Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. In the process, I was exposed to a number of organizations whose boards struggled with a variety of issues. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Cause Camp combines some of the most innovative thinking in the sector with tactical action steps you can take back to your organization and hit the ground running!”. MARYANNE DERSCH : Make It Stick: How to Get New Ideas into Action. It’s fundamentally changed the landscape.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change. "Our philanthropy has to ignite action. Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew? The program works in partnership with states across the country. "Our

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. Social Change Won’t Happen Unless Philanthropy Gives More Power to Grassroots Leaders. Philanthropy for change, not charity.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. For the first time, this year's Games for Change Festival created an opportunity for producers of games in development to get live feedback from leading game designers, educators, and funders on the main stage. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

It also takes analyzing competitors and perhaps in the nonprofit sector, understanding the ecosystem or network of organizations working on similar issues. In short, listening is market research. Geoff reminds us that tactics are not tools , but actions. I went straight to the strategy and measurement chapters. Shareability.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Around the world, organizations face unique challenges when mobilizing their constituents and growing online communities, whether for a cause, an issue, an organization's mission, or a combination thereof. What's the balance between innovation and resistance to change when choosing platforms? unfoundation. spanhidden

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

To mark the date, the One Campaign has shared a research report called “ Poverty is Sexist ,” that documents how extreme poverty hurts girls and women harder and in different ways than it does boys and men, and to demand targeted action to support girls and women. You can make a donation here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Other CSR teams promote programs to address a huge range of social issues. It's an international community where digital innovators, thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, changemakers, and global citizens come together to share world-changing ideas and catalyze action. UN relations. unfoundation. Image: +SocialGood.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

You’ve seen it in your newsfeeds, in your inbox, and in action movies — artificial intelligence, or AI, is having a moment. Do you have a plan for managing issues around ethics, bias, and interpretability? Featured Photo: Send 100 Girls to STEM Camp in Nigeria by Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). LEARN MORE.

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Everyaction

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

what about calls to action that aren’t online? engagejoe : Hmm…What about ‘using webby tools 2 organize ppl for impact on an array of issues, w/the goal of creating real world change?’ rootwork : @annanten To me the goal should be change, not growing one’s base. does growing an email list count?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

When a friend starts a campaign, supports or fundraises for an organization or cause publicly on a social networking platform, they broadcast that action and encourage their friends to do the same. We’re trying to level the playing field by empowering individuals to change the world.&#. What other questions do you want answered?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

When a friend starts a campaign, supports or fundraises for an organization or cause publicly on a social networking platform, they broadcast that action and encourage their friends to do the same. We’re trying to level the playing field by empowering individuals to change the world.&#. What other questions do you want answered?

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Some things have not changed: Time and attention are finite. I gave the example of charity:water that tells the story about how clean drinking water can change people’s lives in development country. The UN Global Report is also using Facebook Messenger bots to engage young people around different issues. Empowerment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

I spent Saturday in beautiful Monterey, ocean pounding outside the window of a conference room, where about 40 museum folks were pondering a question more elusive than the origin of the waves: can museums change the world? In two months, 10,000 visitors sent postcards (and fortuitiously, the government acted in favor of protection).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

We often ask what is in it for us, but seldom focus on the motivations of the person we want to Retweet (RT) our messages so that we can grow our network, increase brand identification, and inspire action for our cause. Just like any real world activist, motivation is triggered by empowerment and shut down with arrogance.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Now that you’re back in the office, digesting all of this new information, are you wondering how to prioritize action steps or communicate best practices to your peers? Once set, all future actions can be compared back to the model. Takeaway #4: Collaboration is necessary to solve the big issues today. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

To foster social good and create social change? It’s worth noting that in most cases you will not be able to change social media URLs at a later date, so put some serious thought into these URLs before reserving them. The overall message should be one of empowerment, not control and restriction. To secure new volunteers?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup, hosted a breakfast in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood for nonprofits, app developers, and anyone interested in changing the world for the better. Each of the presenters showcased apps that allow us to better share data and take personal action to further social benefit causes.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2016

Leverage a call-to-action already consistent with an individual’s typical behavior. The behavior of people is hard to change and can take time – usually more time than you’d like. It worked so well because the action is easy to do and is already part of a person’s normal routine.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

Weekly, I hear from someone who is putting ideas from the book into action. I feel lucky to be a small part of that change. That said, there are a couple big things I got wrong in the book - or at least, that I''ve changed my perspective on since writing it. Empowerment? and "why?" to "how?". What is participation for?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

They wanted to help museums and galleries across the UK make significant, sustained changes in the ways they engage community partners and visitors as participants in their work. In its first five years, Our Museum yielded real change at twelve diverse UK organizations. Most major change doesn't happen when things are going well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Empowerment is unconditional. Be specific, define the issue, problem or idea, and let the answers pour in. Be fast and loose with evolving your platform in the early stages, but be cautious of changing things once people start using them. People want control. People make technology work. Bring them in and let them help you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

By slowing down and making a piece of art for someone, we provide a personal connection to the issues and to individuals and create opportunities to see our commonalities despite geographic or cultural borders. Connecting personal wisdom to effect positive change is our goal. Each card is a piece of art in my mind. Each card is unique.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

offering solutions, not to mention all of the organizations in other countries, plus socially responsible businesses, plus individual activists' campaigns, knowing the best way to take action can feel as overwhelming as the problem. Many people feel like they can't change issues like the genocide in Darfur, they feel too big.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Foundations are in the business of making the world a better place by providing grants to organizations they see making an impact on the issues that they care about deeply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Social Change Behind the FireWall submitted by Holly Ross Successful nonprofits using social media are masters of social change behind the firewall. Real Time Representation - How Social Media is Changing the Face of Government submitted by Erica O'Grady 2008 marked the year of the first Twitter from inside the Oval Office.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

I called up Jeanette Morelan from WCK to talk about food as an agent for change and some of their recent work around the world. Our work started by focusing on long term empowerment projects. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The other thing is that a lot of inner cities are part of empowerment zones or enterprise zones where companies that are at a certain scale and profitable can benefit from tax credits, both from the payroll side, if you hire from the inner city, but also if you locate in the enterprise zones. The public safety issue is huge.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

Ephraim Gopin moderates a panel of nonprofit pros – Mimosa Kabir, Sarah Willey, and Lisa Chmiola – to look at the issue of being laid off and ask: what next? So I was at a university and in the early part of the pandemic, the university was hit hard by just the economic changes that were happening in the country and in our state.

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