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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

Non Profit Quarterly

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. Cortico’s “digital hearth”. July 8, 2019; Nieman Lab.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

We are excited to announce that Forum One has been recognized as a 2022 Communicator Awards winner of 11 awards in seven different categories! The Communicator Awards honor excellence in innovation and creative work in marketing and communications. Excellence – Annual Report for Corporate Communications. The Harry S.

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New on SSIR: Global Tools for Going Local

Amy Sample Ward

—– I truly believe that in all communications, information sharing, marketing and even community building there is a natural balancing between more-and-more-global and more-and-more-local. Social media may connect people around the world but it can also connect them locally.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Depending on the organization’s size and locality, there may be specific local issues or pieces of legislation that are most important for them to make supporters aware of. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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How Nonprofits Can Steward Corporate Donors on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. It can be tough to know how to move forward since your donors have different communication goals than your nonprofit. Feeding America.

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

There’s strength in numbers, and you need to build a base of educated and engaged advocates to raise their voices with you. Board members, donors, coalitions partners, and folks who have signed a national list but have not taken a local action are all good places to find some of your best volunteers.

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6 Strategies to Boost Donation Revenue for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Generic communications like mass emails sent to everyone in your organization’s donor database do little to form meaningful connections. Vs. “Donors’ tireless support and the generosity of our local community helped get 100 laptops into the hands of local students interested in pursuing computer science careers.”

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