Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time. Here’s a few tips on how to deal with it: 1.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2011

Are you utilizing your LinkedIn profile to promote your organization? Confused by the best attributes to share in your profile summary or headline? Speaking of free, Network for Good just released The Online Fundraiser's Checklist 2.0. It is full of great tips and helpful checklists for your next online fundraising campaign.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once given the green light, fundraisers can join the page or be placed there by admins. Donation Carts help to transform giving day donations into an interactive and enjoyable online shopping journey. Here’s how it works: organization admins create a page for approval.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

to your profile or raising funds through. When the follower taps an answer it either turns red or green based on whether or not it was the right answer. We urge our clients to try to find time in their busy schedules to stay connected online and we find that Stories are a fun and interactive way to do just that! donate button.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2. with Gwen Bell As I mentioned in my post, Taking Back Your Time: Is Unplugging the New Green? What are you giving up by being online so much? What needs are you trying to fulfill for yourself online that could be better met offline? Hanging out with Siel/Green LA Girl.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

In her piece How Online Work Can Save America , Leila Chirayath Janah talks about her work with Samasource , which employs people living in poverty in developing countries to do online "microwork" for companies like Ask.com and Intuit. I remain somewhat skeptical that online work will save America.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

Fundraising Software: Fundraising software facilitates donations, fundraising events, and other online fundraising activities. Sudden increases in new donor accounts or records can make it very hard to manage your donor database effectively, especially if you’re only allowed a limited number of donor profiles.

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2012

There's a lot going on at the NTC, so here's a step by step guide to using myNTC , the online conference community, to plan your schedule: Step 1: Access Your Account. After registering for the NTC – or the Online NTC – you received an email (from sarah@nten.org ) with details about accessing your account. Step 2: Update Your Profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

To build your online brand? Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. Are you using social media primarily to raise money? To secure new volunteers? To increase your website traffic?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

This year, you’ll find detailed write-ups of The Raisers Edge (i) from Blackbaud and Talisma Fundraising Online from Campus Management, both of which were not in the report previously, and shorter reviews of several other new systems. There are lots of lower-cost alternatives profiled in the report as well.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2011

Each week I share meatless recipes I've tried from cookbooks and online. Another new recipe I made this week was the "Sushi Roll Edamame Salad" with "Green Onion-Miso Vinaigrette" from Appetite for Reduction. Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns. You can see my past Meatless Monday posts by clicking here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The project is a hyperlocal source of information about living green–powered by network of environmental activists, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations. It celebrates the natural beauty of the area while educating the community about a green life style. Cara talked about the network formation phase of the project.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2011

Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran. Yet due to old fashion organizing on the ground, the protests have escalated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

QR Codes (Quick Response) is a bar code that can be scanned by your mobile phone (with a free app) and are currently being used with print media (or t-shirt media) to point people to more information online. As SFGMC continues to “go green,&# we have for the first time made our concert program available on line pre-show.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Naples, FL: Photos Online 501 TechClub SWFL Netsquared. Singapore: Clean & Green Hacakathon 2013. Denver, CO: Lighten Your Load with Online Tools. We profiled Toronto’s Net2Local organizer Tierney Smith to learn why TechSoup Canada hosts a meetup group. Wednesday, November 6. Friday, November 8.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. And the many, many hyper local and niche causes that touch the lives of their online communities not by the millions, but by the hundreds or thousands everyday. There are the ongoing efforts to fight Swine Flu, or new successes like LiveStrong.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I was profiled on Linux.com. A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. That’s kinda fun! I “live the open source lifestyle.&# Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. Find our in-depth profile of Information Technology Exchange on TechSoup for Libraries. Shoreline Solar. Images 1 and 3: Braided River.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Come meet SonicLiving staff at next week's San Francisco Online Community Report MeetUp. Jim profiles a new project dedicated to informing the public about greenwashing. Amy reports on Green Mountain Coffee's new grants to reduce climate change. Robert takes another look at mobile giving. From TechSoup Global Labs: NetSquared.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

I spend a lot (and I mean a lot) of time trying to figure out how to use social networking, bookmarking and news sites to enhance the National Wildlife Federation's online presence. Anne is the online media coordinator for Green Hour® , an NWF program geared toward getting children outside in nature.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. DISNEY PROJECT GREEN: Play games, donate points and help a charity win $100,000. Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act. What if video games could change the world? They already are.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Impact Nonprofit Donor Databases: The Ultimate Guide 35 min read Read Now The Five Best CRMs for Small Nonprofits Our team has reviewed the available options and determined that the following five systems are the best options for small nonprofits: Neon CRM Bloomerang Little Green Light Network for Good Excel or Google Sheets 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

Of course, it is also important to a get full profile of the negative impact the corporation is trying to reduce with its CSR program. This isn't green washing - its a legitimate way to advance multiple interests. This makes me think of another criteria in our selection of case studies that the examples show a long term commitment.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Common donor database features To effectively keep donor data organized, manage reports, and enable data segmentation, you should look for a donor database with the following necessary features: Robust supporter profiles. Leverage information in these profiles to build relationships with your supporters and encourage continued engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. Michael Stein has reclaimed his technorati profile. It's an online collaborative mapping tool. Green Technology. Another online social networking cause-related fundraising site !

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Everyaction

APRIL 9, 2018

And for any donor profile, fundraisers need the ability to see a unified steam of contact history across mediums to make informed plans and decisions. Make sure that every online donor has an enjoyable experience by using simple forms, that can be customized to showcase the reason your supporters are donating.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

This morning Peggy Duvette and Angus Parker from WiserEarth spent some time at the Foundation sharing their experiences in building successful online communities of action and networks of networks on the WiserEarth online platform. When you set up an account, it is much like setting up a profile on a social network.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We are all online these days whereas in 1998 it was a much more mixed bag. In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Advergirl heard this story too and made the following observation: Online is quickly becoming the most personal thing we do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

  And, for what it is worth, I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile.  So, if pink or red are not your colors, what about green?    Maybe more women in the nonprofit technology space will turn their blogs pink!!     Early detection is important. 

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2011

This piece is part of an occasional series we do at GreenTech to profile leaders in the Green IT field. publication, Green IT For Dummies. There are now many general books on green IT, but Green IT For Dummies remains one of the most readable and practical introductions to the field for people in small and medium sized offices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

It probably isn't too early to start thinking about that busy year-end online fundraising season. Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Last winter, after Harry and I had a conversation about global warming (and quite a conversation it was for a then eight-year old), and we collaborated on a series of green videos. The organizations listed are profiled by other young people. Spend it together online, checking out pictures and project descriptions."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." And besides, going online means sending fewer fundraising letters, which makes it appealing to penny-pinchers and environmentalists alike.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Virtual drinks are very much needed on this Facebook profile. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. Fundraising 2.0 Hurry the deadline is today!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2012

Keeping your critical data on an online cloud service has sparked ongoing debate in the nonprofit sector, not just in the U.S., "Yes, there will be high profile mistakes, but tell me there haven’t been virus infestations and data breaches within hundreds, if not thousands of small not-for-profits. but all over the world.

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