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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. 1 But let’s compare their numbers for 2008, the year for which the Chronicle recently reported. Giving USA’s number for individual giving in 2008 is $214 billion. Why the difference?

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Interview with Lindsay Gruber: Building Corporate Resilience through Pro Bono Volunteerism

Saleforce Nonprofit

They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. We did a survey of hundreds of professionals during the 2008 and 2009 downturn, and found that often wasn’t the case. I am inspired by the growth in volunteerism, especially pro bono.

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Social Impact Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

Though the practice is decades old, the term was only coined in 2008, making it a relatively new field of study. Despite its recent emergence, it has gained rapid popularity, with an estimated $300 billion in impact investments in 2014, and an estimated $500 billion expected by 2019 (Sirull, 2015; Monitor Institute, 2009, p.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

ASU Lodestar Center

The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. On one of the pages, amid all the charts on who volunteers and what they do, is a big banner depicting the following result: "33 percent of Arizona adults volunteered in 2008." One in three. One in four.

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Social Media Study Finds Most Nonprofits Have Presence on Facebook But Raising Little Money - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Four-fifths of survey respondents said that their nonprofit has at least one-quarter of a full-time staff person spearheading their online social networking. May 11, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Over 50% say that they intend to increase social network staffing over the next 12 months.

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2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference ? Day 2

sgEngage

5 Biggest Trends in Online Fundraising View more presentations from Steve MacLaughlin A Sneak Peek at the Third Annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Survey Friday, March 18, 2011, 3:30 to 5:00 pm Attendees will be the first to hear the results of the latest Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report.

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