Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

Did you know that in some countries International Women's Day (March 8) is celebrated with flowers and gifts? Numerous nonprofits and NGOs are organizing events and campaign to celebrate. 100% of the royalties from Celebrating Women go to the International Museum of Women.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Panel participants for our international audience include: Hanna Thomas, Principal Consultant, Align. Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International. Our mainstage will feature celebrity speakers, musical performances, and more. Jon Townsend, Chief Information Officer, National Trust. and Amal Clooney.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Celebrating progress To date, more than 137 partners have signed onto Demographics via Candid. But the key challenges we encountered include working through internal bureaucracies, shifting systems, and varying competing priorities for the sector. Here we reflect on what we learned and set the stage for where we’re headed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

After quizzing my teenage son who is a fan of PewDiePie, I did a quick interview with Ettore Rossetti , Director of Social Media & Digital Marketing from Save the Children , to learn some insights about the campaign. It is every nonprofit’s dream to have Oprah or other celebrity do a fundraiser for them. Fundraising'

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It is demanding of an organizational cultural change that will adopt inclusivity in all aspects, both internally and externally. Once recruited and interviewed an onboarding process can be established. Phase 3: Evaluate and celebrate. Strategies to diversify nonprofit boards can be divided into three broad phases.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

You can view all of the interviews, and subscribe to the show, on iTunes , or on the Big Vision Podcast's landing page. If you're an iTunes user, one of the ways you can help me celebrate this anniversary is by finding the Big Vision Podcast in the iTunes Store and giving it a star rating (hopefully a good one!) Happy listening!

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Informed by over 15 interviews with BMA Fellows and field leaders, the report offers three calls to action for the field to be more just and equitable. . Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Next, the Summit featured a conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , a $16 billion international human welfare and social justice philanthropic organization, and Dr. Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

In these organizations, even when money is raised it’s not particularly celebrated. Or you can call it a reframing of the stories you tell, internally and externally. If someone interviews for a fundraising job, and doesn’t ask questions about the strategic plan (aka, rationale for fundraising), this is a red flag.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Burn The Boats teases apart the excuses we make to ourselves that hinder total commitment and illuminates the internal and external forces that impede risk taking. You can’t commit when you haven't processed the worst-case scenario and made provisions for it. But I didn’t want to write a book that is thought provoking but not actionable.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 27, 2007

A member of the Guerilla Gardening "troops" let me know that they've declared May 1st to be International Sunflower Guerrilla Day. Celebrate nature's fertility. GuerillaGardening.org started out as a site where Richard Reynolds recorded his, "acts of illicit cultivation around London." Why sunflowers? We need to grow them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2009

Even though I've had to cut back on a lot of my donations this year, I've continued to sponsor a woman survivor of war each month through Women for Women International. Why am I so focused on this organization? To change the planet by helping women and children." I also make loans to women entrepreneurs using Kiva.org.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Some big news with a business tilt: we learned that NTEN member Advanced Solutions International (ASI) acquired online community solutions-focused software company GoLightly, Inc. Also celebrating is member organization FirstGivin , which was acquired by FrontStream Payments, a provider of payment and donor management products.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The data in this report comes from the 2021 Customer Outcomes Survey; customer interviews; customer and employee surveys focused on pro bono support, Impact Labs participation, and Community Sprint participation; and internal Salesforce.org data. For more insights, download the full Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2021.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Celebrated my 9th Year of Blogging: I continued to blog or host guest posts regularly every week as I have been doing for the past nine years. They capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. Year in Review.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Based on that message, at the following 30th TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, I delivered an onstage exhortation to fellow technologists to secure their customers’ sensitive information in response to Edward Snowden’s surprise virtual TED interview. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

