Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The world of social media is constantly evolving, and understanding social SEO is imperative for your nonprofit to make the most of organic content. Organic social is considered free, non-paid content created, uploaded, and shared within social platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Visit Grantli to learn more about how I do my grant research and how your own organization can find more appropriate funders and funding opportunities. Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. Her field of expertise is in working with leadership and organizations to build their own bridges from legacy to leading edge by identifying blockers and sparking new ways of thinking, doing and being.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation. The Andrew W.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

cities to commemorate the anniversary. The march in New York City and parallel events that took place across the country are considered a watershed moment for LGBTQIA+ rights and the push for liberation of the LGBTQIA+ community. A year after the riots, the first pride parades took place in several U.S. QC Pride, Inc.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. What is most important is that whoever writes the grant fully understands the project and the organization and how to present both to the funders. . Funding Priority: Education.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

It has been reported that the virus is twice as deadly for Black and Latino people in New York City as compared to whites. Second , national policy must incentivize and prioritize the recruitment and deployment of local, proximate leadership. These racial and ethnic disparities are stark but sadly not surprising.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

While a phrase I personally find a bit crass, as a resident of New York City, I am constantly reminded however of its truth and poignancy. Every week there seems to be new restaurants, clothing stores, entertainment venues… you name it, that are popping up in locations I’ve long known as something else.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

You can look at total contributions, contributions by household, discretionary income by household, and percentage of income given by household at the national, state, county, and local level. Acceptable submission formats include Windows Media, Quick Time and MPEG (files ending in.wmv,avi,mov,mpg or.mp4). Be passionate. Be creative.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

Which means it's the perfect time to invest in your professional development, and seek out opportunities for your organization. Speaking of resources, Microsoft recently offered the licensing to their Local Impact Map , free of cost, to nonprofits. Fortunately, the NTEN community is making it easy this year.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the United Nations Global Compact Network USA Symposium in New York City. A specific focus of the organization is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Make sure your board of directors is educated so they can drive impactful dialogue with key stakeholders.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

What a terrific way to help tell the story of your impact in the community – I can see something similar working for all kinds of organizations, schools, and more. "The Google+), and talk about their behavioral implications.'" " Library Value Calculator | Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library – I love this!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Earlier this year, the Network for Nonprofit Technology Solution Providers (NNTSP) organized as part of TechSoup Global, combining their resources to create a national network of local technology capacity-builders serving the nonprofit sector. National Donations Management Network New Jersey. Aidmatrix New York City.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But healthy donor retention numbers within Neon CRM users show that donors are more than happy to support organizations they’ve previously been involved with. Organizational Identity Certain nonprofits—like healthcare organizations—have missions that make it very easy for donors to connect with them. When Do Donors Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City. Social Impact Through Digital Games. She previously worked with the Washington, D.C.,

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2012

Featured in this week’s round up are discounted conference registrations and new fundraising tools. Oh, and let’s not forget using GIS technology to better connect localities with programs and services. Have more news to share? It’s a great opportunity to learn about building an organization from the ground up.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s a great day for tapping into holiday generosity and increasing exposure for your organization, which is why you need to start preparing now. Many nonprofits begin planning for Giving Tuesday in the summer, but even if you’re new to Giving Tuesday and only have a few weeks to prepare, you can still set yourself up for success.

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Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 98

Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

To start things off, I want to focus on learning outside your organization. Read one thing related to your job a day (news article, blog post, or white paper). Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. on June 10; New York City on September 10; and Boston on September 12. Register today!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world. The Foundation Center knows that collaboration with other organizations is the most effective way to meet the needs of the social sector.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. She is a local government expert and recently founded Equity Agenda, a nonprofit project that helps cities work to achieve gender equity.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How do you determine which technology, or set of technologies, will be best suited to your organization? Here are just two examples from organizations that I found to be most successful and effective. It also posted a host kit online that gave party volunteers the tools they needed to organize a party. Fundraising Events.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The Vera Institute (2015) offers this definition of social impact bonds: “In a social impact bond, private investors fund an intervention through an intermediary organization—and the government repays the funder only if the program achieves certain goals, which are specified at the outset of the initiative and assessed by an independent evaluator.”.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Newest NetSquared Groups.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

If you'd like to learn more about national and global hunger issues, check out the national and international organizations listed below. For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs. Hat tip to Tyson Foods Hunger Relief 's post Hunger Twitterers ).

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

It allows Philadelphia-area residents to enter their address to get information about their local elected officials and their polling location. iMentor received funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to offer organizations grants to use iMentor resources. . Rock on open data and mapping!

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Chris Bernard, Idealware The New York City Anti-Violence Project was founded in 1980 as a reaction to neighborhood incidents of anti-LGBT violence. We also get a lot of administrative volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

To kick things off I want to focus on learning outside of your organization. Read one thing related to your job a day (news article, blog post, or white paper). Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. If you are reading this blog, you already have a head start. Participate in one webinar a month.

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Professional New York City Fundraising DC 47

NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities to do so: you can nominate local unsung heroes or become a speed catcher for young leaders (read on to learn what that means), or find resources to help your organization have a successful fundraising season! 18% do this activity several times a year or more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2009

A group of nonprofit techies share their time and expertise with nonprofits from the local community. This year we saw a record turnout with more than 100 volunteers assisting about 60 Bay-Area organizations. I've had the pleasure of being involved, along with long time colleague Cheryl Hanback , since almost the beginning. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2022

How can you capture this enthusiasm and turn it into support for your organization? Fundraising events are great opportunities to meet new friends, strengthen existing relationships, and serve a vital role in the revenue cycle of a nonprofit. . under a tent?) COVID-19 has forced the issue. incorporating a live component ?with

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Their Service Grant Program makes grants of professional consulting services, delivered pro bono by a team of business professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help nonprofits in the Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington DC metro areas. In the U.S.,

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In our first post – “ The Knitting Factor: Making Skills-Based Volunteering Work for Your Organization ” – we introduced the concept of The Knitting Factor and highlighted three key conditions that make skilled volunteer engagements successful for corporate volunteers, nonprofit partners, and the communities they serve. Skills for Cities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

Since reading the The Networked Nonprofit a couple of years ago, I’ve been on the lookout for nonprofits that typify the new breed of nonprofit organization that is agile, open, community driven, hyper-connected and extremely effective. Fully eight staff members co-founded the organization, but the most well known 350.org

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Marnie gets wonky about things like data, APIs and community organizing, especially when they all come together. We talked to survivors and individuals who ran programs in Kentucky and New York City.

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