Care2

JUNE 21, 2011

Netroots Nation , one of the leading conferences for activists to gather and participate in 70 panels and 30 training training sessions, caucuses and strategy sessions wrapped up on Sunday and had some terrific take-aways. This was my first time at Netroots Nation, but definitely not my last. Participants from across the U.S.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2022

If nonprofits are national, hybrid is a way to stay frictionless. There are still over $400 billion of offline donations that nonprofits process, many of which could be transferred online through recurring giving programs to save both time and resources.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NIST guidelines for cybersecurity While you should still establish a comprehensive cybersecurity plan, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a comprehensive framework for effective cybersecurity you can follow to get an understanding of what your plan should include. Offline files. Unattended devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

8) Promote your fundraiser offline. If you’re looking to extend your reach beyond social media, there are numerous tactics to help your fundraiser gain more visibility offline. Launch a fundraiser for your nonprofit today and start making an even bigger impact locally, nationally, or even globally.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

According to the Corporation for National & Community Service , 20.7 According to a Simmons National Consumer Study (NCS) 94% of adults 70 years or older are using text messaging on a weekly basis. Million older adults contributed more than 3.3 billion hours of service to their communities over the course of a year.

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Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

Put simply, a hybrid fundraising event simultaneously or asynchronously combines offline and online experiences. Perhaps the greatest advantage that comes with a hybrid fundraising event that has an offline and online component is that it keeps the doors open to supporters who prefer one format over the other.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. It's offline fundraising tools were built for development pros. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money. It's actually a unified CRM.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Earlier this week on Frogloop we discussed how four grassroots campaigns (1Sky, Clean Energy Works, the Energy Action Coalition and Focus the Nation) tried to build the Climate Network an unprecedented online community platform. We discussed our vision, our plan of action, what went wrong and how we tried to correct it.

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Care2

MARCH 8, 2011

These issues are exactly why, from April 8-10, thousands who believe that better media is the key to a better world will join together at the National Conference for Media Reform. What kind of social justice is actually achievable when entire communities are shut out from communications technologies?

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Offline Media Online Journal 58

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

And the current estimated national value of each volunteer hour is $29.95 (Independent Sector). Volunteers are a lifeline for many nonprofits. More than 10.4 million volunteers are currently needed to support nonprofits (VolunteerMatch). Let’s do the math and make a conservative estimate.

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Byte Technology

JULY 12, 2016

And whether the site is for a mega multi-national corporation, a mom-and-pop e-tail site or just a personal blog, the results can nevertheless range from mildly annoying to financially devastating. Website hacking is an unfortunate reality in today’s cyber-driven world.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 14, 2021

Gigi’s Playhouse had to pivot their offline events to online events in 2020. It was replicated on a national scale and even won a design award! In the same way that runners are sponsored for mileage in races, gamers can elicit donations based on the levels they reach or other milestones they accomplish.

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Experiment Fundraising Atlanta Digital 120

sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In its 2023–2024 Trendbook, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) estimates that net tuition revenue—tuition minus financial aid—makes up 79% of independent schools’ income. Private and independent schools rely on tuition to fund operations.

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NetWits

MARCH 18, 2009

This is a follow-up to the groundbreaking 2006 report and provides insights into the online and offline trends of donors. Over the past three years, Target Analytics has held a series of annual meetings with a total of twenty-four major national non-profit organizations on the subject of online fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

Growing Virtual Roots – How our online efforts led to amazing offline results – A great case study in community organizing, on and offline, from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. "From the nation’s first film festival for nonprofits and cause advocates, is officially accepting entries for the 2011 festival.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

My colleague Sarah Granger , a nationally recognized expert on online culture and social technology—shows us how digital media is shaping our lives in real time. Online social networks and the Internet are a part of our everyday life, work, and even death – whether we embrace it or not, we need a good guide to navigating this world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I’m just back from a few days mostly offline in the Point Reyes National Seashore area to walk along the beach and appreciate the beautiful views and nature. That balance is not a simple on and off switch – it is understanding how to integrate focused and receptive attentions into our online and offline lives.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

If your organization participates in OpenAIR, it gets more than a new website; your organization becomes a more welcoming organization online — and maybe offline as well. Your organization gains expanded awareness about accessibility online, awareness that is easily translated offline, to the way you work with people face to face.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

Forum One has worked with numerous cultural organizations that play an invaluable role in supporting arts and culture in communities across the country and how they developed virtual spaces representative of their dynamic offerings offline that reach and engage their audiences.

