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Then, at the 14NTC, I attended a session titled Progressive Enchantment: Crafting a Responsive Design presented by Daniel Ferro, Sean Powell, and Karin Tracy, where they actually had redesigned NTEN’s website as a case study for how responsive design could be used to modernize a very outdated website. case study Web Sites website design IT Staff MORE
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Case Studies. Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! MORE
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" There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. While doing so, I curated articles and other resources that I found helpful, in many cases printing them out (gasp!) Tags: accidental techie case study Change Management change management Leadership nonprofit leadership NPTech Planning MORE
As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys. This case study explores how a small nonprofit, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) , a contest winner in the first and second America’s Giving Challenges, is using social media effectively. Tags: Case Studies activism Causes Engagement Facebook online contests MORE
You can also read the case studies for four of the organizations we talked with: The Chatanooga Museums Collaborative. case study Cloud cloud computing Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit collaboration nonprofit IT infrastructure nonprofit technology nptech nten research Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff MORE
And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen. Melissa Barber, Electronic Communications Specialist, Death with Dignity National Center My nonprofit accidental techie moment lasted about a year and a half. At a previous job, I suggested we move from using three Access databases and individual employees’ email programs and spreadsheets to a more robust, centralized, and informative cloud-based Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system. MORE
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho relies on fundraising events for much of its annual revenue. When COVID-19 forced these online or to otherwise adapt, organizers knew they would have to take a different approach to the annual golf fundraiser. MORE
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Not yr same old social media NPO case study SLAM at #SMoP14 pic.twitter.com/j7Gp12hIRD. The panelists delivered their case studies and poems in three rounds, each with a sub-theme. Humberto Kam from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Cindy Johanson from Edutopia shared some case studies about storytelling and what inspires people to share your organization’s content. The final set of case studies discussed social media success and failure. MORE
When COVID-19 threatened to cancel St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital’s 35th annual Scramble for the Kids golf fundraiser, organizers found technology that not only addressed social distancing, but another challenge: How to keep growing a successful, sold-out tournament to reach its full potential. MORE
Lastly, there are lots of 1-time or regular events that surface ideas and case studies and generate content that could be really useful to pull in or capture. In the case of CTX, the sweet spot had key words like: open. Tags: case studies resources casestudy community communitybuilding ctt howto strategy tsg MORE
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There are a few other speakers who will be presenting their ideas or personal case studies for this kind of campaigning. I will be speaking last: tying together the previous speeches, and highlighting key case studies that show how young people have been empowered to shape the future they are a part of. If you have case studies , either from the organization you are a part of or that you have come across outside of your organization’s work, please do share them! MORE
case study drupal Web Sites website design wordpress After thinking and talking about it for a long time, this year we at NTEN are finally beginning a website overhaul and re-launch in earnest. After all, the nonprofit association for people working at the intersections of tech and social change should have a website to match that mission and vision. Follow along as we chronicle the joys and occasional headaches. MORE
Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Carol Seymour Highly readable and relatable, this collection of enlightening profiles will help readers, male and female, to find the strength they need to define and achieve success in all aspect of their lives. MORE
Annika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. My job was to keep everything up and running: the network, file servers, computers, printers, email systems, etc. MORE
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Case Study. George Lopez, Shannon Tweed, Russell Crowe, Alyssa Milano, Larry King, and others have tweeted and in some cases followed our work. Tags: case studies fundraising cancer health twitter I often talk about individuals when I’m discussing the way social media can be used to support organizations. MORE
Insider Case StudiesWhy do people love to meticulously create curated playlists for events, for their day or for a certain mood? Well, it’s because they want to evoke a specific feeling or vibe with every selected tune. MORE
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case study drupal Web Sites website design wordpress After thinking and talking about it for a long time, this year we at NTEN are finally beginning a website overhaul and re-launch in earnest. After all, the nonprofit association for people working at the intersections of tech and social change should have a website to match that mission and vision. Follow along as we chronicle the joys and occasional headaches.
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What I like most is that the educational side of the scenario doesn’t stop: you’re given a case study about how, in this example, solar panels are actually impacting the lives of others. Tags: case studies campaign christmas education games gifts giving holidays oxfam
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Hear the stories of what these three nonprofits were able to achieve with the Google Ad Grant , which offers in-kind grants of free advertising for nonprofits.
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Then, at the 14NTC, I attended a session titled Progressive Enchantment: Crafting a Responsive Design presented by Daniel Ferro, Sean Powell, and Karin Tracy, where they actually had redesigned NTEN’s website as a case study for how responsive design could be used to modernize a very outdated website. case study Web Sites website design IT Staff
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Prepare to be inspired, impressed and motivated by personal, real-life stories and case studies from 70 women leaders in the book, Wisdom Warriors , authored by Carol Seymour. Carol Seymour Highly readable and relatable, this collection of enlightening profiles will help readers, male and female, to find the strength they need to define and achieve success in all aspect of their lives.
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Here’s a Qriously case study, from Katy Gilbert – enjoy! case studies mobile data feedback information qriously questions research surveyQriously is a new application that puts questions you ask out to the world (or country, region, etc.) through replacing mobile ad space. I’ve played around with it and absolutely loved it ! So much so, that I gave away access to five organizations to try it themselves.
