See3

APRIL 6, 2009

See3 Communications Names Shirley Sexton Director, Interactive Marketing and Fundraising. During her tenure at Easter Seals Sexton also contributed to the nonprofit community by serving on the Convio Advisory Board, the ePhilanthropy Board of Directors and the Network for Good Advisory Board. “We million dollars in just six years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. Says Jim Canales, CEO of the Irvine Foundation, “In my experience, I have found that by engaging on twitter, I have actually saved time.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Feeding America , originally founded in 1979 as a faith-based organization, is headquartered in Chicago, IL, a central hub of the food industry. The Feeding America National Organization relies on individual, corporate, and foundation support. In 2021 it had an annual budget of $4.1 billion with net assets of $578 million.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

MacArthur Foundation will make a major announcement that will generate a greater understanding of the impact technology and digital media has on today's youth. MacArthur Foundation. What role do video games, cell phones and social networking websites play in the development of today's children? and Catherine T. and Elisabeth A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Participants were a mix of CEOs and senior staff. This blog post is a summary of my notes from the day. Digital Trends.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Chris Bernard, Editorial and Communications Director, Idealware. Tobias Eigen, Executive Director, Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa. Wiebke Herding, Managing Director, On:Subject Communications. Josh Hirsch, Director of Development and Marketing, The Weiss School. Annie Lynsen, Marketing Director, Small Act.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Chicago, IL – September 19. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country. Silicon Valley, CA – July 26. Los Angeles, CA – August 14.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2020

The community we reinvigorate today will be the foundation of our events tomorrow. The Chicago Walk to Defeat ALS is “Coming to a Neighborhood Near You” – According to the website , “this year we are giving everyone the tools to host their own Walk to Defeat ALS from home to fit their teams’ needs, health directives, and abilities.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The Case Foundation crunched some numbers on impact investing, read the full story and see what they found. Julia Smith, NTEN''s Community Development Manager, reports back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference in Chicago that took place earlier this month, as a guest blogger on Beth''s Blog. Register now!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2 from University of Chicago in Anthropology & Latin American Studies and a B.A. For the nonprofit sector, the GFC wreaked havoc on donations and budgets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2009

I was delighted to receive a text message the other day from David Neff letting me know that the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) selected him for special recognition for social media. As the executive director of Lights. Help ( www.lightscamerahelp.com ). .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2012

We piloted only in the Chicago area so that we could learn, develop and grow our platform and approach right here in our own community. So how, then, to innovate and take risks in the human sector without failing the many real people looking to you for help? Benevolent launched online in December of last year.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / Redwood City, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

After college, my daughter and I took our bags to the big windy city, Chicago, where the nonprofit tech space was absolutely shaping into this magnet of energy and do-goodness. The speaker was Mark Brewer with the Central Florida Foundation. Louis; Huntsville, Alabama; and Orlando. Getting Started with NetSquared. More About Margaux.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2009

  I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts for 12 years on a range of arts and technology programs, including a network for artists called Arts Wire.   The call was hosted by Michael Skolnik, Political Director to Russell Simmons and Editor for the politics section of GlobalGrind.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As we delve into the CSR trends shaping the nonprofit sector, we’ll explore why these developments are relevant to nonprofits and corporate social responsibility (CSR) directors. By prioritizing relationships with companies, nonprofits can lay the foundation for more meaningful and sustainable support.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

According to Public Good Director of Partnership Development Josh Culley-Foster, the service is designed to be as intuitive and easy to use as possible by both charities and donors. The company is also working with online news media companies like the Chicago Reader to arrange placement of Take Action Buttons on news stories.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 24th Annual Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2015

With an extensive background working with nonprofit organizations, Lori is uniquely suited in her role of managing relationships with Kimbia’s community foundation clients and partners, helping to ensure their success. She holds an MBA from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and a B.S.B.A

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 10, 2007

Maybe it was to look for a job, or buy a futon, or find a "missed connection", but did you know that there is a Craigslist Foundation ? They are also planning to have Boot Camps in Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA. The Foundation also puts on smaller educational events. You've used Craigslist before, right?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

As Justin Massa, executive director of Movesmart.org , puts it: "Housing is an enormous determinant of success; finding the right neighborhood is one of the most important decisions we can make." " The Movesmart.org project is an online tool for housing seekers in Chicago (and soon other cities across the United States).

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2006

Yas(min) Ahmed, 25, Chicago, IL What makes her REALLY hot? Yas is the Director of Sisters Empowering Sisters (the girls program of Girl’s Best Friend Foundation). One of the projects she helped create was an investigation of the impact of images of women in popular music videos on young women and young men.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Understanding Grants for Nonprofit Organizations Foundations gave almost $91 billion in grants in 2021. If this is your first time applying for a nonprofit grant, expect to spend up to 50 hours gathering information for and submitting a foundation grant application. According to the U.S. billion in grants in 2021.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

As Justin Massa, executive director of Movesmart.org , puts it: "Housing is an enormous determinant of success; finding the right neighborhood is one of the most important decisions we can make." " The Movesmart.org project is an online tool for housing seekers in Chicago (and soon other cities across the United States).

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. The BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) is a global conference focused on nonprofit leadership at the highest level – the board of directors. Oct 19 - 20. 10/24/2016.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

But don’t do that right now because Sherry QT is joining us from beautiful Chicago, the city of my birth. And they’re aggressive, and they should be aggressive because he’s working in educational equity here in Chicago. How’s it going, Sherry? You doing okay? . Sherry: I’m doing awesome over here.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! In the early 1920s, Dorothy Arzner was one of a handful of working female directors as the industry transitioned from silent films.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

—– Scott Anderson is the Director of Communications for DSI, the developer of ClientTrack. One of our clients is the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC; [link] ). Specifically, they serve as a “lead agency” overseeing and coordinating services among more than 60 affiliated organizations in the Chicago area.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

I was actually born in Chicago. In my work, I’m constantly fielding questions about grants from busy executive directors without formal grants training. Development directors who wear many hats, entry-level grant staff who don’t have much experience, and even program staff who get thrown into grant-writing roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Guest Blog by Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Social Media for Nonprofits. We hope you can us in San Francisco on October, 11th or that you can make it to Austin 10/23, Seattle 11/5, or thereafter in New Delhi , NYC , Silicon Valley , Vancouver , LA , and Chicago. 1- Timing is Everything.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

Jessica Holliday, NTEN’s Operations Director, learned a lot at the Do Good Data Conference in Chicago last week and chose to share some highlights with us. Foundation Center has been working on automating much of this work. A few other takeaways: Foundation Center’s new tool is amazeballs. I check out the ideas42.org

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

This post was written by Ritu Sharma, co-founder and executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Larger nonprofits can save $20 off the normal $125 registration fee with the "TechSoup" discount code, thanks to our great Global Partner, the Foundation Center, as can consultants and for-profits, which normally pay $175.

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NTEN

JULY 20, 2009

We're so proud (but not at all surprised) that the three nonprofit marketing professionals singled out for excellence by the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) are all members of NTEN! who won the "Social Media" Award.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Forbes recently interviewed Ami Dar, Founder and Executive Director of Idealist.org , the popular online nonprofit resource for jobs, internships, and volunteers, to get a glimpse of the organization's origins. Read the full interview to get a sense of Ami and his plans for Idealist's future.

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