Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

One of my favorite colleagues and co-host of our Eskin Fundraising Training Non-Profit Empowerment webinar series, Rhanda Luna, has been hired as Director of Corporate Giving and Special Events for SAFE, based in Austin, Texas. You can enter all relationships with an open mind and a focus on positive collaboration.

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Advice Job Fundraising Texas 93

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. Mission: Improving air quality through community partnerships. Opens new window. It is not a time to reflect, it is a time to act.

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Ireland Challenge Empowerment Local 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

Here’s a straightforward look at what stirs the heart and opens the wallet. Leveraging community Influence: Social proof in fundraising Never underestimate the power of the crowd. This isn’t just following the crowd—it’s becoming part of a community that champions a cause. It’s about making your members feel something.

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Donor Giving Storytelling Platform 82

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For issues with this, check out Vu Le’s 2015 post “ Weaponized data: How the obsession with data has been hurting marginalized communities.” Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs. He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ).

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Open Source Literacy eBook Empowerment 184

Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2023

And I made sure to kick the door wide open at every television station I worked in over my 16-year career, so others who were told they don’t belong would feel welcome. And that’s what makes our program special — and eye-opening. Wouldn’t it be nice to see how to rebuild that, through open dialogue and listening?

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Mississippi Mentoring Tampa Celebrate 59

Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Around the world, organizations face unique challenges when mobilizing their constituents and growing online communities, whether for a cause, an issue, an organization's mission, or a combination thereof. How should organizations harness their online communities? What are examples of effective community engagement?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

In his January 17, 2014 speech on NSA reforms , President Obama stated: "As the nation that developed the Internet, the world expects us to ensure that the digital revolution works as a tool for individual empowerment, not government control." We all have a duty to avoid doing harm, and a duty to protect the most vulnerable communities.

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Data Empowerment United States Government 176

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Note from Beth: I love when I discovered folks who are community organizers and successfully transfer what they know about community organizing offline to the online world. Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. Follow Back.

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Twitter Community Profit Organization 112

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

Whether campaigning for the future of our planet, directing documentaries, or creating content that spotlights global issues, social empowerment and environmental education are at the core of Jack’s work. Opens new window. She believes that when people and communities thrive, business thrives. About the Author.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2022

Pride Month is a time to commemorate and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. What’s your experience been like growing up as a member/being part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Being part of the LGBTQIA+ community has been so many things: empowering, painful, fulfilling, frustrating, exciting, connected, disconnected—the list goes on.

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Advice Experiment Mentoring Culture 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

These activities let board members have open talks, share ideas, and become better friends. Open chats and advice: Encouraging small groups or one-on-one talks gives a chance for important ideas and suggestions. Taking it further: Boosting empowerment through calendars You can also use calendars to support growth.

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Activities Active Activism Strategy 88

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Empowerment is the greatest form of impact. By working closely with communities, they can increase the capacity and ability to not just imagine a better world, but build it. When they feel as though their work has meaning, and the company cares about them and their communities, it’s easier to be more invested in the day to day.

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Companies Volunteer Impact Service 59

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Her passion for community impact and development has allowed her to train, consult, and coach more than 30 nonprofits and social enterprises.

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Causes Consultant Empowerment Storytelling 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

The One Campaign has launched an open letter signed by 86 leading voices for women around the world. At the ages of 12-13, these girls, who came from nothing, are going to school and teaching themselves to use technology to improve themselves and change their communities. You can make a donation here.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. What it Means to Communities. Looking Ahead.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. What it Means to Communities. Looking Ahead.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

What''s the best way to get formal input from diverse community members? I''ve mostly seen museums employ one of two methods for formal community advisors: Create special "spots" on the board of trustees for certain kinds of community representatives. PRO: gets diverse community members in positions of real authority.

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Community Story Museum Map 39

Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

But for some, it opened doors. She returned to the United States in 2017 to serve as the to serve as the AmeriCorps VISTA Leader for the Arizona Refugee Resettlement Refugee Women’s Empowerment Coordinator at Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest.

