VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

2-1-1, the phone number used by millions to access information about community services, is celebrated nation-wide today, February 11th. Community Information Management: 2-1-1s are transforming from list-keepers to community and state-wide hubs of professionally managed information. Not nearly.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2011

The June Community Builder chat focused a lot on listening, engaging, and supporting communities with organic and emerging conversations and goals. Some of the highlights discussed for engaging your community included: In terms of participation from community, we welcome posts and mentions with positive affirmations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Date : June 6, 2011, 9 am – 10:15 am. Topic : Keynote; Technology and Community – Strategic Options for Building Movements. Description : Try as we might to do everything ourselves, our campaigns, our programs, and our missions rely on the community for success. Location : Toronto, ON, Canada. CanadaHelps. Net Change week.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Date : September 19, 2011. Description : Technology, access to information (and misinformation) and the changing scale of communications have definitely played a role in igniting social change and affected the way we build movements. Location : San Francisco, CA. Topic : Rethinking Movement Building.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2011

The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: What are the best mechanisms for connecting online & offline communities? How much communication with your online community is too much? Are you looking for some new ideas to get conversation started with your community? from @ BonnieKoenig.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: How to best stay motivated and motivate your community team. The result is often community managers having to motivate themselves AND their community. Rabia @realize_ink: We’ve highlighted rockstar community members by creating a FB tab dedicated to them.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2011

The April Community Builder chat zeroed in on data and tools. Topic: Community Building, of course! Some of the past chats have discussed strategy, philosophy, and best practices, but this time we were all excited to share our tips and tricks for measurement, goal-setting, and specific tools to help us do it all!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! We have until September 30 th to vote for those we think will be the most valuable to the overall NPTech community. If you’re not familiar with the Nonprofit Tech.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. Who was the community that you were working with?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! We have until September 30 th to vote for those we think will be the most valuable to the overall NPTech community. Building a Community Across Platforms.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

Last October, I had the pleasure and honor to visit the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, to accept on behalf of Benetech the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI). We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2011

Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference here in New York. Twitter at use for Tu Diabetes community. How can nonprofits use Twitter? How to make quality content on Twitter. Good rules for using Twitter. Nonprofit advantage for future of Twitter and Search.

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VisionLink

JULY 4, 2011

These are community-honoring, and community-building essays every time. Independence Day, 2011 Stan Stahl, Ph.D. In today''s culture wars, the left and right argue whether our self-evident truths extend to the LGBT community or the developing fetus. "We © Copyright 2011. You can find more of his writing at [link].

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Charity Village

JUNE 30, 2021

The Sauder School of Business at UBC is once again excited to announce that applications for the Community Business Project program (CBP) are open for 2021. Since 2011, CBP has partnered with over 100 local organizations, many […].

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2011

What’s really interesting about Joelle’s work is that she helps build community through social media for the 155 overnight summer camps that the FJC supports across North America. SXSW 2011: Joelle Berman Talks Social Media and Community Building with Frank Barry.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The 2011 NTC saw the release of the latest " Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report ". > Download the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report More than 11,000 nonprofit professionals filled out this year's survey, sponsored by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud, generating a veritable cornucopia of data. It's free! >

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. We should also measure success according to the increased capacity in the organizations participating and a long-term benefit to the community as a whole.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2011

Date : May 11, 2011, 3 pm EST. Location : Online. Topic : Crowdsourcing vs Community-sourcing. Well, there’s a big difference between working with the crowd and working with your community! Description : Have you heard about “crowdsourcing&# or maybe even tried it at your organization?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Many of you participated in the NTEN Community Survey earlier this year. I am happy to announce the 2011 Community Survey winner of the free 12NTC registration (drum roll please): Richard Wollenberger, Director of IT from the National Center for Parents as Teachers.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? > Please take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Each year NTEN surveys the nonprofit technology community (that's YOU) to ask: How do you use technology in your work?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2022

Why should a nonprofit collaborate with their community or stakeholders? For nonprofit organizations, this means increased program outcomes leading to community awareness, funding from donors or grants, and increased employee morale. By listening to the community and responding to their needs, nonprofits can garner trust.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? The full keynote and presentation are below. Or engagement?

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

The 2011 Games for Change Festival sure looks like fun. Community – specifically, you. Pass judgment on us in the 2011 NTEN Community Survey. Pass judgment on us in the 2011 NTEN Community Survey. Apropos of nothing, this video of a talking dog has been cracking up the NTEN office for weeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

We are happy to announce that the 2011 survey is underway – and that it is new and improved! > > Please take the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Survey! All of this information will be available in the first half of 2012.

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NTEN

JUNE 2, 2011

As Facebook reaches 600 million users in January 2011, social media continues to attract attention from nonprofits internationally. Make sure to cross-post to multiple social networks if you are sending out communications about an important subject. How can you empower your community? Empower visitors. What are their interests?

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2011

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2010. Below are some key findings and information from the 56th annual report. Key Findings: Total estimated charitable giving in the United States rose 3.8%

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2011

The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University have given plenty of data and statistics to sift through. But in June 2011, 275,000 nonprofit organizations lost their tax-exempt status for failure to file legally required documents for three consecutive years.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. I’m guilty of calling our community on the social web selfish because what it means is that anything we put out, it needs to be useful for them. Suzy : You can only sell so much, community has to sell it for you. It has to be with the community.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Our staff interacts with our community in different ways, here''s why Michael Nealis, Content Manager, loves our community My favorite thing about the NTEN community is the sense of belonging that it brings with it. We’re a pretty close community, and we all have a lot to learn from each other.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Community Map Template: [link]. DIY Community Engagement Metrics. Crowdsourcing vs Community Sourcing. Sustainable Community Building.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Ballet Lubbock was founded in 1969 with a mission to change lives by making life-long investments in their dancers, the community, and the arts. Donors and event participants even told Nick that they missed the sense of community made possible by the Ballet’s performances—quite a tangible return on investment.

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Care2

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Marketing, in particular, social marketing can make all the difference in your organization's work come 2011. Whether looking to inspire a community to advocate on behalf of your cause, volunteer their time, donate--bottom line--involves behaviors. For 2011, I propose the following challenge. What is social marketing?

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! While we've used the public humiliation of the NTEN staff as the theme in the past, this year we want to celebrate the collective awesome of the NTEN community. Humiliation and good company provided by Microsoft Community Affairs. Do you like cool things? New to yoga?

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2011

In the News A big congratulations to John Merritt for his nomination and award as a 2011 Top Tech Exec from San Diego Magazine ! Each year, NTEN conducts a Community Survey to compile and share a report on the state of the nonprofit technology sector. Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments!

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AFP Blog

JULY 15, 2011

Report Release: The 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report | NTEN : "The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community: we want to find out how these individuals and organizations use technology in their work, gauge the impact of NTEN programs and services (..)

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