NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The 12th Annual Games for Change Festival is coming up on April 21-23 & 25, in New York City, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Games for Change Festival, the largest gaming event in New York City, celebrates the positive power of games. and abroad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

Note from Beth: Back in 2007, I presented and attended at the Games for Change Festival. Over the past few years, games and mobile platforms have become more and more important for nonprofits to pay attention to for their communications strategy. What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival by Jeff Ramos.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 6, 2011

This post was written by Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager at Games for Change. We are less than two weeks away from registration closing on the 8th Annual Games for Change Festival. For those of you not familiar with Games for Change , we are the leading global advocate for making and supporting games for social impact.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 7, 2021

They were too busy working and keeping a roof over our head to have time to deal with their mental and emotional issues,” he said in episode five of the Force Multiplier podcast. Our parents, they were scratching and surviving. Like, they were just trying to make it. So what does healing look like? The event is free and open to the public.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life. Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Gerardo Capiel, Benetech's VP, Engineering One of the highlights of my meeting circuit each year is the O’Reilly Tools of Change conference in New York City. There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As you probably know, the Pope is visiting the United States this week in Washington, DC; Philadelphia; and New York City. While the crowds will gather on the ground for a change to touch the hand of Pontiff, there will be a lot of crowds online to celebrate his visit.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

IMPACT 2030 is the Global Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Key Themes on Change and Transformation: Connecting Innovation to the Private Sector. He makes three main points: Population growth and the movement of people are key issues. We now have 50% of the population living in cities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 15, 2010

Here's how I kicked off the conversation: We spend a lot of time talking about the big picture issues around social change. But, sometimes it’s important to get practical and talk about nuts and bolts issues. For example, I almost always stay with one of my cousins in New York City.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of the Games for Change Festival since I first attended in 2006. Games provide tremendous opportunities for learning about real-world issues. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City. In Education. Social Impact Through Digital Games.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Change Happens Foundation. They support organizations that are leaders in what they do, demonstrate innovation, and align and collaborate with others to achieve workable solutions to community issues. Change Happens Foundation. Areas served: Boston, Hartford, New York City, Providence, Washington, D.C.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

While a phrase I personally find a bit crass, as a resident of New York City, I am constantly reminded however of its truth and poignancy. Every week there seems to be new restaurants, clothing stores, entertainment venues… you name it, that are popping up in locations I’ve long known as something else.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Benetech is tackling these issues on two fronts, thanks to the leadership of Enrique Piracés, who joined us last year from Human Rights Watch. Second, we are stepping up our efforts to increase the awareness of this critical issue and practical actions that can be taken. I encourage you to read his powerful story on our website.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

Reveal Change Many of the stories we'd like our site visitors to understand are centered on revealing the truth behind a situation. The truth can become obvious when you reveal the change in data in a visual way. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

In late 2009 I knit a pattern from the Fall 2009 issue of Knitscene magazine. Communicating entirely through email and sending him pictures taken on my phone, I completed the sweater pieces, taking notes on stitch counts and making changes as we went along based on Mathew’s feedback.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2013

There''s less than a month to register for the 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival , New York City''s largest gaming event. The festival unites creators of games for change with those interested in accessing the positive social impact of games. Itching for another event after that weekend cookout?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

In the book, we avoid talking about specific tools because they change so fast and new ones appear almost daily. Learn who your followers are, what issues they care about, which posts are firing up your base, and what types of content are gaining steam and going viral. Want to know what makes your online audience tick?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

On January 30th, I’m speaking at the Social Media for Nonprofits in New York City. This issue has been a hot topic amongst master curators like Jan Gordon , Robin Good , and Howard Rheingold. Source: bethkanter.org via Beth on Pinterest. It isn’t quickly slapping links together.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds. Useless Pay Phones To Become Free WiFi Hot Spots in New York City.

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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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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Our buy-in message doesn’t change,” she said. “We He lives in Portland, OR.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

. (#11NTCbrand) Social Media and Contact Relationship Management – the New Mix (1:30-3 pm Friday) - Ironic that I'm writing about this session as I'm watching the live feed o f Salesforce making social media announcements in New York City. It's the new shiny. I struggle with these issues constantly.

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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

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Everyone also steps up to take on responsibility, and to take on the more difficult task of discussing process issues.”

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

Social Media and Contact Relationship Management – the New Mix (1:30-3 pm Friday) – Ironic that I'm writing about this session as I'm watching the live feed o f Salesforce making social media announcements in New York City. It's the new shiny. I struggle with these issues constantly.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Foundation Center , established in 1956 and based in New York City, strengthens the social-benefit sector by advancing knowledge about philanthropy in the U.S. About the Foundation Center. and around the world.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

Real world games include game dynamics for civic learning, play and performance, and crowdsourcing social change. (BS). Live social actions in gameplay include scavenger hunts, games connected to events, and crowdsourcing energy for new actions. (EH, community. (BJ). Pacific time on strategic cloud service navigation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. Many of us have been up early playing with Jumo, setting up our individual profiles and finding issues and organizations or setting up profiles for organizations.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. Between getting off the flight – when I finished the three-minute deck – and when I actually delivered it, I changed one of the impacts. The diversity of participants gave us a real view of the issue.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

I’d like to start off this week’s member news by congratulating my colleague, Annaliese Hoehling. Last year she changed her focus at NTEN to became our Research and Publications Director, and she’s already receiving huge honors for her work. The 9th Annual Games for Change Festival will be taking place on June 18-20, in New York City.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Particularly disturbing is the bad odor that this new political force will attach to nonprofit advocacy.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Just like many of the nonprofits and other loyal readers of Beth’s Blog , we at Social Media for Nonprofits are excited about the recent release of Beth Kanter’s new book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data for Social Change. And now for those tips and tools: 1 — Get to Know Your Audience.

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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

MAY 2, 2011

From phone calls to emails to Facebook updates, the technology we use to engage supporters has changed with the times. As mobile and social media innovations become more accessible, many nonprofits are struggling to find ways to implement these new channels. As technology evolves, so to does the journey for our supporters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

His first book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen , which he co-authored with Anna Lappe , won a 2007 Nautilus Award for Social Change. I chatted with Bryant in early February about his new cookbook, food justice, how to eat cheaply in tough economic times, and course, the yumminess of food! Kellogg Foundation.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

According to the new Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy tool recently launched by Foundation Center, out of a total of 18,446 grants awarded since 2011 by more than 1,300 funders focused on the broad range of issues and efforts related to democracy, just 962 have been focused on technology.

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