Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

One in four Americans now access the Mobile Web daily, yet only a tiny fraction of nonprofits have a mobile website. I have been watching this trend for almost two years now and there’s seemingly been almost no progress in the use of mobile websites by the nonprofit sector in that time which at this point leaves me mostly baffled.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2011

The rise of QR Codes has helped many nonprofits understand the need for mobile websites, or at the very least mobile-optimized web pages. Only a tiny fraction of nonprofits have a mobile website. All signs are there that epiphanies about the need for mobile websites are on the verge of sweeping the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

The 50 nonprofits listed below are tackling some of the most important economic, social and political issues of our time. politicians follow any nonprofits on Twitter. Even if you don’t agree with the mission of a particular nonprofit, following them doesn’t need to signal an endorsement. UNICEF :: @ UNICEF.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2012

Either way, both options are difficult to implement for nonprofits with limited budgets. Hopefully in time content management systems will make it easy and affordable for most nonprofits to publish content visually-compatible with multiple devices. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art :: sfmoma.org. WildAid :: wildaid.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. This is one of the most obvious mistakes nonprofits (and small businesses) make on the Social Web, and fortunately, one of the easiest to remedy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Large nonprofits usually have the expertise and resources necessary to launch and maintain successful online communications and fundraising campaigns. They’ve been able to hire some of the most well-trained and experienced staff, consultants, and designers that work in the nonprofit sector. Field Museum :: fieldmuseum.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2011

” That’s the Web we all now live and work by, but this year a good old-fashioned holiday greeting with a hand-written note sent via snail mail would likely make a very strong impression – especially if the proceeds benefit a nonprofit. Museum of Modern Art :: View Collection. American Humane Association :: View Collection.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Areas served: Worldwide. The Shubert Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. This is one of the most obvious mistakes nonprofits (and small businesses) make on the Social Web, and fortunately, one of the easiest to remedy.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2017

So as we look to engage with our audiences, digital strategies are essential , even if our end goal is an in-person interaction—visiting our museum or attending a performance—and not necessarily an online donation. The five levels of the vision matrix are: Conservative – Traditional, restricted, or protected approach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2012

Either way, both options are difficult to implement for nonprofits with limited budgets. Hopefully in time content management systems will make it easy and affordable for most nonprofits to publish content visually-compatible with multiple devices. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art :: sfmoma.org. WildAid :: wildaid.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. I'm looking for guest posts, ideas, and examples of nonprofits using crowdsourcing for their programs, fundraising, and marketing. We are storage, after all.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Given this competitive landscape it can make a lot of sense to look for fundraising consultants and firms to help your nonprofit. List of Nonprofit Fundraising Companies. AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Website: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

Conservators. Museum Management. Some nonprofits have surveyed their audiences on Facebook or Twitter in less structured ways to get feedback on content and engagement ideas. Surveys can help get data to form a baseline, benchmark, or inform strategy. Surveys can also provide useful data to track progress along the way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2016

The first nonprofit spotted on my #HagueDayTrip was the Mauritshuis – home to the best Dutch paintings from the Golden Age. . The first nonprofit spotted on my #HagueDayTrip is the Mauritshuis – a #museum that holds a world-famous collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings from the fifteenth to eighteenth century.

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DipJar

JANUARY 28, 2022

Managed by the Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources Department, the Gardens are free and open to the public year-round. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to create an environment at the Gardens that allows the community to come together for education, inspiration, and enjoyment.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The 2013 Communities of Impact (CoI) pilot program consists of two groups, both focusing on the ways that nonprofits measure, learn from, and share their data. The idea is to create clear, measurable organizational change to participating nonprofits while sharing the learnings and findings with the whole community.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Given this competitive landscape it can make a lot of sense to look for fundraising consultants and firms to help your nonprofit. List of Nonprofit Fundraising Companies. AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Website: [link].

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

We’re about to see Pinterest use among nonprofit organizations explode. I’m always intrigued to see how nonprofits find creative ways to use new social media tools, but I didn’t think seriously about Pinterest’s potential for nonprofits until I read Joe Waters and Beth Kanter’s thoughts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

Museums have shifted the focus of their fundraising to better address demand from donors who want to know the difference their gift makes, said Ford Bell, president of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Arts and culture – Giving for impact. Public society benefit – Diversification and impact. Environment – Connecting with donors.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Environmental Impact.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Environmental Impact.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Our friends and family stepped up and supported this local branch of the Special Olympics, thousands of miles away from their home towns, securing donation dollars for the nonprofit that they would have never seen otherwise. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising. But crowd fundraising isn’t just for runs, walks, or polar plunges anymore.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

On any given day, one of the organization's more than 150 volunteers will show up to the business, load the food onto a trailer attached to a bike, and then bike the fresh food to one of the 50 or so nonprofit organizations Boulder Food Rescue serves. QuickBooks for Nonprofits helps volunteers produce timely reports and filings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. Why Museum Professionals Should Use Flickr from the Musem 2.0 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Many nonprofits use mobile fundraising in order to raise extra money or to benefit an immediate need. Through peer-to-peer fundraising, your nonprofit can grow its network of active and passionate members. Many nonprofits choose to use mobile fundraising to fund specific projects. 2 of 3 appeared first on Nonprofit Hub.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 5, 2016

In the nonprofit arts, administrators maintain a polite silence about the reality that certain artworks, plays, composers, and stories fall in and out of favor at different times. No museum puts up a label that says: “Our last curator thought this painting was lousy and kept it in storage. The painting is what it is.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

In this guide, we will walk through: How Nonprofits Use Silent Auction Fundraising The Essential Steps to Planning a Fundraising Silent Auction Additional Resources for Silent Auction Fundraisers. How Nonprofits Use Silent Auction Fundraising. Let’s dive in! After your event. In fact, 70% of new donors will only give once.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2012

When your museum gallery space floods during a freak storm, you know you’re in for some headaches, tough choices, and unexpected fundraising challenges as you deal with major water damage. How are you putting backup plans in place at your organization?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

As a nonprofit organization, the work you do is dependent on the generosity of your supporters. Nonprofit fundraising is often fraught with frustrations and complications as your team struggles to reach the community, but matching gift programs can effortlessly extend the reach of your organization. Step 4: Company donation.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 31, 2009

In 2006, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard, seasoned museum researchers and practitioners, released a co-authored book entitled Thriving in the Knowledge Age: New Business Models for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. This is a pretty powerful and provocative book—you talk about rethinking the whole business of museums.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

The Analysis Exchange is a first-of-its-kind effort to freely provide analytical insights to nonprofits and non-governmental organizations. The time commitment for nonprofit members is literally only a few hours: . The time commitment for nonprofit members is literally only a few hours: . It is that simple.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Microsoft’s Ads for Social Impact or the Microsoft Ad Grant is a program available to eligible nonprofits to help transform their digital presence. To understand how the Microsoft Ad Grant can benefit your nonprofit, we will answer the following questions: . Nonprofit Source is a go-to for all nonprofit digital marketing strategies.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

For all the good they do, nonprofits deserve recognition. And that is the whole point of the Impact Awards : recognizing nonprofits that use technology to make our world a better place. This year, the 2014 Impact Awards will be announced in Nashville, TN at the Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits. Read the case study.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

bbcon 2013 , Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits concluded last week, and as I remember some of my favorite moments during the conference, one tops them all. Each year, Blackbaud recognizes nonprofits that are using technology to make a positive impact on their mission, constituents, and society through the Nonprofit Impact Awards.

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