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MAY 10, 2013

ProPublica Launches Online Tool to Search Nonprofit Tax Forms - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : ProPublica Launches Online Tool to Search Nonprofit Tax Forms By Doug Donovan The investigative-journalism organization ProPublica started a free online service today for searching the (..)

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

How Small Organizations Can Use Affordable ICT-tools to Measure Impact | NTEN : "What if nonprofits and social enterprises had an affordable way to report real-time, large-scale data on their social impact? This question inspired Kopernik to create the "impact tracker technologies’" catalog in online and print forms.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Network for Good Releases Free Giving Tuesday Tools - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Online-giving platform Network for Good launched its 2015 Giving Tuesday campaign this week. It features free tools and webinars as well as training and donor incentives to support charities’ year-end fundraising. via Blog this'

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Tech tools that will make your life easier without breaking the bank | : "We are living in a thriving digital world, where just one push of a button can make you coffee or book a meeting halfway across the globe. Here are some technology alternatives that nonprofits can tap into without burning a hole in their pocket:" ''via Blog this'''

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Tool Kit: How to Use Data to Advance Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Your database is a gold mine,” says Emily Courville, director of analytics at the Humane Society of the United States. Nonprofits have long used data to drive their fundraising efforts. Nonprofits have long used data to drive their fundraising efforts.

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JUNE 29, 2012

New tool puts nonprofit storytelling on the map - Microsoft Citizenship Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs : It’s why today, we’re launching the Microsoft Local Impact Map for nonprofits and for commercial organizations who wish to showcase their Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Research Benchmark Tool : NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Benchmarking Tool is based on our annual research on technology staffing and spending, and it provides you with dynamic reports, customized to your organizational staffing and budget levels. How does your org measure up to others?

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APRIL 9, 2013

Donor-advised funds allow people to establish a charitable account, get an immediate tax deduction, and help decide later which charities receive grants. Until now, donors have had to go through the fund to make a gift, and none of the funds have allowed charities to communicate directly with their account holders.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Nonprofits use social media as new fundraising tool - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee: "Women Escaping a Violent Environment in Sacramento needed cash, and needed it fast.So

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JUNE 18, 2009

Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking Tools - Philanthropy.com: "Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking ToolsNonprofit organizations have long been labeled Luddites when it comes to adopting new technology.But a forthcoming study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing (..)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

CHICAGO: Capital One, Common Impact, Points of Light, and Taproot Foundation Launch Online Tool to Increase Impact of Pro Bono Volunteer Services for Nonprofits Across the Nation | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online : CHICAGO — Corporations across the U.S.

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MAY 28, 2009

Google Online Mapping Tools: Planning Advanced Mapping: "Google Online Mapping Tools: Planning Advanced MappingUsing Google Maps APIs and KML tools to create online maps *By: Chris Peters and Mano MarksMay 22, 2009In TechSoup's companion article A Nonprofit's Introduction to Google's Online Mapping Tools, we provide an overview of the more basic features (..)

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APRIL 8, 2016

Bring Your Own App - Digital Flexibility Is Being Exercised - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times : "The request led her to crowdsourcing apps at national conferences. Pilcher presented roundtable BYOA sessions at the Transformative Learning Conference in Oklahoma City, Okla., via Blog this'

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MARCH 1, 2016

Will Launch of Facebook’s Canvas Further Decrease Visibility for Nonprofits? Nonprofit Quarterly : "ast week, Facebook launched Canvas, a free ad design tool available to its advertisers—largely businesses and nonprofits—that is designed to enhance the consumer’s experience with ads seen in their Facebook feed.

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MARCH 3, 2015

Social Giving IRL (In Real Life) for Nonprofits - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : "Not all social giving IRL has to be tied to hosting a gala or 5K. People gather in places for lots of other reasons, and those are opportunities for the right charities with the right tools. The growth rate of U.S. The growth rate of U.S.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

RuffaloCODY buys crowdfunding business for nonprofits | TheGazette : ScaleFunder, an online engagement and fundraising business that provides integrated crowdfunding solutions to nonprofit organizations, has been acquired by RuffaloCODY of Cedar Rapids.

