Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. We succeeded in eliminating about $600,000 per year without cutting any programs through aggressive fundraising and re-negotiating service rates with the state.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

For the third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Allison Fine and I, we pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests ? Will the contest provide a meaningful opportunity for stakeholder empowerment?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

In an online world where anyone or any brand can launch online fundraising campaign through third-party crowdfunding sites (such as GoFundMe and Indiegogo ), it will become increasingly important to communicate to online donors and advocates that your nonprofit is legal, valid, and an online brand to be trusted. Kijani ● kijani.ngo.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

No one understands the value of pro bono volunteerism , and the benefits to everyone involved more than Lindsay Gruber, President, and CEO of Taproot Foundation. CT: Building on that idea of interconnectedness, and skills translation, I wanted to ask about a specific important function within nonprofits: fundraising.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Knowledge is essential because it lays the foundation for all of our actions with donors. Culture focuses on empowerment, excellence, and gratitude to help define your organization’s interactions with donors. Empowerment is hard to define, but when it’s not present in an organization, it shines brightly. It is a mindset.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Do you see the leverage and empowerment that comes with this kind of accounting setup? This not only assists with grant writing, but it will also lead you to have deeper and more honest conversations about things like program fees, fundraising goals and campaigns, and program budgets. Please allow us to elaborate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

We know that when low-income families can access other people’s consumer feedback it is both extremely useful and a source of empowerment. In addition to nonprofits, increasingly individual donors and foundations read reviews of nonprofits. This exchange is empowering, and technology has made it more accessible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. Designate a cheer leader.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Technology is overhead (so are rent, utilities, admin and management salaries, fundraising, accounting, HR, and all the other essentials needed to keep the lights on). A primary one is the overhead myth , which states that reputable charities must keep their overhead costs below 10 percent of total expenditures. Download the Report.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women. Kellogg Foundation. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. 100 Women Charitable Foundation. Chicago Foundation for Women. The California Wellness Foundation. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The Patrina Foundation. Boulware Foundation.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women. Kellogg Foundation. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. 100 Women Charitable Foundation. Chicago Foundation for Women. The California Wellness Foundation. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The Patrina Foundation. Boulware Foundation.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

She specializes in the areas of community engagement, deliberation and empowerment. She is the former managing director of DonorTrends and was a senior fundraising consultant at HJC New Media. She has over 15 years of experience as a community organizer and community builder in the United States and South Asia. Ashley has a M.A.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Philanthropy News Digest reports that the Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF) has announced a new initiative with several prominent charities like the American Red Cross, the U.S. ” According to John Graham, board chair of the Mobile Giving Foundation. It also has an event builder lets you create your own fundraiser.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Bayshore HealthCare , for example, reached out to charities to share their skills to set up online fundraising activities. In a socially distanced world, virtual tours of non-profits, lunch and learns with community leaders, book clubs, or movies with facilitated discussion can strengthen that foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Mary Mwende told us about her journey from Mombasa, Kenya, to being one of ten girls chosen for the Global Give Back Circle , a mentoring and empowerment program. Peter Shiras joined us from another great youth organization, the International Youth Foundation (IYF).

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 22, 2015

Make-A-Wish-Foundation. The amazing stories that come from the Make-A-Wish Foundation have turned this nonprofit into a household name. Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was formed thanks to the success of its parent company. They didn’t want to stop for lunch.”. AmeriCares.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Constituent Empowerment. integrated fundraising campaign or program. Online Fundraising Campaign or Program. Special Events Fundraising. They created a creative online check-in process that allowed people to check in for the event online and pledge to complet fundraising post-event. Winner: Trisomy 18 Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Battle Non Profit submitted by Beth Kanter Using just one special ingredient (a small in-need non profit), three web teams will meet in the heat of Austin to craft an exceptional meal, featuring a tasty new homepage design, a well-seasoned fundraising email and a perfectly balanced social networking plan. Who will prevail? s up to YOU, sxsw!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

posted by Maureen O''Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers).

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The other thing is that a lot of inner cities are part of empowerment zones or enterprise zones where companies that are at a certain scale and profitable can benefit from tax credits, both from the payroll side, if you hire from the inner city, but also if you locate in the enterprise zones. I did fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. American Nicaraguan Foundation :: @ ANF.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

An example of this emerging philanthropic approach to redistribute wealth and democratize power can be seen in CRUS’ partnership with We-Care Foundation, a Liberian nonprofit organization, and support of its First Literacy Initiative (FLI) a holistic, home-based program that empowers parents and caregivers as their children’s first teachers.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Empowerment and equality: Changes in patient expectations and the democratization of medical information are pushing physicians and institutions to shed paternalistic mindsets. In our article, Acquiring Patients and Donors: Trust is the Foundation , we mentioned how important trust is in the process of acquiring new patients and donors.

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