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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. The World Blind Union is working right now, with support from our community, to get a global treaty to help the blind, with a hopeful date of this June for that treaty to be concluded.

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Introducing the 2013 Communities of Impact

NTEN

As Amy wrote recently, many of you have told us that 2013 will be the year you really tackle the data at your organizations. (If The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data.

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KAUST Winter Enrichment Program 2013: Beginner’s Guide to Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Date : January 23, 2013. Location : King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. In a tightly integrated community like ours, social media use requires special consideration. Topic : A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media. Description : Social media presents a confusing blur of personal and professional profiles.

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2013 NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award: Lauren-Glenn Davitian

NTEN

The NTEN community is filled with amazing individuals who change the world every day. Past winners have had a hand in creating and funding the biggest organizations in our space, built nonprofit technology communities large and small, and are exploring and sharing some of the most interesting and innovative technology models.

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How can nonprofit organizations measure community engagement?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Shayla Hubbard Project Coordinator, University of Arizona College of Medicine. Existing research identifies gaps in the ways in which community engagement is measured. However, several studies have been conducted on social capital and the benefits individuals can receive from various forms of community engagement.

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Webinar: Monthly Donors, Social Media, and Cross-Channel Integration: Critical Tactics to Boost Your Fundraising in 2013

Care2

Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Join Paul Habig of SankyNet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Eric Rardin of Care2 as they outline the critical and often easy ways you can boost your fundraising results in 2013. Say good bye to "online fundraising" and "offline fundraising," there is only fundraising.

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Jump In Now to the Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey

Tech Soup

Here’s how: Recency: We survey grantseekers, grant writers, and those involved in the grantseeking universe twice a year (spring and fall). The Spring 2013 State of Grantseeking Survey includes these five new questions chosen by participants: What is the household income in your service area?

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