Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

This should be automated through your donor management software, but it still needs to be warm and friendly. In the donor’s mind, they can’t close the loop on the gift until they receive a receipt. And thank goodness that a donor management software makes it easy to set a salutation for each donor so you don’t have to do this manually!

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

Elearnings as a whole are very attractive, as they offer an inexpensive alternative to classroom training. However, their effectiveness is often debated in the educational software community, as not all eLearnings are made with the same attention to detail.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

That’s what’s been on my mind lately. I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. 10X: ten times the impact.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Oh, and don’t miss out on the opportunities to learn and network at volunteering and software development conferences. After a short conversation with the eccentric donor, she realized that every donor has a different motivation for giving, and a smart fundraiser should keep in mind the donor’s motivation when asking for a donation.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is not new, but it was on the minds of our volunteer managers, and in a big way. This was part of the national conversation when schools pivoted to online classrooms, which catered to families with reliable internet, ample supply of modern devices, and space to use them. Here’s what they had to say.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

and Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab. Seth Giammanco is a Principal and the lead technologist at Minds On Design Lab, a design and technology studio that serves as a partner to nonprofit organizations. Together they defined a guiding formula: a thoughtful approach + creative minds = smart design.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe software to astounding effect. The Kosch-Westerman Foundation connects terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. " Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Image 9: Inward Bound Mindfulness Education.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Using the right virtual events software and also with a little hardware, you can recreate many of your favorite fundraising activities over a livestream to give an experience that’s as close to the real thing as possible while also providing plenty of new and unique benefits. 3) Cooking classes. 6) Craft nights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Avi Kaplan has published some basic stats from the recent Tweetsgiving Campaign that raised over $10,000 in 48 hours right before and during Thanksgiving to build a classroom in Tanzania. This would have to be done with some social networking analysis software that maps twitter accounts to donors and displays results. Does it exist?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Using some sort of AR software, generally Unity or Vuforia, when a device is pointed at the marker or trigger, the AR object appears. Imagine asking a question and being able to experience the answer in 3D or, using augmented reality to let an archaeology student participate in a dig in the classroom.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Looking for a fun activity to take your kids’ minds off the insufferable summer heat or bitter winter cold? Water balloon or “snowball” fight.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2023

One successful strategy is to create buckets in the annual fund that give donors options, with categories such as: Area of Greatest Need (General) Scholarships & Financial Aid Campus & Classroom Faculty & Staff Development Athletics Arts Agility breeds success , and it’s important to create those buckets with flexibility in mind.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

With that in mind, we’ll dive into general best practices when it comes to the pre-planning stage, venue management, staff assignments, and any tech considerations. Is there any software they have to use? Here are some best practices to keep in mind for following up: Plan your post-event communication strategy in advance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

Michael Stein (East Coast) tells us the difference between membership management software and crm. Susie's Blog (winning hearts and minds over to FOSS) is on a jargon busting binge and has found a wiki that explains what all the alphabet soup of acronyms in the nonprofit sector in the UK means. New (to me) Blogs.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Use your donor management software to identify long-time donors, annual donors, and other engaged supporters who would be likely candidates to join your monthly giving program. Keep your nonprofit’s branding and story in mind when brainstorming a name for your monthly giving program. What is Donor Management Software?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

We’re building new cataloging software that we eventually hope to provide free of charge to jumpstart other collections. Never mind your work experience, what do you really want to be doing that the library can help you accomplish? We start each official meeting with introductions.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

With this in mind, you could include stories in your auction marketing materials that illustrate how your programs have helped kids learn to read. Let’s say your last school auction earned enough revenue to purchase interactive whiteboards for all of your classrooms.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds. This will never come close to replacing “bricks and mortar” museums, but is a first scalable opportunity to extend the museum itself – not just its literature or materials - into the home, classroom, or office.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

But in addition to these webinars, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. So I want you to keep that in mind that it’s not too late. This is going to be an awesome way to close things out. That’s what Bloomerang is. Visit our website. No judgment.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

By Seth Giammanco, Principal, Minds On Design Lab. Seth Giammanco is a Principal and the lead technologist at Minds On Design Lab, a design and technology studio that serves as a partner to nonprofit organizations. Together they defined a guiding formula: a thoughtful approach + creative minds = smart design.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

MultiPoint Server software allows several people — each with only a monitor, keyboard, and mouse — to have their own virtual desktops, using one host computer. Unlike more complicated virtualization systems, this software is intended to be turnkey, so you’ll be up and running fast. and make them mind readers too.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are also a provider of donor management software. . First thing in the morning here for me, I know it’s afternoon for you, but do you mind kind of reading the chat box as we go? But Julie, would you mind maybe taking questions by email or, you know, offline here?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond our webinars, I would invite you to check us out because we are a provider of donor-management software, that’s what Bloomerang is. But when you give context like this, you know, mind-blowing statistic, then it makes people stop. Today is by no means an exception.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Costello: So, in his new book, Reich is joining with some other adults and, like any good parents, they’re trying to steer the aspiring techies in their classroom toward a healthier and wiser destination. Mehran Sahami: My name is Mehran Sahami. Costello: Mehran, what are you noticing with respect to diversity, or the lack of it, on campus?

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