Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This week, on September 10-12 at Purdue University, CIMSANS will be co-hosting a workshop and summit focused on improving food systems data and models.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It should also prompt you to consider who you might be leaving out in your appeals, including younger donors, women with more earned income and resources , and people of color previously underrepresented in philanthropy. Don’t let this moment pass you by.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. She has a BA from Brandeis University and MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. She has a BA from Brandeis University and MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

to my alma mater in honor of my graduation year, and have received a thank you email, letter, alumni car decal, and a second thank you letter personally written from a current student at the university. Many organizations pour time and resources is into profusely thanking donors. Chicago: Cygnus Applied Research. ^ [2] Rizenbein, D.N.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

Nonprofit organizations are often not able to have separate human resources departments due to budgeting and staff restraints. Jennifer Brauer is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. This issue can lead to a lack of recruitment and retention techniques.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If you missed that post, check it out for case studies, webinars, and other resources that might help.) As Amy wrote recently, many of you have told us that 2013 will be the year you really tackle the data at your organizations. (If One of our big projects for the year will, we hope, create a space for 19 thought leaders to do just that.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 14, 2022

Another American nonprofit leader told us that hybrid work arrangements serve as a benefit, compensating for the lack of higher wages in the cash-strapped sector: “We can’t increase the pay as much as we’d like to but we don’t have the resources; this is an extra benefit that we can offer.”. John Jensen.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

At the 2017 Conference on Volunteering and Service, the CEO of Chicago Cares shared, “research tells us that organizations that engage volunteers are better led, better managed, more adaptable and capable of going to scale." When we think about how to best engage with volunteers, we must first decide what type of volunteers we are managing.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Jeanne Allen, Program Coordinator, Duke University Nonprofit Management Program. Nicole Lampe, Digital Strategy Director, Resource Media. Martin Dooley, IT & Operations Manager, Center for Resource Solutions. Yvonne Harrison, Assistant Professor, Nonprofit Leadership Center/Seattle University. Weiner Consulting.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Their Service Grant Program makes grants of professional consulting services, delivered pro bono by a team of business professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help nonprofits in the Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington DC metro areas. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. That's because remanufacturing significantly reduces total energy consumption of these very resource intensive devices. How Much Does Reuse Save? It also conserves materials.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2015

For additional resources, visit Give Local America. Prior to Kimbia, Lori spent six years at The San Diego Foundation where she served as Director of Nonprofit Programs, developing education resources and tools for more than 250 local nonprofits. She holds an MBA from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and a B.S.B.A

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I haven't found a centralized resource that is presenting information about these institutions, so I'm going to start writing more about them. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). is in conflict with (currently, Iran).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

This year, the Alliance Management Institute was held in Chicago during the coldest storm on record with -12 to -45 degree weather. It gave me inspiration to pursue areas that make my heart tick, provided insight on what not to do for a degree, and let me see Chicago. One thing I would love to tell donors is that not donating is okay.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Chicago, IL / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Chicago, IL / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Chicago, IL / Not available. Data Analysts for Social Good / Chicago, IL / Less than $300.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. In elementary school they were able to participate in a program hosted by the Montgomery Ward Corporation in Chicago. I’m not a teacher by training and I don’t have special skills.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Like most things in the social web, though, there are tools and resources that can make creating a podcast accessible to almost any organization. Tools and Resources. Again there are a number of free or inexpensive resources for all of these. The University of Chicago Law School is a great example of instructions for listeners.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

However, they knew many clients were moving outside of Chicago due to the high cost of living in the city. They also knew the suburbs would not be able to provide the same resources that AHS could. To continue to expand services outside of Chicago, they needed to map their data. Learn more.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These folks are taking content to the biggest audiences in the field, often without the resources or support of other content creators. Collections are not obvious or universally understood: In this decade, the word interpretation was super fancy and important. The work is 24/7 and the pay can be 7/11. Where will it go in the next?

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Resource Alliance / London, (Int.) Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) / Chicago, IL / $400. TechNow is the longest-running nonprofit technology conference in the Pittsburgh region – a whole day devoted to new, important technology trends and resources for nonprofits. State/Local. 10/13/2016. 10/24/2016.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 22, 2009

And when individual museums invest in projects, such as exhibits, they tend to put a lot of their resources into proven model (gallery, furniture, labels, marketing, audio guides, associated programs), and count on them succeeding. In a stable environment, that worked pretty well.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

He earned his PhD in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. For us, collaboration is about using technology to smoothly and effectively bring people and community resources together to accomplish more than what any one entity could accomplish alone. One of our clients is the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC; [link] ).

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Speakers include industry leaders like university presidents, nonprofit consulting firms, and advancement leaders. These tracks are based on Leadership, Relationship, and Stewardship, and topics include Board Governance, Resource Development, and Legal & Risk Management.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I often refer back to a 2003 article by Barbara Kaufman published in University Business magazine called Transforming Your CIO. Pull these folks into a circle of "power users," give them resources and training, and ask for their feedback on your plans. Develop partners and allies. They’ll become ambassadors for your work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Darius Graham | Social Innovation Project | Washington, DC The Social Innovation Project tackles pressing social issues by providing seed funding and resources to help transform ideas into sustainable programs. (Twitter: @BreakingHeels ) 2. Twitter: @dcsocialinnov ) 3. Erin Healy | Youth L.E.A.D. Miami, FL Youth L.E.A.D.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

He took a psychology degree from the University of Chicago in 1969 and became a reporter and columnist for the Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix. Daniel has also taught journalism at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His last name means “Son of Freedom” in Hebrew. He was born and raised in New York City.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Providing patients and their loved ones with resources related to hemophilia and other disorders is a major priority for the Center, so they’ve devoted several well-organized educational pages under the What We Treat navigation tab. Your homepage should be a rich resource for announcements, multimedia, and ways to get in touch with your team.

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