Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. There are many more local nonprofits, focusing on animals, elderly, children, and more. Covenant Hous e (helping homeless youth). Texas Diaper Bank.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 The profits from the BeadforLife Store go into training and community programs in Uganda and education in North America. National Geographic Store. National Public Radio(NPR) Shop. National Wildlife Federation Online Store.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. Emma Visman.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Food Insecurity.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? To that end, siloed brands are replaced by unifying goals that rally more than select individuals but entire communities. The full keynote and presentation are below.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Nonprofit human service organizations consist of a wide range of organizations focusing on delivering solutions to communities through health care, housing assistance, family-oriented services, youth development, and more. He is the Marketing & Development Coordinator at Arizona's Children Association. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Rather, you’re seeking critical investment in work that will make your community and world a better place. At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. The Marketing or Community Relations Department has business and branding objectives.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. The projects varied from educational tools for children to energy efficiency.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

My public policy colleagues at Independent Sector and National Council of Nonprofits have crafted summaries of this bill and I have included links to their summaries here: National Council of Nonprofits and Independent Sector. Community Services Block Grant – $1 Billion. Children and Family Services Programs – $1.9

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. Networking in the community. What will you do differently this year? From WHY comes strategic planning and goal setting.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Your vision for your new organization probably includes vibrant programs, happy donors, tons of community support, and the opportunity to change lives. What other organizations in your community address this need? Fully explore the landscape in your community and figure out where your organization will fit in.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

A panel of community advisors reviewed the submissions, and chose 25 finalists – all of whom won significant grants. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children. ” Its newest innovation is to provide cloud-based document storage for the homeless.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children. Without education, Dalit children continue in the same generational work as their parents, which is generally street sweepers, leather workers, garbage workers.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers help nonprofits connect with the community. There are likely a number of interested parties in your community that want to make the world a better place. For example, you’ll need far fewer volunteers at a small lecture event than you will at a community-wide dance-a-thon. Use current volunteers as a resource.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. Caravan staff members were shocked by how many children are not accessing free summer meals — and realized they could do something about it. How Range Works.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yes, Labor Day is now long past (or so it already feels), but the three-day weekend never slowed down the nptech community! In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yes, Labor Day is now long past (or so it already feels), but the three-day weekend never slowed down the nptech community! In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The mission is to promote participation and practice in dance, movement, and performing arts traditions from around the world while using the arts as a key tool to revitalize community. They used social media to win “ Deals for Deeds ” contest. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Karin Walser who started Horton’s Kids, a community center in SE Washington, DC, after she met a group of homeless kids while she was getting gas on her way from work. The children said they lived at the Capital City Inn, which was the city’s largest homeless shelter. ask yourself what can you do?&#

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. Tim is a nationally recognized thought leader in the use of technology in advancement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. According to a report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 450,000 people (including at least 4,000 children under five) are now at risk of severe acute malnutrition.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

According to the National Retail Federation U.S. We are finalizing research into the holiday giving plans of consumers, but preliminary data show that 61% of online consumers plan to give online this year, up from 51% last year – that’s more than 106 million Americans giving online in the last 4 weeks of the year.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This is going to be a real treat for the community. Most of our nonprofits have a human or community interest in mind, that purpose, and they exist to create impact, positive impact on the communities that we serve. Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? So, Marie, thank you so, so much for doing this.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Communities in Schools. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. National Geographic Society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Note from Beth: Shonali Burke, who we interviewed in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , let me know about an exciting project she is working on with the Center for Community Change that is hosting the 8th Annual Change Champion Awards (in DC) today (Sept.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Communities in Schools. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. National Geographic Society.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. They boast a success rate of over 90% for youth that complete their programs and now live in the community and stay in school. The Village Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. Technorati rapidly index tens of thousands of updates every hour, and monitors live communities and the conversations they foster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A crisp brand meaning should be the filter for decision making internally as well as externally, especially regarding the building of community around the organization’s cause, partnerships, communications and revenue generation. They face the possibility of losing their home when redevelopment threatens. We are NOT a shelter.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Here’s how that works: A donor sets up a DAF with a bank or community foundation to give their money to nonprofit organizations and get a tax benefit. For example, a computer or a printer for your office, a musical instrument if you work with children, or a bed if you help homeless people move into homes.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Mustard Seed Communities. Save the Children. National Partnership for Women & Families. Top Nonprofit Website: Mustard Seed Communities. Since 1978, Mustard Seed Communities has cared for vulnerable populations across the globe. North Shore Animal League. Gooley Hemophilia Center. Project Open Hand.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Best Innovation in Graphics: This one goes to Lifeline Children’s Services for showing a giving pyramid inside the email noting how many gifts of each level they had received and still needed to get. Countdown for our children. Your gift today helps twice as many children. Thank You for Helping Children.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

An effective program should be responsive to community needs, have a well-defined scope, and have well-defined realistic operations, including staffing, timeline, and budget. . Potentially populations served, like children or people with disabilities. And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. .

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Some want to make their community a better place. For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! Goal Proximity.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2021

270M in funding, $135M each, for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities to support arts and cultural organizations. for community health centers. 5B in funding to assist communities with providing support for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. $1B

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. And don't forget the "communications" side, whose press releases and news items help raise awareness. There's the "events" side that must sell tickets.

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