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The meme was entertaining and challenged peers — and in the process learn about ALS and donate. Phase 1: Personal Challenges with Cold Water to Raise Money. Personal challenges involving cold water and raising money for a charity have been around for a while. MORE
ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return | Health - WCVB Home : "ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return Ice Bucket Challenge will return every August until a cure is found" 'via Blog this MORE
Great article on Tim O'Reilly in the Los Angeles Times. From the story: He is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at their friends or download virtual beer on iPhones, and instead start making a real difference in the world. He says it's not just the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do. I think this is awesome. MORE
The conversations about the ALS Association’s astounding success with the Ice Bucket Challenge continue. Did you know that the Ice Bucket Challenge has its own Wikipedia article ? That data is the Ice Bucket Challenge Epilogue. The Ice Bucket Challenge Epilogue IS the data. MORE
Charity wins cash in online challenge : Charity wins cash in online challenge By Kim Pemberton, Vancouver Sun January 18, 2012 A Vancouver charity focused on educating members of Generation Y about cancer has won $25,000 in the Mozilla Firefox Challenge MORE
Fundraising can be challenging for any nonprofit, but it’s the backbone of any healthy organization. Implementing some small tips will help solve the 5 greatest challenges nonprofit organizations face with processing donations. MORE
Could The IRS Disallow Ice Bucket Challenge Charitable Contributions? OK, rest easy; the IRS isn’t coming after your ALS donation. While the principle of donative intent is very real, in recent years, the courts have tied this principle to a “quid pro quo test,” which states that in order for a donation to lack donative intent, the donor must anticipate receiving a financial benefit from the contribution commensurate with the value the donor transferred to the charity. MORE
Give Local America is a 24 hour online fundraising challenge. The post Infographic: America’s Biggest One Day Giving Challenge appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. If you thought Giving Tuesday was the only one day giving bonanza of the year, you’re missing out on the biggest giving day of the first half of the year. On May 6th in 2014, there were an incredible 306,098 total donations and over $53 […]. MORE
Giving Challenge sets record of $6.6 million pledged in the 24-hour 2015 Giving Challenge -- which ended at noon Wednesday -- local nonprofits outdid themselves by smashing the fundraising record by more than $600,000." 'via million for Manatee, Sarasota nonprofits | Breaking News Blog | Bradenton Herald : " With more than $3.85 MORE
NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. This Challenge encourages innovations for mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy. The Challenge is now open for submissions - the deadline to submit is March 13th! Learn more about the HRC Mobile Challenge. About the HRC Mobile Challenge. Check out the Challenge timeline. MORE
NetSquared currently has 3 open Challenges, calling for innovators and change makers around the world to submit ideas for Web and mobile-based technologies for social change. Check out his answer (video) and Challenges you can dive into today! UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Mobile Challenge. The Human Rights Center is sponsoring a challenge to encourage innovations for applying mobile technologies for human rights investigations and advocacy. N2Y4 Mobile Challenge. MORE
The post 3 Nonprofit Social Media Challenges, And How To Overcome Them appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of University of Minnesota. MORE
Now that we've all dumped ice water on our heads and the ALS Association has raised over $116 million dollars, it's time to talk about why the Ice Bucket Challenge really worked. MORE
I’ve also heard some interesting challenges along the way, so here are a few things to consider as you form your programming and ticketing strategies for 2014. The top 4 challenges in modern era guest services. The solution is one that challenges software developers as well. MORE
Recognize your campaign’s CHALLENGES in areas where you have seen year-over-year declines and also are underperforming the data represented in the Study. Start with your challenges, move to your weaknesses, then tackle your opportunities, and finally, reinforce your strengths. MORE
The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is back again! The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org. During last year’s challenge , more than 165 bloggers participated, including Fred Wilson , TechCrunch , Kara Swisher , Ars Technica , and Julia Allison. Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose education social media MORE
Large, national nonprofits with local affiliates are all challenged with similar tasks: How do we ensure our brand is consistent while tailoring the message to donors who give nationally versus locally? MORE
How the ice bucket challenge can boost Chinese philanthropy - Quartz : This morning, Chinese billionaire and internet entrepreneur Zhou Hongyi, the founder of search portal Qihoo, stood in front of a group of his employees and dumped a bucket of ice water over his head—all in the name of eradicating the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease MORE
