Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. And now, for the ideas: 1. Polish for a Purpose. National Nail Polish Day (June 1).

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

After the country’s bicentennial celebrations, Jew approached Representative Frank Horton of New York with the idea to create a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans. Community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students are all essential parts of this month-long celebration.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Her second book, exploring how causes can excel using Twitter, comes out in the summer of 2011. Most recently, he helped launch Sponsored Stories in the non-profit space with organizations like the Special Olympics, Alzheimer’s Association and UNICEF. Find her on Twitter – @claired. You coming?

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

Here's the letter from the editor of Matilda Ziegler Magazine, which explains why Carrie was deserving of this award: A Letter from the Editor New York City Dec. According to the Bookshare.org Web site, a $25 initiation fee and a $50 annual subscription "gives patrons access to a library of more than 30,000 books and 150 newspapers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Here's what Stephanie Strom, New York Times reported: JPMorgan Chase & Company is coming under fire for the way it conducted an online contest to award millions of dollars to 100 charities. Open or Closed Set of Participants: Contest sponsors need to decide ahead of time how open to be in terms of who can participate.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. You can also create a special reading list, locate books in your local library, and share what you're reading with friends over social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). A few days ago, Mari Smith posted this update : The News Feed is *clearly* favoring posts and activity from friends and subscriptions (vs. Kevin Donnellan , AARP.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of. Book a venue, entertainment, and catering. Host a concert.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Sifry is the co-founder and executive director of Civic Hall, a new community center for civic tech based in New York City. He is, in addition, a longtime senior advisor to the Sunlight Foundation and the author of several books, most recently The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn't Transformed Politics (Yet).

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 6, 2017

I'd give a couple talks, sell some books, but otherwise, I hardly glanced at the program booklet. I started reading books voraciously, which is great, but solitary. I experienced a 2-day training with a group of fellow grantees sponsored by the Irvine Foundation. Conferences took me around the world. So what to do?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 9, 2007

We are both from New York, but felt that California was the right place to be. In 1977 he wrote an editorial for the Sunday paper, and at that time he said, "I believe that books can change the world." It's time to do a nonfiction conference about changing the world, one book at a time. It's been very fast.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Wrote a book on brandraising, which is really awesome, and has got kind of a newish book right here, “Nonprofit Communications Engine,” which is you’re going to get a little bit of the book information today too. So buy those books. And, Steven, please chat out the link to your book for everybody too.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

They left with free tshirts branded with the museum's name (and other sponsors), wrote about it on a wiki and shared photos on Flickr. Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?”

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Just imagine if you could inspire people to send emails to a few hundred of their friends, family, co-workers, gym buddies, book club, church members, etc. Many prizes, like dinners at local restaurants or passes to a popular regional attraction, may be donated by sponsors. Find Out Which Contests Work Best with Your Public.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2011

For example, Blue Avocado is a nonprofit e-magazine, sponsored by the Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance - Risk Retention Group (ANI) , Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California (NIAC), and Compasspoint Nonprofit Services. Here at the Center, we offer several different informational sources.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Not chasing those sponsors, not writing another grant. You know, we spend, you know, $100,000 with them per year and they’re $250 golf tournament whole sponsor. If you complete the book, you can send it in and get, you know, like a medal, dog tag, whatever, but it’s kind of a fun process, but it really serves the mission.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

I came into it when I was a junior at Northwestern University, and I was living in New York at that time. It was being sponsored by the Genocide Intervention Network. We followed up a few weeks later and the Senator ended up becoming a major sponsor and a big supporter of the movement. This was in 2006. JG: Absolutely.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 26, 2010

On September 25 and 26, the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) hosted the first East Coast substantiation of the Maker Faire. It wasn’t obvious to the Maker Faire team that Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, where the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) is located, was the ideal location for an East Coast Maker Faire.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Kristof is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. With his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, he has written several books including: A Path Appears, Half the Sky, Thunder from the East, and China Wakes. In case you need it, here’s a little background on the two of them: Nicholas Kristoff: Nicholas D.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the Personal Democracy Forum in New York – a conference about all things digital and democracy – now in its sixth year. She is the co-author of Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits, which was named a Top Ten Book of 2007 by the Economist.

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