NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2017

You’ve got to know where to find grants for your nonprofit organization , but you also need to know the best tips and tricks to write a stellar grant proposal. Tell us your best tips for the grant writing process in the comments below. . Claire Axelrad — Use a 4-Step Framework for the Proposal. Did we leave something out?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2012

Part of my objective was to show the unintended consequences of Internet censorship bills like SOPA and PIPA (SOPA's Senate buddy bill), responding to alerts from organizations I trust like the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

Here are four opportunities you may not have thought about that won’t cost you anything (or very little) , or that you may have thought you weren’t advanced enough in your career to try. And don’t forget about LinkedIn! But these opportunities are for everyone who has experience and expertise to share! Start blogging .

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

The SXSW Panel Picker is now open for your thumbs up or down on the thousands of panels proposed for next year’s SXSWInteractive festival. There are many exciting proposals available for your vote. Description: Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? What’s SXSWi ?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Knight Foundation has launched a particularly interesting Knight News Challenge this year. The foundation plans to fund 20 plus projects with new ideas on how to increase participation in U.S. The Knight Foundation wants to do something about it. The initial application should take about half an hour. and James L.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2012

The book’s co-authors, Beth Kanter and KD Paine will facilitate an updated of the original poetry-slam session with the same four nonprofit leaders about they have used networked strategies and measurement to improve results and transform failure into success. If you are proposing a panel, leave a comment.

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NTEN

AUGUST 24, 2012

In honor of the annual migration of children returning to school, NTEN member The Case Foundation is hosting a sweepstakes as part of their Be Fearless campaign. The organization with the most votes by August 31 will also receive a $5,000 grant from the Case Foundation. Read Alison's farewell statement and learn more about the merger.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

In honor of our Safer Online theme this month, our lead nonprofit tech news story is about a low-cost device that protects your electronics devices from data theft while you recharge them in places like airports, the "USB Condom." 777,000 new comments were filed with the FCC. I'm not kidding. How did it work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. I blogged about it on November 16 as part of a trend of focusing online competitions on regional and local givings.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

This week, our members talked about online management strategies, resources for schools, and even how an unusual donation lead one fundraiser to a fundraising epiphany. Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! The Foundation Center knows that funding for schools is tight. Share your links in the comments!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

And, just because a foundation believes in your mission doesn’t mean they are going to say yes to your request. Identify suitable funding prospects: Having a board member that sits on XYZ Foundation doesn’t ensure funding success. Most states, often in partnership with the Foundation Center, publish comprehensive funder directories.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

posted by Sheryl Keeme , Executive Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Today, she is proud to lead the Arizona Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, an organization new to Annual Funds. Have you ever been asked what you do for a living and when you responded, the person reacted as though you were Mother Teresa? Get another!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2020

Instead, think about target audience, which can be existing or new, and build the concept on what is attractive, relevant, and accessible to them. British Heart Foundation is a great example of implementing this approach successfully with the MyMarathon concept (now in it’s 4 th year).

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2015

You will learn, rework, resubmit new proposals, and eventually land the perfect one and put a ring on it. But foundations and corporations award roughly $50 billion dollars annually. Take the time to get all of the facts about the grant you’ve chosen to apply for, and realize that most grants have very specific requirements.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Such as comments fields, Twitter interactions, or in-platform social profiles). Will your learner base actually utilize the new proposed functionality? Well, it is simply an exercise to bring users back to the site and increase activity by complaining about it. What components are you hoping to add? (Is

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2012

Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! The Knight Foundation published KaBOOM!: Here's how it works: take 5 minutes of your time to tell Nancy about your organization's messaging – the who, what, and how; what's working well and what's getting in the way – via this online survey. Have more news to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Note from Beth: Last May, Mark Pescue published a provocative essay called the "Tower and the Clouds" which talked about the tension between working in traditional, hierarchical nonprofits and the "cloud" like behavior of working with social media. I wasn't familiar with the concept of a fiscal sponsor at that point (Heck!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Recently, MomsRising conducted a blog carnival on school food , which serves as a useful case study about how social media can ensure that target audiences see compelling blog posts. You, your partners and colleagues can be crucial in disseminating your blog to target audiences. This proved to be fruitful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This post is to share my deck and comments from my lighting talk about failure at Good by Global at SXSW. I’ve written about a number of techniques that nonprofits use on their teams to let go of failure here. You can expect to hear a lot more about failure and nonprofits in the coming year.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We do these webinars just about every Thursday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I've been writing about online contests that use social media and crowdsourcing techniques. In December, I wrote about Pepsi's bold move of not spending money on Super Bowl ads for Pepsi beverages but using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning global. propose, develop, and market apps that serve community needs. Please share it here or in the comments on the original post. Learn More About Apps for Good: Follow Apps for Good on Twitter. Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab. As a 2010 winner.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 15, 2015

My decision crystallized last week, when I read Diane Ragsdale's thought-provoking post about the Irvine Foundation's recent report on the cultural lives of Californians. I've been planning to blog about the Irvine report as well. And then she takes the time to really engage with commenters in substantive discussion.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Let me tell you about Fundwriter.ai Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? Rather than go on about Fundwriter’s benefits, I asked Fundwriter to write about itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. The proposed call agenda is here. Should A Foundation's Financial Transactions Fully Support its Social Purposes? Should foundations align their grantmaking directives with their endowment investment policies? Change the World!

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

We picked what was aesthetically pleasing and that's about it. It wasn't ignorance, it was more about a lack of time and focus on what was perceived as "surface" issues. Something about the way Farra presented, answered questions and described the campaigns she worked on stuck with me. She got it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

note: I was getting around to writing up my own notes about SXSW, when I realized Beth had done all the work for me, as usual! And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

What about making a donation to a charity in honor the special someone in your life. Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Please do share them in the comments.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

According to research by the Congressional Management Foundation, nearly half of congressional staff believe that “most advocacy campaigns of identical form messages are sent without the constituent’s knowledge or approval.”. They’ll tell you about our upcoming activities and you can decide if you want to participate.”. Enter Susan.

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sgEngage

MARCH 27, 2023

Foundations and grantmaking organizations are trying to untangle some of the world’s messiest problems: homelessness, food insecurity, climate change, and the rights of people who are often overlooked, to name a few. Not only are the issues multifaceted and overlapping, but they can also change based on location.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. So how do we propose to pay for it? The media here IS the service. " Findhabeas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I'm taking a deep breath to capture the learnings and roll them into the next steps for my personal fundraising campaign on behalf of the Sharing Foundation 's College Sponsorship Program and Leng Sopharath. and, if you linked and I don't have you on radar yet - leave me a comment). What I didn't think about -Like duh.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. There’s all kinds of goodies on there, watch videos, learn all about us. And so what’s the best way to kind of think about it? Thanks for being here. I’m Steven. Rachel: Will do.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Not an invitation or thank you card, I’m talking about a hand­written, personal letter written on paper. Each will make positive or negative impressions on a reader about the nonprofit, the person who wrote the material, and the concept or ideas expressed in the material. When was the last time you received a handwritten letter ?

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