Do you like taking on big challenges? If you ever wondered how you could have a job in the technology sector that truly helped the people who most need technology but are the least able to afford it; If you ever wondered how you could personally work on the biggest social challenges of our time; And if you ever got frustrated by having to abandon a great idea that could help entire communities just because it didn’t generate enough profit — Then this is your moment. MORE
Continue reading to learn the advantages and challenges of online voting for associations. Challenges of Online Voting. If either state law or internal guidelines prohibit electronic methods, your challenge will be to revise the applicable statute or policy to permit online voting. MORE
The cold, hard truth about the ice bucket challenge - Quartz. The key problem is funding cannibalism. That $3 million in donations doesn’t appear out of a vacuum. Because people on average are limited in how much they’re willing to donate to good causes, if someone donates $100 to the ALS Association, he or she will likely donate less to other charities. Icebucketchallenge MORE
How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research. MORE
N2Y4’s Mobile Innovation Challenge calls for your world-changing ideas of how mobile applications can help citizens, groups and others create a better world for everybody. Tags: challenge mobile n2y4 netsquared Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. MORE
Here is a short video from Constant Contact on the challenges tackling social media and the metrics that are important, especially as you start using social media. The speaker discusses small business but it can easily be interchanged with nonprofit organization. What have been some of your struggles? Video constant contact metrics struggles MORE
The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. MORE
Yes, There Is a Challenge With the ALS Association Ice Bucket Challenge : FundRaising Success : The last few weeks have been quite interesting to watch as the ALS Ice Bucket ChallengeOpens in a new window took over the fundraising landscape. In general, here is my summary of the thinking: Icebucketchallenge MORE
A recent post from Miratel examined the recently released Nonprofit Fundraising Study … Continued The post Study Highlights Nonprofit Fundraising Challenges appeared first on Tech Impact. MORE
ALS Association and discuss the Ice Bucket Challenge. ” The Ice Bucket Challenge has made the ALS association examine it collaborates the players in its ecosystem. ” According to Newhouse, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised over $115 million from 2.6 MORE
But we at Blackbaud had our own challenge to make to today to these leaders—and to you, wherever you’re leading from. I spent today surrounded by hundreds of the nation’s most innovative and passionate social change-makers here at the Social Innovation Summit. MORE
” The post Technology Challenges Nonprofits Face appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of Rensec IT Consulting. MORE
How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research. MORE
Zach’s encounter with accessible ebooks is but one example of how Benetech empowers people who often face difficult challenges and whose needs are neglected. Hosted on the Crowdrise platform, the Challenge launched today, October 27, and runs through December 5th. MORE
To meet the challenge of this personal goal for my education, I had to add to what I knew about succeeding as a student. Take, for example, the fundraising challenge du jour : retaining donors. But our challenge is to combine these great tools with a concerted effort to build true relationships with supporters and make them feel genuinely valued, not just the recipient of an automated acknowledgement — albeit sent immediately, but lacking the human touch that still resonates today. MORE
Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. I recently interviewed Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Head of Product Impact, who designed the challenged to learn more. MORE
How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research. MORE
What's Happened Since the Ice Bucket Challenge Was Born : "Exactly 365 days ago, Chris Kennedy posted a video to YouTube—one that’s widely regarded to be the first ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video. From there, more than 17 million people followed suit, and 2.5 million people handed the ALS Association $115 million between July 29 and Sept. 15, per the Wall Street Journal, an amount the association says could be the biggest single giving event unrelated to a disaster or emergency." 'via MORE
Take shower selfie challenge to fight AIDS | Business Standard News : "If you are done with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, pull up your shirts for the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge. Reality TV star and AIDS activist Jack Mackenroth has launched the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge to help raise money for Housing Works, a New York-based non-profit organisation fighting to end AIDS and homelessness globally by 2030." ''via Blog this MORE
