AFP Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Charitable giving goes high tech - Business - The Boston Globe : But a handful of local tech companies and small start-ups are tapping into a burgeoning appetite on the Web for doing good.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Our grants are awarded to schools, local music programs, and national music programs.”. Register your qualifying organization to receive technology donations. Digitunity.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 9, 2018

Leading the pack is mobile giving, which accounts for 25% of all online donations made. Text-to-give donations. Online donation pages. Now, your supporters can donate to your cause at any time, from anywhere (not only while at your event). Make The Donation Process Easier. Fund a need campaigns.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Anyone reading this blog that lives in the New England area may know that the symphony I was raised around is the Boston Symphony Orchestra. My youth was flooded by a series of Wednesday night rehearsals, regular BSO concerts, and multiple summer weekends spent at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony in Lenox, Massachusetts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

(Note: My collection of vlog and blog posts on the NTC Boston 2005 can be found here ). "Anyone who donates to Harvard is an alumni or social climber." t have any moral obligation at all to donate, thank you very much. " The keynote was presented by George McCully, President, Catalogue for Philthanthropy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. I encourage you to register, fundraise, donate, and volunteer so that you can have firsthand experience being on the other side. on June 10; New York City on September 10; and Boston on September 12. Participate in one webinar a month. Register today!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2017

Given these difficult times, we'd like to feature some local organizations that are doing great work, but not getting a lot of attention every day. Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition — Boston. TechSoup is honored to serve these great organizations — their communities need them now more than ever.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

After, he or she challenges three more individuals to do the same thing, or donate $100 to the ALS Association , which fights the neurodegeneritive disease. From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. Note: TechSoup Global is donating to the ALA Association as well.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Denver, Colorado: Donations on the Go: Mobile Tools to Enhance Giving. Boston, Massachusetts: Boston: QuickBooks Made Easy. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Image: New Orleans Net2NO meetup / New Orleans Local via NetSquared / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Thursday, September 17, 2015.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

That network supports local leaders in improving education policy through advocacy. Local communities were. We wanted to share stories of that help and local support, otherwise everything would have been confounded in misery. We had to work closely to support local clubs in navigating this. People have lost their jobs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes. The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. I encourage you to register, fundraise, donate and volunteer so that you can have firsthand experience being on the other side. The series of events will be taking place in Chicago on May 28, Washington DC on June 10, New York City on September 10 and Boston on September 12.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Orlando's October event explores donation platforms for Giving Tuesday , and in Vancouver, the focus will be on creating effective matching donation campaigns. Orlando, Florida: Donation Platforms for #GivingTuesday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2007

Within a few minutes, Jessica Burko , offered two Boston area solutions: the world computer exchange and list of local options where I can donate equipment. Donated computers are disassembled so their component parts can be reused. What are your best tips and resources for finding a responsible local computer recycler?

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Building local chapters. The road trippers also made stops for advocacy events in Boston and New York before concluding in Washington DC. Another alternative is to ask people to fund your hotel stays or donate their points in various hotel reward programs. Schedule local events in advance along your road trip route.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. A key driver of donations was Facebook, where users uploaded 2.4 Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding. More than 1.5 million challenge videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enhanced technology has made giving simple and convenient, so why aren’t you booming with success and increasing your donors and donations year over year? The following are a few of my favorite sites with great research to get you started: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. Sounds like you? Cone Research. Communications.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Mobile Tech for Nonprofits - A Global Health Success Story. Austin, Texas: Microsoft | How to Obtain a Donation and the Benefits of Microsoft 365. NetSquared East Africa (South) Regional Ambassador's Summit for Local Organizers. Thursday, June 9, 2016. Friday, June 10, 2016.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

She and her husband and their local community also "adopted" a village in Africa of approximately 3,600 people. The money they donated through a friend's foundation will provide 5 new wells and pumps this year. For their friends and family, she and her husband make a homemade CD of music each year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Geotagging on Instagram is especially beneficial to localized nonprofits. They also include geo hashtags in their captions, in this case, the neighborhood of #Roxbury in Boston: Also, if you are a location-based nonprofit, don’t be bashful about geotagging yourself. Add “Donate” stickers to your stories. Instagram Stories.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Inspire donors to take action by choosing design elements that seamlessly draw them to your donation form. . Focus on just one call to action, to donate, on your crowdfunding campaign to boost conversions. Make your donation button stand out . Call on your supporters to donate with a personalized button. Try It on Classy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There are a number of reasons for this end-of-year surge in donations, including: Generosity stemming from the holiday season A desire to turn over a new leaf going into the new year The opportunity to take advantage of tax benefits for donating before the end of the year. Optimize your donation form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. How do you as a progressive, compassionate person decide which causes to donate money to? d all raise a lot more awareness and donations. We sat down at a local Starbuck???s d bet that they???d

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

In honor of the holiday, we are also sharing additional ways in which everyone can learn, get involved, and donate to fight for racial equality. Black Youth Project — BYP has various local chapters. Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)— SURJ has various local chapters. Organizations to Donate to.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2020

Our research indicates that most young adults would rather volunteer than donate money and they typically get engaged with causes that are closer to home. A local focus is critical for this audience. Not surprisingly, our research indicated that personal connections motivate young adults to donate time and money.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

we do tests where we send dozens of donations to nonprofits to see how we’re treated as donors. . And a little shout out to our colleague Tina Cincotti who’s a lovely consultant based in Boston, Tina created this. And did they go out of there thrilled that they doubled their donation? But essentially. Harvey: Okay.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Marquis Landon Cabrera | Foster Skills | Boston, MA Foster Skills provides emotional development and practical, transferable life skills programs for children and youth in foster care. ( @MarquisCabrera ) 14. Twitter: @PDXJrScientists ) 16. Twitter: @cityhallfellows ) 17. Twitter: @thecaase ) 18. Twitter: @ZeroChampaign ) 19.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Andy Carvin who I known probably for ten years since his early work in educational technology when he lived in Boston and through the years have connected with him in various communities from Global Voices and beyond. It helped me write this post - " What Color is the Social Web? ". George Brett who took some great photos of conference.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And you talk to people at your table and you really feel a connection to the mission, you feel inspired, maybe you make a donation. So, if people don’t participate in your programs, donate, sign that petition, you know, vote differently, we’re not actually advancing the mission. Do you want them to donate?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 13, 2009

Today, 826 has chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Michigan, and Boston. You can also find volunteer opportunities at your local public school by contacting a school district, a school, or a teacher and asking how you can help. If you're a parent, the local PTA may have ways for you to get involved as well.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

We’ve got Dominique Calixte joining us from beautiful Boston, Massachusetts. Her day job, she’s over at the YW Boston. She’s a board member for the YNPN in Boston for the Massachusetts Chapter of Democrats for Education Reform. You know I’m over at the YW Boston. Dom, how are you doing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. So when I heard that one of the leading subject matter experts on social media metrics - Jeremiah Owyang - was the guest of honor at a local social media networking event , I decided to go. Flickr Photo by whatchamakallit.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

The last time we actually went to anything I think, it was the 2019 Boston Pride parade, always a favorite of ours and our family. Now, the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report found that 25% of donors said that social media is a communication tool that inspires them to give and that 32% of them donated through Facebook fundraising tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

We went and had a victory party and then woke up the next day and realized that it didn't really matter because the company that wanted to build had gone to the state legislature to get them to pass a law to undercut the local ordinance that would protect our water. This following week I'm going to Boston to receive an award from Inc.

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