Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! Led by Benetech’s VP of Engineering Gerardo Capiel, we will create an online space, SocialCoding4Good, where people in the tech community interested in social causes can volunteer ideas, connections, time and skills.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Flickr photo by leighblackall By the end of 2011, NTEN will have produced over 100 educational webinars and 3 in-person local events, with many more in 2012. The NTC is just 146 days away. NTEN Programs are growing and so is the Program Team to support it. The position is full-time with benefits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 27, 2012

Dysart Community Center is located in the Northwest Valley, so when recruiting new board members, we look local. For example, we seek out local service groups such as Kiwanis, Rotaries, etc., and also partner with our local religious affiliates to find community leaders. Like this article? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2013

” The first nonprofit technology conference (NTC) was in 2002 in Orlando. I was a coordinator for the Annual Day of Service from 2002-2011, a day where nonprofit techies gave their time and skills back to the community where the conference was hosted. What questions do you have for her? askbethk. — Giving Days.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

’ In other words, if a large number of people in an area haven’t the access or the skills to use the internet – what are local public services doing to get this fixed?" I might also ask at this point, however, ‘what are you doing to fix this?’ Basic elements that should be considered in any campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. Current nonprofit leaders say that because of the recent downturn in the local and national economy, there is increased competition for nonprofit positions. April 18, 2011 11:16 AM Laura Bush said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

In November, 2011, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The United Way of National Capital Area, and the social giving platform, Razoo, hosted a multi-million dollar local giving day. A significant outreach campaign to raise awareness of the nonprofit community and the local event.

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2014

They all have talked about how their parents gave them a computer when they were little, how they had opportunities to learn programming on computer mainframes at their local university, or how they landed a summer internship at a technology company. The next generation is the learners’ generation. still has time to apply.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. Is there a positive result for organizations that provide stipends for volunteers? McBride, A.,

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

They pulled together a panel of local marketers doing innovative things with social media. Coming off that success, Cause Camp moved to a larger venue in Lincoln in 2011. One of their clients was an orphanage effected by the destruction. Understanding the need for the speaker to cancel, event organizers acted quickly.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 17, 2022

The company was founded in 2011 when Adam Weinger, Double the Donation’s President, was working at a major bank and made donations to his university, the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and LLS. By the time he realized his company had a matching gift program, it was too late to get many of those donations matched.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Chris Jarvis (2010) points out that volunteer programs can offer additional skill development, improved morale and productivity, as well as a more cooperative corporate culture. Examples of such partnerships include Habitat for Humanity and Home Depot or Pet Smart and local animal rescue shelters. McAlister, D. and Ferrell, L.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2016

The NLA program was originally founded as the American Humanics program at Arizona State University in 1980 with the support of the Phoenix Rotary Club 100 and local nonprofit organizations. They recognized the need for highly skilled leaders in the nonprofit sector. What events do you have planned this year?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. Reserve your first choice of the new domain now or regret it later. Enable Filters and turn on Location Services to allow Geofilters.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Social entrepreneurs argue that they can be change agents in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors (Praszkier & Nowak, 2011). Clients obtain valuable work experience as well as a variety of skills needed for the job market (Social Enterprise Alliance, 2016).

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

There’s another piece that, while it is a cornerstone of our organization, complicates the picture even more: we hire local talent. There are skilled tradespeople in every country we serve, and local talent makes our model far more sustainable. (As We rolled out ProvingIt.org in October 2011. It isn’t perfect.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

The busiest day in both 2011 and 2012 is our longtime community program, Free First Friday. And finally, and perhaps most interestingly, here's a comparison of Jan-June 2011 vs Jan-June 2012. I'd like to show you the data for the full fiscal year, but we only have this daily data beginning in the winter of 2011.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

