Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Our LinkedIn group for Active pro bono consultants is a great place where these people can connect based on a current interest—giving back using their current skills.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Some boards create team-based contests to see who can bring the most guests to the annual event, while others are lucky enough to have recruited a candidate who keeps the group laughing regularly. Susan is a consultant, writer, and speaker.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

.&# Um, Matt, Sourceforge has been basically irrelevant for years, since people started moving their projects off of that platform, and onto their own platforms. New projects seem to crop up more on Google Code than on SF now a days. Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their Extend Firefox2 contest – the best Firefox add-ons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Care2

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Nonprofits are facing new pressures ranging from Board Members to consultants to win the social media battle. “People are losing faith in the follower counts, popularity contests, influence determinations (often based on bad formulas), and control your message dictates. Who has the most fans? Who is tweeting more?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process. You can take measurement of input further by how you use the responses you receive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Vancouver, British Columbia: Agile Project Management for Nonprofits. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

I sent out a request to my Twitter and Facebook pals for more iPhone apps for nonprofits: Paul Lamb of Man on a Mission Consulting said that Ustream recently launched an iPhone app. . $1 of the sale went to the Salvation Army (via Philanthropy.com ). He used it to watch the inauguration on his iPhone yesterday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Consult with an attorney if you plan to do this. Offer surprise drawings and contests during the year. Get creative. Photo and Bio.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

List, Learn, Adapt - concept from David Armano: “Insight must before investment when implementing a social media project.&#. NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section. WeAreMedia Project ([link] has a listening toolbox!

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

From your current projects and upcoming fundraising initiatives to your. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Aly Sterling Philanthropy’s guide to hiring nonprofit consultants. Blog posts.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

From learning about your current projects to your fundraising plans , your audience wants to be kept in the loop. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Derrick Feldmann is the lead researcher and creator of The Millennial Impact Project, a multi-year study of how the next generation supports causes. Through training, coaching and consulting, Kivi helps nonprofit communications professionals both learn their jobs and love their jobs. Derrick Feldmann. Achieve Agency. He loves clubs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. The winners get $65,000 in-kind contributions of consulting, hardware, and software. " The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Using Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Building on Each Others Ideas Heather over at the Aspiration Blog hosted this week 's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants which includes a good roundup of advice. ActiveCollab an open source project management tool. Time to Nominate Projects, Vote for Videos, and Charity Badge Contest! See below). Details are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

something like a consulting company or creative manager." There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. re working with???something Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week. And if you???re

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Kitchener, Ontario: External Services and Consultants. Seattle, Washington: Preparing for FLSA Overtime Rule Change. Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

From your current projects and upcoming fundraising initiatives to your capital campaign plans , they’re curious about how you’re using their support and donations to make a difference. Online contests or challenges. If you need a helping hand to build or revamp your digital communication strategy, consider working with a consultant.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Consultants and Vendors » Friday Nov 17 2006 Would you like a share of $5 million? Schwartz wrote about an exceptional contest organized by the Knight Foundation. One stipulation the Knight Foundation included in their contest is that the winning ideas must be shared with everyone. Main | The Coming Wave of Web 2.0

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

You need to subscribe to see the whole thing, but here’s an except: When the American Jewish World Service used to talk about using video to illustrate its overseas aid projects, it usually meant gathering enough footage for a seven-minute spot to be shown to the people who would attend its annual fund-raising dinners.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

You need to subscribe to see the whole thing, but here’s an except: When the American Jewish World Service used to talk about using video to illustrate its overseas aid projects, it usually meant gathering enough footage for a seven-minute spot to be shown to the people who would attend its annual fund-raising dinners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Making me think of March Dimes Flickr Contest ) Epilepsy Action in MySpace 1. Internally, we use a wiki to manage many projects and communicate across the organisation. E-consultation: here and here. Here and here ). As well as the publicity - it led to the creation of the online petition. Our volunteers blogs on www.do-it.org.uk

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

I probably will always have a Linux desktop around, even if it ends up being a virtual machine, for the varied (small, at this point) development projects I have going. at 1:19 pm ToTehMoon Blog Part » OpenOffice.org Big Winner in SourceForge Contest 07.29.08 And, of course, always, for developers. Where is Linux not a good idea?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

More than $100,000 is on the table for innovate projects. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. Usha from Beaconfire Consulting notes that it was conducted in the Louise Bethune conference room and fills us in on why this is symbolic.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

It’s not an especially large part of the economy, and most charities operate on a shoestring, without the resources to finance research projects. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Some highlights: For a long time, philanthropy was mostly ignored by social scientists.

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See3

MAY 12, 2007

I recently learned about a documentary film called The Grace Lee Project. Take a minute now to Google yourself and all of your top staff or consultants. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Grace Lee did a film about all the people named Grace Lee.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

We have been providing new media strategy, consulting and development for Fortune 100 Clients & Start-ups for several years. Our team of consultants, project managers and programmers are intimately familiar with the DNA of facebook and how to build an application that meets your business requirements.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. Considering making Giving Tuesday all about one project or need – something tangible, compelling, and urgent. For additional unique fundraising opportunities and ideas, consider consulting the experts and other professionals in the Fundraising for Founders Facebook group. . Photo Contest. Text-to-Give.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. It’s a GREAT place to share volunteer opportunities and open houses, and even recruit staff or find consultants. JUST for fun! Memes, stories, photos – anything that causes a laugh or a smile. Call to Action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

And that essentially would boil down to a big old pissing contest. (“Yes! Other nonprofits, nonprofit webmasters/marketing staff in particular are the only people I can imagine going after these numbers. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2009

This is the third in our series of "shovel-ready" internet projects -- Forum One's take on how to spend the the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)" popularly known as "the stimulus package.". Let's break ground on this project immediately. Health insurance reform has been on my mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

When the IDEO team was working on a new financial tool for a project in Mexico, they used Lean Startup’s focus on Customer Development to test it with real potential customers. Gateway Green is a project in Portland to turn a stretch of unused land into a multi-use bike park. Kyle Rush, Author and Technology Consultant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2008

The Day of Service is an opportunity for nonprofit techies to share their expertise or volunteer for a local organization on a specific project. As part of the workshop, there was a contest to giveaway a video camera. This year, more than 80 nonprofit techies worked with 30 nonprofits in New Orleans.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here are a few of our favorites, taken from our list of over 100 fundraising event ideas : Races Trivia nights Fashion shows Gift basket auctions Afternoon tea events Concerts Dance offs Cooking contests Rummage sales Car washes Crafting classes. Next, consider the format of your event. Find more major gifts.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And a little shout out to our colleague Tina Cincotti who’s a lovely consultant based in Boston, Tina created this. But what’s happening is if you’re not monitoring projects overseas, and that takes money, the money could go astray. Next slide, please, Kevin. . So people get it. .

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

When you’re talking about the tech sector, a thought leader is generally a consultant or speaker that’s known industry-wide. Behind the Scenes Content Provide a behind-the-scenes look into your nonprofit’s operations, events, or projects on social media. Another key point to nonprofit social media management is interactions.

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