Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

You’ll come to understand that it isn’t a personal rejection because you’re not asking for yourself, but for a grander cause — a mission that touches, improves, and saves more lives. Think of it this way: your current donors aren’t going to be receptive to every other good cause. Very often donor prospects will ask for more time.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While many online meeting and conference platforms will have features in place that are designed for ensuring safety in the virtual space, meeting organizers should delegate one person to oversee digital safety. The admin can disable features that might cause a security concern. Controlling Who Has Access to the Virtual Event.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Hope to see you at one of our upcoming conferences and thanks to each and every one of you for the great work you do in the community!

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Luckily, there is no shortage of conferences out there for nonprofit professionals. With conferences being held across the U.S. Here are the five nonprofit conferences you can’t miss out on next year. For more conferences, check out this list of nearly 100 opportunities for nonprofit professionals to get together.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices and event hashtags - you're welcome! Drop us a line!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

So what is a nonprofit supposed to do when trying to activate supporters around a critically important issue to their cause? While WWF’s climate change work is ongoing and touches many policy areas, this blog post shares specific examples from a three-week campaign window in 2015. government to take action against climate change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

After I attended Catalyzing the Sharing Economy conference (the sharing economy is defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services), I shared a post with some notes and ideas about why I think it is the next generation of networked social change. Data Philanthropy. Alternative Currency Donations.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Guest post by Darian Rodriguez Heyman , creator of the nationwide Social Media for Nonprofits conference series and former Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation. . How can each of you take your cause viral, whether it’s an exciting announcement, a newly released YouTube video, or the nonprofit you represent?

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While many online meeting and conference platforms will have features in place that are designed for ensuring safety in the virtual space, meeting organizers should delegate one person to oversee digital safety. The admin can disable features that might cause a security concern. Controlling Who Has Access to the Virtual Event.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Leaders from these groups recently met for Together Against Hunger , a two-day conference that attracted more than 500 people from dozens of countries, both virtually and in person. As Mwande Chileshe, Food Security, Nutrition & Agriculture Global Policy Lead, said, “We’ve created a false narrative that hunger must always exist.”

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

You’ll come to understand that it isn’t a personal rejection because you’re not asking for yourself, but for a grander cause — a mission that touches, improves, and saves more lives. Think of it this way: your current donors aren’t going to be receptive to every other good cause. Very often donor prospects will ask for more time.

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Lesson Donor Fundraising Gift 66

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

But more to the point, what are the implications for nonprofits, and how can social change organizations harness the viral marketing potential that draws so many causes and companies online? But given TechSoup's focus and audience, I thought I'd dig into something a bit sexier: data. Representative Samples?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Taking time to build your knowledge of the infrastructure of your organization, board dynamics, and fiscal policy will not only help you avoid those late-night cold sweats but serve your mission with more confidence. Cause Camp | The Top Nonprofit Conference. Cause Network. The Ultimate Budget Guide. Online Courses.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Describe how your nonprofit will handle a breach of the policy, such as disciplinary actions or removal of the individual from their position.

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Care2

JANUARY 10, 2012

This moderated discussion hosted Jeanette Russel of Salsa Labs and featuring Colin Delany founder editor of Epolitics.com and myself (Allyson Kapin) will explore how activists can harness this unprecedented energy to move policy while strengthening our organizations during this heated presidential election year. Click Here to Register.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. And, if you’re thinking your organization can’t afford to send you to the conference, there are scholarships available for nonprofits folks. Susan Gordon, Causes and Robert Rosenthal, VolunteerMatch. Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

In the book, we also talk about technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace, but I have been looking forward to an opportunity to go deeper on how teams of people in nonprofits can avoid technology overload caused by collaboration platforms and process. Have a formal policy about sending after hours emails. Create Device Free Zones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Inspired by a session on busting organizational silos through digital storytelling delivered by the See3 team at the most recent Nonprofit Technology Conference, the National Institute for Reproductive Health is using its web content to move out the silos and bring in the stories. The silo-busting is beginning with the planning process. “We

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. Go to the places on the social web where you can find people who are passionate about your cause.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

As noted in “ American Muslim Philanthropy: A Data-Driven Comparative Profile ,” a report authored by Faiqa Mahmood in 2019 via The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, “The strongest motivations for American Muslims are a feeling that those with more should give to those with less and a sense of religious duty or obligation.” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

Today I presented on a “featured session” at the United Way Community Leaders Conference in Grapevine, Texas. The conference theme was “Working Together in the Era of the Individual.” A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. Social Media Policy: Building Good Judgement.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

Relive the conference experience and learn from many of the 2,120 attendees through this content round-up! Session Presentations Blog Posts “Royals” and Working at a Nonprofit (#14NTC) , Jessica Dickinson Goodman CommunityOS Software for Nonprofits at The Nonprofit Technology Conference! Did we miss anything?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

I’ve been at the League of American Orchestras Conference. Also, it requires adding the words “social media&# to any professional conduct language or a social media policy. The reason is that they have a good policy in place that talks lays out a philosophy and operationalizes effective social media practice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Like going to hackathons and wish you could get paid to work on a good cause full time? Check out recent press coverage of our work, featuring the head of our human rights team, Dr. Patrick Ball, in Foreign Policy magazine and NPR's On The Media. Give technical and non-technical presentations of HRP projects at conferences.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

ShopRaise’s guide to shopping for a cause outlines how you can get started with an online shopping fundraiser in four easy steps: You partner with a shopping fundraiser platform. It’s also a no-ask sale for your nonprofit—participants benefit from being able to support a good cause without spending any extra time or money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. … Read More Fundraising'

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

[Include options like annual donor, monthly donor, former donor, board member, former board member, committee volunteer, direct service volunteer, in-person event attendee, virtual event attendee, conference call participant, fundraiser, social media advocate, member, program participant, student, patient and client. Pick the top 3 – 5].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. I am certainly not the first to observe that the internet has the potential to reshape the way people find and support causes and charities. that touches on the subject.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. WHAT IF Conference. Name (a-z).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. They helped launch the company Causes. This is a new policy development. Their response: “While it may be considered distasteful and objectionable to some, the Facebook page in question does not violate our policies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. But it is more than the technology, it is also their passion to do good in the world. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November. I don’t do this with an expectation of any return–financial or otherwise.

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Classy

JUNE 7, 2021

A key behavioral insight is that people are often motivated to give to other people or a cause, not necessarily the nonprofit, which is why organic conversations between donors and their cohorts can help boost your recurring donor acquisition strategy. Have you registered for the can’t-miss nonprofit conference of the year ?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

We as a staff also take advantage of outside trainings or conferences related to our current software platforms as well as new technology. I have been a presenter for our core software at a national conference a few times. Several other staff members routinely present or attend trainings related to the foundation and our technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The charitable deduction is a vital nexus between the general public, the nonprofit organizations they support, and government policy. The federal government confers a power on particular organizations that they believe are helpful to civic engagement, service delivery, or fostering of common values. How does the deduction work?

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BoardAssist

MAY 20, 2014

Does your organization have a sound, carefully managed and board-approved Investment Policy Statement? 1) Do you have a well thought out Investment Policy Statement, approved by the board? The answers to the questions below will help define the key terms of the investment policy statement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on the age of automation and it implications for civil society. 4 Human-Caused Biases We Need to Fix for Machine Learning : What the heck is algorithmic bias in practice? We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good.

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