Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

These individuals undertook organizing, fundraising, and advocacy – activities that were once only in the control of nonprofits – outside the “control” of nonprofits. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together. And that’s why I’m supporting Giving Tuesday.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Once the older, high-net-worth individuals with a history of donating to an organization have been identified, focus and build relationships with them before making an ask for a bequest or a blended gift. And many organizations have far less funding than they could as a result. Hopefully one that’s six or seven figures.

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

Fundraising & Philanthropy Australasia Magazine. a global humanitarian organization dedicated to ending the clean water crisis in developing countries. What sets this campaign apart is the constant feedback supporters receive throughout the process and the proof of impact at the end. This piece originally appeared in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Through this new grant program, the Foundation seeks to identify, support, and lift up some of the most exciting citizen-centered efforts that are bubbling up across the country. This looks like an interesting experiment to blend citizen journalism with philanthropy in the real world. First, a bit of background.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Today, employees and consumers are demanding corporate responsibility with both their wallets and their choice of employers: 87 percent of US consumers prefer to purchase from brands that support causes they care about. ². 76 percent of consumers refuse to buy products from a company that supports a cause they’re against.².

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Imagine your nonprofit organization as an ecosystem. But how do you breathe life into this metaphor and translate it into real-world sustainability for your organization? Stand Tall: Growing Resilience Economic downturns and unpredictable changes in philanthropy? Been there, faced that!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In order for social media to have full impact, it needs to scale within an organization. Your organization's social media strategy should be not implemented by one lonely intern sitting in the corner of your communications and marketing department. Even the user name, "ntenhross" incorporates her organization's brand.

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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. One participant pointed out that the metrics tend to be lagging indicators and don’t support innovation. Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

When considering what kind of event your organization could hold, you might find yourself suffering from choice paralysis. The type of events that will work best for your nonprofit will depend on three major factors: Your organization’s mission, your available resources, and your supporter’s preferences.

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Givinga

JANUARY 2, 2019

A Glassdoor poll found that 75 percent of the workforce expects employers to support important initiatives in their communities.¹ Other corporate giving statistics on employee engagement, talent acquisition, and sales further illustrate the need for companies to engage in philanthropy or risk their position in the market.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

If you’re attending in-person, you’ll have access to a workshop on April 7th where you can better your nonprofit organization through hands-on learning. After years of fundraising in the “trenches,” as well as coaching and training thousands of organizations to raise money from individual donors, Lori L. How you invite support.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2012

The storm, for nonprofit organizations, is fully brewed. There are five key shifts affecting the environment for nonprofits that have co-mingled with the economy to create the potential for continued rough times if organizations don't change: Donors are dramatically changing what they want from philanthropy.

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