Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

As nonprofit and cause leaders, we wish every individual had the opportunity, interest, and time to meet the people we serve and see the impact of our work in real time. Even without big technology budgets, nonprofits and causes are proving increasingly adept at immersing donors in their mission and work. Sound familiar? Be honest.).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Each year, we celebrate Pro Bono Week: a time to recognize professionals around the world who volunteer their skills for causes they care about. By: Cori O’Brien, Senior Manager, Open Source Commons. Being welcomed into the contributor community as a non-developer was a life changing moment, and she has been hooked ever since.

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Qgiv

JUNE 15, 2022

O: We’re a boutique ad agency providing marketing and fundraising for nonprofits, headquartered on Bainbridge Island, Washington—a 30-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle. We know how to connect donors with your cause. Q: Tell us a bit more about Oneicity. Q: How did you end up partnering with Qgiv? We’re on budget. We’re on time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

To learn how I can apply technology to my cause or organization. Seattle, Washington: Boards on Fire! Seattle, Washington: Better Words, Better World: Messaging for Board Members and Executives. Seattle, Washington: Executive Service Corps Appreciation and Awards Luncheon. The top options were. We also learned that.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

WELD Seattle , for example, helps those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system successfully re-enter society. What better way to connect to that sense of purpose than by using the professional skills they use daily in service of a cause they truly care about?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

It’s our way of saying thank you to them for working so hard year-round to produce tangible results that cause change in our community. A blog post done by The Borgen Project , a Seattle-based organization that works to address poverty and hunger, asserts that that there are multiple ways nonprofit work contributes to the national economy.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Seattle, Washington: Storytelling Through Data Visualization. Seattle, WA: Creating a Roadmap for Leadership Succession, a 2-Part Series with Betsy Lieberman (Part 1). Seattle, WA: Creating a Roadmap for Leadership Succession, a 2-Part Series with Betsy Lieberman (Part 2). Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Friday, October 31, 2014.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 25, 2019

When the skilled volunteers are not managed through clear guidance and direction, or if they are assigned to tasks that limit their capabilities, this causes them to be unhappy, unmotivated, and ultimately, they do not return to the organization. Thus, the organization is more effective at achieving impact in the community.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2014

The Seattle Humane Society has the right idea with this principle. There must be something in the water in Seattle, because it sounds like they’re Superbowl Championing their field of work. It’ll go a long way to be patient rather than sending a volunteer home scared and deterring their friends from joining your cause.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support. As we mentioned in the P2P section, your donors’ stories are an essential element to creating a connection to your cause and to reach more potential donors and new community members. You need to be able to illustrate your impact.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Again, this is another case where engagement helps deepen the bond between your cause and your supporters, who in this case, are your neighboring businesses. Look at those amazing results headed to the Treehouse, a nonprofit in Seattle. The Robert Half Bowl-a-Thon to sponsor Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Seattle, Washington: Project Management for Nonprofits. San Francisco, California: Cause Funding: Indiegogo + Cause Funder: Geek Club Books, Autism Story Apps. Vancouver, Canada: Small Changes for Big Results: How to Optimize Your Online Donations. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Friday, October 10, 2014. Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2009

created by four Seattle-based travel bloggers, returns for a second. Tell me about this fundraiser - who, what, why, when, how much, etc Who: Four Seattle based travel bloggers. It's been easy because we picked a cause that really resonates with lots of travelers and lots of travelers are online. What: Passports with Purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

All of these platforms have been profiled at our recent Social Media for Nonprofits conferences, which is about to produce its final US program of the year in Seattle on 11/5, before we head to New Delhi on December 5, and then back to New York City, Silicon Valley, Vancouver, plus most other major US markets in 2013.

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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. Flickr Photo by Mburpee.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

St rengthening and preserving relationships with donors is essential to an institution’s success – donors want to know that their funds are going to support the causes they care about. 2020 in Seattle now with?discounted are available for purchase until December 31, 201 9. ??? . Blackbaud Higher Education content hub.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Philadelphia, PA: Free Stuff for Nonprofits and Good Causes! Seattle, WA: End of Summer Soiree: Resource Roundup and Social Networking. Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ronda de Negocios Internacional en el Tec. North America. Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Friday, September 5, 2014.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

