Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week, I wrote about Twestival , the most recent example of fundraising on Twitter and a networked fundraiser of a scale we haven't seen before. I titled the post " Look Out Here Comes Everybody To Raise Money for charity:water on Twitter " with a wink to Clay Shirky's work. Says Ben, "We knew each other on Twitter."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… 5) Provide the necessary tools. You may also want to consider using an engagement tool to help push out messages to your team that they can share with just the click of a button. 7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program.

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NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2009

The good news is that the thoughtful, well-researched way you put technology strategies and tools to work is going to help your organization get beyond "weathering the storm", ensuring it thrives during this crisis. twitter: ntenhross. Tags: NPTech NTEN npecon. And, as one member recently told me: .

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Call2Action's Spark™ combines video with action tools in one shareable widget. On your hard drive, right now, you have a program plan, a policy, a template, a resource guide or tool that one of your colleagues is looking for. Come play with some cool new tech tools at the Microsoft booth (free drink tickets)! Spinx, Inc.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Call2Action's Spark™ combines video with action tools in one shareable widget. On your hard drive, right now, you have a program plan, a policy, a template, a resource guide or tool that one of your colleagues is looking for. Come play with some cool new tech tools at the Microsoft booth (free drink tickets)! Spinx, Inc.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

And in each of these we will talk a bit about tools, tactics and strategies. Analog Tools. What this means for tools, specifically, is that we don’t actually like technology. The tools in an analog world fulfilled a specific function but did not influence our planning or programs. Digital Tools. So let’s dive in!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We were also very lucky that Claire Sale volunteered to be our Twitter advocate who monitored the Twitter stream and verbalized important points and insights. . Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

But social media is only a tool. And like any tool, you have to know how to use it. Fundraising is all about building relationships and social media is just one tool to help you do that. Learn to use TikTok’s editing tools, and start posting videos to see what catches on. Almost everyone is on Facebook. It’s not an ATM.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2009

With a small staff, big hearts, and the right mix of singles, bunts and a few homeruns, MLF continues to raise more funds, increase its volunteer base of more than 12,000 and accomplish its mission of providing food, clothing, dignity, and housing to the homeless and indigent working poor. The winner will get a Kindle 2!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2009

With a small staff and the right mix of singles, bunts and a few homeruns, MLF continues to raise more funds, increase its volunteer base of more than 12,000 and accomplish its mission of providing food, clothing, dignity, and housing to the homeless and indigent working poor. The winner will get a Kindle 2!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

I got on Beth Kanter ’s case a while back , when she was posting about "Tagging for social change. " One of the things I said to Beth was: I have to admit to some hesitance even thinking about a phrase like "Tagging to make social change." Are there actually really any fewer homeless people?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

On the stage with me were two of my favorite free agents, Mark Horvath (next to me on stage) and Shawn Ahmed (virtually through Twitter and video). Free agents are also fluent in social media and take advantage of the social media tool set to do everything organizations have always done, but outside of institutional walls.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ll keep an eye on the Twitter feed as well. You were looking at some sort of return on investment selection tool or something before you put an appeal to those donors in the mail. And again, something like Bloomerang is so fantastic for that because there’s options to add all those tags. You can also tweet us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2011

Last year, I connected with Stephanie Rudat over a year ago when we were both named on a list of 11 Twitter Activists You Should Be Following. (It is also how I met Mark Horvath, an activist for homelessness). Post images on Twitter, Facebook, your blogs. Stephanie is the founder of the Alliance of Youth Movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

The team uses social media, twitter to initiate community generosity projects. Also in 2008, Daily Bread Food Bank , a local organization, announced that contributions had been sparse and unless something changed, homeless people would go hungry. Several Twitter social change users started to urge others in the community to do something.

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