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MARCH 8, 2013

Today is International Women’s Day which has been observed since the early 1900s (here’s a good history ). Today is International Women’s Day which has been observed since the early 1900s (here’s a good history). The UN highlights a different theme for International Women’s Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2019

Adam traced the history of how fundraising practices, from face-to-face, direct mail, telemarketing, digital, mobile, and AI. It’s the 21st century version I what I did years ago. Send a paper survey to people asking what they care about, engage with them, share information they are interested in, and ask them to give.”

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Someone sent out a tweet wondering if London’s Natural History Museum and Science Museum went to war, which would win. Take for example the # AskACurator hashtag created by a digital expert who works with museums almost five years ago and still active today. One museum said they have dinosaurs; the other said they have robots.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

It allows you to search beyond the Twitter history in search which is only a few days. Twitter history is useful for documentation and presentations. I’ve been looking for a tool like this and grateful that Avi Kaplan told me about Snapbird. Storify is a content curation tool.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

The photo above is of Rob Stuart in 1997 at a meeting in Montana to create a plan at what eventually became NTEN – thoughtfully documented in photos by Gavin Clabaugh and included in the nptech history wiki. Rob, you will be missed. Thank you for leadership and inspiration in the early days.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Visit the Doodle Museum to view the history of doodles. It’s first Valentine’s Day logo appeared in 2000, looks quite primitive compared to today’s this American Life style animated and audio doodle. Generosity Day: This got started in 2011 by Sasha Dichter, Scott Case, Ellen McGirt, and Katya Andresen.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

blog and executive director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History , told me about this amazing and fun co-created card game to help you think about self-care activities called the The Space Deck. Nina Simon, a long time colleague and author of the Museum 2.0

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APRIL 13, 2015

Track the history of volunteerism, and the social, cultural, and technological shifts that will shape its future. The book is about: Striking a balance between actionable strategy and broad discussion of the issues surrounding volunteerism, Volunteer Engagement 2.0

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APRIL 23, 2014

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). As of March, 2014 Instagram has 200 million users.

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MARCH 6, 2014

She managed to gather a bunch of celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Spacey, Jared Leto, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong’o and Brad Pitt for a selfie that made the history books as the most retweeted tweet. According to Mashable which detailed the numbers in this post , with over 3.2 million RTs.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

People donate and volunteer because of a history, an affinity, or a relationship with a nonprofit. Principles for Responsible Crowdfunding. All parties must protect the integrity of the relationship between donors and nonprofits.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

She also traced the history of nonprofit capacity building field and how the unit of analysis needs to change – from that of organizations to networks. She talked about the implications of that and the different way of working – through networks. She challenged the room full of funders to change their mindset.

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APRIL 6, 2012

And the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum won Best Video Storytelling with “ Yes, That’s My Father “, a stirring narrative about history, memory, and personal closure.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history – from religious ceremonies to common rituals like saying hello or shaking hands. The Power of Workplace Rituals To Nurture Resilience. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

I’m excited to announce a major milestone in GuideStar’s history. Introducing the New GuideStar Nonprofit Profile – Guest Post by Jacob Harold, Guidestar. GuideStar’s vision is to drive philanthropy by increasing nonprofit data collection, distribution, and innovation.

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APRIL 21, 2014

Whether compared to adoption of the wheel, the car, or even fire, the mobile phone is the most popular tool in human history. Top 6 Tips for Taking Your Cause Mobile Guest Blog by Darian Rodriguez Heyman. But the real question is, how can your nonprofit leverage this device for social change?

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MARCH 5, 2013

The author has over three decades of experience working with nonprofits to help them embrace performance assessment and experience as director of assessment and knowledge development at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. Thus, performance management was a way to drive activities, not results.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history. And while illness isn’t the most energizing start of a new year, I kept replaying the words from the ballon song in the new Mary Poppins movie, “ there is no place to go but up.”

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. Institute for Strategic Clarity, March 15. See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Here’s a few of the practices that I thought are especially useful for nonprofits: Start with a conflict inventory and assessment: Andrea offers a great list of questions to help you take a careful review of your organization’s conflict culture and history to help you analyze potential risks and areas for improvement. There is also a (..)