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Lastly, there are lots of 1-time or regular events that surface ideas and case studies and generate content that could be really useful to pull in or capture. In the case of CTX, the sweet spot had key words like: open. Tags: case studies resources casestudy community communitybuilding ctt howto strategy tsg
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In most cases, it should be noted, the process would take longer. This overview is part of a larger case study on Epic Change's last campaign that we'll post later this summer. campaign case study Community community building justcoz Social Media technology tools ProgramBy Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN.
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JULY 1, 2009
There are a few other speakers who will be presenting their ideas or personal case studies for this kind of campaigning. I will be speaking last: tying together the previous speeches, and highlighting key case studies that show how young people have been empowered to shape the future they are a part of. If you have case studies , either from the organization you are a part of or that you have come across outside of your organization’s work, please do share them!
NTEN
AUGUST 14, 2014
It’s summer here in the States, but we aren’t taking any vacations from our website relaunch project! We’ve been working away at this for a few months now and figured it was about time to send you a postcard. Here’s a quick status update from our content team—inspired by the three daily scrum standup questions used in Agile development—about how things have been going and what’s next. Progress made over the past six weeks: Card sorting exercise at staff retreat.
Association TV
APRIL 20, 2021
Insider Case Studies Digital Transformation Multimedia Content StrategyLet’s start this off with an analogy (we know you love those). A customer orders a pepperoni pizza. Instead of pepperoni, a Hawaiian pizza shows up at the door.
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DECEMBER 1, 2020
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Studies have shown that people prefer to be marketed to using video content. Insider Case Studies Video AnimationIn fact, 72% of consumers would rather learn about a product by way of video than any other medium ( HubSpot ).
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Community-based fundraisers bring together members of your organization, local businesses, media, and residents in your community to support a worthy cause or in some cases, to support numerous causes. Case Study: The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. By Kari Ann Kiel, Event Marketing Consultant, DoJiggy. There are so many ways to raise money for your nonprofit or charitable cause.
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Oakland Local is launching today! Oakland Local is a news & community site for Oakland, CA, USA, focusing on social justice issues including climate change, air quality, food access, arts as activists, and identity, race & ethnicity. About Oakland Local.
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Case Studies. Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific!
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You can also read the case studies for four of the organizations we talked with: The Chatanooga Museums Collaborative. case study Cloud cloud computing Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit collaboration nonprofit IT infrastructure nonprofit technology nptech nten research Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff
NTEN
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen. Melissa Barber, Electronic Communications Specialist, Death with Dignity National Center My nonprofit accidental techie moment lasted about a year and a half. At a previous job, I suggested we move from using three Access databases and individual employees’ email programs and spreadsheets to a more robust, centralized, and informative cloud-based Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system.
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Living Case Studies: Social Media and Sustainable Agriculture. Living Case Study. I use a “Living Case Study&# technique — it is less formal that your traditional case study because it covers a work in progress and shares lessons learned as well as successes. Have you used measurement to make the case for building social media capacity? View more presentations from Beth Kanter.
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Not yr same old social media NPO case study SLAM at #SMoP14 pic.twitter.com/j7Gp12hIRD. The panelists delivered their case studies and poems in three rounds, each with a sub-theme. Humberto Kam from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Cindy Johanson from Edutopia shared some case studies about storytelling and what inspires people to share your organization’s content. The final set of case studies discussed social media success and failure.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 18, 2010
As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys. This case study explores how a small nonprofit, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) , a contest winner in the first and second America’s Giving Challenges, is using social media effectively. Tags: Case Studies activism Causes Engagement Facebook online contests
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Case Studies Case StudyThe Students Association of MacEwan University (SAMU) switched from another volunteer management solution to VolunteerHub in order to leverage VolunteerHub’s reward and recognition, user groups, and kiosk features.
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Annika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. My job was to keep everything up and running: the network, file servers, computers, printers, email systems, etc.
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" There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. While doing so, I curated articles and other resources that I found helpful, in many cases printing them out (gasp!) Tags: accidental techie case study Change Management change management Leadership nonprofit leadership NPTech Planning
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APRIL 6, 2021
Case Studies General News Altru Case StudyFriends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is eliminating hundreds of hours per year in data entry and creating transparency between volunteers and donors through VolunteerHub’s integration with Blackbaud’s Altru.
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MARCH 3, 2021
Case Studies General News Case StudyGateway Pet Guardians is using VolunteerHub to engage in-person and virtual volunteers amid COVID-19 through a unique gamification strategy. Gateway Pet Guardians , a nonprofit organization located in East St.
See3
JUNE 5, 2014
If you haven’t seen the “Solar Roadways” crowdfunding campaign and viral video, you have to check it out. It’s one of the hottest crowdfunding campaigns ever and it’s captured the attention and imagination of millions of people. You can watch it right here: The response to this campaign has been nothing short of amazing. As […
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DECEMBER 2, 2020
Miriam’s Kitchen has created several programs to help those in need including distributing meals, providing case management, systems change and advocacy, and permanent supportive housing. Case Studies General News Case Study
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NOVEMBER 20, 2013
This is a guest post by Salem Kimble, Manager of Online Strategies with TechSoup donor partner BetterWorld Telecom. The following is an overview of a BetterWorld customer, HealthRIGHT 360 and interview with Dave Dayter, IT Director of HealthRIGHT 360 discussing their experience with BetterWorld and the TechSoup VoIP Donation Program. Background.
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