NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

There are great stories on the web about nonprofits who have seen success with QR codes, like Heifer Portland, The South Carolina Aquarium, and Maymont. Many Nonprofits Have Used Them Successfully. I even bet your nonprofit has used them, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

This is where a company or other entities donates it data for a social good cause. In March, Airbnb announced a plan “ Shared City ,” a multi-faceted collaboration designed to give back to the communities it serves — beginning with the city of Portland, Ore. Data Philanthropy.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Also, are you attending an NPTech-related event this month? Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Portland Arts and Culture Social Media Convening Workshop. James Leventhal facilitated a workshop in Portland last month along with Adam Rozan of the Oakland Museum of California and Stephanie Weaver of Experienceology. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal. She also gave copies of the book away as prizes.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Portland, OR: Digital storytelling for fun and nonprofits. Philadelphia, PA: Free Stuff for Nonprofits and Good Causes! Portland, OR: Digital storytelling for fun and nonprofits. Using small wins to grow social media revenue. September 9. Toronto, Canada: Digital Storytelling. September 10. September 17. September 23.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

If you''re going to be in the Portland, OR area for DrupalCon next week, consider kicking off the event with ThinkShout by raising a pint for a great cause at the Drupal DoGooders Happy Hour for Aaron Winborn. See the submission timeline, sign up for the mailing list, or submit your cause film here. Happy Friday!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Portland, Oregon: Being Mindful on the Web: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization. Portland, Oregon: Thanks4Good Celebration. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Civic Hacking: Connecting Coders with Causes. Thursday, October 16, 2014. Naples, Florida. NFN4Good: WordPress Walk-In Clinic. Monday, October 20, 2014.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2009

These social change projects rely on communities coming together to succeed (whether they are identified by a shared geography, issue, cause, or personal characteristic) in making a real difference in our world. I joined the cause to Answer Obama’s Call to Renew America Together.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

San Francisco, California: Cause Funding: Indiegogo + Cause Funder: Geek Club Books, Autism Story Apps. Portland, Oregon: Being Mindful on the Web: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization. Seattle, Washington: Project Management for Nonprofits. Friday, October 10, 2014. Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Naples, Florida.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2014

And last week, the British Environment Agency announced it would share real-time water-level measurements taken every 15 minutes with apps that will use them to warn residents to prepare for floods caused by rising rivers. According to the Open Data Institute, open data saved Canada $3.2 Here in the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Organizing is about building relationships and mobilizing people around a cause. The following list of rules, I created for my own organization to help the decision makers understand a little clearer how to be more than a town crier getting lost in the traffic noise and make Twitter work better for us, our time investment, and our cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Some recently completed projects include: • A new business card design for the Surfrider Foundation’s Portland Chapter. • Armed with their professional skills and years of expertise, the would-be micro-volunteers are logging on to the site en mass, looking to help nonprofits from every cause area and corner of the globe get more done.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

LinkedIn , the professional social networking site that boasts more than 100 million members, just added a new profile feature : Volunteer Experiences and Causes. The information for each listing includes the name of the organization, volunteer role, cause area (like human rights or children), dates and description.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 15, 2008

The most recent episode featured Eva Mendes, and Liz Evans, the Executive Director and Founder of the Portland Hotel Society in Vancouver. The Portland Hotel Society provides housing and advocacy for the "hardest to house": people with mental illness, physical disabilities, HIV/AIDS, a record of criminal activity, and drug addiction.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) is a statewide community foundation with a staff of 38 and offices in Portland and Ellsworth, plus three remote offices in Maine and one in New York, NY. This fact won’t come as a surprise: Every time a software platform update happens, it causes frustration for staff.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

She now also helps nonprofits find a place for themselves on our cause channel blogs. She works in Care2's one-woman office in Portland, OR, and enjoys finding creative ways to keep herself entertained in the 9 months of rain each year.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Portland, OR: Digital Storytelling 101. Philadelphia, PA: Free Stuff for Nonprofits and Good Causes! Using Small Wins to Grow Social Media Revenue. September 9. Melbourne, Australia: The Art of Storytelling: How to Get Your Story Straight. Toronto, Canada: Digital Storytelling. September 10. September 17. September 23. September 24.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study. Mukono, Uganda: How to Create a Digital Photo Story to Fundraise for a Community Cause. Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study. Mukono, Uganda: How to Create a Digital Photo Story to Fundraise for a Community Cause. Thursday, April 21.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

