ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

These costs, referred to as “indirect” expenses, “general and administrative (G&A)” costs or “overhead,” include such outlays as salaries and employer related expenses, utilities, rent, computers, and information technology (IT). Heron Foundation, put it, ‘In the long run, you can’t have strong programs in weak organizations.’”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

At the time, Rufina was the CEO of Nasscom Foundation and transforming the nonprofit technology sector with her incredible networking, scaling, and capacity building skills. The curriculum integrates the use of technology, for all aspects of instruction and managing the school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Hosting engaging online events and learning experiences has been of interest to me over the past ten years and the question of whether or not virtual events replace the face-to-face or how to best blend together. This past June, the Case Foundation , Achieve , and JGA teamed up for a little virtual experiment of our own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

Photo by Chris John Beckett Sean Stannard-Stockton wrote a reflection on my analysis of the list of “foundations that tweet”. I look at what was being tweeted and the voice used (institutional versus personal versus a blend). on the Philanthropy411 blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

There is also the issue of comfort - both with the technology and being transparent. Here are some good examples of CEO and Executive Director use of social media in the US social sector: Holly Ross is the executive director of NTEN, the nonprofit technology network in the US. This is a good example of a "Blended profile.".

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

The software itself has been in development since 2010, but the OpenProject Foundation that supports it was established in 2012. Aleksandr Peterson is a technology analyst at TechnologyAdvice. He covers gamification, CRMs, project management, and other emerging business technology. Image 1 : Blended Images / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

It was a one-day in-person free workshop, thanks to funding from Google Foundation , and attracted an impressive array of smart and informed nonprofit technologists. Donny is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified information technology professional (CITP).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Chip Conley was the keynote speaker at last week’s Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp and one thing that he said that has been stuck in my head is: “ You can have a job, a career, or calling “ The latter, a calling, is when you can tap into an internal motivation that fuels and inspires you. It resonated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

An easy example is green technology. These ventures offer solid rates of return as well as environmental and/or social benefits, sometimes called blended value. Role of Foundations in the movement. Foundations also do their own mission related and program related investing. Some are calling it impact investing.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

An example of our early "brand" circa 2005 Like everything else that has gone well in my career, it started with a NTC (Nonprofit Technology Conference). In short: we had a solid foundation and had done a lot of things right, but we had to make some significant changes to make sure our outside matched who we really were.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

I come out of the business sector and I admire what business can do in terms of creating jobs and new technology and new ways for people to communicate. There were foundations that were told that it was against their fiduciary duty to make investments in social enterprises. Next, business. There’s so much traditional business can do.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

Like everything else that has gone well in my career, it started with a NTC (Nonprofit Technology Conference). It involves a blend of research, consulting, capacity-building, writing and design, coupled with variables that are unique to an organization (such as its culture, budget and staff). Big Duck looked at everything.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

To kick off a series of profiles on leaders in nonprofit technology, we thought we’d start close to home by featuring our TechSoup Global founder, Daniel Ben-Horin. In 2009, he became an Ashoka Foundation senior fellow for his work as a leading social entrepreneur. I think this trend has a lot to do with technology.

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OneCause

MAY 12, 2021

Using technology to support your organization’s fundraising isn’t new, but it’s become increasingly important in the COVID era. For many successful organizations, the center of their fundraising technology is a nimble CRM, or customer relationship management system. Not be locked into tools and technologies from one vendor.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Corporate Citizenship reports that 73 percent of foundations in 20 countries link their giving strategies to parent companies’ business goals. Corporate Citizenship reports that 73 percent of foundations in 20 countries link their giving strategies to parent companies’ business goals. Is Your CR Program Actually Achieving Results?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In this season of technological change, having an effective website is the single most crucial component of a communications plan. technology can be daunting. Today, thanks to the ever-growing world of digital technology, it’s easier than ever to learn about and educate your prospect ive donors before you ever speak to them.

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Givinga

JANUARY 2, 2019

That’s given rise to multiple corporate responsibility programs, including philanthropy initiatives like employee matching gift programs, grants from private foundations, and volunteering events. Businesses can alleviate the issue by using technology to better administer programs without spending more on human resources.

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Gyrus

JULY 26, 2016

Throughout the course of history, some very brilliant minds have endeavored the obscure task of forecasting the future of technology. Content is king, good content can be the make or break foundation of a great Learning and Development program. The Future of the LMS – Where Are We Going?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

These may work best for an online network focused on getting legislation passed - such as certain Sunlight Foundation projects , the Genocide Intervention Network , and the Energy Action Coalition. org Actions are a great example of coordinated events with a shared agenda. Does your community focus on networking with learning & sharing?

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Work with an expert to develop a technology plan around these upgrade projects, and remember that your website is the first impression most supporters have of your organization these days. Mobile-responsive design.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

So I have seen all the phases of technology and advancement in technology because they were happening in real time as I was growing up. And so with that cohort, by the time that they were like growing up and getting involved in things, we were deep into technological advancement. We are the cohort that comes after Gen X.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

It has become increasingly popular in gaming to blend fantasy-based solutions with real-life social issues. And organizations like Global Kids, Gamestar Mechanic , Games for Change , and the AMD Foundation have been leading the way. Global Kids' Online Leadership Program.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Machine Project is a gallery/educational program space with a focus on blending art and technology in craft workshops. 25-27 sponsored by IMLS, the Wolfsonian, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Florida Center for Library Automation. WebWise is a free(!) conference for museum and library professionals in D.C.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

As the environment gets destroyed--and pretty much every biological system is collapsing right now--the value of economic models, business models, that save nature, that mitigate environmental pollution and the destruction of soil, and the pollution of water and things like that; the value of those technologies and business models keeps going up.

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