Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 14, 2005

Benetech helps drive indictment of a former dictator. Our team has contributed critical information that has helped Human Rights Watch with its campaign to bring the former dictator of Chad to justice. Be sure to check it out if you're interested in seeing how IT can help with the pursuit of justice for human rights victims.

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NetWits

JUNE 8, 2012

We can’t help you with the effort and persistence, but we can definitely give you a little web design know-how. Gather user-generated content via blogs, forums or posts and let your audience help keep content fresh! . — Creating an effective nonprofit website isn’t easy. Thanks for reading the series!

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Websites Effective Chad Guide 195

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

In the “five p’s” of strategic nonprofit storytelling , it is said that people need connection with people, and people are drawn to help when they learn of needs, places of hopeful change, and when there is an urgency to get involved. This makes storytelling a necessity and a digital discipline.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Here are some highlights from this month's particularly tool-loaded Communications RoundTable with Chad Norman of Blackbaud. Chad is an absolute rock star when it comes to social media and marketing. Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application. Thanks to everyone who came.

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Social Media Chad Communication Share 56

NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

For example, if your appeal encourages me to help stop bullying in schools, ensure the linked donation form also includes a one-line quote regarding stopping bullying in schools. These social tools can be implemented quickly and will help your supporters promote the online campaign on behalf of your organization.” – Chad Norman.

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Forj

MARCH 16, 2017

He will be joined by Dr. Chad Jackson of CHEST (American College of Chest Physicians) as they speak on an xAPI project that Web Courseworks and CHEST created using data collection from medical simulators. During the session, Chad Jackson will share the technical details, best practices, and lessons learned from CHEST’s experience with xAPI.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a workshop focused on finding potential supporters for your nonprofit organization. Chad will review the best practices in fundraising prospect identification and provide practical tips for how small nonprofits can maximize their network. Chad, I got 2:00 Eastern.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2013

What could I do online to honor his memory and to help metabolize my grief? I did this video with Chad Nelson who is in charge of their ocean conservation initiatives and Surf Rider Foundation has been featured in both my books. I came up with two ideas: An online fundraiser. An online memorial event. Online Fundraiser.

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Forj

MAY 19, 2017

We’re presenting on a project Web Courseworks did using this next generation interoperability standard for online learning with our client, Chad Jackson of MedBiq participates in the ongoing development of xAPI. MedBiq attendees are working on projects that help define our future. Real xAPI work is presented at MedBiq.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Our free Office 365 workshops are designed to help nonprofits that want to use their domain name for their email service. Using a you@YourOrganization.org email address will make you look more professional and established, which will help when you apply for grants or recruit volunteers. , or similar email address for your organization?

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Tech Club leaders not only organize and implement everything for their clubs, they ultimately help local organizations use technology skillfully and confidently to create greater social impact and meet the needs of their communities. Today we give a hearty THANK YOU to our 501 Tech Club leaders. This is a wonderful thing.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

But how do you make sure that members of your community aren’t slactivists who “like” your organization but don’t do anything to help you reach your mission? How do you convert those social “do-gooders” into helping you create change? We’ve compiled 52 easy to implement tips to help you get there. Take a deep breath.

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Social Media Case Study Chad Nonprofit 148

NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do. We recognize NTEN’s 501 Tech Clubs (local in-person groups) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) (online affinity groups) organizers are one clever and innovative bunch!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2008

I started with a story about how Ponzi and Chris helped me demonstrate the networked effect with flickr and twitter for a nonprofit training, then told my story about the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine's America's Giving Challenge , and then I set up a real time fundraising challenge. Screencapture of photo by Brian Westbrook.

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Raise Chad Slides Photography 87

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

I spoke with Chad Russell, the Administrative Coordinator at the Children''s Museum of Tacoma, about their experience. Chad also told me: They have donation bins throughout the museum, so if people don''t want to give much when they first walk in, they can pay somewhere else. To me, this seems like an improvement on the norm.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

We all need help to do this better. Walter (@micahwalter) November 11, 2019 Others, like Suse Anderson , also talked about swapping as a way to help you see the big picture from another point of view. Understanding why people do what they do, and how much they have to do, helps organizations run better.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2016

Help put together the educational program for the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference , taking place March 23 – 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. By voting for the sessions you want to see at the conference, you're helping build a lineup that delivers the most relevant and practical educational content. Your opinion counts!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2012

We can’t help you with the effort and persistence, but we can definitely give you a little web design know-how. Gather user-generated content via blogs, forums, or posts and let your audience help keep content fresh! Creating an effective nonprofit website isn’t easy. Best Practice #9: Be Social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

