Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. Don’t change just for novelty’s sake. Illustrate the concrete change created by donor support. This convinced him to keep running successful campaigns for years without change. Avoid changing messaging just for novelty’s sake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The system of making and distributing documentary films is changing rapidly. The creative process of making films is opening up and the outreach efforts to spark social change through documentary media are becoming much more dynamic and collaborative. Guest Post by Vincent Stehle. Perhaps not.

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Achieve

MARCH 2, 2016

Five years ago our team set out to connect a community of thought leaders who were interested in social change and driven to turn their interest into action. Looking back, I honestly can’t believe how much has happened since MCON’s debut. In 2015, 20,000 of you joined us online while 300 of you attended in-person. million media impressions.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We also announced the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada as the Cause the Change award winner for their UnchARTed Waters event. The UnchARTed Waters event empowers artists with developmental disabilities to express their creativity through movement, motion, and wonder!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). “I I wanted to change the world with that film.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In order to do this, they need to work with free agents, hyper-connected individuals who are passionate about social change, but don’t work within institutional walls. Our session will explore how and why this needs to change. What are the change issues for traditional nonprofits that want to become “networked nonprofits?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season. For fall, offer picture options that include themed-subject matter like pumpkins or the changing of the leaves. Your artist just has to log in and lead class virtually. Autumn Paint & Sip Night.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In today’s world, job roles are constantly changing and new challenges arise in the workplace. I was able to develop dynamic, innovative, and knowledgeable courses using e-learning tools such as Articulate, Camtasia, Microsoft Office, and worked with graphic artist to develop custom interactive multimedia instruction (IMI).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

EngAGE is a nonprofit that changes aging, and the way people think about aging, by transforming senior apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness and creativity. In 2011, he received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. It profiles an innovative organization called EngAGE.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Organizations are complex and the four frames do not change that. As Bolman and Deal say, framing and reframing is about giving people a palette with an array of options in order to be artists in the search for quality, commitment and creativity in organizations. So that’s it in a nutshell. It can be confusing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Organizational updates can also include announcements of conferences or fund-raisers, staff changes, or any recent awards or accolades your nonprofit has received. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. All winners will be announced on March 28 at an awards ceremony and screening party in San Francisco and on streamed to the web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Organizational updates can also include announcements of conferences or fund-raisers, staff changes, or any recent awards or accolades your nonprofit has received. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The 2023 w3 Award winners have been announced, and we’re excited to say that we’re among the amazing roster of award winners for this year. Check out all of our w3 Award winners below! The post Forum One Wins Big at the w3 Awards appeared first on Forum One.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

Forum One has been nominated for 11 Vega Awards in 8 different categories! The Vega Awards highlight the vital role that digital pioneers play in the always-changing digital landscape. Check out the rest of this post to learn more about each of our Vega Award-winning projects. We’re glad to share some exciting news!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

With a virtual format, you have the advantage of offering more variety since you can easily change the video source and even use pre-recorded video content. Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

This year's theme is climate change. NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. Change.org is hiring bloggers. Blog Action Day is October 15th.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Artists work incredibly hard to produce their work. And the crayon drawings on the fridge door in an exhibition of award-winning local artists? Our most commented-on change by far is the brightly painted chairs in the elevator. Put out seating for two or more with every activity, unless it's something incredibly personal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 14, 2007

I spent the weekend in New Mexico celebrating two important days with my parents: Mother's Day and my dad's receiving the Allen Stamm Humanitarian of the Year award from the United Way of Santa Fe County. Aageson's is one of six awards the United Way will present on May 10 at La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Organizational updates can also include announcements of conferences or fund-raisers, staff changes, or any recent awards or accolades your nonprofit has received. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Plaque or award. Name an award after them. Sometimes a nonprofit has access to world-class chefs, celebrities, artists, or architects or well-known lawmakers. Throughout the year you can connect with other donors and funders and the people we serve (artists, students, activists).”. You can also send fun cards using Felt.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth for many organizations in the nonprofit and government space. That’s a rate of over one award per week! This beautifully designed branding and website won five awards this year! For us, it was no different!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For many at the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth. We are proud to see this great work honored and to say that across our roster of clients, we took home 63 awards and even one Webby nomination ! That’s a rate of over one award per week!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out. I'm an artist and an institution builder. The kind of art I do is art that gets engaged into the public.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2007

According to their site: "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Beijing the 2008 Olympic Games in 2001, disregarding international criticism of China's human rights record. Requests for change are coming from within China as well. Amnesty International has created a press kit for reporters covering the Olympics.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Now that the dust has cleared and the kids are banging on the exhibits (and showing us what we have to change next), I have the time to step back and share some of the lessons learned from this experience. We awarded $5000 to each exhibit design that was translated to real life. Trust is essential, especially in a changing environment.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Kind of like artists, a lot of passion and drive can create great things, but they aren't necessarily sustainable over time. Do they really have that entrepreneurial spirit that's going to create change?" They're artists so they think big. What does big really mean for us? How do you build strong entrepreneurs?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

It felt to me like coming out of the closet when I began talking about spiritual practice with my activist friends"--Marisa Handler The more I write about organizations and individuals who are creating social change, the more I realize that to create true change, we need to change our inner world and our outer world.

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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. Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women.

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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. Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Currently, we are halfway through 2021 and the fundraising event landscape has changed tremendously within the last year. The winners are then awarded with their prizes! Depending on your budget, you may be able to get a popular artist, but you can also reach out to local musicians. Let’s get started!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you have some talented artists, knitters, jewelry designers, and candle-makers in your youth group, consider hosting a craft sale at your church. It’s even more fun when winners get prizes – you could even recognize the best cooks at an award show like the one we referenced earlier! Awards shows. Go all out!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Artprize , now in its second year, is a city-wide art festival with a $250,000 top prize to be awarded to the work that receives the most public votes. The artists come from all over (though many are based in the Midwest), and anyone can enter. How does my experience of a piece change based on its context? Confusion and tension.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

While it is probably difficult to absolutely prove cause and effect, implementing a crowd artistic creation requires a discussion about letting go of control or at least being explicit about how creative contributions will be accepted or curated or added to the work. Do you accept everything or is there curation?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Using descriptive imagery like “sip award-winning wines in the lush hillsides of Napa Valley” will help your guests better envision the experiences you’re offering. While artists will love a new set of paintbrushes or acrylic paint, offer a unique experience like a tour of the local art museum for those who simply love the craft.

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