Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To communicate his thoughts, he uses an alternative augmentative communication device. To continue to provide our services, and to explore new ways in which targeted technological applications could address unmet needs of disadvantaged communities, we definitely need your help. This wasn’t always the case, though.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You say : “You’re wrong; research shows sad images raise more money than happy ones.” . Or to mitigate the risk that the happy photo might depress fundraising results, and maybe all these years we could have been raising even more money with each appeal?”. We could definitely consider a one-page letter to our current donors.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important? Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

The Prism Foundation empowers the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ community by raising critical funds and mobilizing resources to build a more just and equitable society. They seek to fund organizations working for fundamental social change and demonstrating practical alternatives to social justice for LGBTQ+ youth.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2019

She answered a few questions for us about their success with alternative funding and the journey they went on to create a diversified program. This fund consists almost exclusively of foundation grants and alternative funding sources like PRIs or public/private partnerships.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

If you are using this event to raise money for a school fundraiser, then you might have to get the blood pumping, through either excitement or competition! You’ll definitely want to consider gamification with whatever event you decide to put on. You want to make it more exciting and engaging. Virtual Craft Night.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

If you are using this event to raise money for a school fundraiser, then you might have to get the blood pumping, through either excitement or competition! You’ll definitely want to consider gamification with whatever event you decide to put on. You want to make it more exciting and engaging. Virtual Craft Night.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nonprofit professionals have a set of top priorities—including raising funds for their mission. In-kind donations: Another alternative to making monetary contributions is donating goods or services. Approximately $5 billion is raised through workplace giving programs annually. Check out this guide to Google Ad Grants!

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

But definitely list them! Alternatively, you can list these donors in your general individual or business donor categories with an asterisk. CFRE is a fundraising visionary with 30+ years frontline development work helping organizations raise millions in support. And, in so doing, think from your donor’s perspective.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Goals for all your different objectives—total dollars raised, number of donors, number of new donors, etc.—you’ll Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies by Channel There is no one right way to raise money for your nonprofit. By setting S.M.A.R.T. you’ll have all the data you need to refine and improve with each successive ask. Check it out!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In addition to raising money online , nonprofits use forms to build email lists, to recruit new volunteers, to onboard clients, and in lots of other applications. A/B testing is a process you can use to definitively determine whether your donors prefer single- or multistep forms! You could also try running an A/B test.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Teams also has video conferencing, as an alternative to Zoom , as well as file storage. Whatever you choose, there are probably tutorial videos online that will help you learn to use them efficiently, raising your nonprofit productivity.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Dozens of crowdfunding platforms make it increasingly easier for people to raise money for any cause, from cancer research to disaster relief, often quite independent of direction from any charity. He raised over $760,000 by appealing to his worldwide following. Within a matter of weeks this campaign raised $3.8

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hard to believe, but we are really going to kick things off on a high note here because we’re going to talk about how to raise 25% more from the right funders. She’s been in your shoes and definitely knows what she’s talking about. Thanks so much for being here. It is our first webinar of 2022. How do you find them?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

video games that raise awareness about issues like poverty and international strife, and help players assess strategies for solving them. This is definitely one computer game that I'll allow my kids to play and some of it is available free on the web. Developed to teach Australian and U.K. Stokes says. ???But

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

Hard to believe, but we are really going to kick things off on a high note here because we’re going to talk about how to raise 25% more from the right funders. She’s been in your shoes and definitely knows what she’s talking about. Thanks so much for being here. It is our first webinar of 2022. So excited that you’re all here.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 4, 2017

If you have the time and resources to pull off an auction, they’re definitely an event worth considering. They serve as modern alternatives to auction catalogs that make item and event promotion cheaper, more convenient, and more environmentally friendly. “How? Facilitate merchandise sales. Accept standard donations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. Definitely.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

I hope that in the future we don’t have to turn to a back up/alternative, but I’d love to hear your thoughts about the use of CoverItLive this time! From @pelleaardema: thinking out loud: content creators/organizers, a positive spirit (definitely needed), guide/leader… and i guess some positive criticism can help as well.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Your finances are one area of your operations where you definitely don’t want to leave things up to chance. GivingMail stands out as a nonprofit consulting firm by offering an affordable and efficient alternative to handling your direct mail needs in-house. Working with an expert like Zobrio is the way to go. Why They Stand Out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. Definitely.

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CauseVox

MAY 23, 2021

But sometimes a careful pivot brings more success than an old plan, and that was definitely true for SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois. Raising More With Less Effort On CauseVox. The ease of the CauseVox site and the power of peer-to-peer fundraising meant that a smaller team could raise more. Their final total? Over $55,000.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

I haven’t seen any data that shows a correlation to the kind of organization and the amount raised at year end. I have seen reports that show sending a multi-message campaign raises more funds versus sending only 1 email in December. For example, you’re raising $50,000 to buy a Meals-on-Wheels delivery van. Danielle .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 27, 2006

This week's Solutionary Woman is Caroline Ticarro-Parker, the Executive Director of Mind on the Media, the nonprofit that sponsors Turn Beauty Inside Out, a campaign to raise awareness about sexist portrayals of girls and women by the media. You can read some of the girl's blog posts from the retreat here. If so, how?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2006

ll do some live demos of these tools, discuss their potential to enhance our work, along with some of the concerns they raise. I don't like the repeated use of support, but at the moment am lacking good alternatives). 20" or "Social Media." " We???ll This session is NOT going to be a web2.0

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

The consensus by more than half the respondents (56%) was that this would “definitely” have an impact on giving from major donors (a term I did not define since what is considered a major gift can vary by organization), while an additional 32% said “Possibly. So what should we do next?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things. We definitely promote an organizing orientation to education work. We just recently moved to downtown Oakland, and we talk about ourselves as a school to build a movement. That’s a hard one.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. Foot Race These are a classic of the genre.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Alternatively you can change your website and make the keywords more relevant and thereby increase the quality score. Ones that every nonprofit should definitely try to use are: Sitelink Extensions where your ad includes links to specific pages of your website. Keywords: All Keywords must have a quality score higher than 2.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

People definitely saw the URL in the local press and on local media websites and responded. The SRWA is just getting started, but soon enough it will be providing grassroots greening and alternate transportation programs for residents and children in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Brooklyn Waterfront communities. 60) Search « Care2.com

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Email messaging raised 28% of all online revenue in 2017. Tens of thousands of nonprofits worldwide come online for the first time every year and a large number of them are launching email campaigns using BCC simply because they are unaware of the alternatives or do not want to spend financial resources on an email marketing service.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Raise Funds on Facebook. Empower others to raise the money for you. As you can see, many of these emails had some good qualities while many others had some definite opportunities for improvement. Ask your dedicated supporters to raise funds from their friends and family on behalf of your nonprofit. Virtual Giving Event.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

So if you have the questions, I’m going to try and fit in some up questions to what our panelists say and, of course, as Steven mentioned, there will definitely be time for Q&A at the end. Mimosa: Well, I think for me, the type of person I am, it would definitely be creating a plan. I will be monitoring the chat throughout.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

While virtual fundraising events were simply a quick alternative, they actually proved to be a convenient and effective way to engage with donors. This social aspect makes it a powerful way to boost visibility in your community and raise money for your programs! in 2019 increase to $108.62

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

It is important to think about the fact that dollars raised by nonprofit organizations are going to Blackbaud’s investors whose major interest in Blackbaud is the profit it can produce. There are definitely instances where companies buy up competitors to simply shut them down but I am not convinced that this is such a case.

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