Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Not sure if your followers are paying attention to you on Twitter? Want to get started on Twitter but don't know where to start?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country. Silicon Valley, CA – July 26.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Maximizing each partners’ strength, global reach and diverse experience, we are coming together to tell the story of progress (and lack thereof) for girls and women against the promises guaranteed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. Which goals helped you stay on track in past campaigns? It’s what determines your chances of success or failure.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. The concept is that people can tweet the @bicyclerack Twitter account. Using tweets' GPS, the database can then track where the rack is.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Maximizing each partners’ strength, global reach and diverse experience, we are coming together to tell the story of progress (and lack thereof) for girls and women against the promises guaranteed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Not sure if your followers are paying attention to you on Twitter? Want to get started on Twitter but don't know where to start?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

I'm in Kuwait for the 10th Annual Conference of the " Global Development Network ", a "global network of research and policy institutes that work on facilitating and applying research to policy development and practice." It's a three-day gathering of economists and development policy experts from almost every continent.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Organized by Insafe , and co-founded by the European Union, Safer Internet Day is a global campaign that encourages responsible use of online technologies and services. Join the global conversation by: Sharing a safety tip directly on Microsoft's Safer Online site. Joining the Safer Internet Day Twitter party. Safety Wisdom.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Friday, July 15.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

This spring, we’ve been evaluating some of the new social platforms on the market to see if there is anything new that would help elevate nonprofit and/or public sector missions. It helps create a vibrant, spontaneous conversation around an issue or topic that ties to the organization’s goal. A reprieve from video fatigue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Essentially, nonprofits have been advertising Facebook to untold millions for free helping it become the powerhouse that it is today – the largest, most active social networking website on the Web. They helped launch the company Causes. Facebook would do well to follow the lead of Twitter, MySpace and YouTube.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. The Mobile Giving Foundation already provides help to charities in developing mobile giving capacity.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

But, as the stay at home orders that were in place at the onset of this global pandemic are being lifted, social distancing orders remain in place for the foreseeable future. It will help reduce potential spread AND keep the audience lively and engaged. Just because you have to stay local doesn’t mean you can’t put on a global event.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats? " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats? on Twitter and Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Globally, 1 in 3 girls around the world is denied an education by the daily realities of poverty, violence and discrimination. Making it through both primary and secondary education is critical to girls being able to help break the cycle of poverty. Why is this all important? The photo above is Leng Sopharath.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Brian Solis , Global Innovation Evangelist and Digital Anthropologist, calls this Generation Novel, or Gen N. Brian Solis, and psychologists and neurobiologists, uses the term somatic marker to help define this experience and its effects. What did you learn that will help you navigate the way forward? And how did this work out?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

"we20 meetings will create people plans, policy plans, business plans and other plans on local, national and global issues. Once we20 meets critical mass (and we sort our lives out), we will help you to implement your plans using web applications and partnerships." A great example of organizing on the social web. "we20

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The most recent session of Nonprofits Live was devoted to helping organizations that struggle with balancing respecting free speech and open dialogue while protecting privacy. The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And it’s been a pleasure to get to know you a little bit, Francis, in planning for this webinar, and what an extensive body of work in helping people plan for and use technology effectively inside organizations. This webinar was recorded on September 24, 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Now its fourth edition, the 2019 Global NGO Technology Report has over 1,000 useful statistics for NGOs, NPOs, and charities worldwide. Nonprofit Tech for Good will promote your blog post or article on Twitter and in our weekly email newsletter. 5) 80% say that their board helps, rather than hinders, their use of social media.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

But, as the stay at home orders that were in place at the onset of this global pandemic are being lifted, social distancing orders remain in place for the foreseeable future. It will help reduce potential spread AND keep the audience lively and engaged. Just because you have to stay local doesn’t mean you can’t put on a global event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Evaluation and Learning sessions help grantmakers and their partners better use evaluation to foster learning and make real-time improvements in their work. Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results. Gigi Barsoum, Consultant, Barsoum Policy Consulting.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Policy-oriented organizations have long produced dizzying amounts of statistical content. In the past, rows and rows of data would die a quick death in thick policy reports or inscrutable spreadsheets. At the heart of most issue-focused policy and research is data analysis. Kurt Voelker, Forum One Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

” Next up was an armchair discussion with Lela Janah, Founder and CEO of Samasource with Noah Wintroub, Global Head of Internet and Digital Media at JP Morgan. ” And, of course, someone set up a spoof Twitter account. He was talking about the issue of food waste. “The cows will be tweeting.”

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

The weekend event is organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness and many other organizations and companies. Check out these resources from TechSoup Global and beyond. NetSquared can help! More Resources. Want to learn more about hackathons?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day on Monday. TechSoup Global was the co-sponsor and it was great to catch up with long-time colleague, Marnie Webb , Co-Ceo. Connecting With New Colleagues. I invited him to help with the research for the keynote.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Public knowledge, pressure (to change policy) and action increase in strategic areas. I shared some areas of improvement and notes about tools, including Alison Carlman from Global Giving’s spreadsheet. For starters, follow the #sm_re hashtag on Twitter. Our foundation is viewed a valuable information source.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. From the late 1800s up until 1920, the U.S. entered the Progressive Era.

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

User comments are helpful: Overwhelmingly, comments on content are positive or neutral, and there are very few complaints: " The unexpected outcomes of social media for hospitals will be positive, because we’ve anticipated all the negatives" – Lee Aase, Mayo Clinic. isn't always paramount: When hospitals ask for R.O.I.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

So, part of the presentation included a live demonstration on Twitter. peterdeitz Social media is helping nonprofits - and those who fund them - be more open and responsive in how they get things done #packfound. engagejoe social media helps us connect so we can come together in the real world. packfound .

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Helping the women receiving the funds. This may mean making introductions, starting conversations, asking for help, providing leadership opportunities that aren’t on staff. Have people heard of 350.org

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Blurred Policy Lines and the Downsides of Sharing. Does the Sharing Economy Enable Social Good?

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2014

The FCC updated that as of late Tuesday, they had already received more than 780,000 comments, including an open letter from Internet giants Google, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and others. Read what TechSoup Global staff think of their ruling, how the gutting of Net Neutrality hurts nonprofits , and why libraries need to be especially vocal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Invisible Children’s film tapped into a network of celebrities, whose tweets and status updates helped to amplify a simple story and call to action. We can easily fall into the use of shorthand or brand names to describe it: it is “social media” or the internet or Twitter or Facebook. It is an exciting time.

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