Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. SimCityEDU has been piloted by over 100 teachers and 3,000 students. Games provide tremendous opportunities for learning about real-world issues.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The challenge is grabbing your visitor’s attention. Because the site convinced me that the organization was working to solve an urgent problem and that my gift would make a meaningful difference. From there, you can structure your donation page so visitors will want to give. And we all want more donors, right?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

That means your university is competing with many other higher education institutions across the nation that are all catering to your potential students. Structure and Process are more about the delivery and maintenance of your content and your content team. The truth is, universities have a real inertia problem.

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2022

The Problem with Managing Donor Restricted Funds. For philanthropic arms of larger organizations, it’s challenging to get the visibility and transparency you need from the parent organization’s general ledger to make short-term and long-term decisions. That layer slows down the decision-making process for the 501(c)(3).

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The problem is the organizational structure in most nonprofits prevents it. This structure is derived from the industrial age when mass production transformed the workplace. It has been the foundation of organizational structure for the last 100 years. Several decades ago software developers faced this same problem.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

TPMs and Accessibility Challenges Here is a short list of the challenges that arise in the interaction between TPMs and accessing digital content: The digital textual content is presented as an image. Common problems are the inability to go back, pause, spell words (or names) or access footnotes (or be forced to hear all footnotes).

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Now, many see the downsides, including crushing student debt along large numbers of credentialed people with few open jobs. Susan Spero (@Susan_Spero) December 6, 2019 Many brought up the challenges with museum studies programs, with Rich Ligner responding directly to Susan's tweet above. good riddance to museum studies programs!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

When I first started pursuing the idea of using technology to solve challenging social problems, it was a pretty radical idea. With support from stakeholders in the education, technology, publishing, student, parent, and volunteer communities, Benetech changed that reality. copyright law.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

posted by Grant Deering Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face. Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face. So what are the problems?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Often the loss of visitors is completely due to your structures. This often requires real problem-solving. Phillip, for example, wanted more college students as he is on a college campus, so he put a college student on the board. As I said last week, there are people out there who could like you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. This is a challenge for both nonprofits and government officials.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Nonprofit Finance Fund’s (NFF) 2013 State of the Sector survey explored a variety of financial and management challenges facing organizations across the country. consistent, structural challenges. resulting cash flow challenge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

This is a guest blog from Anna Reid, an Amherst student who interned with Bookshare.org International this past summer. Even in the United States, access to printed materials can be a significant challenge for people who are visually impaired or have other disabilities that prevent them from reading standard print. Bookshare managers.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

Another challenging aspect of inkind gifts is receiving supposedly gently used items that are more than gently used. A tiny nonprofit was launching a capital campaign to buy land and build a modular structure to meet the needs of the immigrants they served. Accepting unneeded donated items creates storage and clutter problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises. While there is no one right way to use the technique, what would customarily be defined as homework (problem sets, essay writing, etc.) So, you have to design for that. This takes a bit more effort than putting together a slide deck.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

What I don’t love is the lack of data they face, lack of support in nailing down specific problems, and that they have to go back to school on Monday. ” — Chris Worman , Restart Romania. They are our hope and our challenge. ” — Mario Morino, Morino Institute. “ The tension between real time data tracking and longer-term tracking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

It’s never been more expensive to be an American, with certain measures of consumer prices having gone up around 400% over the past 40 years, while real wages have increased only 4% during the same inflation-adjusted interval–that’s not to mention the cost of student loans, housing, and other major purchases. It couldn’t be easier!

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Collaborate with peers from across North America who understand your challenges. We rely on our peers for fresh ideas and new ways of thinking about tough challenges. General / @AHPIntl.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Ethan's notes points to the long-term benefits (and challenges) of converting some of the people involved into long term supporters. They were bored students, clicking on their friend???s Ethan points out some other benefits and other challenges: There were clear upsides to the Burma Fcebook group. serial activists???,

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

At in-person sessions in New York City and San Francisco, and virtually on Youtube Live , Demo Day brought together nine social entrepreneurs to explore solutions for problems they’ve experienced. Both nonprofits are using tech to help students of color gain access to educational resources, readying them for high-paying careers.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

To honestly say yes to this question, your school must connect efficiently and effectively everywhere that matters—from software functionality to parent communication, teacher and student processes, and financial management. Getting to that “yes” is challenging for most schools. Avoid software silos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

FORGE uses a collaborative, rather than top-down model, to serve refugees' needs, and much has been written in the blogosphere and media about Erickson's "radical transparency" around the organization's financial challenges. We bring communities together to identify their top problems, needs, and priorities, and solve them internally.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It is important to note, however, that the M&G rate varies across organizations depending on their cost structure. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved. In an ideal world, the M&G rate used on the grant application budget would then be 20% (i.e.,

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

It is important to note, however, that the M&G rate varies across organizations depending on their cost structure. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved. In an ideal world, the M&G rate used on the grant application budget would then be 20% (i.e.,

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Houston, TX / $250. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

And for evidence linking self-care to a reduction in burnout, see this study on US medical students and this thesis on mental health professionals. As a manager, I’ve become very aware of this challenge. Seema) This is a challenging question. and I’m concerned about the encroachment. Wellness is not a one-size-fits-all.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 19, 2021

TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) is an Indiana-based nonprofit that works to provide equal access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities to underserved K-12 students. TPF4Y has big plans ahead for Salesforce.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

Whereas I'm taking the "make it as awesome as possible and they will pay attention and want to steal the ideas" approach, Peter is trying very deliberately to create a structure that supports participation from diverse museum professionals and museum venues from the very beginning. My model is the shining star. His is the virus.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Participants will network and learn about other areas of practice, discuss a range of opportunities and challenges faced by different sectors, and work collaboratively to improve impact measurement. Mexico / SOLD OUT. General / @OppColl.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With informative sessions, this workshop is a must for all PBS fundraisers and provides the opportunity to hear about best practices and the challenges facing pledge today. Attendees will also hear from fundraising and nonprofit leaders in the New Orleans area who understand their unique needs and challenges.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So if you identify with this, no problem, but we’re going to talk about it a little bit today, and what it looks like to build true win-win partnerships. So Maggie approaches this challenge so differently. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. No problem. The other option is Maggie. Oh, my God.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So if you identify with this, no problem, but we’re going to talk about it a little bit today, and what it looks like to build true win-win partnerships. So Maggie approaches this challenge so differently. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. No problem. Actually, the whole thing is going to be fun.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 11, 2013

The problem: our idea wouldn’t address the real challenge. Developing Open Source Software For Social Good For example, in the last few months, individual employees have used volunteer hours to create fun interactive, online learning tools for educators and students using Mozilla’s Webmaker.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

I learned to cultivate creative greed while working on Operation Spy at the International Spy Museum, where I was lucky to be working on a project that was so new to us that we didn't have any pre-established models or structures for doing it. I want a college student to feel like her week is not complete if she didn’t make it to the museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

For the leadership development, there were four guiding questions that we explored throughout our journey – and now as I’m back I will continue to reflect and take action based on these: What does it mean to be a leader in the face of complex challenges. The structure was: Overview: 3 minutes to share the problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Vladislav Chernyshov , a self-identified geek and masters student at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) in Novosibirsk, Russia and who is currently working on a next generation social network project called Genome identifies five major "burning" problems with social networks. Family member. Business friend.

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