Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

A passionate technology-for-good advocate, Gerardo has made major contributions to Benetech’s social mission since he joined us over four years ago. He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs.

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Open Source Literacy eBook Empowerment 184

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

Mission: Empowerment of children and youth and mobilize for and enable the restoration of 1 trillion new trees worldwide. Trees are one of the most powerful tools we have to combat the climate crisis. Vice President, Tech for Social Impact, Salesforce.org. Plant for the Planet. About the Author. Cheryl Timoney.

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Ireland Challenge Empowerment Local 97

The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Armored for the Future: Tools and Strategies for Tomorrow’s Nonprofits To navigate these tumultuous waters, nonprofit leaders are harnessing innovative strategies: Diversifying Fundraising: Beyond traditional methods, embracing online campaigns, and corporate partnerships.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

Not everyone can afford a top-shelf branding agency when they start out, this tool might help give a starting point for creating a persona. Communication preferences : Knowing how your donors prefer to communicate, whether it’s email, social media, phone, or direct mail, can help you deliver your message to them more effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. So, imagine how I must have felt two years ago when I became the Executive Director of the Social Sector Accelerator.

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NCE Social Media

MAY 18, 2009

There are 7 things identified by Mediagiest that are benefits of social media. Empowerment of niches communities and small businesses – It used to be that only in a city someone could find others with a shared interest in an area outside of popular culture. Social media is a new power and it comes in two flavors.

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Social Media Media Social Empowerment 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

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. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2012

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking Deanna Zandt is a media technologist and the author of Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. She is a Research Fellow at the Center for Social Media at American University. Deanna Zandt, author, Share This!

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Cause Camp helps give attendees the tools and confidence to manage that reality.” Are you excited yet?

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Causes Consultant Empowerment Storytelling 92

Givinga

JANUARY 26, 2021

It’s impossible to predict when it will be needed, but when technology and tools are ready to be activated, companies can respond to any disaster type at any time. Last summer, for example, our client LIVELY approached us about using their matching funds to initiate a social justice campaign. Rallying around a cause – with options.

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Teach Giving Sacramento Disaster 52

Kindful

AUGUST 17, 2021

For many board members, their failure to engage stems from a lack of confidence in their own ability to raise funds, especially through new avenues like digital fundraising tools. Create social media messages with clear calls to action—to donate, volunteer, post, or share stories and events. Thank and acknowledge them.

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Digital Fundraising Synchronous Empowerment 62

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. Pulitzer’s tactics were not exactly the same as what I call constituent empowerment but it is pretty close. Let me tell you about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

There’s been a nice crop of social media books published this spring! This book offers principles to guide corporations and nonprofits to think through a social media strategy that is aligned with communications or marketing goals. The book identifies four categories for a social media strategy. Shareability.

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Empowerment Chapter Measure Social Media 99

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This means giving them tools, training, and useful advice, so they become good at what they do. Taking it further: Boosting empowerment through calendars You can also use calendars to support growth. This tool helps them do their roles well, showing how much they mean to the organization and their role as board members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

The use of mobile and social media enhanced the experience beyond having the standard back channel via a hashtag on Twitter, but the substance of his comments resonated. What terrific advice for social media strategies too. Mobile Technology and Social Media and Real Time Learning. The lunchtime conversation was with Emmett D.

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Social Media Mobile Professional Conference 101

Qgiv

AUGUST 12, 2021

To raise additional funds for a construction project, PJCC created a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign with Qgiv’s tools. The Sharing Center didn’t let a little social distancing hold them back from fully stocking their food pantry! Hard as Nails is a Catholic nonprofit whose focus is on direct missions and youth empowerment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

In a follow up blog post by Pamela Passman, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs, who was our host for the event, she amplifies this point. “Our citizenship work is grounded in the power of our people, our products and our partners to address social and economic opportunity. This enables us to have impact, scale and sustainability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2008

s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). s Technology Empowerment Centre. tools and other ICTs to effectively develop and advance their work. tools and other ICTs to effectively develop and advance their work. I've boiled it down to a few networking principles that work not matter what tool or site you're using.

