Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here are the top three benefits AI has for fundraising and fundraisers: AI saves staff time. It also integrates marketing principles and human behavior models into its machine-learning-based model. It cross-references words with its database of more than one million tagged and scored words, phrases, and images in 25 languages.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. In this scenario, the data is there, it’s more likely a matter of internal culture and possibly budget.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. Here are a few use cases we’ve seen (and used ourselves): Brainstorming content topics.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. Benetech is on a mission to make information accessible and affordable for all individuals with print disabilities who could benefit from our innovative literacy solutions.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. ChatGPT (Chat Generated Paragraph Techniques) is an advanced natural language processing tool to provide information and cobble content together based on prompts entered by a user. Well, there’s a solution.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. Support multiple languages. Handling Audits.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. Natural-language processing. Organizations should build infrastructure and staffing around internal expertise with AI.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

Our decision was really driven by a desire to lower grantee load and increase transparency, so that across the sector, we’re able to have shared language and understanding that contributes to greater sector-wide learning. Brad: What do you envision are the potential long-term benefits to making this shift to collecting demographic data?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

With this three-part blog series on our expansion of the proven Bookshare model internationally, we’d like to give you a glimpse into the ways in which Benetech provides people with disabilities around the world equal access to knowledge. The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Customizing default social media language to display when campaigns are shared. Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies. Gen Z is particularly used to the subscription model. Reviewing their activity wall of donations to personally thank donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. We can do better!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! We could serve many more with a comparable international model. copyright exception. I’m excited to report: they did just that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Of course, we have large Brazilian NGOs and international organizations with a strong presence here in Brazil and they’re by far what most people trust and see on their Instagram feed. Doare built the platform, both multi-language and multi-currency, so people can donate anywhere. 11% of donors in Brazil give tribute gifts.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

Alexis: We look at where there are pain points—internally, what is creating “toil” on employees, who could otherwise be freed up for more human challenges? Think of Google search, and natural language processing; the ability to make sense of varied phrasing or word choice, that in aggregate can be processed.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Whether involved in humanitarian response in conflict or disaster situations, development work, human rights, or peace-building, our international nonprofit customers have some of the most complex nonprofit missions on earth. Step One: Understanding Your Use Case’s Purpose and Threat Model.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

students, we also serve adults, seniors, veterans, and international subscribers in over 40 countries. Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It aims to help people become more aware of or engage in something and can be applied not only to external audiences but internal ones too. Creating communications that look pretty and appealing isn’t enough to engage audiences, and traditional communications methods and models no longer move the needle. Highlighting differentiation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Countries implementing the Marrakesh Treaty, might benefit from hearing the experience of other countries which have already put such copyright exceptions into place. exception model works well here. We now have volunteers throughout India adding local language titles such as Tamil into Bookshare.

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

Customizing default social media language to display when campaigns are shared. Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies. Gen Z is particularly used to the subscription model. Reviewing their activity wall of donations to personally thank donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. More restrictive disability definitions, using a medical model, excluding learning and cognitive disabilities in general. •

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

One of the common characteristics of cloud-based services is the pay-by-month or pay-by-year model. It is usable with PCs, Macs, and mobile devices, and is available in 15 languages. TechSoup donor partner, Huddle , which is our cloud-based collaboration and content management donor partner has just broken that mold.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Without an internal understanding of humanity, it’s hard to be audience-centered. In the end, our organization for this model better for our visitors and our needs. We didn’t give ourselves time to create a collective language. Find ways you can both benefit from success. You have to get through the feels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

My role was to facilitate and model new practices and present on a couple of new approaches, such as content curation. We established a hashtag for the event #fflsmart and modeled how you can capture a complete archive with rowfeeder and since content curation was on the agenda, I modeled using storify to capture a curated record of the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2019

Three more familiar areas include Machine learning , Deep Learning , and Natural Language Processing (the code that translates the data into conversations and use for chat bots, robots, and virtual personal assistants). For a more specific list of benefits for nonprofits, see this list , that outlines some of the big picture questions.

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

Customizing default social media language to display when campaigns are shared. Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies. Gen Z is particularly used to the subscription model. Reviewing their activity wall of donations to personally thank donors.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2013

Whether or not you did an internal or externally-procured predictive analytics endeavor, the same issue comes up time and again: How can I utilize this to upgrade donors and increase my annual giving program? It is important that a prospect hear or see very clearly that an upgraded gift will have specific benefits for your organization.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

But, on the other side, as Phillip Thompson said in our panel last week, our business model sets up problems, as we are always trapped by the amount of money we can raise. Dashboards and ROI are as much part of our workplace language as community engagement and light-sensitivity. This transformation has brought some good.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2011

Associations aren’t businesses, and it’s smarter to work with somebody who understands a volunteer leadership structure as well as the compromises associations try to reach between retaining member benefits and giving enough away to entice new ones. Just be clear about how the vendor is measuring size. CMS issues.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Bartholomew Sullivan, a regional ICT officer for AFRRI, and Farm Radio International had been in touch with Kubatana, the parent organization of Freedom Fone, in Zimbabwe and thought IVR technology could be used to improve programming at the stations by making the experience and content more interactive. . Photo: Bart Sullivan .

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

Whether you think this is a brilliant move or a corporate swindle, it demonstrates that even a large company with a highly branded, consistent image sees the benefit of individualizing offerings to different markets. They may feature community gardens or exhibit labels in languages tailored to locals. But that's only part of the story.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2009

Providing the service level your organization needs internally, as it needs it, is a tall order. Code is consumed on a one to many model, and it's a pay for use subscription. In fact, when it comes to the cloud, Gartner only uses the provider/consumer language, not vendor/user. Cloud services are shared. That's us!)

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore four key considerations to keep in mind so your association can reap the benefits of engaged members: Use technology to personalize member experiences. Generative artificial intelligence (AI): Generative AI systems train on large language models, and the use cases for AI-powered tools are expanding rapidly.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Today, though, innovative, affordable and easy-to-use technology is enabling charitable groups to optimize constituent management and automate internal operations with truly active solutions, unlocking the potential of every nonprofit to optimize constituent relationships and mission success.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

Even an established nonprofit can benefit from a back-to-basics approach that includes goal-setting. SMART is a widely used goal-setting model that can help you clarify your ideas, focus your efforts, use your time and resources wisely, and fulfill your mission. And if you want to be a successful nonprofit—which I hope you do!—setting

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. We make a huge effort to disseminate our news locally via radio partnerships, and other satellite partnerships, so that the people in the communities we serve are benefiting from our news first.

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