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

This cohort was more successful than any other group in GlobalGiving history. We had more than 600 nonprofits from 88 countries working hard to meet a $5,000 goal in our quarterly Accelerator program this month. Repeat giving rates haven’t changed. This is compared with 7.3% among non-disaster projects in the same period of 2016.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Mitch has a long-time history with online communities – having been involved with online communities for over a decade and so he has context. In an age of fast-paced technology changes, we can often forget just how valuable having a context is.

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MAY 17, 2012

The main exhibition tells the history of Rwanda leading up to the genocide, what happened, and the aftermath. The site operations a Genocide Archive, a Museum, Education and Social programs, and a memorial garden and burial grounds. The exhibition in the Museum has three main sections.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

” Now certainly development professionals have a history of using research – think donor research for big endowment campaigns. Tools like this and others in development – are somewhat new addition to the fundraiser’s tool box and a new form of strategy – “Data-Driven Fundraising.”

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JUNE 29, 2007

It has been used for the Facing History site as part of Arn Chorn Pond's story. Facing History and Ourselves trains middle school and high school teachers. My best photograph was of three monks collecting offerings in Roteang Village. I'm so honored.

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MAY 14, 2012

Much of the “good” done throughout history has been financed by what one could call “repentant sinners,” such as Carnegie with his libraries, funded by the exploitation of labor in the days of the robber barons. Or, as posed on the Chronicle of Philanthropy LinkedIn Group: Can philanthropy ever be evil? Has anyone ever confronted this issue?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Museum of History and Industry ( MOHAI) uses social media to engage with Seattle residents whom they would not be able to connect with otherwise and have a say in how history is being interpreted. The video is part of a series of “MOHAI Minute&# videos on Youtube.

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MARCH 15, 2012

At The Philanthropic Initiative, when we look back at donors with a history of both quick wins and long-term successes, we often talk about it in terms possessing both the restlessness that drives them deeper and the patience needed to keep them committed throughout the long-haul to an often elusive vision.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2009

Why Non-Profits Are So Good at Social Media : Alexandra Samuel of Social Signal has a post over at the Harvard Business School that makes the case that nonprofits have a long history of relationship development and positions them well for social media success. She summarizes five key lessons from early adopters in the nonprofit sector.

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MAY 10, 2007

By Michael Markman, Peter Hirshberg, Bob Kalsey; Produced for The Computer History Museum). Movie Trailer: In celebration of the publication of Chris Anderson's book, "The Long Tail," The old world of media faces an invasion from another planet. The horror. The horror. (By

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AUGUST 5, 2016

And yet for the first time in recorded history, more than half of Americans (55%) left vacation days unused, which equates to 658 million unused vacation days. .” The study found that there was a gap between intention and actual practice.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

UNICEF has a history of innovation. Having specialists in-house means we’re always monitoring trends and looking for opportunities. We regularly mix individuals across teams to get the benefit of cross-disciplinary insight and that spark that often happens.- What are your 2-3 tips or advice for ngos about using pinterest?

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AUGUST 15, 2007

Dirk notes on the Riders List: Noel was really interested in getting out my history with Circuit Riding and how its impacted my current work with Tactical Tech. Noel Hidalgo is currently traveling the globe doing interviews with folks about the intersection between technology and social justice work. He interviewed Dirk Slater in Brighton.

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MAY 11, 2016

For the first time in the history of the field, Platinum will allow us to address nonprofit performance measurement at scale. And that’s why, today, GuideStar is launching our newest and highest tier of our Nonprofit Profiles— GuideStar Platinum. We know that nonprofit effectiveness measurement can be complex and contentious.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

We were asked to listen to a PPT presentation that shared the history, mission, goals, challenges and opportunities. But, there was a twist – we were asked to do critical or active listening. Technique #1: Rose, Bud, Thorn (Understanding). We had to understand the problem and the challenge we were working on.

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APRIL 10, 2007

Then it needs to go into the NpTech History wiki. Look at the larger version here and use the Flickr notes tool to identify the other people.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

Hurricane Sandy caused over 100 deaths in 10 states and left more people in the dark than any other storm in United States history. Through our nation’s history, this light has served as a beacon to millions looking for a better life. “It’s not a nightmare,” I said, “It’s for real.”.

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