sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

For Washington’s National Park Fund , the optimized Online Giving form from Blackbaud compliments and reinforces the language, look, and feel of their website, improving a donor’s experience as they scroll. Data from early adopters illustrates the tangible benefits of a seamless checkout process.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing excellence in nonprofit management. Make small changes, perhaps tweak the language a little or edit the question into a simpler format. What if English is not their first language?

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Relying too heavily on technology means that those who lack the resources, language skills, and savvy to use technology to its full potential are left behind. English as a second language. In addition to deepening inequities for low-income people, modern technology has a way of isolating or segmenting people by language.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

An expert on agricultural economics and spatial analysis, Jerry most recently served as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where he led major projects on food security and climate change issues.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

While city, state, and regional-level data exist, the Congressional District Health Dashboard launched in January 2023 as a first-of-its-kind resource, offering trusted data on health and its drivers for all 435 (and Washington DC) U.S. congressional districts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. There were many products demos and discussed, but I really liked the demo of cool things you could do with your smartphone. As I work more and more internationally, translation from different languages has become critical.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2012

I wrote about a version of this one last year, but the language of this version is so tortured that I have to post it. FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Washington, D.C. 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Washington, D.C. No official-looking seal this time. Sender: FBI OFFICE (office.fbi3@gmail.com).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Washington Square Magazine, which is published by Viji’s alma matter San Jose State University, included a profile of Viji in their most recent issue. Viji has set up partnerships with several noted publishers including Seasons Publishing, based in Chennai, India and Sahitya Akademy which publishes award-winning titles in 15 local languages.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2020

Wading through the interim guidelines and other materials one finds a lot of tax code language and legalese, which can be more than a little overwhelming if, like me, you are not an expert in these matters. To date, the IRS has provided only interim guidance regarding Section 4960 as it considers public comments and drafts final regulations.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

“I hear people say all the time that email is underperforming or dying, but that certainly hasn’t been the case for us,” said Rebecca Sparenberg, vice president of digital marketing for the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C. Research backs this up.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington to discuss how nonprofit organizations can best leverage new technologies. For a recent webinar, Blackbaud experts invited panelists from nonprofit consulting firm Cause and Solution, Inc.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Over three months and 15 fundraising appeals, we tested using custom language for mid-level prospects, including thanking them for their support, describing the impact of the group, and asking them to make an Impact Circle-qualifying gift. The strategy was designed to create a ‘surround sound’ across social media and news websites. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

According to Ed Bice, the short term goal is to just make sure that information is flowing between language communities and the longer term goal is to network these communities. What is needed, perhaps, is a Twitter Annotation project to facilitate translation of languages.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 26, 2009

The interesting thing here for me is that they aren't using the language of social entrepreneurship or social enteprise. Carlos was frank about the focus in Washington on creating jobs. They are the organization charged with national service and will be hosting the Social Innovation Fund.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 6, 2006

I'll have a ton more to say about Indian languages over the next few days! and people start getting access to English language books in 2007. Leaning almost entirely on India's technology skill base, the work needed to make the other 22 official Indian languages accessible starts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Carie Lewis explained that the Humane Society worked often and early to build buy-in: “We wanted the upper management to speak the social language, we wanted to get them online. Meg Biallas is a Communications Associate with Fight Crime: Invest in Kids in Washington, D.C. Sometimes our president tweets more than the organization!”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

When you’re live and in the room, you can observe body language and adjust accordingly. The body language code was as follows: ! = audience has questions or confused (puzzled looks on faces or raised hands). So, I asked our session moderator to use her cell phone and text me updates while Liz or I were presenting.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

As our understanding of the problem has evolved, the language we use has evolved too. With nearly 200 food banks nationwide and offices in Washington D.C. Food insecurity. Nutrition insecurity. Of course, nutrition insecurity is far from a new problem, and it’s gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2013

For example, you could take a 5-week coding class from the University of Toronto or a 10-week course from the University of Washington. You can take classes in different coding languages, from PHP to Ruby to Python. Coursera offers many different options so you can pick a class depending on your needs. Reference Sites and Books.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 13, 2014

