Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

When our team last caught up with him, he was a busy student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, rejoicing in his ability to read independently and reach his full potential. We are competing against other participating organizations—and racing against the clock—to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. Consider third grade student Brennan Draves. To do so, we definitely need your help.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Leaders like Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun (Toyin) , founder of Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC (TLNYC) which has supported 2,000 over-age middle school students across New York to defy the statistics. According to the Council on Foundations , only 10.3% of CEOs and leaders of surveyed foundations are people of color. .

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There is no one-size-fits-all definition for major gifts because each organization’s budget varies. According to a report by the Charity Science Foundation, statistical trends have suggested that for many organizations, the ratio may be closer to 90/10. What Are Major Gifts?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

students) with a collection of 220,000+ (and counting) accessible books—the world’s largest library of its kind. we’ve gone from addressing a sliver of the “accessible book famine” to solving most of it, and we now deliver an accessible book to a student for less than one-fifteenth of the cost of traditional approaches. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

So, when I heard that the Foundation Center and the Center for Effective Philanthropy were hosting an event “Transparency and Effectiveness,” I was curious, especially given the speakers and the framing: Foundations are pressed to be more transparent about how they work andmore effective about achieving impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This is the biggest takeaway, and the foundation of my entire book. Question: You tell your students to think about who they want to be, not what they want to be. By definition, revolutionary ideas and products are meant to be rejected long before they are embraced. Higgins : Forget Plan B! The reason is energy leakage.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

To get started, review these three general categories of impact statistics: Foundational Impact Statistics These statistics should form the basis of your impact assessment. You can measure the diversity of your organization’s stakeholders and participants to acquire a deeper understanding of the foundation that empowers your programs.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Including those details as a definitive statement reiterates that impact. For example, an animal shelter might highlight a story about a dog that was rehabilitated after being rescued or a humanitarian foundation may share the story of a refugee family it helped to resettle. They want to know where their donations go and who it helps.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

It helps to start with a clear, shared definition of purpose and what it means to be a purpose-driven company. When the company found that factory workers lacked access to clean drinking water, it partnered with Planet Water Foundation to install purified water towers in several worker communities. What is a purpose-driven business?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

Later, Michael Hoffman , who was in the audience, introduced me to his friends at “ The Calling &# and they suggested I write a guest post about anything I’m passionate about! So, here it is … Last summer, at Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Bootcamp, Chip Conley was the keynote speaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. by Iulian Commanescu The definitions are fluid when it comes to Web 2.0. He selected some definitions from the Internet. The volunteers were high school students. What is Web 2.0

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

Understanding the foundation of what makes the instructional design so effective, can go a long way in transitioning some of your organizational learnings over to a digital medium. Imagine undergoing a narrative where the topic of interest was only defined by its dictionary definition over and over again.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2009

Earlier this week, I had an opportunity to run the social media strategy game with senior program staff at the Packard Foundation. Earlier this week, I had an opportunity to run the social media strategy game with senior program staff at the Packard Foundation. It was from April, 2008! At that time, the audience skewed younger.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

It's something that I try to tackle by having a clear personal definition, for my own word choice. " How to connect with your community in 8 words or less | Case Foundation – "What’s the relationship between an organization’s tagline and its strategy? What do you think?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. But for the foundation of your fundraising strategy, work with your strengths. If you are just getting started and everything is fluid, calculate how much money you need to run the programs you aim to run this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

(The video above is the first time I met Leng Sopharath, the college student my family has sponsored through the Sharing Foundation ). with me.help me expand on this post and live the definition along the way. with me.help me expand on this post and live the definition along the way. If you have not yet donated $10. (or

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. They do it through corporate foundations, intermediary charities such as United Way, and by directly supporting social causes. Karina Lungo is a graduate student in the MNpS program at Arizona State University. As part of a.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Our current model mainly depends on government and foundation support enabling us to provide free library services to members. It works well for students in the United States, but we’re still not reaching American adults to the extent we would like. All students around the world have access to rich and varied educational content. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To To learn more about the Sharing Foundation, see this article ) I've been reaching out to my network, and Vicky Davis is one of the people I turned to for to ask for help with the from her network of wired educators.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

It’s definitive, with a powerful economy of words. The Cleveland Foundation. That’s exactly what The Cleveland Foundation pulls off here. SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise). A great example of how word play works in a tagline. Civic Benefit: Holding Power Accountable — Common Cause. Clear, concise, and…memorable!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

Helping to navigate that pivot in business continuity planning, resources, and funding was definitely new. We talked to Stephen Peeler, Executive Director of the IDSA Foundation , about their shifts in messaging to more expressly support the most important work in our country today. “We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

Vickie Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, let her students dump water on her and then taught them a lesson on fundraising for a good cause and about ALS. Involving younger people in your organization’s campaigns, as champions, perhaps as part of a lesson on philanthropy is definitely something that can be replicated in other campaigns. (5)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

posted by Abby Elsener Assistant Director of Development, ASU Foundation. Heron Foundation, points out, versions of SIBs have existed for decades. Business Aligning for Students: The Promise of Collective Impact. Social impact bonds (SIBs), also known as pay for success programs, are not actually bonds. Sources: Grossman, A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

As of this writing, there are 13 responses (ok, two are from me) from people who work (in some cases lead) the Morino Institute, Random Hacks of Kindness, TechSoup Romania, CROS, Meedan, the Gates Foundation, Beth Kanter, Campus Party USA, Vulcan Labs, and Fundacja TechSoup/Warsaw Social Hackathon.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Very sophisticated for a student team. The big charity relief efforts there, however, are being spearheaded by the Trag Foundation in Belgrade which is fundraising for victims. Image five: NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Privacy , security , and liability came up more frequently than in other sessions I’ve done which is not surprising that this group represented board members and CEOs of nonprofits and foundations. And, they’re issues not to be taken lightly.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. It was definitely a full time job during the last 2 weeks of the contest.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A quick glance makes it clear that the not-entirely-standard definitions of the diseases listed, and the data collection process implied (often a matter of guesswork and intuition), may introduce some uncertainty into the reliability of the data that results. OK, these are hard problems to solve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

to raise money for sponsoring a college student in Cambodia via the Sharing Foundation. That's a good thing for me because there is a fairly vibrant khmer community on YouTube and will definitely distribute a version of the video there.). I did a campaign video.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. It was definitely a full time job during the last 2 weeks of the contest.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And this is one where these guys definitely have a lot of knowledge. They moved to a transitional campus, and they began to add students and kind of expand their services to those students. Aaron: Yes, definitely. Definitely, that’s part of it. Steven: Yeah, this is awesome to have you both here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Before I go further, I have thank everyone for the early birthday present - a donation to the Sharing Foundation. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? Celebrating Birthdays is definitely part of Facebook culture. And, yes they did !

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pin your students science fair projects. People definitely browse Pinterest for visual eye-candy, but bring in your mission and educate people when you can, it's your mission after all! If you're a foundation: 25. Community foundations can pin things they want to celebrate in the community. If you're a school: 8.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

But a nonprofit business plan is necessary to attract major donors, foundations, Board members, and other potential partners. Do you have volunteer tutors who can help students who are homeless with their work? For instance, how many of the students you tutor graduate high school? Your organization doesn’t exist to make money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need. And, it did.

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