We often brainstorm about things we would like to build. I was recently looking at the Rockefeller/InnoCentive partnership. InnoCentive is a place where you post problems you'd like solved. We came up with a similar list for Benetech. However, since our issues are all information tech issues, we don't fit the InnoCentive model (which is hard sciences). But, I thought I'd share some of these ideas so people have some picture of what we're thinking about. MORE
In a Second Go-Around, Response to 'Ice-Bucket Challenge' Is Muted - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "If the 2014 "ice-bucket challenge" was a roaring hurricane of YouTube videos and cold soakings, the 2015 version might be described as a tepid sprinkle. MORE
That’s right: this is your last week to submit ideas to the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge ! Why should you participate in the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge? Challenges are an excellent way of spurring discussion, highlighting innovative ideas, and catalysing collaboration around new tools. MORE
Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! Social Media Challenge is a leading example of micro-giving. And October is once again the month when bloggers step up to the plate for the Social Media Challenge , now in its third year. Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose interview social media socialbrite video My collaborator, JD Lasica , at SocialBrite has just posted the interview and details below. MORE
From Peter Campbell''s blog A Tale Of Two (Or Three) Facebook Challengers | techcafeteria.com : "A Tale Of Two (Or Three) Facebook Challengers" ''via Blog this MORE
Challenge Related Topics 3rd Sector Labs
OCTOBER 2, 2014
The conversations about the ALS Association’s astounding success with the Ice Bucket Challenge continue. Did you know that the Ice Bucket Challenge has its own Wikipedia article ? That data is the Ice Bucket Challenge Epilogue. The Ice Bucket Challenge Epilogue IS the data.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 16, 2019
How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research.
TechImpact
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
” The post Technology Challenges Nonprofits Face appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of Rensec IT Consulting.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Is #SmearForSmear the next Ice Bucket Challenge
Connection Cafe
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
But we at Blackbaud had our own challenge to make to today to these leaders—and to you, wherever you’re leading from. I spent today surrounded by hundreds of the nation’s most innovative and passionate social change-makers here at the Social Innovation Summit.
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 31, 2009
That’s right: this is your last week to submit ideas to the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge ! Why should you participate in the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge? Challenges are an excellent way of spurring discussion, highlighting innovative ideas, and catalysing collaboration around new tools.
Amy Sample Ward
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is back again! The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org. During last year’s challenge , more than 165 bloggers participated, including Fred Wilson , TechCrunch , Kara Swisher , Ars Technica , and Julia Allison. Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose education social media
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2014
How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research.
AFP Blog
APRIL 10, 2012
Project REACH Mobile App Challenge : Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless (REACH). Join the mobile app challenge to connect those in need to resources in their community
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 14, 2009
Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! Social Media Challenge is a leading example of micro-giving. And October is once again the month when bloggers step up to the plate for the Social Media Challenge , now in its third year. Tags: challenge fundraising donorschoose interview social media socialbrite video My collaborator, JD Lasica , at SocialBrite has just posted the interview and details below.
Connection Cafe
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Recognize your campaign’s CHALLENGES in areas where you have seen year-over-year declines and also are underperforming the data represented in the Study. Start with your challenges, move to your weaknesses, then tackle your opportunities, and finally, reinforce your strengths.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Yes, There Is a Challenge With the ALS Association Ice Bucket Challenge : FundRaising Success : The last few weeks have been quite interesting to watch as the ALS Ice Bucket ChallengeOpens in a new window took over the fundraising landscape. In general, here is my summary of the thinking: Icebucketchallenge
TechImpact
MAY 22, 2013
A recent post from Miratel examined the recently released Nonprofit Fundraising Study … Continued The post Study Highlights Nonprofit Fundraising Challenges appeared first on Tech Impact.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 27, 2015
How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? Because, Tulgan provides step-by-step solutions and practical advice for handling all 27 challenges listed above -- the 27 most common challenges identified by Tulgan during 20 years of workplace research.
