Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

These kinds of groups can’t even be expected to fall in the same kinds of rubrics for use or application of tools between each other as they are inherently unique, every time. Many groups would much rather have an impact and involvement in the shaping of the tools they use than pay for something that others control.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It isn’t a new field—it has been around for decades—but recent increases in computing power combined with decreases in the cost of that power have created a new generation of AI-powered tools and applications that are available to everyday people and organizations. Closing thoughts.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Volunteer Program philosophy : Volunteers need to know why they are important to your operations, the value they bring, and the impact they make. You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. Funders sometimes request this policy on grant applications. Most volunteers don’t know the law exists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. as early adopters rather than the phenomenon being linked to youth." How will these trends impact nptech? Found via this post tagged nptech by Meghan.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Power : lastly, and very importantly, we see our contributions making an impact. Again, I’ve included these driving questions to help you frame the decision making that citizens employ both in asking for help and those indirectly impacted making decisions about which technologies they can use to help others.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Reliance on third party(ies). Just do it.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Reliance on third party(ies). Just do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

We've been seeing the end of the era of free social media applications over the past few months. Last November, Causes, a popular and free social networking fundraising application, ditched its Myspace widgets and Ideablob closed its doors. Or should we inspire and encourage software companies to adopt a philanthropic approach?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the viral spread and impact of Elkin’s spoof, especially as it turns out that he had a serious goal in posting his parody, which is to get people involved in fighting global warming and in particular to draw users to a Facebook app he spent months writing called “ YesWeConserve.com.&#

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Nate explores the impact of virtualization on an organization's ecological footprint. adoption in the for-profit sector. adoption in the for-profit sector. This TechSoup.org user needs help evaluating the e-learning application MyiCourse. Tags: Web 2.0 From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. Donate Your Brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Matthew Mahan , vice president of impact at Causes. Are the fees charged by the various new online fundraising platforms to high for mass adoption to occur? He’s the vice president of impact at Causes. The point here is to focus on your goals and then think about how the online application can help you achieve what mission.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

It's about rethinking the way your organization works and adopting technologies and procedures that emphasize flexibility and adaptability throughout your organization. An organization that's ready for a disaster is also ready for a new opportunity to expand its impact when a need arises.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I found out about how big a deal Glasspockets is when I attended a local Foundation Technology Affinity Group (TAG) meeting of Northern California foundation techies who kept talking about Glasspockets projects like the hGrant Online Reporting Project , and the Transparency Talk blog. Which Foundations Have Adopted Transparency?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. The problem with developing a standard is that it is only as useful as those adopting it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2005

When you want to use tags to organize and find stuff in your freezer. the global Internet and its growing store of socially-generated knowledge and Web-based, on-demand social applications. So, I wonder how this impacts nonprofits? Does this make it more compelling for nonprofits to be adopting some of these new tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Also, in some places of the world there is lower adoption rates of social — for example in very rural areas of the developing world – where this data would not be useful for informing a funding strategy. They also tag and analyze responses. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

They want a rewarding experience and that amazing feeling of contributing to something that positively impacts the community and makes people’s lives better. Is your Ideal Volunteer a college student with a lot of enthusiasm for staffing pet adoption events or tutoring middle-schoolers? What can you offer your volunteers?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2009

There are many Twitter applications to manage multiple accounts. (See I discovered CoTweet and Hootsuite when I needed a Twitter application that did not have to be installed on the desktop. The power of these two useful application is the ability to post to multiple accounts and assign workflow. Tags: twitter.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success. Nonprofits, Donors and Consumers Adopting Online Lifestyle. 2) Mobile technology. 3) Technology that equalizes the playing field for all nonprofits.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Let's break it down into three major components: Applications: The tools that you use to run your nonprofit (e.g., Platform: The tools vendors use to build applications for nonprofits (e.g., Services: Pieces of common functionality that you can mashup with your applications (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Force.com, Facebook).

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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Change Social Model Myanmar 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Use Help Applications That Streamline Social Media Tasks. Are you impulse adopting tools? Tags: Information Coping Skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

Driving in-person actions such as adopting an animal . The application is available through Google for Nonprofits. The application process will walk you through this in detail, and we won’t duplicate that information here. . If your organization is an animal shelter, for example, you might have an “Adoption” campaign.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2009

This isn't likely to trickle down to the little guys, but it could impact larger organizations. The upside is that they will be more eager and capable adopters of the technology you give them. What data and applications can and should you give them access to via their phones? . The US may not be far behind. What are you seeing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

It’s written with a focus on business relationships, but everything is applicable to the nonprofit space. It’s important to know what your organization is all about, how it’s making an impact, where it’s work is being done and who it’s helping. Help them see how their work is making an impact. Tags: Books. Thank them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

is about building a bridge between two-way online communication and offline actions and impact. Ben Rattray mentioned: The vast majority of social good platforms have failed because they have modeled social good platforms on commercial applications. There is a third access - it is not about ROI or social impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future , the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (October 27-29th), will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond. foundation match days trending upward.)

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Whether it's on your homepage or an internal web page, use this space to establish credibility by sharing how last year's holiday donations impacted your beneficiaries. Also, consider customized giving options like a gift catalog or a "build your own donation" application. case studies.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

By far the most common open source license is the Gnu Public License , (GPL) which currently governs 67% of all free and open source applications. This is what has permitted such widespread commercial adoption of the open source idea. The success of this revision could have a major impact on the future of free and open-source software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

The emergence and application of tools such as blogs, wikis, tagging, social search, web based content and learning management systems, pod and vodcasting intersect with various forms of collaboration such as distributed communities of practice, networks, and online communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. By using tagging and RSS extension programs are able to exchange information and share content freely. adoption strategies ( remix from Association 2.0). Explore popular blog, searches and tags. Economic Impacts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning. 100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Or, you can promote educational content related to the positive impact of participating in these programs. Eligibility Requirements As with any grant, there are requirements that applicants must meet to be considered. Submit the Google Ad Grants application. Don’t rush through it, though.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In many ways, we just reversed the analog approach, holding too tightly to digital technologies, applications, and online communication options. There were so many new platforms and applications that provided tools for everything from communications to fundraising, outreach to development, and much more. Digital Tools. Social Paradigm.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Should nonprofits focus on giving through iPhone applications? Should Apple allow donations to nonprofits in their iPhone applications? Nonprofits would also reach far more people and have greater impact by optimizing their website for mobile devices instead of just building iPhone apps. You’re not Angry Birds or Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

The NpTech Community has been early adopters of social media and social networks like Twitter. NTEN had also set up a google application that lets people vote on questions which how they decided to handle the Q/A in a room of 1400 people. What are the most important things not yet known about social media and its impact?

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