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Volunteer Story Technology Management 69

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I would eventually be matched to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBS), where I would become the Community Relations Assistant and—later—the Community Relations Specialist. The core of this work has been about opening people's eyes to their potential so that they can open a child’s eyes to their own.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. If your people are burnt out, your organization is burnt out, and that directly impacts your morale, culture, and ability to serve your communities. You are not weak if you feel burnt out.

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Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

and critical for the inclusion and empowerment of people in developing countries. Through intense collaboration, we are advancing open tools and standards so that accessibility is built into mainstream products. Data from the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual registry of legally blind students shows that in 2012 only 8.8%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? And, how can funders leverage them for good? Seeds of the Future: Connected Citizens Today.

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Network Report Empowerment Structure 104

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Where does your organization sit in your community? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed? Inspiration can come from an assortment of places, but to be connected to collaborative opportunities you need to have relationships across different organizations in your community.

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Boston Collaboration Help Literacy 27

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 10, 2014

He writes with an open, curious mind. His posts open up questions and ways of thinking about audiences, marketing, management, and engagement that get me thinking differently. Vu Le is hilarious, wicked smart, and writing extremely important weekly posts about nonprofit management and organizations based in communities of color.

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Arts University Ohio Empowerment 43

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock.

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Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The group provides a loving community where children can heal and grow. Children and Education. Environment. Poverty Relief and Social Services.

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South Africa Africa Profile Case Study 60

Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Frequently, the best innovative solutions to community challenges are those that creatively combine ideas from multiple disciplines. Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world.

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Award Change Social Journal 62

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

food banks, hospitals, community programs for seniors). Finally, many organizations not on the frontlines, but still needed in community (the majority of non-profits) are experiencing a financial and HR crisis – many, if not most, have had to cut staff and/or staff hours. . If so, why? I certainly hope so!

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Canada Volunteer Virtual Companies 27

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

A host of cultural, economic, social and infrastructural barriers keep women locked out from the empowerment potential of Internet access. Over the hum of her café’s fuel-powered generator, Olutosin types, “Our center is the safest place for any woman to access the Internet in my community.

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Digital Empowerment Argentina Literacy 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

CEO and President of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. His opening remarks and conversation were inspiring to say the least. Carson , Ph.D., The use of mobile and social media enhanced the experience beyond having the standard back channel via a hashtag on Twitter, but the substance of his comments resonated. he asked.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2020

The walk is not the draw, the community is the draw. In reimagining these events, we must take care to harness the feelings of empowerment, of recognition, and of community that are so cherished about non-competitive events, not only on “event day”, but all season long. What is it about special events that are so special?

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Virtual Cancer Childhood Contest 33

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Empowerment is unconditional. Technology can solve information problems, organise communities and publish behaviours, but they can’t deliver food or care for the sick. The more you open things up, the less risk there is of damage to your reputation. And you can’t influence the community if you aren’t in it. Keep it messy.

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Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

NTEN

MARCH 8, 2010

Openness and FOSS (free and open source software) are really perfect fits for nonprofits who share the values of collaboration, community, empowerment, and sharing. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

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Virtual Team Question Work 52

Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

We all care about making a difference in our community. And we each have specific interests in increasing access, connection, and empowerment of marginalized people. We CAN devote some of our resources to reaching communities with incredible demands. We all work for nonprofits. This is the wrong analogy and the wrong question.

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Arts Work Museum Homeless 51

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

It’s important to foster an environment of empowerment. You want to make sure you’re encouraging a work environment that mirrors the values you are trying to serve in your community. Additionally, if employees truly embody your mission, they’ll become a part of a community. I have an open-door policy.

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Empowerment Culture Movie Environment 39

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Our goal is to help civic and cultural institutions become more representative OF, co-created BY, and welcoming FOR their diverse communities. We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. We see OF/BY/FOR ALL as an adaptable playbook for community change. Consulting.

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