AFP Blog
JULY 16, 2015
What's Happened Since the Ice Bucket Challenge Was Born : "Exactly 365 days ago, Chris Kennedy posted a video to YouTube—one that’s widely regarded to be the first ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video. From there, more than 17 million people followed suit, and 2.5 million people handed the ALS Association $115 million between July 29 and Sept. 15, per the Wall Street Journal, an amount the association says could be the biggest single giving event unrelated to a disaster or emergency." 'via
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 4, 2009
NetSquared currently has 3 open Challenges, calling for innovators and change makers around the world to submit ideas for Web and mobile-based technologies for social change. Check out his answer (video) and Challenges you can dive into today! UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Mobile Challenge. The Human Rights Center is sponsoring a challenge to encourage innovations for applying mobile technologies for human rights investigations and advocacy. N2Y4 Mobile Challenge.
AFP Blog
AUGUST 20, 2014
The cold, hard truth about the ice bucket challenge - Quartz. The key problem is funding cannibalism. That $3 million in donations doesn’t appear out of a vacuum. Because people on average are limited in how much they’re willing to donate to good causes, if someone donates $100 to the ALS Association, he or she will likely donate less to other charities. Icebucketchallenge
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
From Peter Campbell''s blog A Tale Of Two (Or Three) Facebook Challengers | techcafeteria.com : "A Tale Of Two (Or Three) Facebook Challengers" ''via Blog this
Connection Cafe
MARCH 19, 2015
To meet the challenge of this personal goal for my education, I had to add to what I knew about succeeding as a student. Take, for example, the fundraising challenge du jour : retaining donors. But our challenge is to combine these great tools with a concerted effort to build true relationships with supporters and make them feel genuinely valued, not just the recipient of an automated acknowledgement — albeit sent immediately, but lacking the human touch that still resonates today.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 18, 2014
Do you like taking on big challenges? If you ever wondered how you could have a job in the technology sector that truly helped the people who most need technology but are the least able to afford it; If you ever wondered how you could personally work on the biggest social challenges of our time; And if you ever got frustrated by having to abandon a great idea that could help entire communities just because it didn’t generate enough profit — Then this is your moment.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 18, 2012
Charity wins cash in online challenge : Charity wins cash in online challenge By Kim Pemberton, Vancouver Sun January 18, 2012 A Vancouver charity focused on educating members of Generation Y about cancer has won $25,000 in the Mozilla Firefox Challenge
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2014
Take shower selfie challenge to fight AIDS | Business Standard News : "If you are done with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, pull up your shirts for the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge. Reality TV star and AIDS activist Jack Mackenroth has launched the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge to help raise money for Housing Works, a New York-based non-profit organisation fighting to end AIDS and homelessness globally by 2030." ''via Blog this
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. I recently interviewed Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Head of Product Impact, who designed the challenged to learn more.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 11, 2014
ALS Association and discuss the Ice Bucket Challenge. ” The Ice Bucket Challenge has made the ALS association examine it collaborates the players in its ecosystem. ” According to Newhouse, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised over $115 million from 2.6
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 8, 2007
We often brainstorm about things we would like to build. I was recently looking at the Rockefeller/InnoCentive partnership. InnoCentive is a place where you post problems you'd like solved. We came up with a similar list for Benetech. However, since our issues are all information tech issues, we don't fit the InnoCentive model (which is hard sciences). But, I thought I'd share some of these ideas so people have some picture of what we're thinking about.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 22, 2016
Large, national nonprofits with local affiliates are all challenged with similar tasks: How do we ensure our brand is consistent while tailoring the message to donors who give nationally versus locally?
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day.