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Africa Empowerment Mentoring Tools 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. I’ve been committed to working on technology capacity building for organizations serving Women and Girls empowerment. We work closely with our private sector partners to provide tools, products, advisors and resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. as a form of self expression and identification.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. as a form of self expression and identification.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The project is called “ Tech2Empower ,” organized by Wake , an organization on a quest to leverage technology for women’s empowerment globally. I’m giving my support as well as sharing my teaching and technology skills with Women’s Rights organizations in Ukraine. In Ukraine, nearly 2 million people are internally displaced.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

The report analyzes many examples of networks and provides tools and tips for Network-Centric Grantmaking. Diana Scearce, who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on the Network of Networked Funders project, is the report author. The report is pure gold. Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

Note From Beth: With the rise of mobile adoption and the primary use to access the Internet and social platforms, it is reaching across consumer segments of all income levels. Zero Divide published a report called “Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now”. It’s time for change.

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Profit Student Review Empowerment 110

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

At PIMCO, we understand that it’s our responsibility to effect meaningful social change, both as members of an organization and as part of our larger communities. Tools of Engagement. We use this commitment to community as a tool for social good, and as a responsibility to our core beliefs and the values that drive us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Arianna Huffington endorsed our book: “Kanter and Sherman provide an essential guide for nonprofits looking to make a positive social impact on their communities and around the world.”. WAKE works closely with private sector partners to provide tools, products and volunteer advisors. You can order your copy here.

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Cambodia Empowerment Nonprofit Training 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

I wonder if the secret sauce is to do a cost/benefit analysis before you start preparing your favorite social media sauce? Do they get social media? You also need to analyze the social capital cost. Do we want to encourage our community to use the tools required to participate in the competition? Is it inclusive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The site contains data visualization tools, thanks to a collaboration with the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research at UMass Lowell. If you know of or have examples of data literacy curriculum for nonprofits or data empowerment for community organization, let me know in the comments. Why this resource?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2008

Does your work and interests include how information and communication technology (ICTs) can be used to promote social change? Do you work in an organization whose mission includes social or economic development? s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is looking for mentors to participate in its Networking for Success project.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

In a sense, the news isn't that surprising (being a for-profit company , Causes must focus on platforms generating the most commercial interest), but it's raised a lot of questions about how closely the nonprofit community aligns itself with commercial tools.

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Myspace Causes Empowerment Social Network 43

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

If you've been reading this blog, you know that last week I started to work with NTEN on a social media and nonprofits curriculum development. " Response from Holly Ross: We're trying to first engage the social media "experts" to share their knowledge so we can design a curriculum that addresses the social media "novice."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information. Funders like the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. This post is a roundup of the videos, photos, and tweets from the day. Since Mark works solo, this is a useful tool. My role was to document the event and collect stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog. The evaluation and recognition of peer influence, something that is not only prevalent but inherent in social media, is something that help empower and sustain your communities AND increase your staff capacity. Let’s discuss! What do you think?

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Influence Giving Broadcast Empowerment 114

Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Lots of useful and practical tips and tools for using measurement for learning and continuous improvement. A little more about the Webinar: Is your organization producing reliable, measurable data that supports your social media practice? She specializes in the areas of community engagement, deliberation and empowerment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am , will feature fundraising and social media gurus Katya Andresen, Danielle Brigida, Tracy Equality Viselli, Jocelyn Harmon and more. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Social Change Won’t Happen Unless Philanthropy Gives More Power to Grassroots Leaders. Social Innovation Alone Can’t Solve Racial Inequality. Sometimes the best thing we donors can do to advance social justice is to just write the check and get out of the way. Rethinking Social Justice Grantmaking.

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