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MAY 6, 2014

Interesting tool from our friends at the Foundation Center Foundation Center - Nonprofit Collaboration Database : Nonprofit Collaboration Database Search the Nonprofit Collaboration Database to find real-world examples of how nonprofits are working together.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Professors experiment with Twitter as teaching tool - JSOnline: "Many of the students in Menck and Ekechai's classes said they weren't on Twitter until they were encouraged by their teachers and guest speakers. one of Menck's classes, students craft a marketing campaign for a nonprofit client. They aren't.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The How and Why of Nonprofits Contributing to Open Source | NTEN : "For the last 15 years or so, we’ve seen consistent growth in nonprofits’ appreciation for how open source tools can support their goals for online engagement.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Donor Development and the Marriage of Quantitative and Qualitative Data | Nonprofit Quarterly : "How do qualitative and quantitative data help in your fundraising? Here are some thoughts that are less about tools and more about how information can be used to help us communicate more effectively.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Nonprofit Collaboration Tech: Easy As PB & J | #fundchat : Many nonprofits, especially small ones, struggle to find technology tools that are affordable, easy to implement, and help spur collaboration across teams, volunteers, and yes…even donors!'

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JULY 8, 2010

Top Five Tools for Listening on the SocialWeb - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "f your nonprofit wants to start engaging in online conversations, first you need to start by listening to what people are saying about your organization and the issues you work on. You will want to analyze the competition too.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

How Bitcoin is Used in Combatting Ebola - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : "A group from Ghana has found a way to deploy cash donations more rapidly and more effectively directly to the front lines of the effort to contain Ebola in neighboring Sierra Leone.

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MARCH 12, 2014

The Scoop on Facebook Paper for Nonprofits : There seems to be a new social media tool or channel every week. So what does Facebook Paper mean to nonprofits?' Some of them are must-haves, while others might not be worth your time. But when Facebook comes out with a new app, you should probably pay attention to it.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Nonprofit Sector “Short on Innovation?” NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy. Mr. Rooney, may we introduce you to the nonprofit sector? It is an area that is typically strong on good will but short on innovation.”

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AUGUST 25, 2011

HOW TO: Create a Foursquare Page for Your Nonprofit  Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits : Foursquare recently launched the ability for brands to create Pages on Foursquare.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Oldest Crowdfunding Site For Nonprofits Looks To Future : "CEO and co-founder, Mari Kuraishi, explains its vision, ”The whole reason the GlobalGiving community exists is not only to connect local world-changers to people around the world who have funding to support them, but also to provide access to information, ideas, and tools so that nonprofits (..)

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MAY 29, 2013

5 Ways to Supercharge Your Nonprofit''s Facebook Page :everyone says Facebook can grow your audience. After all, it''s one of the most used and most powerful social media tools on the planet. You started a Facebook Page for your nonprofit. You have a few likes. You''ve posted some updates. Am I missing something?'

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MARCH 15, 2012

Building Better Nonprofit Blogs - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : When nonprofits develop ideas for using social media, they tend to focus on networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Nonprofit Weekly for Friday, October 14, 2011 - BizTimes : New social network for nonprofits launches at Nonprofit Center The Helen Bader Foundation founded MKE123 as a way for the nonprofit sector to collaborate. MKE123 is now housed under the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

It promoted the project through videos, mass emails, and social and mainstream media—typical fundraising tools. Using a Kickstarter-like website, the former mill town posted a proposal to beautify and clean up its landmark park.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

It promoted the project through videos, mass emails, and social and mainstream media—typical fundraising tools. Using a Kickstarter-like website, the former mill town posted a proposal to beautify and clean up its landmark park.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Nonprofit Web: Was That Really My Hair? during the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) held in San Francisco, Calif. Things that good nonprofit websites have always had in common was knowing what the goals and audiences are, being consistent in brand design, and how you portray yourselves differently, said Trompeter.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Nonprofits Thrive and Tell Their Story October 29, 2013 — Nonprofits are at the threshold of a new era in which, using extensive, detailed data and data analysis tools, they will be able to more fully and accurately measure their effectiveness and tell their story to key constituencies, Massachusetts sector leaders were told today.'

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APRIL 3, 2007

PRESS RELEASENew Tool Keeps Board Members on Right Side of Tracks: "New Tool Keeps Board Members on Right Side of Tracks WASHINGTON, April 3 /PRNewswire/ BoardSource, the national voice of nonprofit governance, released The Nonprofit Dashboard: A Tool for Tracking Progress, written by Lawrence M.

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JUNE 6, 2011

UConn building ‘data collaborative’ for nonprofits | Hartford Business : "The University of Connecticut has been chosen by the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority to develop the “Connecticut Data Collaborative,” a shared, web-based tool for nonprofits and state policy makers."

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

#SMoP-ping Up Nonprofit Social Media Angst | Stanford Social Innovation Review : It’s not about the tools; it’s about relationships and what is possible.

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