Frogloop
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Fundraising can be challenging for any nonprofit, but it’s the backbone of any healthy organization. Implementing some small tips will help solve the 5 greatest challenges nonprofit organizations face with processing donations.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. This Challenge encourages innovations for mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy. The Challenge is now open for submissions - the deadline to submit is March 13th! Learn more about the HRC Mobile Challenge. About the HRC Mobile Challenge. Check out the Challenge timeline.
AFP Blog
AUGUST 4, 2015
ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return | Health - WCVB Home : "ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return Ice Bucket Challenge will return every August until a cure is found" 'via Blog this
SocialFish
AUGUST 29, 2012
Continue reading to learn the advantages and challenges of online voting for associations. Challenges of Online Voting. If either state law or internal guidelines prohibit electronic methods, your challenge will be to revise the applicable statute or policy to permit online voting.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
I’ve also heard some interesting challenges along the way, so here are a few things to consider as you form your programming and ticketing strategies for 2014. The top 4 challenges in modern era guest services. The solution is one that challenges software developers as well.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
Could The IRS Disallow Ice Bucket Challenge Charitable Contributions? OK, rest easy; the IRS isn’t coming after your ALS donation. While the principle of donative intent is very real, in recent years, the courts have tied this principle to a “quid pro quo test,” which states that in order for a donation to lack donative intent, the donor must anticipate receiving a financial benefit from the contribution commensurate with the value the donor transferred to the charity.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Zach’s encounter with accessible ebooks is but one example of how Benetech empowers people who often face difficult challenges and whose needs are neglected. Hosted on the Crowdrise platform, the Challenge launched today, October 27, and runs through December 5th.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Giving Challenge sets record of $6.6 million pledged in the 24-hour 2015 Giving Challenge -- which ended at noon Wednesday -- local nonprofits outdid themselves by smashing the fundraising record by more than $600,000." 'via million for Manatee, Sarasota nonprofits | Breaking News Blog | Bradenton Herald : " With more than $3.85
TechImpact
MAY 8, 2014
The post 3 Nonprofit Social Media Challenges, And How To Overcome Them appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of University of Minnesota.
AFP Blog
AUGUST 18, 2014
How the ice bucket challenge can boost Chinese philanthropy - Quartz : This morning, Chinese billionaire and internet entrepreneur Zhou Hongyi, the founder of search portal Qihoo, stood in front of a group of his employees and dumped a bucket of ice water over his head—all in the name of eradicating the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
In a Second Go-Around, Response to 'Ice-Bucket Challenge' Is Muted - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "If the 2014 "ice-bucket challenge" was a roaring hurricane of YouTube videos and cold soakings, the 2015 version might be described as a tepid sprinkle.
NCE Social Media
APRIL 14, 2011
Here is a short video from Constant Contact on the challenges tackling social media and the metrics that are important, especially as you start using social media. The speaker discusses small business but it can easily be interchanged with nonprofit organization. What have been some of your struggles? Video constant contact metrics struggles
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 12, 2008
Great article on Tim O'Reilly in the Los Angeles Times. From the story: He is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at their friends or download virtual beer on iPhones, and instead start making a real difference in the world. He says it's not just the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do. I think this is awesome.
TechImpact
MARCH 20, 2015
Give Local America is a 24 hour online fundraising challenge. The post Infographic: America’s Biggest One Day Giving Challenge appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. If you thought Giving Tuesday was the only one day giving bonanza of the year, you’re missing out on the biggest giving day of the first half of the year. On May 6th in 2014, there were an incredible 306,098 total donations and over $53 […].
See What's Out There
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Now that we've all dumped ice water on our heads and the ALS Association has raised over $116 million dollars, it's time to talk about why the Ice Bucket Challenge really worked.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 28, 2014
The meme was entertaining and challenged peers — and in the process learn about ALS and donate. Phase 1: Personal Challenges with Cold Water to Raise Money. Personal challenges involving cold water and raising money for a charity have been around for a while.
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