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Who Is Your Mayor? Guest Post by Farra Trompeter, Big Duck

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I so happy to sneak into last night’s 501Tech Club New York City gathering last night to hear Shelley Bernstein, Brooklyn Museum, and Naveen Selvadurai talk about Nonprofits and Foursquare. One of Foursquare’s first badges was the “ gym rat “–awarded to users who check into a gym at least 10 times in 30 days.

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

Tech Soup

One of the biggest trends in mobile giving right now is gamification: the integration of game dynamics, like points, badges, or levels, into a fundraising or social good campaign. These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission.

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What's NetSquared Up to in May?

Tech Soup

New Orleans, LA: Networking Happy Hour + Going Away Event for One of Our Own. New York, NY: Anatomy of an Engagement Campaign. Wellington, New Zealand: 5 + 5 in 5 Social Media Sharing Session: #net2welly May Meetup. Open Badges Meetup. Charity & Nonprofit Analytics Meetup: Email. Seattle, WA: May Mixer.

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NetSquared in May: Healthy as an Ox

Tech Soup

Manchester, UK: Open badges meetup. New York, NY: Anatomy of an Engagement Campaign. Wellington, New Zealand: 5 + 5 in 5 social media sharing session: #net2welly May meetup. Manchester, UK: Charity & non-profit analytics meetup: Email. Melbourne, Australia: “Charity is boring. Thursday, May 9.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Attract more attendees with a sweet Best Conference badge for your website - just email us! NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Innovation Enterprise / New York, NY / $1,695.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

On the list and want a sweet Best Conference badge for your website? The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action.

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