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Arts Culture Arkansas Experiment 46

Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

85+ countries now have their own GivingTuesday chapters, and 2022 saw nine new countries launch national GivingTuesday movements. And while it’s always good to have offline donation options for your supporters, creating a streamlined, easy-to-use donation form branded specifically for your GivingTuesday donations is a must!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2012

This post is the third and final in a series of reactions to Blueprint , a book chronicling the rise and fall of the Dutch Museum of National History (INNL) in 2008-2011. But the National Vending Machine, as most of INNL’s projects, is a prototype. The Vending Machine project was one of my favorites; you can learn more about it here.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Online fundraising research suggests that if you move an online acquired donor to on offline channel (i.e. National Wildlife Federation. The lifetime value of an online acquired donor is roughly $128 dollars to your organization. Most of the time you see “Donate Now” or something to that effect.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Last month, Farra Trompeter of Big Duck and Danielle Bridgida of National Wildlife Federation presented at the Bridge Conference last week about personal and professional branding. —– Who are you friends with on Facebook? Do you care who sees where you check in on FourSquare?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

National Public Radio :: Download. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. Users can also download stories for offline reading. App Name: NPR News.

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Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2010

“Is it even possible to measure online influence, divorced from offline influence,&# asks Tom Webster over at BrandSavant [link]. Advocacy - People taking action both online and offline. Are they lobbying their local and national representatives for you by writing letters, making phone calls, meeting with their Reps, etc?

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Influence Impact Offline Advocacy 78

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

The United Nations has defined slacktivism as when people “support a cause by performing simple measures” but “are not truly engaged or devoted to making a change.” A bit of a different example, offline, is wearing a ribbon on your shirt or a specific color on a certain day in support of a cause. What is slacktivism?

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Help Social Media Awareness Offline 68

Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Connect2Compete (C2C) is a project to supply low-cost broadband Internet, low-cost computers, and free training to as many as 100 million "offline" Americans. It is part of an ongoing national effort to bridge the digital divide in the United States. The project just had it's national launch fairly recently.

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Digital Project San Diego Internet 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

You can bet dollars that they are tracking conversions on that call to action link for the event sign up. Remember that you need to promote your event through all your digital and offline channels as appropriate – email, web site, flyers, and other social channels too.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2021

They’ve conserved more than 80,000 acres of prime desert habitat, forever weaving together National Parks, wilderness areas, and wildlife linkage corridors. But with some careful outreach and the resource of a beautiful national park, they nearly doubled their fundraising goal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

National Day of Unplugging March 4-5, 2011 "For 24 hours, starting at sundown Friday March 4, 2011, individuals, families and community organizations across the nation reclaimed time, slowed down their lives and reconnected with friends, family, the community and themselves." How do you balance your online and offline life?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. The economic impact on giving has been felt by nonprofits and was foreshadowed by the Index of National Fundraising Performance. One could argue that offline might actually cannibalize online giving.

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Care2

AUGUST 18, 2011

A recent study by Resonate Networks concluded that “heavy social media users are less involved in the offline world than their friends who spend less time on Facebook or other social sites&# and donate less money to charity then non social media users. Check out the highlights.

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Care2

AUGUST 21, 2012

Last week, Farra Trompeter of Big Duck and Danielle Bridgida of National Wildlife Federation presented at the Bridge Conference last week about personal and professional branding. Who are you friends with on Facebook? Do you care who sees where you check in on FourSquare? Are you mixing your personal and professional self online?

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Professional Personal Guide Blended 69

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had a very fun time presenting with my friend and colleague Debra Askanase at the 2 011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Here are the slides!

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Community Build Organization Case Study 253

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

All 79 IDA countries, the lowest income nations, are included with the geographic locations of projects, financing, and sector identification such as water, transportation, governance, etc. Change the way we associated with others on and offline? But here's the thing: the trends aren't actually that good."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

is a national non-profit dedicated to saving play through engaging communities; creating dialogue; and providing tools, training and resources to build playgrounds across the United States.). is developing systems to recognize and reward those who are having the most impact both online and offline. Create incentives for action.

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