program with #DonorLove. Grants help pay salaries, run programs and keep the lights on. But communication is more than you think.

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Gyrus

JULY 7, 2016

In principle, these two types of systems offer the same foundation for their intended organization. Beyond this basic foundation, we quickly encounter immediate differences, and in order to understand where these two separate entities are beginning to merge, we must first take a brief moment to understand the severity of these variances.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Is there a program or project that you want to get off the ground and need to raise some funds for? Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. Connect with your program staff and volunteers to help you find a story from your community you can share.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to empowering students of all ages through high-quality arts and cultural programs. Mobile-responsive design.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

It has become increasingly popular in gaming to blend fantasy-based solutions with real-life social issues. And organizations like Global Kids, Gamestar Mechanic , Games for Change , and the AMD Foundation have been leading the way. Global Kids' Online Leadership Program. " The Playing 4 Peace Challenge.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

I’m on the program committee there. I mean, foundations care about it, grantees, donors. There’s a move to be more interested in it at the foundation level. Or if maybe you’re new to it and want to get a program going, we have the session for you. Steven: I love it. I mean, what else there is to say?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Machine Project is a gallery/educational program space with a focus on blending art and technology in craft workshops. The Public School is also a gallery/educational program space, but they are organized around a semi-democratic process where all programs are proposed, voted on, and led by community members.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

One is you expand your membership, revenues, staff, programs, etc. You'll give us free rent the first year so that we have time to get up on our legs, get going, get some programs going, raise some money, and you might even want to retain a stake in the building. We can make that happen but we are the foundation layer of that.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2012

Contributors increasingly shift from funding programs to investing in results. Blending in for nonprofits is now less useful than standing out. Execution of programs no longer defines the results. Execution of programs no longer defines the results. Smart nonprofits want the check writer, not just the check.

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