Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

He’s a geek (former Microsoft Research guy) who is making the case that technology doesn’t make the kind of social impact it claims to deliver. For example, I extracted many insights about the international development field reading books like Easterly’s Tyranny of Experts or Maren’s Road to Hell.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

Do you have passion for social good and want to step out and lead it? Or maybe you have a great idea to create your own business, but want to balance making a profit with creating social impact? They do it through corporate foundations, intermediary charities such as United Way, and by directly supporting social causes.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Some examples include technology upgrades and person hours or large items donated for our live auction which make us thousands of dollars in the auction for each item. But definitely list them! See some examples here ). Dear Charity Clairity, We often receive gifts in kind which are worth a lot of money. What will they expect?

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Here are some highlights we'd like to share by using Silk projects as examples. Over the past year, many different initiatives and projects have emerged that focus on tracking people killed during interaction with law enforcement. It does so by collecting sightings from social media and mapping them.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. However, if you’re posting on social media or sending out a newsletter, small talk should just be warm and fuzzy talk, plain and simple. Lobbying for a law to change?). Transition.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. My point is that copyright exceptions enable the ebook to deliver far more social benefit than would be practical in an earlier era. And, the U.S.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

She is my favorite go-to, social media expert. Not only does she understand social media very well and stays on top of all the changes, but she also has a very deep background in nonprofit work. I will continue to use that phrase and, because there’s so much more than just social media. Julia Campbell with us today.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This is definitely what happened for our story: we started with a simple idea and then were incredibly surprised at how helpful an extra bag of groceries could be to a lot of households. Lesson 2: Understand the laws. One of the things it has helped us understand is that we cannot sell this food, for example.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

As the chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance, I have the opportunity to address the annual Summit. I had a blast in New Orleans revving up the crowd about this exciting time for the Social Enterprise Alliance and the movement. Here's the text of my speech: [long post alert] Social Enterprise: Not Business as Usual!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2008

So, the most simplistic definition of Return on Investment (ROI) is the difference between cost and income (or quantified benefits) and expressed in dollar amounts or percentages. " Anything can be measured in a way that is superior to not measuring it at all " - Gilbs Law. Photo by Mayr.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Most of the hypothetical situations or examples we’ll explore will be focused around event committee recruitment and those more complex volunteer roles. There are a few best practices to think through when it comes to general do’s and don’ts of volunteer management , and onboarding is definitely on that list. up for success.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . I’m a social scientist by passion, but a fundraising consultant and executive by trade. This is all coming from psychology, social sciences, and my personal observations. – [Lindsay] Yup.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

I've been working closely with Kevin Lynch, the CEO of the Social Enterprise Alliance, on countering the efforts of Salesforce.com to attempt to trademark the name of our entire field, Social Enterprise. Social enterprise is descriptive. Social enterprise is generic.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. While I'm not sure I'd recommend the workshop (it was quite expensive for what I received), I definitely benefited from the format. The good news? The bad news?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

CAN SPAM laws so you don’t have to worry about it. Less is definitely more. For example, if your nonprofit serves single Moms, you might connect a story with Mother’s Day for your May newsletter. Social media links. Include your most popular social media channels at the bottom of your newsletter. Full contact info.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

6 Steps to Plan a Fundraiser Holding a fundraiser is definitely not a “build it and they will come” activity. You may even be able to measure your reach and impressions through email and social media. How many people are engaging with your social media posts, commenting, liking, or sharing? Social media. Graphic design.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Like most things in the social web, though, there are tools and resources that can make creating a podcast accessible to almost any organization. No reason to be afraid: the important part of this definition is that the audio content is syndicated. Check out: Gabcast.com , talkshoe.com or cinch.blogtalkradio.com for some examples.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. Then, use the web and social networking for research. I like Peter F.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. Often, the lawyers start from a position of fear and declare that no one can use social via work.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And this is one where these guys definitely have a lot of knowledge. And so it’s not uncommon that as you’re working through your gift tables and your commitments that your leadership or your donors will want to rush out and, you know, launch the social media campaign or start a new grassroots initiatives. Check them out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. immersive social space camp as.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

As always, this is not meant to be a definitive (or complete) list of dos and don’ts. For example, while we recognize the challenge of people still being in—and expressing—a pivot/unprecedented/back to normal state of mind, we won’t be rehashing that one this year. What about a “social media wizard”? Not as catchy?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Most of us can think of examples of this from our own lives. In the end, he or she comes to see the world differently — and support social endeavors — because of the relationships he or she has formed with the people struggling to make a living and striving to make a difference. Excellent example Kayla. Great advice!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

If possible, speak with an HR or labor law attorney about employees on protected leave. In most community nonprofits, there aren't, for example, 15 people holding the same position of Social Worker I, with an intention to lay off 3 of these employees. See Layoff Stories from Blue Avocado Readers for examples.)

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

In the Fall 2009 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review , Gregory and Howard identified the “nonprofit starvation cycle” which they defined as follows: The first step in this cycle is the funders’ unrealistic expectations about how much it costs to run a nonprofit. So what should we do next? environment, education) and sizes (e.g.,

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

In philanthropy, for example, the people-to-people connectivity of a Kiva is not a new concept, but the internet makes it possible on a new scale. That’s not good a good sign — cause he’s definitely trying to sell something, and this customer doesn’t know what it is. I must admit I didn’t read every word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. They will be doing a variety of work tasks (not just social media and networks). I’ve spent some time taking a look at various reports, studies, and International organizations and the use of networks and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Social Interaction - People can have conversations and create content together. An example? Another example.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

There really isn’t a clear definition that is universally accepted in the sector. And when I started researching this book, one of my goals was to do that, was to come up with a definition that the nonprofit sector might embrace and use to answer the question, “What is communications in a nonprofit?”

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

My way of being generous is to share and facilitate sharing of knowledge about nonprofits effective use of social media and networks. I think about this quote: ” Anything can be measured in a way that is superior to not measuring it at all “ - Gilbs Law. He gives an example of quantifying love (tongue and check).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So it was probably a bad example of the reflex, deflect. . And, you know, one example is a minimum amount. . And I’ll check in with my sister, or my sister-in-law each year and say, “Is it the same group this year, or who do you want us to give to in your honor?” Are you active on social?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

While working toward his master’s degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Cohn worked as an Editor at newassignment.net , which focused on citizen journalism and ways news organizations could explore the social web. Yes, definitely. That said, things are definitely changing. for the Big Vision Podcast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

This isn't the first time a classical music organization has turned to social media and crowdsourcing. Here is an example of an artistic program or creative process undertaken as a crowd and it isn't a cheap publicity stunt. Woudn't it be cool for the audience to rate the opera using their mobile phones? . is a great example.

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Gyrus

APRIL 12, 2018

The dictionary accepted definition of what we are talking about: “a person who was born in the 1980s or 1990s” (Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary) is relatively broad. Social media, in theory, should be a detriment to an individual’s development. Thirdly, use social learning. Reference. "Millennial

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

So, we created the organization, sort of, to really use food as a tool for social change that we could really leverage to address multiple issues. Oakland has changed its laws in the last few years where you have to pay per transfer. And then we do a summer camp program, called, "Food and Justice Camp."

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