AFP Blog

JUNE 22, 2009

Charity Village®NewsWeek: Cover Story: "Tweeting, not just for birds anymoreAndy Levy-Ajzenkopf By Andy Levy-AjzenkopfJune 22, 2009As mentioned in last week's cover story on the CSGVP 2007 results, one important area being watched by statisticians and sector organizations alike is the burgeoning use of social networking applications on the Internet, (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

He’s a dog lover too – so I could not resist. When I celebrated by big 50th Birthday in 2007, I held social media birthday card contest. I would donate $50 to the winner’s favorite charity. We initially connected through overlapping learning networks in the educational technology space.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

If you have an email list captured by one application, a donor list captured by another, a social network in another, and you give them all equal “weight,&# then you’re asking for trouble. I personally haven’t seen evidence that average charity users need or even use platform neutral APIs. 13 Eoin 06.25.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

The Fellows provide much needed energy, expertise and enthusiasm while being exposed to to the compelling, challenging, essential and often dangerous work done by campaigners for human rights and social justice. People can also make a donation to The Emancipation Network, a 501c3 non profit, or sponsor a red light district child for school.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is for volunteers, webmasters and administrators of associations, clubs, charities, communities and other groups. Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007. RSS feed: We write on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations. and Social Media trends.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Here's how: How to Join America's Giving Challenge (December 13, 2007-January 31, 2008) 1. Based Charity" or "Select a Global Cause." Based Charity, you'll be asked to register to build a Network for Good digital charity badge. Go to the America's Giving Challenge page in Parade Magazine. Click on "Get Started."

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" " All of the Causes have to be attached to a Guidestar -verified 501(c)(3).

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" " All of the Causes have to be attached to a Guidestar -verified 501(c)(3).

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2011

Over 200 of them were also surveyed during their junior or senior years of high school in 2006 and 2007. “ Many worry that youth who spend significant time on fan sites or in online communities tied to hobbies, sports or other interests will become socially isolated. . The study found the opposite to be true.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Charities shouldnt be afraid to keep asking. “People are still giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. October 2007 This campaign was for $1,000 to send a young Cambodian woman, Leng Sopharath, to college.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008. July 24, 2007. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. In 2007 when the platform launched, Causes grew in popularity and awareness as people used their Birthday Wish to raise money for their favorite nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

IT and telecom research firm Gartner Dataquest found that the secondary PC market is growing rapidly: 55 million PCs worldwide in 2004; and 86 million 2007. Gartner also found that of the nearly 200 million PCs that were retired by corporations and institutions in 2007, fewer than half found their way into the secondary PC market.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

IT and telecom research firm Gartner Dataquest found that the secondary PC market is growing rapidly: 55 million PCs worldwide in 2004; and 86 million 2007. Gartner also found that of the nearly 200 million PCs that were retired by corporations and institutions in 2007, fewer than half found their way into the secondary PC market.

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Care2

JULY 19, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign | Main | A.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign | Main | A.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

It’s a much richer, more thought-out experience than anything I’ve seen for nonprofits on social networks. [.] 18 Oct 2007 facebook » Convio Open – Why the Convio Facebook Application blows away Causes [.] 19 Oct 2007 Non-Profit Tech Blog » Convio Facebook App not recommended for use right now [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

There was link to the Charity for more information, but it made wonder how they are selecting these recommendations. I remember when I was first joined Facebook in 2007 how surprised I was the first time friends left birthday messages on my wall. It would be good to spread the love. I wonder if they got the idea from you last year!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Democracy in Action has invited everyone into the NpTech Oscar Pool Katya Andresen from Network for Good gives us the lastest celebrity news (what no gossip?) from Sundance where she was busy running around asking celebs to join Six Degrees and getting them sign swag for charity. " Web 2.0,

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Have you seen any donations from MySpace folks? Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action. .

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

Yet there are organizations like LIVESTRONG, the Humane Society of the United States, Care2, Wiser Earth, the American Red Cross, charity: water and others that have been successful with social year for successive years dating back to 2007 if not earlier. A Few Best Practices. They did what they had to do to survive.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

What also becomes clear very quickly is that organizations that have embraced the use of social media get a lot more leverage on Jumo. National Wildlife Federation , for example, is very active on various social networking websites and they immediately appeared in several places on my Jumo page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

This same criticism can be leveled on any new channel or platform that claims (or has claims placed on it - ahem, Twitter) that it can solve the many organizational problems that surround nonprofits and charities or address the intractable social problems plaguing our society on their own merits. Its not about the technology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. Then, use the web and social networking for research. Or, do you have employees whole struggle with the tone of their emails? You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The 2007 book, authored by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Then, use the web and social networking for research. Lighting : Use more efficient lighting systems, such as those with motion sensors, particularly in your office bathrooms. Kostigen, is a New York Times bestseller. Then, call a meeting to discuss those solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

If the dollar amounts from fundraising campaigns using social networks are disappointing, one response is to say this doesn't work and stop doing it. 2) Spreading Person to Person Asks : This approach uses twitter and encourages people to ask their friends through Twitter to donate to a charity and spread the ask to their friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. In 2007, WildlifeDirect had 7 blogs in the Democratic Republic of Congo written written about a specific animal by a conservation professional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

I wonder which one is more effective or appropriate for MySpace culture - visual design or social design ? Whatever, MySpace has over 80% of the total market of social networking site users according a recent report by hitwise, but keep in mind it represents 6.5% Charity Badges, Widgets, Virtual World Fundraising and More.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Is that why we're seeing so many charity online stores like the one from Campus Kitchens Project and Amnesty International. That also means good news for the shopping for charity programs. You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels. There's a good case study of LinkedIn.

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