Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If he was on television today, he’d be telling us, “In 2020, the world changed.” The world has changed a lot, and it’s not likely to get back to the old normal. Just about every nonprofit made major changes in 2020. Chances are they changed. Now ask yourself, what changes are going to stay attractive for your donors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Go Minnesota! This incredible online fund raising event raised more than $14 million last year, and we’re hoping to raise the bar higher this year by engaging more than 40,000 donors to donate to any of Minnesota’s more than 26,000 nonprofits using GiveMN.org. We invited you to be part of the Great Minnesota Give Together.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

How do you build a movement for institutional change? We see OF/BY/FOR ALL as an adaptable playbook for community change. We plan to fuel a distributed Change Network of organizations growing OF/BY/FOR ALL together. Change Network organizations will make specific pledges to become of, by, and for new communities.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 22, 2014

Image courtesy of University of Minnesota. Decide what your new data will change. Lets be honest here. Without your constituents, your nonprofit does not go. Their support is what makes your nonprofit function and stay afloat. Knowing exactly what you want to accomplish with this newly acquired data is the ultimate key to success.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

empower participants, affirm employees that they have control over their biases, increase awareness of biases and focus on behavior change, etc.). Since then, she has been living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her two cats. Utilizing strategies to ensure the efficacy of the training (e.g.,

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. And then there was the anonymous letter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

In November 2012, the giving day platform Razoo partnered with GiveMN, an organization that aims to grow online giving in Minnesota, to break a world record by raising $16.3 million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours. He has more than 14 years of experience driving innovation and change in the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Launched in 2020, the Black Trans Fund (BTF) seeks to change culture by shifting the narrative about Black trans communities towards joy and resilience, and away from violence and despair. Organizations must also be community centered, working to enact long-term sustainable change at the community level and focused on social justice actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

#TechFail #GenerosityWin on Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day: Understanding social media’s role in damage control and crisis communication Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2021

As an Online ADA Agency Partner, our team at Byte Technology is trusted and well-equipped to audit your website and make needed changes so it complies with ADA standards. We understand how overwhelming it can be for you to create an impactful online presence. Contact us for your Free ADA audit and then you can relax.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

San Francisco, California: Mobile Apps for Change Demo Day. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference (MCN).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

and the leaves are starting to change color. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Getting the Most Mileage from Annual Reports. Seattle, Washington: Preparing for FLSA Overtime Rule Change (Tacoma). Paul, Minnesota: QuickBooks Made Easy. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Treading Lightly | The Delicate Art of Internal Communications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

According to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, “as volunteerism moves and changes with the issues and challenges of our time, it has become vitally important for volunteer program administrators to be able to capture how volunteers contribute to organized mission and goals,” accordinbg to Minnesota Department of Human Services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

I think I want to change Garrison Keillor's well known descriptor of Lake Wobegone.    It goes "Minnesota from"where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."   However, Minnesota has set the bar pretty high!

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

This way, in case something changes and you can’t host in-person, you still have virtual already set and ready. Autism Society of Minnesota’s Brunch @ Home virtual event + livestream. If you are holding your event indoors, keep in mind that you may have to make changes to your traditional approach.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). San Francisco, California: Mobile Apps for Change Demo Day at the Salvation Army. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Optimizing Your Communications for Mobile | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Thursday, July 6, 2017.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

The world is ever-changing and people are looking to hold the private and public sectors accountable for their actions. Mitch studied theater at Central Arizona College, earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies at Arizona State University, and completed a festival and event management certificate at the University of Minnesota.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Give to the Max in Minnesota Day. GiveMN a new online resource that hopes to encourage more Minnesotans to give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota. The mission of the I Live Here, I Give Here campaign is to change that. Here's three recent examples. 1) GiveMN.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

For the past five years, the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati has honored Harriet Beecher Stowe's birthday by asking a writer to give the annual Harriet Beecher Stowe Lecture about, "Writing to Change the World." Anya Achtenberg will be teaching an online workshop, Writing for Social Change: Re-Dream a Just World, later this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Epic Change is the lucky winner of my Reader Appreciation Day Charity Giveaway (Beth's Big Give!). Epic Change uses their donations to provide interest-free loans to local partners to finance their community improvement efforts. Epic Change. A community organization in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Suggested by Bob Uva.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Idealware partnered with the Minnesota-based MAP for Nonprofits on this project into how, and how effectively, human services organizations are using technology to innovate their service delivery. The only thing we’ve changed is the social media.”. Well, no, we’ve been here for 43 years. I’m a little intimidated by it all.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Blogger Conference | by Get Social Events, the Social Media Breakfast Folks ($25). Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: Crowdsourcing Change: The Social Web to Nonprofits. Chicago, Illinois: It's Never Too Late: How Your CRM Can Save End-of-Year Fundraising. Saturday, October 14, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. It combines expert judging with popular vote, online strategy with good old fashion off line organizing, links objectives to a theory of change, and incorporates a fun and engaging way for people to learn about and take action on a timely community problem.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. Activists and community leaders will see and be given the opportunity to present on successful uses of technology for social change. Friday, September 11, 2015.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

MAP for Nonprofits and Idealware collaborated on six months of research that began with a survey of 180 human service organizations in Minnesota. Finally, innovation will fail without support—make sure your organization is on board with the change, and that sufficient resources are available to see it through to completion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I always enjoy the opportunity to present on social fundraising because while the tools come and go, the principles for success don’t change. I illustrated each principle with examples of nonprofit social fundraising campaigns that highlight a particular practice.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I grew up on a farm in Minnesota. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: My mother was from the area, but my father was from Missouri. My father, however, was the "tell me" father.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2008

During the workshop I did in Minnesota using the Social Media Game , the question - "We're busy implementing programs, how do we carve out the time to incorporate a blog?" Roger Carr - Change priorities - Write posts related to work - write more than post at a sitting and schedule the publishing.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

The Autism Society of Minnesota hosted an interactive brunch livestream for their A Toast to AuSM event, holding virtual demonstrations from local chefs so that participants could follow along at home. In 2020, they chose to change things up due to COVID and instead asked for donations instead of gifts.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Jamie brings a strong perspective on nonprofit communities having worked for Charities Review Council and Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. 13ntc Change Management community building digital team strategies Leadership nptech Organizational Culture Social Media Staffing Strategy Communications'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Crowdsourcing Change. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Creating an Analytics Dashboard. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Net Tuesday Rebranding Forum. Ottawa, Ontario. Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Tech4Good Ottawa: Speed Networking with a Purpose.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Paul, Minnesota: Print and Digital Newsletters | MCN Communications Round Table. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Shaping Port Harcourt for Social Change. Limbe, Cameroon: Shaping Limbe for Social Change. Buéa, Cameroon: Shaping Buea for Social Change. Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Friday, January 8, 2016.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

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. This is the last week to purchase early bird tickets to the 2012 Nonprofit Technology & Communications Conference , hosted by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ! Or, are you planning to?

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2010

In The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting With Social Media To Drive Change, co-authors Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, show how social media is catalyzing a shift away from this type of “organization-centric&# advocacy, governance and communications toward a “network-centric&# approach.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2015

Paul Light profiled 26 nonprofit and governmental organizations in Minnesota in the 1990s, each of which innovated over time, changes in leadership, and circumstance. These thoughts made me go back to one of my favorite books, Sustaining Innovation by Paul Light. Which would you prefer?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 2, 2011

While the markets have rebounded somewhat since 2008 and thus individual and foundation assets have grown, it's unlikely that Arizona's relative position compared with other states has changed. Governments would issue bonds to investors interested in supporting social change but also in receiving some return on their investment.

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