ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Though we do our best to respond to requests, unlike the Shell Answer Man, we are not fueled by the research and marketing budget of a global oil company. We are seeing more research reports based on convenience samples (i.e., Like the Shell Answer Man, we respond to dozens of inquiries each month on wide-ranging questions.

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Arizona United States Philanthropy Sample 90

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Below is a sampling of benefits nonprofits can enjoy when they use a social-first digital fundraising strategy: Data collection : Digital technology not only helps donors learn about, connect and give to nonprofits; it provides a way for nonprofits to learn about and connect with donors themselves. Be consistent.

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Digital Technology Giving Arizona 52

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Responsive web design (also known as mobile optimization) refers to designing a site to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices. Why Mobile?

Library 71

Library Mobile Design Web 71

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Notes from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference for: Who : Speakers: Susan Tenby | TechSoup Global; Janet Fouts; Kira Marchenese. Hold the reins: if you aren’t listening, paying attention, and diving in then the conversation can get so far away that you aren’t able to join in.

Social Media 189

Social Media Network Second Life Ning 189

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Global Entrepreneurship Week – This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week! "Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009. Find out how you can take part from wherever you are around the world! "Global " Download the report!

Web 111

Web Bookmarking Philanthropy Delicious 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

When policymakers are not paying attention, Human Rights Watch shines a light on the situation through the media, both mainstream and social channels. In 2009, they embraced Twitter because journalists were active on Twitter and it was an efficient way to reach them. Minky Wordan , Global Initiatives Director.

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Case Study Central African Republic Twitter Personal 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Use Scientific Methods: These include having a significant sample size, randomly selected groups and some split testing. Colors, when used in pleasing combinations, can attract attention and also make other elements easier or more difficult to comprehend – whether text, objects or images.

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Test Impact Experiment San Francisco 114

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

bringing attention to issues and work on digital inclusion. Regardless of next year’s topic for the September 22nd celebrations, digital inclusion remains a core barrier to truly celebrating the web globally. Today is OneWebDay ! A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. Get Involved. About OneWebDay.

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Celebrate Web Digital Conversation 164

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

The great news is how much attention social entrepreneurship is getting. Bookshare.org Goes International This year marked my first attendance at the Clinton Global Initiative. CGI puts great emphasis on getting each attendee to make a new commitment to global society.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Participate in the 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards voting to see the 60 tag line finalists and get both inspired and thinking strategically about your own tag line. Nancy Schwartz is helping nonprofits do it right: how long has it been since you've considered your organization's tag line? Does it even have one?

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Nptech NTEN Jordan Summary 50

Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

What is going to grab their attention? Staying true to the concept that it’s possible to carry a film studio in your pocket, here’s a sample equipment list: A smartphone (for filming). Always pay attention to background noise. Find your story. Start with your audience. What do they want to hear? What motivates them?

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Movie Product Tutorial Script 52

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is a guest post from Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared’s Global Community Development Manager.&#. —– There’s something in the wind, other than in-coming winter, that has my attention. But to many people active in online social action communities, these events had deeper meaning.

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Myspace Causes Philanthropy Offline 108

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I serve as the Community Development Manager for TechSoup Global’s CDI (Community-Driven Innovation) program, which includes managing community and content strategy for NetSquared.org. Tip #2: Pay attention. Are people having trouble participating? Are people talking about the competition (negatively or positively)?

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Tips FAQ Howto Netsquared 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

So, when Lynne Johnson from Fast Company asked me to blog a list, I thought I'd create a nonprofit technology category and acknowledge the work of these awesome women: Nonprofit Technology Marnie Webb is the Co-CEO of TechSoup Global and creator of Netsquared and was voted most valuable person in the nonprofit technology field in 2008.

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Technology Companies Netsquared Social Media 75

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Our attention spans are growing remarkably shorter. The Internet, especially the mobile web, encourages rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Nicholas Carr’s prescient book, The Shallows , claims that the Internet is doing something to our brains. Increasingly, messages need to be short.

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Audience Video Camera Library 58

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

I've included a sampling below, and hope that you'll add other events in the comments. The Global Fund for Women also has an online toolkit to help you host a house party. If you live in the Bay Area (like me), the Global Fund for Women has created a calendar of local events. Host your own event.

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Celebrate International Avatar Myspace 40

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

A recent BusinessWeek article called "Twitter Twitter Little Star," describes social media as a booming industry which has caught the attention of corporations everywhere, and suggests the role of a "social media director" and what that person should do. We spoke to Ms. " Where does Social Media belong on the Org Chart?

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Twitter Social Media 114

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Yes we have an accessible and attention span limited world thanks in great deal to the internet. You can read her poem, Untitled, here. What is a movement?