NTEN / Portland, OR / $899. Cause Camp 2019. Cause Camp 2019. Cause Camp isn’t just another nonprofit conference to get you out of the office for a couple days. The Cause Camp equation is simple and foolproof. International Dyslexia Association (IDA) / Portland, OR / TBD. General / #NCRC2019 / @NCRC.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Flickr: Julia Folsom As the clear skies of autumn give way to winter's moody precipitates here in Portland, Oregon, we can feel cozier by staying connected to our communities. If you're over 25 (and therefore an "old person"), you can become a "catcher" for the Speed Pitching sessions at the end of the day.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Portland, Maine: Portland: QuickBooks Made Easy. Wellington, New Zealand: Getting Stuff Done: Essential Online Tools for Good Causes. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Naples, Florida: Email Marketing for Nonprofits — Segmentation and Personalization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

I got to meet Amy when I was in Portland earlier this month and enjoyed the opportunity to talk about social media and nonprofits. She also pointed to my facebook cause recruitment video. Donate $10 or more to our cause through Global Giving now ! Amy Sample Ward put the Global Giving Widget on her Facebook profile.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

flickr: Beach650 Most days, we're hiding from the rain in our Portland, OR office. Holly will be presenting Listening in Social Media: Tools and Strategies for Monitoring Your Reputation and Causes in the morning of day 4 of the conference. But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Los Angeles, California: Nonprofit and Cause Marketing with Digital Media. Portland, Oregon: Get 'Er Done: Surveying Digital Project Management Tools. Wednesday, September 7, 2016. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes — Allegheny. Friday, September 9, 2016.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

An example of this is The Portland Art Museum’s partnership with the faculty and students in Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice Department for their annual Shine a Light program. Collaborative programs with diverse groups bring in a variety of visitors causing new audiences to interact and connect.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 13, 2022

They connected passionate people directly with the causes they cared about. CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: The Dougy Center ’s virtual event went big—even worldwide, with guests tuning into the Portland-based live stream from locations as far away as Asia. Virtual events cost less, allowing fundraisers to get creative and use them more frequently.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

ACCP / Portland, OR / TBD. Cause Camp 2018. Cause Camp 2018. Cause Camp isn’t just another nonprofit conference to get you out of the office for a couple days. The Cause Camp equation is simple and foolproof. Associations / #ideas18 / @GreatIdeasConf. Associations. ACCP: The Conference. ACCP: The Conference.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

Feature photo: Used with grateful permission from radiant Liz Vice performing for Portland Soundcheck. Form Analytics by MouseStats: Learn which fields on your donation or registration forms cause friction, hesitations, and abandonments. Good designers love data. Is my design effective? How can I make it better?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 27, 2006

I wrote the post below for them, but thought I'd post it here too 'cause Shop Local First Week is a national program. Chicago, Portland, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, and Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan are all participating. Want to support local businesses in the Mission and save money?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. FreeGeek in Portland solves two problems. Watch this engaging video and then go make a contribution.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Detroit, Michigan is your dynamic destination for NAYDO 2016, the ideal setting for a discussion on re-imagining cause and community.Celebrate NAYDO's first-ever cross border collaboration with conference co-hosts, YMCAs of Michigan and YMCA of Western Ontario Canada, and experience a fusion of culture, cause and innovative storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Breast Cancer has impacted my family, like many others, and I grew up participating in Komen’s Race for the Cure in Portland every year with my mom. As Allison points out in her reflection post , after she created the Causes campaign and witnessed the response, she knew there was enough interest and people to do something bigger.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

Portland, OR: Apps for Good. Victoria, Canada: What makes crowdfunding work (for causes). Mukono, Uganda: Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School & Community. Tuesday, April 1. Vancouver, Canada: 5 Lessons From the BC NDP Campaign. Naples, FL: 14NTC Report on technology topics for nonprofits. See you soon!

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Affect Conf / Portland, OR / Less than $200. Cause Camp 2017. Cause Camp 2017. Hosted in Duluth, MN, this year's gathering is the perfect opportunity for professionals from every corner of Minnesota’s robust nonprofit sector to join together, celebrate the sector, learn from one another and prepare for another year. State/Local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Gateway Green is a project in Portland to turn a stretch of unused land into a multi-use bike park. .” Christie George of New Media Ventures and Akash Trivedi of Kiva.org will discuss key Lean Impact approaches. Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair).

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

A deeper look at AirBnb’s Shared City Initiative with Portland raises questions. AirBnB will allow hosts to donate to local causes; will add smoke detectors, will work on joint campaigns with the city and improve disaster preparedness. What type of outreach will AirBnB do to Portland’s disadvantaged communities?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 9, 2013

Consider this lovely little story about past and present colliding in a Portland basement. It would take time and energy to familiarize users with new modes of navigation, and that could cause people to opt out. There are real positives to linearity in storytelling, even in an online environment freed from the page.

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