Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Meet Bib Filbon and Jeff Bladt who have the job title, “Data Scientist,” and are on staff at DoSomething.Org. They work in partnership with DoSomething’s program staff to collect, analyze, and make sense of data to improve impact of DoSomething’s programs. What is funder’s role to support good measurement?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The latest Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of American corporate giving essentially finds that companies are still giving out cash grants, but are putting more energy into product or in-kind philanthropy. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been surveying large American companies on their philanthropy annually since 2005.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Check out these GivingTuesday statistics sourced from the GivingTuesday 2022 impact report and broader impact data to learn more about the influence GivingTuesday has on the philanthropic sector. In times of crisis, donations surge : Don’t be afraid to ask for support this year. billion in 2022. Don’t be discouraged!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

But collective action isn’t enough unless there is collective impact. How does one measure that? It has assembled a team of recognized experts and influencers, initially convened by leaders of 92nd Street Y and supported by a core group of founding partners. And that’s why I’m supporting Giving Tuesday.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. This support consists of four sources: U.S. government aid, capital investment, philanthropy and remittances. Private Philanthropy. As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

and the Rockefeller Foundation, titled: " A New Tool for Scaling Impact: How Social Impact Bonds Can Mobilize Private Capital to Advance Social Good." Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. One such model is the Social Impact Bond (SIB).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The latest Chronicle of Philanthropy survey of American corporate giving essentially finds that companies are still giving out cash grants, but are putting more energy into product or in-kind philanthropy. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been surveying large American companies on their philanthropy annually since 2005.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

Lisa Greer learned this first-hand when she and her husband became part of the 1% virtually overnight in 2012. She’s the author of the bestseller Philanthropy Revolution and is ready to guide charities to a new mindset that sees donors as people, not sources of revenue. Giving has lean months, just as commerce does.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012. A starting point for envisioning a future state in which data is the ‘GPS of philanthropy.’ Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Beth Kanter, “ Data Informed.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

to report on Tech for Good trends and also to find out how things are going in one of the most challenging areas of philanthropy: providing much needed help and support to people in the Muslim world. I also liked the work we did a few years ago to support telecentres in poor communities affected by civil war in Colombia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

But two sessions at the GEO conference clearly showed how smart funders are combining the two for maximum impact. Are we turning a corner in philanthropy? Are funders realizing that support for advocacy needs to be part of any comprehensive effort to improve the lives of families and communities? I sure hope so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012). Interviews with 9 other foundations that conduct OE grantmaking (April-May 2012). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012). Literature review of current needs in nonprofit field (June 2012).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference will offer a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Darin McKeever, Deputy Director, Charitable Sector Support, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2015

of Americans are non-Hispanic whites , Americans of color still struggle for their voice in many areas of society, namely philanthropy. The underrepresentation of African-Americans and Hispanics suggests that organized philanthropy is not doing an adequate job of engaging non-white communities — Diversity in Giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

It got us using social media in a way we hadn’t before, and our supporters loved it. NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. Like every nonprofit, we wanted that prize money, but this was a bigger opportunity. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

LCF inspires philanthropy from the Latino community and invests in community driven solution lead by Latino-based organizations. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? We learned that it takes thoughtful planning and smart execution to support a crowd funding campaign. Foundation with 4 core staff members.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

A report released by The Center for Effective Philanthropy suggested that over 70 percent of surveyed nonprofits said that their funders do not tend to provide any support for assessment efforts. In December 2012 Charity Navigator released the concept note for CN 3.0 – their next version of Charity Navigator. and Herring, A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

There have been a lot of conversations about what funders can do to support nonprofits to scale impact. But I think what has really driven this is the continued impact of the prolonged economic instability. There have been a number of efforts at doing new things like PRIs, MRIs, Impact Investing, and launching new initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving. While giving related to Hurricane Sandy may boost total fundraising in 2012 it is unlikely to change fundraising results for most nonprofits.

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Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Their impact also carries over to #GivingTuesday, the biggest giving day of the year. Launched in 2012 by 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation , this annual day of giving turned global movement mobilizes millions of people worldwide to donate to nonprofit organizations and charitable causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

For me, this ‘how to’ approach put some practical meat on the bones of the conversation around scaling impact that resonated through halls the at the GEO conference this week. This of particular obsession in my world — the world of Jewish philanthropy. The session did not disappoint. Myth #1: The path to scale is ambiguous.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Social enterprise efforts can range from selling merchandise to support the charitable functions of the nonprofit to creating a new entity that merges the for- and nonprofit operations into a hybrid form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Most often these new experiments have grown out of frustration with the fact that, despite several decades of rapid growth in philanthropy and nonprofits, many of the same social and environmental problems persist, or are getting worse. What models of “collective impact” or multi-stakeholder collaborations have emerged; is there a typology?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S. As a result, the dataset is only complete through 2012. The Few Projects That Have Gotten Funding Support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. We want to support learning. Let’s tell the real story of our impact, together.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 10, 2012

It encompasses the income sources that drive our society: profit, government, philanthropy, earned income. The core economy , although supported by money, is not driven by it. Registration for the 2012 Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies ends Sunday, October 14 th ! 18 & 19. Click here to register. Governance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

And GEO has been our guide and our ally in explaining how learning, streamlining and stakeholder/grantee involvement all come together to improve impact. We’re going to start a listserv and take some initial steps to become our own combination of learning community and support group.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Our support of groups advancing LGBTI rights is opening up new opportunities for helping many more such groups around the world. We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history. We’re deeply grateful for this strong support of our work.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

This was an increase over the 2012 growth rate and points to positive signs that giving in the United States is returning to pre-recession levels. compared to 2012. “You’re not going to raise dollars unless you are hiring people and paying the overhead necessary to support those activities.” Overall Giving Trends .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

Zero Divide published a report called “Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now”. Nonprofits that receive high ratings and reviews from the people who use their services will attract greater supporters and funders. that explores how mobile is bridging the digital divide and opportunity for nonprofits.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2016

92nd Street Y, a cultural center in New York City, founded #GivingTuesday – a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Converting your #GivingTuesday donors into avid supporters with a solid follow-up strategy. Google search results for “giving Tuesday”: 2.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to share my best tips for managing an online crisis, with Allison Fine, for a podcast on the Chronicle of Philanthropy. For example, when the first Kony 2012 campaign video was released and went “viral” it helped energize their own constituents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The most successful documentaries are having a significant impact on major debates and public policies, from environmental concerns to financial regulations. Every Memory Matters is expected to go live in January, 2012, when Granito is broadcast nationally on the PBS series POV.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

She authors the award-winning Networked Nonprofit Books published by J.Wiley and published the The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout. ” In the last five years alone, Dan has given over 275 talks on philanthropy and innovation in 34 states and eight countries. Dan Pallotta. DanPallotta.com. He is a William J.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Here are 10 of the most helpful reports and resources for philanthropy professionals: Giving in an Election Year. Wondering how donor support will fare in the face of federal and presidential political campaign competition? How they were changed by the 2012 election cycle. 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2015

Perhaps you’ve been reading about Gen Z and that they’re tech savvy, passionate about doing good, and might just shake up philanthropy. I recently read an article in the New York Times about conference for Gen Z who were learning entrepreneurial skills. I was curious and reached out to her for an interview.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

Not matter what we call them, we are only just beginning to understand Gen Z and their impact on society as well as the implications for nonprofits. They have also been described as the first tribe of digital natives, screenagers, and digital integrators. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z. And, they have generosity in their genes.

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