Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. Like all social media today, organic reach is very low. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local. Twitter can be mean.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Part of relying on a continued income stream is creating a future cast of your organization. billion in 2008, the council’s fourth annual “Run Walk Ride Thirty” study reports. This stems from the idea that for-profits should be engaging and giving back to their local communities, the environment, and to social causes.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Many nonprofits that organize Pride events will be in need of volunteers throughout June to help organize and make their parades, rallies, and celebrations a success! If you don’t have the time to volunteer or don’t have easy access to a local LGBTQIA+ nonprofit, donating to an organization can make a big impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

David shares why he decided to respond to the blogger outreach - a counterpoint to my advice about what not to do: I went along because an email from Svetlana was a model of how an organization can reach out to bloggers. Will personable intermediaries and funding local issues be on the horizon for trends in 2008 year end or beyond?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

Because nonprofit organizations rely so heavily on the ability to connect to local communities in order to generate precious donations and grants, it is vital to their continued relevancy as change-agents to be able to connect to diverse communities. in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? The team also noted that many tools exist today yet have difficulty scaling beyond a specific community or organization. What are ways of providing specific and real-time guidance for farmers? Eric Munoz. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Second , national policy must incentivize and prioritize the recruitment and deployment of local, proximate leadership.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Since 2008, extensive research and conversations have revealed the state of women in nonprofit careers. She was named to the national Nonprofit Times Top 50 for Power and Influence and has been recognized locally by several organizations, including the Girls Scouts and Pittsburgh City Council. About Author. Amy DeVita.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Make sure your messaging addresses key ideas, including: What makes your organization unique. What the funds raised from your campaign or event will help your organization accomplish. For example, review funds raised based on your top fundraisers’ connection to your organization. What impact you are having on your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

How is it being organized? This event combines the lessons learned from previous fundraising activities on Twitter: A local, face-to-face component based on the popular "Tweet Ups" or " Net2Tuesday " meetups. Decentralized event organizing, it's grassroots and anyone can organize a local event.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. Here are just a few ideas to get you started: Participate in Local Events. In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. Get Involved. Perform an Internet Health Check.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

August 11, 2008 You’ve likely heard a lot about “ cloud computing “ And what’s true is that the sales-talk about computing in the cloud certainly makes the conceptual issues behind it, honestly, well, cloudy. Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations 10.04.09

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

As told in the 12th chapter of the “Book of Judges” in the Christian bible, the Ephramites tried to blend in with the locals as they were fleeing the country. And we shouldn’t be surprised: some style guides, like the one that my local big newspaper uses, says that you use a hyphen with the prefix ‘non.’ I could go on. think tank.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 2, 2011

The report was based on 2008 tax data for both institutions and individuals. While the markets have rebounded somewhat since 2008 and thus individual and foundation assets have grown, it's unlikely that Arizona's relative position compared with other states has changed. If they had increased their contributions to the U.S.

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Qgiv

APRIL 7, 2021

As you might’ve guessed, over the edge fundraisers aren’t right for every organization. Over the Edge has been partnering with nonprofits to host rappelling fundraisers since 2008. The first day is for media and often involves VIPs from local media groups taking part in the activity. Conclusion.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Focus on things that can have ripple effects, like influencing your work to adopt a new travel policy, helping your sport club organize carpooling, or taking part in local decision making. Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

Past winners have had a hand in creating and funding the biggest organizations in our space, built nonprofit technology communities large and small, and are exploring and sharing some of the most interesting and innovative technology models. 2008: Vince Stehle. The 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. 2011: Judy Hallman , RTPNet.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

All over the world, people who care about the future of the Web are joining together to organize events and activities in their towns, growing the OWD network from the grassroots up. In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. What’s OneWebDay. Get Involved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I attended a local unconference for nonprofits about two years ago with the intention of learning how I, as a blogger, could help local nonprofits… you & your blog were mentioned several times. I started my current blog in 2008 just after I gave birth to my first daughter. How did you discover my FB page?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 27, 2017

Nonprofits can no longer use revenue diversification as fail-proof-safety; the more sources of revenue an organization maintains does not imply greater stability. The American spirit has long been rooted in entrepreneurial success (Acs et al, 2008). She serves her community as a Registered Nurse at a local hospital. Phillips, R.,

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

I even remember writing a grant to some federal agency that probably no longer exists to help create a local infrastructure to get nonprofits online. But it’s only been in the last few years that mega storage, and mega processing power were available to organizations to power big web applications and the like. When was that?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. " Ushahidi won the challenge in 2008, receiving $25,000 to support and expand its work.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Getting a case management databases in use by several people and across different offices and even across different organizations is a particularly thorny problem. Our new SharePoint web-based version how many organizations we can serve. What does the database do and how do people in the organizations you serve use it?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2023

Consider showcasing a particular small business’s offerings by filling a basket with their products, such as a craft-themed basket highlighting an art supply store or a home improvement basket of items from a locally owned hardware store. In return for the items, your organization can promote your sponsors in your event marketing materials.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Where does your organization sit in your community? Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed?

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. million nonprofit organizations in the United States plus scores of government agencies, finding help can be confusing and intimidating. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. With approximately 1.5 The Calling for 2-1-1 Act, S 211 and H.R.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 1, 2011

In the quiz, we asked a few questions about Arizona's largest nonprofit organizations, in terms of assets, grantmaking, and donations. The term grantmaker typically refers to a nonprofit organization that grants money to other nonprofits. A great local resource is the Arizona Grantmaker's Forum.). Among local nonprofits, St.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) As the director of development of Girls Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

No matter how important you think your work is (and I am sure you are doing amazing things for others in the world), your organization needs to be notable, according to Wikipedia’s guidelines , before it can be Wikipedia-worthy. A passing mention in an article in your local newspaper? Not notable enough. Does it suck? Last few tips.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

Most researchers agree that low-income earners volunteer less (Wilson, 2012) and Pho (2008) extended this finding to include medium-wage earners. Is there a positive result for organizations that provide stipends for volunteers? All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. As part of a. McBride, A.,

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. several midwives used Ushahidi to self-organize and help pregnant women cope with being unable to make it to the hospital to deliver. These folks do astonishing work. So much innovation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 25, 2013

After ten years in radio and six years as an announcer and Program Director at a local NPR station, Jeremy began a business that specialized in "bringing tech support to you." " He was initiated into the world of GrantStation through that endeavor and joined the team in July of 2008.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization. The Central Asia Institute is only one nonprofit organization that has fallen from grace due to poor nonprofit governance. We welcome your comments and feedback. Does your nonprofit need board governance assistance? Board job descriptions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

More lately, I’ve been working to focusing my advising practice on helping people implement open source software (mostly server-side) in their organizations, providing advice and training. So, I did some research, and realized that the best choice for me was to get a Thinkpad – most everything works right out of the box.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

And it’s amazing how much it can do, and how much an organization can do with it. There are plenty of very small organizations (and not so small) that run on Excel. of me, but what I really want is something powerful that just works locally. Many shouldn’t, but, some, arguably, certainly can.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2009

Considering many of you are advocacy organizations, you might be interested in the Golden Dot Awards: Golden Dot Awards recognize achievement in online politics. between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Oustanding Online Campaigns (National and local).

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