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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Their programs include six community food pantries, one mobile pop-up pantry distributing food in six different locations, a program called Gleaning that partners with local farmers to recover food that would otherwise go to waste, a hot meal program, and a summer camp program. Hunger Action Month. Moral of the Story.

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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. Tweets with links have an 86% higher retweet rate and higher engagement overall because people are hesitant to retweet or engage with tweets that do not have a source or a call-to-action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? But paradoxically, many local community-based nonprofits aren’t healthy: they’re unable to meet rising demand, pay escalating rents, or compete for top talent, and they are struggling financially. But many local residents are struggling.

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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. It has been reported that the virus is twice as deadly for Black and Latino people in New York City as compared to whites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

David also says that he was interested in the idea of person-to-person giving - and had written about it on his blog here where he talks about the book If the World Were a Village and how it brings global issues down to local level. The old adage about fund raising is that people give to people. But once you???ve

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Majora realized that creating green projects and jobs empowers communities to see themselves in a different light, and that beautiful things happen in neighborhoods where people feel invested in their own economic and environmental well being. SB] 2 is but part of Majora’s multi-pronged strategy for urban renewal.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

The riots began after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in Lower Manhattan, one of the few establishments that welcomed gay people as patrons in the 1950s and 1960s. Learning about the people that brought the movement to life and the reason why Pride Month exists will help you better understand the meaning of the month! QC Pride, Inc.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? Why Small-Scale Farmers? That number is expected to increase in the face of climate change, conflict, and COVID-19. What are ways of helping farmers get more money from their work?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

The letter reached an estimated 500 million people through global media. We can see in many young people that they are upset, angry, and disappointed in us adults for not doing enough. Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. billion people lack access to toilets. The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn. You may have been part of the day of action by participating in an event in your local area. org and others. About TapIt.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Wiki Syntax madness November 26, 2007 As most people deeply imbedded in Web 2.0, I have become a complete devotee of Dokuwiki , which I use locally on my laptop, for my to do lists, notes, etc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This post is about the way people write the word nonprofit. But for some people, the way you write this word says something about you. 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. Should be interesting, anyway.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The theme this year of digital inclusion is especially important now as the speed of iteration and advancement is faster than ever and yet there are huge numbers of people without access at all. with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. OneWebDay opens up techie conversations to everyone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Watch the demo.

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Qgiv

APRIL 7, 2021

Not only that, but over the edge fundraisers are safe and accessible to most people. Over the Edge has been partnering with nonprofits to host rappelling fundraisers since 2008. Luckily, over the edge events make it easy to impose social distancing and limit the number of people allowed to gather together.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

She is a well-known spokeswoman on behalf of public telecommunications and first amendment issues both locally and in the state capital. Ms.Davitian was named one of Vermont''s "25 most influential people" in the mid 1990''s. 2008: Vince Stehle. 2008: Vince Stehle. Lauren-Glenn is an Emeritus NTEN Board member.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

million people took part in peer-to-peer fundraising programs in 2020. Then, when other people come across the campaign, they’ll see that it already has an interest. And according to Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum’s Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Thirty , 2.2 Motivate your participants to raise more. Contact Cathexis Partners today.

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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. If the provider goes belly up with your data, you’re toast.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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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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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. What does the database do and how do people in the organizations you serve use it? At TechSoup, we’re always interested in how nonprofits cleverly solve IT problems.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. People who want to give help often do not know where to begin. 2-1-1 is funded through local and state sources including United Ways and other nonprofits, foundations, businesses, and state and local government. With approximately 1.5

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 1, 2011

Thanks to the 100 people who took our nonprofit sector quiz ! Arizona is home to over 1,000 private foundations, and, as most people answered correctly in the quiz, the largest is the Virginia G. Most people also consider the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to be one of Arizona's largest foundations. Piper Charitable Trust.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 15, 2007

It seems like it will start out with a local query system, then will be opened up to allow third party development of data analysis tools. Code published in PHP and Python would probably get a lot more people up to speed and interested in building stuff that will integrate with the things that a lot of nonprofits really use.

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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. It was, at the time, the only affordable way to do it – there was no broadband, and a T1 was far outside of the realm of affordability for nonprofits. When was that?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

60) Search « Nuts and Bolts of Online Advertising | Main | Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan » Friday Feb 20 2009 Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Could that concept be translated to help a local nonprofit? As the director of development of Girls Inc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

That is, basically, the addressing system computers and routers and such use to direct traffic around a local network, and the internet. One of my favorite people who makes geeky stuff understandable is Carla Schroeder. IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. So in comes IPv6, a different kind of addressing protocol.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

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? Where does your organization sit in your community?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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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. Does the incentive of monetary support influence how people allocate their altruistic desires to help others? All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

However, by seeking out the voices of the people they serve, nonprofit organizations can embrace their responsibilities and improve their organizations. Improving mechanisms for downward accountability offers the people served by nonprofits both choice and voice in the services they receive (Benjamin, 2013). doi:10.1002/nml.21191.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The way people view the role of corporations is constantly changing. Everyone from Exxon to Wal-Mart have initiatives that engage non-profits and local communities. I spoke with three leading practitioners of cause marketing to find out. Today many of the leading Fortune 500 companies have enacted pro-social campaigns.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Understandably, it has come to be somewhat different than I designed it back then, but it still feels good that something that I worked hard on is still serving people. And as time wore on, I lost touch with people and organizations. I wanted to work directly with organizations and people.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. So much innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

In May of 2008 when I joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation I was given the challenge to figure out how to develop a network to support the nonprofit capacity building work of The Foundation in downstate Illinois. This would help ensure we are more demand driven–only spending precious time on the things people want.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

Although MS reputedly put their best people on it. I think one of the problems here is that people see spreadsheets as *just* one component of an office suite. of me, but what I really want is something powerful that just works locally. A lot of the goodness is inherent in the idea of a spreadsheet, right back to VisiCalc.

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