Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In recent years, there have been great strides in government transparency, due in large part to the activities of the Sunlight Foundation to pry open the hidden vaults of government data. Particularly disturbing is the bad odor that this new political force will attach to nonprofit advocacy. Flickr Photo by Roadsidepictures.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. government and states like Texas. The mission of the Lavelle Fund is to support programs that help people with visual impairments, including blindness, lead independent, productive lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

And he bypassed the traditional fundraising models that were failing the cause (think government grants and giant corporate gifts for our context), promising New York City residents to print their names in his paper regardless of the size of their gift. Very little has changed since Pulitzer was around.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Project partner, Rebecca Reyes, Everyday Democracy , developed and pitched the Text, Talk, Act project at NTEN''s Leading Change Summit, and we are excited to see this project progress! Join Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) , along with government and industry experts for WorkShift2020. Save the Date! 28-30, in Chicago, IL.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It can justify the work that your organization is doing, help others understand why it is critical, and offer exciting new ways to motivate others to help solve the problems your organization is working on. And chances are your nonprofit, government agency, foundation, or research institution has gobs of it just sitting around.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

On September 17, 2017, leaders from government, business and nonprofits gathered alongside celebrities, activists, journalists and concerned citizens at the 92 nd Street Y in New York City for the 8 th annual Social Good Summit (#2030NOW ) to discuss how technology , media and activism can build a better world.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“ Why the Human Connection Still Eclipses Technology “ Genevieve Piturro was a successful television marketing executive in New York City for twenty years when a little girl’s question changed the course of her life forever. Founder, Pajama Program. Get your tickets today!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2018

I recently returned from New York City, where I was able to spend two incredible days with 72 fellow global nonprofit leaders selected to attend the fourth annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit. These transitions go beyond changing careers, sectors, geographies or titles. Change is difficult.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Here are the top nine cities without a NetSquared group and an estimate of how many potential members are waiting for you on meetup.com. New York City: 22,000 potential members. San Francisco, California: Mobile Apps for Change Demo Day. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Large scale citywide challenges require a collaborative solution approach and the Skills for Cities model will unite the perspectives and resources of the nonprofit, business and government sector to create sustained community change. New York City was the first “City of Service” and since NYC Service launched, over 200 U.S.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

What's more, that represents only $215 million out of a total of $2.435 billion awarded to study and/or reform campaigns, elections, and voting systems; expand civic participation; research or upgrade government performance; and/or study the workings of the media and improve public access to media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

What if the government created a third-party widget that asked people a range of personal questions that they then data-mined and used to find criminals or criminal behavior? Lawyers’ associations, such as state bars, attempt to address such behavior through Codes of Ethics, however government officials are not bound by these rules.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

One of those organizations is the YWCA of the City of New York (YW), a nonprofit organization that offers job training, daycare, and after-school programs to New York City women and their families. No one had. The students were quite interested in this.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Your mission statement says, "The Fund, a collaborative effort led by several private foundations, springs from a shared belief that cultivating a rich inner life is both a worthy end in itself and an overlooked pathway to heightening the impact, effectiveness, and sustainability of social change initiatives." Who are the founding members?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Whether it be live and in-person at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, NE or via our state-of-the-art, live online stream, reserve your spot today and get ready to make major change. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. AhernComm.com. Tyler Riewer. charity: water.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising are now new. Back in 1914, fundraising pioneers Charles Ward and Lyman Pierce had a crowdfunding campaign that raised $4 million in a week in New York City. The cost to engage new and existing supporters on these channels will continue to increase. The Next 20 Years.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

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Forum One

MAY 30, 2007

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In an article titled "Where Lying Was Business as Usual," Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. Bob Waterman has written a penetrating little book, Adhocracy: The Power to Change. Author Bio Robert L.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These tracks are based on Leadership, Relationship, and Stewardship, and topics include Board Governance, Resource Development, and Legal & Risk Management. Keynote presentations, workshops, roundtable sessions, and interactive forums will cover a variety of topics across nine training tracks. The event is open to non-AFP members as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

Allison Fine and I are honored to be delivering a conversational keynote at the Personal Democracy Forum today in New York City. It isn’t as easy to change as changing a light blub. Some will probably never change. Networked Governance. A free agents are powerful social change players.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The interconnectedness of the 17 SDGs demonstrates that if we truly want to achieve a more sustainable global future, we must work together as individuals, corporations, governments, and nonprofit organizations toward one united common goal. We all need this framework for human development and to save our planet (climate change is real.) .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If you’re conscious about the state of the world and curious how cross-sector partnerships can make a difference, I encourage you to look at New York City over the next two weeks. Another omnipresent topic is the conversation around immediate climate action and the impact of climate change.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Affect is a new community event highlighting the diversity of work and design behind social change. Convene with thought leaders in social change from around the world. Join us November 3-5 in Philadelphia, a city where revolutions are made, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. State/Local. Opportunity Collaboration.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. Make a change in their behavior? Or maybe even policy makers who have influence over government, you know, budgets, you know, for the CDC or things like that.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement. Wangari Maathai was a renowned environmental political activist in Kenya. Do you like the sound of powerful political women?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 25, 2024

By fostering a client-driven culture and integrating client representation on their board of directors, they’ve consistently adapted to changing circumstances while always adhering to their core organizational values. Their innovative and flexible approaches to change exemplify their commitment to their mission.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Last week The Center for Information Technology Research In the Interest of Society ( CITRIS ) held a day-long conference entitled " Can Open Data Improve Democratic Governance." Based in New York City, they move beyond just mapping where crime happens, but also where the incarcerated reside and their demographics.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Certainly, people seemed to appreciate access to the platform apps that began changing their world. The term platform cooperativism is relatively new, introduced in 2014 by Trebor Scholz, associate professor of culture and media at the New School in New York City. Platform Cooperativism.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 18, 2007

I think the key for us to create real social change is aligning groups and individuals in a common direction. Britt Bravo: What are the skills and qualities a social change leader needs today, and how do they learn those skills from Rockwood? Governance from this perspective is wonderful. Organizing is tougher.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Although food insecurity is a global issue that receives billions of dollars in funding from governments and philanthropic organizations and regularly receives commitments from international institutions such as the United Nations, at the beginning of 2020 it was far from the minds of reporters and many Americans. About the Author.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We travel because we think it’s the most effective way to spread social change. We travel because it‘s the best use of our time in finding the partnerships, insights, and the money our teams need to create more social change. law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

He shared the New York City government’s efforts to make the local bureaucracy much more transparent and connected, a theme that echoed through several other plenary sessions exploring the White House’s use of online tools for engaging citizens in policy and local governments’ attempts to become more open and accessible. ·

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