Does the use of QR codes help save your organization printing costs? piece and there a number of “Scanning for Good&# posts on nonprofit technology blogs that offer tips and use cases. Nonprofit Tech2.0 blog offers a laundry list of possible ways to use this new technology. Can you embed game design or make it fun?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Perhaps you post a Q&A with a partner or someone your organization has helped that won't be available anywhere else. Image 5 : Chad Woolley / CC BY-ND. How can you lead your audience back to your blog again and again for exclusive information, stories, and updates about the campaign? In this case, it's worth it! spanhidden.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2010

Flickr: Chad Norman (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . their nptech awesome. Members are in bold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2009

A sharing and learning hub We invite you to cruise around the site — and we hope you'll help us spread the word. Productivity Tools in dozens of categories that can help organizations get a handle on the social Web. especially Dennis Yu, Chad King and Austin Stierler — who took us under their wing and agreed to host us for free.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Chad Leaman of Vancouver’s Net Tuesday challenged us to become “Geeks for Good” at his local PechaKucha. Bored this weekend?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 13, 2015

Chad Reid is Director of Communications for JotForm , a popular online form building tool and has previously worked for several nonprofits. Online forms can help your nonprofit help others—whether you use them to improve your bottom line, acquire talented new workers, throw fundraising events or add members.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2013

No hanging chads here, my friends. We appreciate that you''ve taken time at all to help us out. It''s 14NTC Community Voting Time! The submissions are closed, the steering committee has met, and the module is in place. We have more than 350 sessions for you to choose from and only 80-100 session slots. A: We could never hate you.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The big questions are, how can people make changes to improve the working conditions, and how can leaders help organizations run better? Also the picture at the header was Rob Lancefield 's old desk, and it was part of Chad Weinard 's wonderful talk about work from an age old MCN conference. Efficiency is a favorite topic of mine.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 16, 2009

09 NTENnies At Large (Blackbaud's Chad Norman, and Convio's Jordan Viator) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Members are in bold.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2007

Protect displaced civilians in neighboring eastern Chad and support a UN presence there. Like the Jane Goodall Institute's geoblog , hopefully satellite imagery will help potential supporters feel more connected to an issue that is so atrocious it can seem unreal.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

There are still some, shall we say, hanging chads. Be Helpful. So, here is a real life example of someone with a measly 195 records in her contacts database. As you might recall, I migrated from a Mac desktop to a Linux desktop a month and a half ago. One big one was my address book. It also integrated well with Mail.app and iChat.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2010

Last year I wrote about my Kumbaya Moments at the NTEN Conference in San Francisco and I’m looking forward to more this year, but I thought I’d start off with a few tips that I’ve found helpful to get the most out of the NTC whether you’re here or not. First off, watch for the #10ntc hash tag.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And I’m going to help you figure out what to do about it. So that’s what I’m going to help you with today. I hope that’s helpful. I want to be helpful. ” Even asking those questions, right, and just understanding what matters to the donor is going to be really helpful for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Laying down guidelines makes everyone think they have more control and it helped everyone to feel better. While there were many templates , it was helpful to have the conversation when pervasive Internet access in the workplace was a change. Last week, I heard a wonderful presentation by Chad Nelsen from the SurfRider Foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2006

Their January 3rd show has an interview with Chad Coltrane of Push America. I missed the 501c3cast when they took a break over the holidays, but they are back full force with two great shows to start the new year. I was super impressed by this organization and the work that they do.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 16, 2019

In writing this post, I couldn’t help but think of that old Johnny Cash song, made famous again in hotel ads. And, I could do something similar, though that would help no one. So, the video feels like a common mode of communication and a lifeline to help you get a handle on what you will see.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

This dramatically increased capacity to provide insight into organizational data across various systems is ultimately going to help us understand what’s really going on in the sector, from highly specialized interactions to 10,000-foot views into specific geographies or social issues. philanthropy tsfoundations globalgiving ngosource'

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2009

Amazon will be out in full force at NTC, showing how nonprofits can help maximize their online fundraising campaigns and attract millions of potential donors with Amazon Payments. And, rumor has it they will be making a special announcement there that will help the nonprofit sector : ). Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge.

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

One of their staff members recorded himself in the field helping save lives in Chad in one of the best on-location home videos I’ve seen. . • They documented the efforts of their street teams, and made a fun and inspiring piece out of young people advocating their way onto the Today Show. •

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