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How #GivingTuesday Can Help Your Nonprofit Reach PhilanthroKids or Generation Z Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. With this resource, GivingTuesday is helping nonprofits experiment with a donor segment that is rip for cultivation by nonprofits — ” Gen Z.” The Giving 2.0 What does it look like?

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One Organization’s Quest for Good

NonProfit Hub

Her purpose would be discovered while visiting classrooms. While there, McDonald noticed that many classrooms had only a stack of books to share between hundreds of children. “It This was McDonald’s solution to the lack of educational resources. Simply put, Library For All is a digital library for developing countries.

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Member Round Up: Watching What We Say

NTEN

This week, our members talked about online management strategies, resources for schools, and even how an unusual donation lead one fundraiser to a fundraising epiphany. The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is currently accepting session proposals for their 2012 conference.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“They just didn’t have the resources. ” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2012. Disruptor: Omaze.

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This post includes my slides and summary of the main points I will be making as well as links to resources. Isadora Faber, 14-year-old Brazilian student who launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats. Gen Z By The Numbers.

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Burlington Public Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

is a thin-client or shared-resource-computing. Installation Date: September 13, 2012. Windows MultiPoint Server. software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Luckily, there is no shortage of techniques and resources and books. What resources do you need to move forward?