Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 18, 2007

Just published my first op ed on the raising the floor concept yesterday in the Sacramento Bee, Everyone deserves access to technology, online world , co-authored with Prof. I want to sound the call for the technology community to get behind raising the floor for everybody around the planet. Gregg Vanderheiden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2016

This year, charities in 54 communities across the country got going on their fundraising campaigns, only to find out that the online donation apparatus went down in the middle of the big day. … We sincerely apologize to all of our community partners, participating nonprofits, and donors." It ended up raising $39,000.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? This is a great example of how events like the apps breakfast help social change app developers get feedback on the spot from the nonprofit community. Increasing Community Engagement.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. Why Do Donors Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Next week on March 1-2, the First 5 California and the Water Cooler Joint Conference will take place in Sacramento. Does crowdsourcing questions — can that raise awareness about the issue, inspire a broader range or or quality of questions, or otherwise contribute to a productive conversation? Stay tuned.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 10, 2007

After the Boot Camp in 2005, I wrote up notes from the five sessions I attended: Strategic Communications Planning, Building the Local Green Economy, The Seven Things You Need to Know to Raise Money, Community Organizing and Action, and Volunteerism Recruitment and Management, which you can read here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2016

The tech failure that disrupted the national Give Local America Day fundraising campaign in May 2016 raised a big question for community foundations hosting giving days: What can they do differently to ensure smooth sailing in the future? Goglia emphasizes proactive communications with the local nonprofit community.

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