They pulled together a panel of local marketers doing innovative things with social media. Coming off that success, Cause Camp moved to a larger venue in Lincoln in 2011. One of their clients was an orphanage effected by the destruction. Understanding the need for the speaker to cancel, event organizers acted quickly.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Seniors can often apply skills from their former jobs to a nonprofit. Their skills may encompass fields such as accounting, fundraising, or foreign languages, and they often will need little training in these areas. For some organizations, it may be helpful to partner with the local chapter of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From locally owned neighborhood shops to the largest corporations, all companies can easily establish corporate giving programs and give back to the causes they care about. Community Grants Some companies offer community grants to help out local nonprofits in need. What Are the Benefits of Corporate Giving?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

February 27, 2011. I was also impressed by the energy in a room with twenty people who have a networked mindset, leadership skills, and social media expertise. I created the above visual using wordle to represent our collective knowledge and skills. This first day’s three learning objectives: 1. Working with NGOs.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Be sure to know your local laws for lotteries and raffles to see if you need to obtain a license before starting. This Indianapolis-based duo of Matt McIntyre and Matt Duncan turned a disappointing loss in 2011 by Butler into a good cause. Free guitar lessons!) Brackets for Good. You could also host a March Madness open house.

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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. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Launched in 2006, Adobe Youth Voices is designed to provide youth in underserved areas with the critical skills they need to become active and engaged members of their communities and the world at large. Youth Voices: Creating with Purpose. Want to hear more about the corporate social responsibility efforts of other TechSoup donor partners?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

It has been my great privilege to lead the MAH since May of 2011. The MAH today is profoundly different from the museum I was hired to run in 2011. We now have a wholly community-rooted model, working with over 2,000 local partners annually to plan, produce, and share exhibitions and events. I knew nothing about management.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

We brought our first product to market in July 2000 working with a local children’s museum as our first client. We built a team focused on Client Success to proactively coach clients and to augment their in-house skills. In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online. In 1999, less than $100 million was raised online.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. Sometimes we purposefully bridge distinct groups as well such as middle-aged women from local knitting groups with young college students interested in street art to yarn bomb our stairwell for Radical Craft Night.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

We know how it looks, but here at Classy we hold ourselves to the highest standard and feel grateful for the work we’ve been able to accomplish since our start in 2011. Perhaps the simplest way to take a philanthropic step is to sponsor a local nonprofit organization. Really, claiming the number one spot? Levi Strauss.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

The Congress ended with the presentation and signing of the Toronto Declaration , a document that spends its first two thirds patting ourselves on the back for what we already do and the second third committing to new initiatives to be assessed in 2011 at the next World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. I don't think that's yet true.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 12, 2011

Knight Foundation , was released in July 2011 and reported in CIRCLE , a publication of Tufts University. To summarize: Strategy 1: Infuse in the infrastructure of national and community service programs the requirement that participants learn civic communication skills. and James L.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2013

That’s something we have heard more and more over the last year, as foundations and nonprofits look for ways to tap into the growing online giving market with these daylong campaigns raising funds for local causes. They can seem overwhelming—months of planning, untold hours of staff time, culminating in a 24-hour or longer sprint.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 New Mobile App Makes It Easy To Find Volunteer Opportunities You can now find local volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch.orgs new free mobile app for iPhones. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 30, 2011 "If you have to leave, why did you bother coming in the first place?" After observing the girls clear talent at math and science throughout the week, Shelina encouraged her to think about other careers that would make use of her skills. March 31, 2011 8:18 AM Jessica Sadoway said.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

When working with community groups and organizations on operating in a more holistic way, I often get asked about the changing roles or skills that they need to think about. Some roles and skills will be identified as the sector as a whole starts moving in this direction and we can more clearly see what’s needed. Resources & Links.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In 2011, Eric Ries published The Lean Startup , which challenges startup and business founders to build and run their companies in a new way – maximizing customer value and revenue while minimizing wasted effort. They also learn professional and language skills in order to enable them to find meaningful employment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, building robust networks and using social media can help these advocacy organizations make change happen for children in their state. to leverage social media as a way to engage our key audiences, Packard created the Friending the Finish Line project in July 2011.

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