Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2009

The speakers include: Danielle Brigida , the social-media outreach coordinator at the National Wildlife Federation, in Washington, DC where she manages the organization's voice on online networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Care2, Change.org, Digg, and StumbleUpon. Tags: Social Networking Web 2.0

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It was a fantastic giving day, and it showed that even a super busy city like Washington, DC can come together for a day of collective nonprofit action. This small nonprofit based out of southeast DC won the Grand Award for most individual donors, but they did more than just that.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

DC Social Media Week has arrived and there are tons of great panels and parties to attend. The growth of social media and the rapid adoption of internet-enabled mobile devices have changed the way Americans engage in the political process. From Like to LOVE: Get More Action from Social Media, Thursday, February 21st.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This post shares a few observations about Networked Nonprofits. Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops. We were honored to do a luncheon discussion at the Berkman Center on the Networked Nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2009

You've got a mere few hours left, DC-area nonprofits, to apply for a $10,000 service grant from Fenton Communications to help your organization develop a stronger and more effective social media strategy in 2010. The deadline is today so get on it and tell your Washington, DC-area nonprofit friends as well.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2010

Why, a Tweetup bringing together the tech and nonprofit communities to discuss and live-tweet ways to leverage the power of the social web to do good, of course! 650, Washington, DC. Register to attend the event live , this Thursday July 22 at the Convio office at 1255 23rd Street, NW, Ste. The fun starts at 6pm.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 31, 2010

Women Who Tech’s thought provoking virtual panels offer the latest resources and tools for launching a successful startup, tools and apps to build your online community, Social Media ROI, and more. ROI of Social Networking. They are also hosting after Parties in DC, NYC and SF so come on out! Female Ferocity.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

It was a fantastic giving day, and it showed that even a super busy city like Washington, DC can come together for a day of collective nonprofit action. This small nonprofit based out of southeast DC won the Grand Award for most individual donors, but they did more than just that.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month, we''d love to link up with you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

Last week, I had an opportunity to participate in a two-day workshop was designed for Packard Foundation grantees, from across the Foundation’s funding areas, who lead and manage networks or accomplish much of their work through networks. The workshop, facilitated by the Monitor Institute, was focused on Network Effectiveness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Dont miss the Septemeber 7th, deadline. Apply today and learn more here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

. • Transparency and Government 2.0. • Video Activism. • Launching Your Own Startup. • Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling. • Tech Marketing in a Recession. • Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. • Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention. • What Shirky Didn’t Tell Us. • Feminine Mystique.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Washington, DC: Web Trends: Wordpress & Beyond. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Honolulu, HI: Overview of Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Wellington, New Zealand: A very social, cool little capital talk: #net2welly Social Media Sept (2 of 3).

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

So if you're in DC, don't miss it (the conference, or the party.but especially the party). NOI RootsCamp Washington, DC. Engaging Networks Community Conference (North America) Toronto, ON. DMA Washington Nonprofit Conference Washington, DC. Will you be attending any of these events? Cause Marketing" 2/9 11:40 - 12:25.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2012

This means embracing online registration tools and even social networking integration applications. Make it fun and interesting so that people will want to get involved and use all of the tools you’d use in other campaigns (ads, social networks, email, etc.). Bring registration to where your base spends time!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. Hope you will too.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2012

For example, a Snoball may be defined as: “Every time I go the gym, I will donate $1 to the National Wildlife Federation,” or “When I check-in at my favorite restaurant using Foursquare, I will donate $2 to the DC Central Kitchen.” ” The specific event, donation amount and time interval are defined by the user.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

M+R Strategic Services and NTEN are about to host an in-person event in Washington, DC from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Eastern as well as a simultaneous webcast of the event for those not in the DC-area. Helps you measure how your targeted emails, appeals to non-donors, phone call alerts, and more compare to those of other nonprofits. Starts now!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Target's senior fundraising analyst Paige Grainger gave a terrific "state of the nonprofit industry" talk, which summarized key findings from Target's latest, 2011 Index. I will define the terms below and discuss mixing and matching below."

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Timing is Everything: Surprisingly, the time of day that you post to Facebook, Twitter, and other networks has a big impact on the likelihood of your post being seen. During these times, there’s less social "noise" and you can really stand out. We hope you find these tips helpful!