A friend’s daughter wants friends and family to help fund a 20 day immersive program in New York and Washington DC. Take a minute and consider that what you wrote might not look like the English language to your computer and ask yourself why that is. This week I received a crowdfunding request. And then I read her personal appeal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Natural Language Processing. His views on the philanthropic world have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , USA Today , The Los Angeles Times , and on National Public Radio. Perhaps the key to Big Data success can be found amongst the myriad of technologies and terminologies that exist today: Hadoop. Machine Learning.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The software is intended to accompany the book, a needed resource as the thinking and language is non-traditional; the book is very explanatory. Director, Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program, The Aspen Institute, Washington ,DC. To access the free software, you can register your organization here. Abramson, Ph.D.,

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Bank of America’s Philanthropic Solutions manages more than 150 foundations, primarily in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Vermont and Washington.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

The movement started last June with the first Crisis Camp barcamp held in Washington. magnitude earthquake leveled Haiti, folks mobilized quickly via Facebook and Twitter to hold Crisis Camps January 16 in Washington, Los Angeles, and elsewhere. These preliminary efforts paid off. After the 7.0-magnitude

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

In a world with more than 6,000 languages we need to support people, cultures, and countries in developing and delivering options that work for them. She received her BA from the University of Washington, and her MBA from UC Berkeley. It’s imperative we put society on equal footing with self-interest. O is for options.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

Real World Supporter Engagement from MomsRising and the Washington Trails Association , Debra Askanese. Breaking Through Language Barriers with Technology , Sara Peralta. Video Clip from 13NTC Session #13NTCcur8 , Red Racoon Interactive. Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 , Michael DeLong.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

But what if I tell her in a language she doesn't understand? He is the former Washington Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, a communications research and policy think tank. Data un-communicated, or ineffectively communicated, amount to personal knowledge or useless raw material.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

Real World Supporter Engagement from MomsRising and the Washington Trails Association , Debra Askanese. Breaking Through Language Barriers with Technology , Sara Peralta. Video Clip from 13NTC Session #13NTCcur8 , Red Racoon Interactive. Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 , Michael DeLong.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

HootSuite even automatically translates your posts to French or other languages for visitors coming from other countries. You can also schedule updates in advance, track mentions of your organization or keywords, and find out what keywords people used to reach your site -- you might be surprised!

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

Chances are, even if you have, that’s not your actual title (although we recognize some job descriptions do use this language). It originated as a more gender-inclusive alternative to Latino or Latina, as the Spanish language has a built-in gender system that differentiates masculine and feminine words.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

This year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC, had a lot to offer for the nonprofits in attendance, and TechSoup was no exception. Language has power, so wield it carefully. We sent several of our best representatives to meet our fellow nonprofits and take in the latest tech info from the sessions.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2019

This information must be presented to data subjects “in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.” (Art. It isn’t just the ‘what’ that matters for these disclosures, but also the ‘how.’ Make it easy to read and understand. The New York Privacy Act (S.5642,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

An article in the Washington Post notes that "fewer than 1% of those who have joined a cause have actually donated money through [the Facebook Causes] application." Find success. Friendraising Not Fundraising If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now. It doesn't work that way. Communities matter.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

To back up: Many communications professionals have long viewed the traditional mainstream outlets (such as The Washington Post, New York Times , and the main broadcast news networks) as the gold standard, regardless of who their work impacts or who their audiences are. How do we continuously evaluate and improve our work with storytellers?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2010

This morning, I gave the keynote address for the Washington Museums Association annual conference. The language is personal, enthusiastic, and inclusive. Their theme was “Building Community through Collaboration.” The One Million Giraffes project has very simple rules : make a giraffe (not using a computer).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Participants in the Summit recognized that if we can overcome challenges of verification, duplication, language, privacy, and culture, we will be in a position to empower the public to share valuable information with all of us.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

While city, state, and regional-level data exist, the Congressional District Health Dashboard launched in January 2023 as a first-of-its-kind resource, offering trusted data on health and its drivers for all 435 (and Washington DC) U.S. congressional districts. This inspiring work took home two awards this year!

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