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Build Community Technology Action 220

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

As organizations, responders, and service providers prepare for disaster response and create strategies to continue improving, remember that we continue to increase the level to which the global community of citizens feels embedded and integral to local support. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. http ://www.noula.ht/index.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN's fearless leader, has a different view. In just the field of journalism we now have The Intercept , Global Investigative Journalism Network , ProPublica , New America Media , Internews … need I go on?

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Tech Change Mobile Images 36

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. Alcoholic beverage tastings are frequently held as special events and are surprisingly simple to create online.

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Virtual Ideas Fundraising Stream 346

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Nancy raises a few questions about whether a distributed presence for organizations - splitting the attention of members between an organization's web site and social networking profiles is a liability or an asset. Intel unveiled its support for the Global Education Alliance's pilot program to create an education framework in Rwanda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion." Global Development Matters is a new site with lots of video, quizzes on global development and extensive q/a on a variety of global development project. NpTech Global Kabissa joins Aid for Africa for the third year running!

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Social Network Nptech Tag Network 50

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving powered by social media, peer pressure (the good kind!), But the competition isn’t for money – it’s for attention. And the truth is that you aren’t competing for dollars – you’re competing for the attention of your donors. Donors gave an astounding $2.7

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Campaign Giving Gift Images 111

Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

If you get all your money from a single, wonderful donor, what happens when that donor turns their attention—and their dollars—elsewhere? It’s normal to feel pangs of fear every time a big event happens – hurricanes, earthquakes, war, global humanitarian crises – taking away some of your donors’ attention. Revenue stream.

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Stream Fundraising Grant Fund 136

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2021

In an effort to align global efforts to mitigate the refugee crisis, the United Nations designated June 20th as World Refugee Day. This year, with a global pandemic that’s hitting refugees especially hard, it is more vital than ever to learn more about the global refugee crisis and how we can support refugees worldwide.

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Support Language Global International 109

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

" "End Global Warming!," We took a sampling from all of the Causes to get a sense of what the potential is. There are currently about 8,000 Causes, and we sampled about 10% of them. Lots of zero dollar donations in that sample (555 out of the 774 we sampled). Is it a random sample?

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 2007

" "End Global Warming!," We took a sampling from all of the Causes to get a sense of what the potential is. There are currently about 8,000 Causes, and we sampled about 10% of them. Lots of zero dollar donations in that sample (555 out of the 774 we sampled). Is it a random sample?

Causes 48

Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

(Elizabeth) Unfortunately, we don’t have any museum telecommuting policies in the Alliance sample documents library, but now that you’ve asked, we are on the hunt. And if you are looking for data to support a telecommuting policy, take a look at this compilation of research from Global Workplace Analytics. We’d love to share.

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Museum Culture Professional Training 21

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With more than 150 countries joining, and more than 14 billion impressions on social channels every year, it’s the perfect opportunity to tell your story to a global audience of people interested in making a difference through the power of social media. Images and videos make it easier to grab someone’s attention on social media.

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Storytelling Tips Social Media Story 271

Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

Also, I would pay attention to the titling and tagging of videos when you are uploading them. This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. Often, an effective title (e.g. We arent an exclusive platform - you can post here and anywhere else.

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34

Care2

JULY 14, 2008

Also, I would pay attention to the titling and tagging of videos when you are uploading them. This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. Often, an effective title (e.g. We arent an exclusive platform - you can post here and anywhere else.

YouTube 34

YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2022

In 2001, the United Nations designated June 20th as World Refugee Day in an effort to align global efforts that would mitigate the refugee crisis. This year, with a global pandemic that’s hitting refugees especially hard, it is more vital than ever to learn more about the global refugee crisis and how we can support refugees worldwide.

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Support Language Global International 59

sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

At times of crisis, this attention toward what is most important and impactful, and in some senses returning to the core, has brought clarity through very difficult times, and has enabled innovation toward achieving mission. There is every indication that work in these critical areas will continue. compared to the previous year.

Education 57

Education Conversation Giving University 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

There is no official organized nonprofit blog census, npo blogroll or a bridge blog like Global s. Here's a sampling of articles: Marnie Webb, CompuMentor Ready to Start Blogging ? s a fairly small niche, but a vibrant and rich one -- hopefully growing.! Omidyar Thread on Nonprofit Blogging. Bloglines (nptech account).

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Conversation NPO Minnesota Blogger 50

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Process: A sample exhibition label for one of the collections - incredible toasters from 1906 to 1960. Without further ado, here's what we did to make the exhibition participatory. You can find several more photographs here. I hope there's something in here you can use. As always, I welcome your questions and comments.

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Participatory Museum History International 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2014

3) Mainstream Media Attention : The “Pprah” of Brasil tweeted about GivingTuesday – that’s a great for the first year. Over 20 cities had local giving days to celebrate giving where you live. (2) That was amazing. While in the US, we’ve had three Giving Tuesdays. A great way to support Giving Tuesday. (6)

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