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra Trompeter wrote up an amazing article about Foursquare+Nonprofits (and other location-based social network tools). Huge props to Andrea Zak for organizing the DC 501 Tech Club happy hour this week. We're looking forward to many more events in DC in the fall, and leading up to the 2011 NTC ! Who's your Mayor?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

During the past 8 days the two of us have wandered this great land of ours, bouncing around from Reston Va, to Ann Arbor Mi, a stop in Boulder Co, a quick hop over the Rocky’s to Seattle Wa and finally coming home to Washington DC. He is a member of the national CIO 4 Good and Green IT Consortium Groups in DC.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 31, 2018

Connect Supporters with Local Elected Officials using Local Advocacy Change doesn’t just happen in Washington, DC. Leverage Your Supporters' Influence and Follow Engagement with Social Share Tracking Organizations have enormous potential in the form of their supporters’ social networks. Check it out >> SUMMER.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

This week, for example, NTEN members like Johanna Bates , Peter Campbell , Dean Matsueda , David Geilhufe , and many more debated the topic of privacy issues on social networks (a la Facebook recently) and whether that would drive more nonprofits to customized open source options for their communities. > DC 501 Tech Club.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on March 17-19, 2011 in Washington, DC. I proposed two panels You Can’t Recycle Wasted Time on Social Networks and I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What? Part of what makes the NTC unique is how they involve the community in every aspect of conference planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. But if you are working with a network of similar nonprofits, doing a more formal benchmarking study can offer a lot of benefits.

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NTEN

APRIL 23, 2010

We've recently released the 2009 IT Staffing and Spending Report and the 2010 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report (in conjunction with Common Knowledge & thePort). If you're in DC, you can even RSVP to attend the release in person. Report season is in full effect here at NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Conference , especially the “ unconference sessions “ in Washington, DC on Friday. We kicked off the conference with an interview style keynote about the Networked Nonprofit, moderated by fabulous Shireen Mitchell (aka digitalsista ). The best part is when the audience joins the conversation. Don’t give up!

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

ROI of Social Networking. P.S. We also have fun after parties happening in DC, NYC, and SF following the TeleSummit on September 15th from 6:30 to 8:30 - [link]. Creating a Culture of Collaboration and Innovation. Female Ferocity. Speak Up: Pitching and Public Speaking Mojo. Building the Ultimate User Experience. And more…. >

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Washington, DC Developing a Holistic Mobile Strategy. Seattle, WA: Facebook: A Discussion of the Strengths and the Limits of Social Networking.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

He lectures and publishes regularly on fundraising and philanthropy and will be presenting on “The Global Search: Current Strategies and Tactics for International Fundraising and Prospect Research” at this year’s BBCON in Washington, DC. How do you see social networks reshaping traditional donor research or fundraising techniques?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I was in Washington, DC where I did a session on social media strategy for a convening of Packard Grantees. My participation included: An interactive presentation on best practices for using social media for external communications. Social media is a conversation engine. Is your organization engaging in social learning?

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Care2

APRIL 19, 2012

have the chance to spread the word, reach new donors, and fundraise using cost-effective tools in social media through a gamified fundraising competition. Selected nonprofits will activate their networks in a race to see who can fundraise the most for a chance to win a share of the $30,000 prize. Small, local nonprofits in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

When I'm asked questions that I don't know the answer to, I admit it and use it as opportunity to demonstrate the value of the social brain or having a good network on Twitter. So, once I got home, I put a question out to my Twitter network. Digital Networkers profiles African American heavy social networking site users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

Flickr photo by Vidiot : Person Dressed Up Like ATM Machine Maddie Grant from Social Fish sent me a link to their training ' Buzz2009 Social Media for Associations " on July 9th in Washington, DC featuring presenters Guy Kawasaki and Andy Sernovitz. How can we look at this from an networked organization perspective?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

She is often on the road traveling to far-flung places negotiating strategic deals on behalf of the TechSoup Global Network and our now 51 partners around the world. Dara is motivated by bringing together organizations that offer corporate social responsible resources through our network to the people and organizations who really need help.

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