Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

To really maximize social media, you need to understand how platforms work and adopt a strategy that brings the right supporters to your page and encourages them to take the next steps: going to your website, signing up for your email list, making a donation, and getting involved. Choose a processor that plays well with your CRM.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Have you ever thought about starting a green cafe? When the WorldChanging SF bloggers had their first face-to-face meeting there, I asked Chris if he would do an e-interview with me about how he started the cafe, what makes it green and how other people can start their own green cafes. Create a business plan. Secure financing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Either way, large nonprofits with multiple chapters have much to gain by empowering their chapters to create mobile and social media communities tailored for their local area provided that it is done well and with much preparation. In the cases where the head office has to reign in the chapters, it is much more complicated.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

The second most important driver for cloud adoption by nonprofits is the potential cost savings. This works just as well for local off-site staff members because they can access their work remotely, without the need to set up a virtual private network (VPN). A Green Initiative. Cost Savings.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 14, 2010

My Have Fun, Do Good Volunteer as a Reading Partner at my local public school. Adopt another pet. Next week I'll begin hosting a series of guest posts from some of the bloggers listed in, Have Fun, Do Good Blogroll: 65+ Nonprofit, Technology, Creativity, Food, Green and Pals' Blogs.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. Sunstone Montessori School is a certified green nonprofit school in Portland, Oregon that serves toddlers through sixth graders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

It helped us understand the interactions between individuals and learn about the types of NGOs that had failed in the past, eventually resulting in our adoption of the key principles that now guide our organization. Be prepared to endure difficulties in establishing a local bank account. The process can be daunting — even inexplicable.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 13, 2008

Here are a few ideas: The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a great round-up of do-good Father's Day gifts like "adopting" endangered animals through the World Wildlife Fund , and donating items like boats, building tools, and tents to a person in need through Oxfam. Father's Day gift green nonprofit donation

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. The idea is that biking to work is not only is good for the environment but can also help local economies. What do you measure?

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Local NGOs choose what is most needed in their area and apply online for funding. The technology is shipped directly to the local NGO.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 28, 2009

The Souper Bowl of Caring 's mission is to use, "Super Bowl weekend to mobilize youth to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities." The youth at the Farmville Baptist Church in Farmville, VA will be collecting donations after the service for their local food bank, FACES. This year's winner was the Green Bay Packers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Buy Books from Your Local, Independent Bookstore. When it comes to spending your holiday dollars, would you rather they went to Amazon and Borders, or to your local economy? For example, A Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sampler of Organic Breakfast Blend, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve is $26.95.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Nonprofits that work in policy and advocacy can help craft legislation and work with local, state, and national policymakers to adopt laws that balance the explosion of sharing-economy startups and protect the marginalized from exploitation. Sign in to share your thoughts in the comments below. Images: Twitter pics, me.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

She described it as, "a green story about preserving the Earth and protecting the animals. She and her husband and their local community also "adopted" a village in Africa of approximately 3,600 people. Subtly-in a way kids would still enjoy a story without lecture."

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Most people agree that backyard gardens allow people to shrink their carbon footprint with a more local and sustainable food source too. It was an Austin Meetup.com online community and monthly meetings that allowed us to stop dreaming about chickens and actually jump into building a coop and adopting seven pullets (young hens).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2015

Even though I get my news every morning from the great Morning Editions hosts, Steve Inskeep, Renee Montagne and David Greene and spend my days listening to This American Life, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and TED Radio hour, it’s never really crossed my mind to donate.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

From facilitating green commuting, to employee gift matching, to paid time off for volunteering, Google inspects nearly every part of their business with a social impact lens. s Blue Jeans Go Green to collect used clothing, and also sells pre-owned or restored vintage clothing items to reduce their carbon footprint. . Levi Strauss.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

We picked this up and we dedicated a staff person to coordinate a local effort to get Bay Area cities and counties on board to support the national effort, and to contribute their soft fleet orders to the national demand for plug-in hybrids. They recognize that green is very vogue right now.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Green Knoll Rescue Squad’s crowdfunding campaign on CauseVox) 2. Engage in strategic partnerships, like teaming up with a local business for sponsorships or collaborating on workplace volunteering initiatives. Think of it as planting different seeds in your fundraising garden – grants, corporate partnerships , and individual giving.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

Adopt bylaws. box at the post office or local shipping store if you don’t yet have an office or a facility. Use a platform such as Little Green Light or Bloomerang to store and manage your donor information. Gather your new Board , set your meeting schedule for the year, and elect officers. Open a bank account.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. Britt Bravo: What is coworking, and how can you make it green? You can even save your money.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Try a green energy supplier. It’s easy to switch to 100% green energy. You can use a provider that uses 100% green and renewable energy like these listed on MoneySupermarket or, even better, install solar panels on your home. This isn’t the only study that supports the adoption of a largely plant-based diet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

Green Drinks. Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. I've attended Green Drinks in Vancouver & Seattle and think this event format is wonderful for socializing - if that's your cup of tea (or rather glass of wine!) Does your community address local issues?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Donations via third-party platforms like Facebook, online donation tools like QGiv or Little Green Light, and employer matching platforms like Benevity, aren’t always straightforward. I know of a faith-based rescue mission who wrestled with accepting a donation from the local strip club for its domestic violence program.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Try a green energy supplier. It’s easy to switch to 100% green energy. You can use a provider that uses 100% green and renewable energy like these listed on MoneySupermarket or, even better, install solar panels on your home. This isn’t the only study that supports the adoption of a largely plant-based diet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

adoption strategies ( remix from Association 2.0). Growing and Eating Local Foods. The growing adoption of wikis in educational. True adoption of Web2.0 no need for local copies, CDs, flash drives, etc.). Ability to save local copies if desired. Sharing Content is freely available for use and reuse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Lean Startup principles have been adopted widely in other sectors, and once you get a glimpse of the principles, it’s clear that Lean can be applied to any organization that needs to operate in a capital-efficient way. It’s no wonder why Lean is increasingly being adopted in the non-profit sector.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2015

Jeff Hostetler is the New York Giants surprise 1990 Super Bowl-winning quarterback who now coaches a local high school football team. The organization is an early-adopter church member of TechSoup and, in 2014 alone, received 16 Microsoft product donations. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director, green technology at TechSoup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

The audience consisted mostly of social media early adopters who shared terrific insights that come from having a sense of context. Adam Zand who I first met at Boston Social Media Breakfast event last holiday season where we helped leverage a donation for the local Food Bank. That's rare in a conference setting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels. Social Media Nedra Weinreich's tip jar , tipped me off to newly published study from Nora Barnes and Eric Mattson from U Mass Dartmouth about nonprofit adoption of social media tools. And you don't have purchase new stuff to give a gift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

From the global to the local, here are #10Ways geolocation is a positive force for good. Since becoming widely adopted just a couple years ago, social media has supercharged social action, cause marketing, and social entrepreneurship. Social media has changed the world. The global citizenry has become a global network.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

We also work with some socially responsible businesses like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; we are working with Annie's Organic right now, and so a broad mix of people who are trying to make the world a better place. We work for clients across the board from non-profits like the ACLU and Greenpeace to more political causes.

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