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. Grantmakers for Effective Organizing (GEO) / Seattle, WA / $1,250. The Giving Institute / Seattle, WA/ TBD. Mar 25 - 26.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Mukono, Uganda: How to Create a Digital Photo Story to Fundraise for a Community Cause. Seattle, Washington: GiveBig 2016 and Nonprofit/Tech Networking. Seattle, Washington: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Mukono, Uganda: How to Create a Digital Photo Story to Fundraise for a Community Cause. Thursday, April 21.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Jim Davenport, an astronomer living in Seattle, charted the height and width of all of the works in the Tate''s collection. Here are two examples of visualizations created by GitHub users: Florian Krautli, a Swiss designer living in London, graphed the volume of artworks by individual artists in the Tate''s collection over time.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

Seattle, WA – November 1. Boston, MA – August 28. San Francisco, CA – September TBA. Chicago, IL – September 19. Washington, DC – October TBA. Austin, TX – October 23. New York City, NY – November TBA. New Delhi, India – December TBA. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 Almost all of this was given to causes within the United States. However, the 5 percent given to international causes reflected a 15.3 Each year, through the publication of Giving USA, we learn about the generosity of Americans.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Fundraising for your cause is exciting, challenging and should be unique to your mission. Donors like to feel connected to causes they believe in. Utilize photos that invoke feelings of empathy and joy to help your donors develop drive and energy to support your cause. Tell a story in your appeals. Take a look by clicking here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2009

RT @ maryannehitt [link] - Re-posting great Seattle rally photo by Sierra Club's Dan Ritzman #nocoal #epacaa 2. Aside from tweeting about his cause, he shares that he is human! @carlPope is the executive director of the Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environnmental group. Take for example.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

Here in TechSoup’s San Francisco office, we use audio and video conferencing every day to talk with people working remotely in the Bay Area, New York, or Seattle, as well as with our partner nonprofits around the world. Citrix Donations in Action.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Seattle, Washington: Preparing for FLSA Overtime Rule Change. Seattle, Washington: Tableau for Nonprofits. Wellington, New Zealand: Getting Stuff Done: Essential Online Tools for Good Causes. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Monday, May 9, 2016. Kitchener, Ontario: Acquiring Hardware. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The investment in a good defense wins championships, or at least it did for the Seattle Seahawks, and I’d argue a similar level investment should be made to retain your monthly donors. You have to know if expired credit cards are the cause or if the donor cancelled due to financial constraints.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. But I worry that people are getting fatigued about the many good causes out there." TechSoup member Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe Creative Suite to astounding effect.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. But I worry that people are getting fatigued about the many good causes out there." TechSoup member Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe Creative Cloud to astounding effect.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Last week, I prototyped four exhibit ideas with the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Throughout the interview, he compared Google to other businesses--banks, NASA, surgeons--for whom a small error or an experimental approach might indeed cause very big problems. Three were hits. One was a total dud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2021

You are no longer confined to your local community to attend your event and support your cause. We know one nonprofit who went from attendees in 4 states to 24 states for their event, while another turned their annual Seattle gala into a worldwide fundraiser, just by going virtual.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

These might be caused by delayed income payments, unexpected building repairs, or economic conditions. How much of a reserve should one have? 3-6 months of operating expenses? The study suggests that, "At the high end, reserves should not exceed the amount of two years' budget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. On that note, what can companies and brands learn from social cause fundraising? My finance is half-Cambodian so the personal connection to the beneficiary made the cause more memorable for me.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Elaina Buzzell, Senior Program Coordinator, NPower Seattle. Back in February, I saw a great post from Mashable on how to build a landing page for Facebook and instantly thought of it as a great way to promote an upcoming fundraising event. I decided to include a link at the bottom directing visitors to our regular wall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

What is the toll of such devotion to cause, to mission, to sharing her passion? During the past 8 days the two of us have wandered this great land of ours, bouncing around from Reston Va, to Ann Arbor Mi, a stop in Boulder Co, a quick hop over the Rocky’s to Seattle Wa and finally coming home to Washington DC. But who is she really?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Trust me — I know them well because I used to be one.” Giller, a journalist, established the Seattle-based nonprofit as a destination news web site for environmental news, reports and opinion with a wry sense of humor. grist.org has garnered considerable insight from its approach of measuring along the ladder about what works.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Unlike general donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns leverage the personal aspect of fundraising—wouldn’t you donate more if it was your friend, coworker, or family member advocating for a cause as opposed to a stranger? To pull off a peer-to-peer campaign, you’re likely going to need dedicated fundraising tools. Additional Resources.

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