On the “birthdays” section of their website, after discovering that many others with the same birthday as you––and 47,492 people in total at the time of writing––have asked for donations instead of presents for their birthday, charity: water tells you how cool celebrities like Depeche Mode and Tony Hawk pledged their birthdays to the nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network. Make sure that you good internal system for sharing any updates that might come in through fundraising office or other school connections. In a recent interview, John Hadyon reinforced this timeless piece of Facebook engagement advice.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We got the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Elizabeth Dove, the Director of Corporate Citizenship for Volunteer Canada. Some trends we are seeing include: Celebrating acts of kindness – Employees are finding creative and inspiring ways of giving back in their communities. What is the current situation for non-profits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Nonprofit dashboard reports, which communicate critical information in a concise, visual, and more compelling way, are mostly used by board or staff for discussion at internal or private meetings or used as part of reports back to funders for grants. . In October, the Indianapolis Art Museum Dashboard celebrated its' second year.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 16, 2014

We’re interviewing real nonprofits that use these tactics and have experienced real results. First up, we interviewed Ben LeBeaux and Sara Clough of PENCIL, Inc. After all, their organization was built to provide programs that help students in the classroom by providing resources and making education interesting.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

A HALO staff member will then conduct a phone interview and bring in the volunteer for a face-to-face interview with employees. This year as HALO celebrates its 10th anniversary, they will offer their first formal awards recognizing the top volunteer, donor, advocate and artist for the past decade. “We What are their skills?

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Note: Azita and the other speakers this morning are being introduced and interviewed by journalist and emcee Nadira Hira , on Twitter at @nadirahira. Q&A Interview Nadira Hira: This question''s from Twitter. When you choose a cause your internal team can rally around, then it''s baked in. NH: I want to underscore that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2008

Elana Wolowitz, Communications Director/Senior Trainer, Wellstone Action gave me a brief interview. A few minutes before speaking I remembered a Minnesota story about my early years as a executive director for a small organization and using social networking to get Garrison Keillor as our celebrity for a fundraiser. Twitter Comment ).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 23, 2009

Write to the Nigerian woman I sponsored through Women for Women International each month. Increase the number of people of color I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast. February - celebrate local musicians; March - local, socially responsible investing). Carry my reusable shopping bag with me almost all of the time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Guy takes celebrities around the world to connect with young leaders who are creating change in their communities. I was particularly moved by an interview with one Stanley Hotel resident, a heroin addict, who said, "I wish people had a better understanding of the kind of people we are, 'cause we're not animals, and we're not contagious.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Everyone in the tribe meets with that person to tell them of all the good deeds they’ve done in there life as a part of several days of celebration. There was a wonderful interview with Jane McGonigal and Kelly McGonigal about their work. Then the person is welcomed back into the tribe.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families. Set up a quick interview ask them why they choose to donate so much to your organization, and share their story! Craft a strong appeal by sourcing your content early.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Your alumni post on Facebook, addictively scroll through Instagram and celebrate their marriages with custom hashtags; having a social strategy for homecoming helps you find them where they are. Assign members of your team to collect pictures, videos, quotes, and interviews. And you’ve probably already got one. Respond to Complaints.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2011

If you have the desire to become innovative you probably recognize that the way to win in the future is to reshape your culture and fire up the internal innovation engine. Regardless of size, every organization can create an internal innovation engine. Simply put NPOs can innovate and thrive, or stagnate and die. You don’t!

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M+R

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Never Go Out of Style With Key Audiences Within the music industry, there are some tried-and-true tactics for announcing and promoting a new album that usually includes social media announcements and posts, single releases, and media interviews. For example, consider looking internally! Do you have a successful internal newsletter?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2008

I signed up for the Challenge today and decided to celebrate Day 1 by donating to the BlogHers Act' "Donate Now to Save Women's Lives" campaign on Global Giving. I donated to a Relief International health clinic in the Zam Zam refugee camp in Darfur that trains indigenous doctors, midwives, and community health workers.

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

The crux of this article is simple: Nonprofits must advance their mission by valuing their employees’ worth through fair compensation and benefits and by celebrating their worth. What does it cost to post, interview, hire, and train someone? So why isn’t equitable compensation the norm? Why is this work devalued?

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

You’ll see incredible benefits in recruiting high-quality talent through being transparent with your wage – especially on things like job postings and in interviews, working to keep your salaries competitive, and keeping up with evidence-based cost-of-living raises as a baseline on which to tack merit-based raises. Fifteen years!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Make It Fun, Celebrate. International trainings tend to be longer because participants may traveling from different locations. That’s why it is good to have different moving around exercises. Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms.

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