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JULY 1, 2011

Nonprofit Connects Volunteers Through New Web Design - Des Plaines, IL Patch : "ix volunteer recruiters from area nonprofit organizations learned how to use a new web portal to reach volunteers Wednesday.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Is Social Media Right for Your Organization? The article confirms what I already knew: my all volunteer group is going to whither on the vine because we have no staff at all. Last month, an anonymous reader asked this question in response to "Who's in Charge of Communications These Days?"

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Virtual volunteering carries real benefits -- chicagotribune.com: "Jeanine Handley, a graphic designer, volunteers without ever leaving her house by designing materials for a nonprofit legal aid organization. Amy Bogl uses Facebook parties to help an organization that shelters homeless teens win a fundraising contest.

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MARCH 13, 2012

NJ Spotlight | Giving Site Makes It Easier to Volunteer for Health Charities : This nationwide philanthropic organization is likened to United Way, because Community Health Charities (CHC) raises money from employees during annual workplace campaigns. The money CHC raises -- about $65 million last year, including $1.3

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APRIL 28, 2010

Volunteers can access centralized database for nonprofits - The Reporter: "With support from organizations such as United Way, First 5 Solano and the Valero refinery in Benicia, a new online volunteer center for Solano County has been launched.The new site allows local nonprofit organizations to sign up to be part of a mass database, where those interested (..)

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MARCH 25, 2011

Using 4 Online Tools to Inspire Volunteers and Donors, Part 2 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "ocial media'Social-media marketing is a business tool if you do it right,' Mintz said. It's about people marketing on your behalf.'Marketing

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JUNE 24, 2008

SouthCoastToday.com: Web site connects volunteers, nonprofit: "United Way of Greater New Bedford is offering a free online matching application — called Volunteer Solutions — that helps connect individuals to volunteer opportunities at nonprofit organizations throughout the community."

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JUNE 22, 2009

Make Videos for Nonprofits Via YouTube Video Volunteer - AppScout: "YouTube is appealing to your inner filmmaker in an effort to get the word out about certain charitable organizations.The Google-owned video site on Monday launched YouTube Video Volunteer, a 'service 2.0'

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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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AUGUST 3, 2009

Tech-savvy volunteers help nonprofits with Web work at Grand Rapids GiveCamp - MLive.com: "The technologically skilled volunteers of GiveCamp, a three-day program that assists local nonprofit organizations, will gather from Nov. 13 to 15 in Grand Rapids."

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

More than 230 professionals will volunteer to help 30 nonprofit organizations accomplish technical projects that would not have otherwise been possible. Baltimore GiveCamp is the largest volunteer technology event in Maryland.'

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AFP Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

With the time, people and money these organizations have already dedicated to mission-critical work, it's no wonder charities often make websites a low priority. It's often the first point of contact for your future donors and volunteers. But they shouldn't.

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MARCH 29, 2016

There’s no denying that some of that information could be used by your organization, and you don’t need to be a statistics major to take advantage of it. Here are some things that can help you understand how your organization can use data for good. The truth is that data can be used for almost anything.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Each week, there are the hours spent mentoring a 17-year-old girl and volunteering with Dance Marathon. The marketing and management major is the social media content writing intern for Nonprofit Hub, an organization that helps nonprofits and other businesses that “do good” for the community to accomplish their goals."

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JULY 18, 2013

Young Donors Want Web Sites To Show Results - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Organizations that want to persuade people in their 20s and early 30s to give and volunteer don’t have much of a chance if they’re not updating their Web sites frequently and including compelling details about (..)

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Recovers.org, a Marketplace for Disaster Relief - Businessweek : O’Neill’s startup, Recovers.org, has set up websites in four New York City boroughs to manage relief efforts and prevent the logistical chaos that often follows catastrophes when well-meaning volunteers overwhelm government officials and relief organizations.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

GiveCamp aids nonprofits' tech needs : Organizers of the second annual Southwest Ohio GiveCamp plan a slight expansion over last year's event where more than 100 volunteers met for a weekend to tackle area non-profit tech needs.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

Booz Allen Cares | Booz Allen Hamilton : Booz Allen Cares Corporate Social Responsibility.Welcome to our online resource for nonprofit organizations.

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JUNE 18, 2012

- The Washington Post : The 36-hour hackathon, held last March in the District, was organized by the recently incorporated nonprofit DataKind that looks to match nonprofits with data experts to help improve the work of charities.

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JUNE 30, 2010

New Jewish Service Search Engine Launches | eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog: "Repair the World, a platform organization dedicated to making service a defining element of Jewish life, learning and leadership, will announce the launch of a national search engine for Jewish volunteer and community service opportunities in conjunction (..)

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

New Online Catalogue for Philanthropy in Washington, DC | Leading Companies for Good | Fast Company: "Now more than ever, individuals, corporations, and foundations want to make informed choices when they make financial contributions to nonprofit organizations. And people want to volunteer where their time and talents will be put to good use.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

New technology tools help Haiti earthquake relief - NashuaTelegraph.com: "Volunteers have built and refined software for tracking missing people, mapping the disaster area and enabling urgent cell-phone text messaging. Organizations including the International Red Cross, the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

The Open Road - CNET News: "One of the top concerns we've been hearing from nonprofit organizations who list volunteer opportunities on All for Good is that their opportunities aren't updated on the site as frequently as they need. Why is Google using Solr for search? | This happens because.we

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JUNE 30, 2009

From Fundraising SuccessBuilding an Integrated Online Fundraising Strategy : By Paul Habig : FundRaising Success: "Building an Integrated Online Fundraising StrategyBy Paul HabigJun 30, 2009With the potential to reach a wide audience rapidly and cost-effectively, more and more nonprofit organizations are using online communications tools to connect (..)

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The site makes it easy to give individual and specialized gifts to the hospital and even tells you how you can organize a fundraiser, find various ways to volunteer, or become a corporate sponsor. It also provides easy access to all.

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DECEMBER 7, 2007

Seacoastonline.com: Lend a Hand: Help nonprofits with technology needs: "Many local nonprofit agencies depend on volunteers with general IT, Web site design, and database experience, as well as donated computers and printers to help keep their organizations running in today's wired society.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Just over three years ago, we added the “Volunteer and Causes” section to the LinkedIn profile. We know that volunteer experience is tightly entwined with one’s professional identity – in fact, this had been one of the most requested product features from LinkedIn members. That’s up from three million just a year ago. via Blog this'

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