13 National Domestic Violence Survivor Support Nonprofits
Donorbox
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Domestic violence is a widespread, horrific issue that occurs regularly in the United States. And it definitely doesn’t discriminate – as any perpetrator or […].
Time To Celebrate: Nov. 15th Is National Philanthropy Day
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
While it is celebrated in the United States, it’s also observed in various ways in many other countries. See hashtag #NationalPhilanthropyDay National Philanthropy Day in the United States dates back to the 1980s when it was conceived by Douglas Freeman, a professional fundraiser. What is philanthropy?
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Are the Majority of Online Donors Liberal Female Gen Xers?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 19, 2017
Liberal female Gen Xers may not be the majority of online donors, but they definitely are the demographic participating most in the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey. 50% of the survey respondents live in the United States. We need more diversity in our survey respondents (!!) Your participation is greatly appreciated.
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12 Demographic & Technology Trends Changing the Nonprofit Sector Worldwide
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
For NGOs to successfully inform and motivate Gen Z to take action, they must embrace a mobile-first, multi-device strategy and as the Internet of Things evolves over the next decade, the definition of “devices” will expand to include screens on everything from digital billboards to smart cars. Source: United States Census Bureau.
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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community
Bloomerang
JUNE 17, 2022
Areas served: Canada, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Russia, The South Caucasus, Turkey, United States, and Western Europe. Areas served: United States. Areas served: United States. Areas served: United States. Areas served: United States. Areas served: United States.
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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News
Non Profit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
A perhaps more ambitious metric, and certainly one more difficult to measure, will be the impact of local journalism grants on democracy and civic life itself in the United States. But it’s definitely one of the ways that we’re going to be looking at impact.”
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The door is opening on Conference Season!
M+R
MARCH 4, 2024
America Votes State Summit March 26 to 28, Washington, DC Ooh la la, you definitely want to join M+R Win’s Executive Vice President Christian LoBue , Vice President Kate Ryan , and Vice President Miranda Carter for a much-needed happy hour. Boy oh boy do we have thoughts. Will you be there? RSVP by clicki ng here.
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Ratify Marrakesh!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 3, 2016
The United States Senate has a terrific opportunity to expand opportunity The United States Senate has just been presented with the ratification package for the Marrakesh Treaty. As the operators of the largest library using this exception in the United States, we see these changes as minor and helpful clarifications.
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Investing in capacity building: The vital role of general operating support for BIPOC-led nonprofits
Candid
MAY 20, 2024
of the United States population in 2021, an increase from 18.4% While project grants offer specific funding for programmatic initiatives, by definition, they often exclude critical operational expenses such as staff salaries and other overhead costs. Women of color comprised 20.3% According to the Ms.
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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Facebook’s New Fundraising Tools
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 10, 2016
Essentially a digital payment system that allows 2-tap giving by using a donor’s saved credit card information in their Facebook account, we are definitely entering a new era in online and mobile fundraising. The Facebook vetting process is made possible by GuideStar – a database of verified nonprofits operating in the United States.
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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits
Bloomerang
MARCH 29, 2023
We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important? Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!
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Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal
sgEngage
DECEMBER 6, 2022
By broadening your definition of the Season of Giving, your nonprofit creates an opportunity for more meaningful connections with all your constituents, showcasing your support of ethnic traditions while asking for support of your cause. million Muslims in the United States. Generosity is, after all, a mandate for every faith.
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Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Website
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Linking to a desktop site in text alerts is definitely not a best practice. If you are going to use one of these early do-it-yourself smartphone App tools, then you most definitely need mobile versions of your about, donate, e-newsletter subscribe and text alert subscribe pages. 271 million in the United States (88% of the U.S.
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33 Nonprofit Mobile Websites
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Well, early adoption of the Mobile is not expensive and text-to-give should definitely not be a nonprofit’s entry point into mobile technology. Humane Society of the United States :: m.humanesociety.org. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum :: ushmm.mobi. Dallas Art Museum :: dallasmuseumofart.mobi.
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Leveling up your major gifts program
Candid
APRIL 14, 2021
As we emerge from the depths of the pandemic, we must remember that never in the history of the United States have we experienced an equitable recovery to a disaster or recession. Depending on your organizational culture, you may need to expand your definition of who is a major donor. It has been quite a year. Build your team.
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How Women In Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting The Rules For Success
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 22, 2023
“We are living through a moment in history when the old definitions of success and what it takes to lead are giving way to something that is altogether more collaborative and more inclusive,” says Jenna C. In the United States, women account for 51% of the population and 70% of high school valedictorians.
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Robin Seaman, Agent of Inclusion
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
We had just won the national contract to supply ALL disabled students in the United States, with ALL the books they needed to read to succeed in school, for free. How the Bookshare she helped build became the model for the global Treaty of Marrakesh ratified by fifty countries, including the United States in the last few months.
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FYI: I’m in Southeast Asia Giving Social Media Trainings to Nonprofits!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Most nonprofits in Southeast Asia are in the early stages of using social media and I’ve been provided the honor and the privilege to help them skip years of making mistakes by providing them the knowledge that the nonprofit sector in the United States, Canada, and the U.K.
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Why Nonprofits Should Sync Their Twitter and MySpace Accounts
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 26, 2010
Traffic has definitely sloooowed, but the site still has 57 million monthly visitors in the United States ( as of December 2009 ). I am definitely not a fan of automation on social networks. Thousands of nonprofits haven’t logged into their MySpace profiles in months, or even a year or more.
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Why You Should Host A Golf Tournament Fundraiser
Greater Giving
MARCH 14, 2023
You might not be aware of this, but golf is one of the most popular sports in the United States. You’re not going to get rich off of a golf tournament fundraiser, but you can definitely use it as a way to raise funds for your organization. It also happens to be one of the best fundraising opportunities for nonprofits.
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Creating a Space for Nonprofits to Connect & Share Insights
Saleforce Nonprofit
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Fundraisers need all the tools and support they can get to succeed in a slightly uncertain — but definitely exciting — future. She’s conducted more than two dozen capital campaigns throughout the United States with combined fundraising goals in excess of $5.5 The CDO Council is proof that we are always stronger together.
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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 7, 2013
The role of the Authorized Entity is critical in the Treaty, and it’s a straightforward definition. It’s a great definition that includes just about any disability that interferes with the effective reading of printed material. Defines Beneficiary Persons. It’s consistent with existing U.S.
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Is the Humane Society the First Nonprofit to Link to a Mobile Website in a Group Text Alert?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 16, 2011
Over the last 18 months I have subscribed to over 50 nonprofit text alert campaigns from a wide variety of organizations, but it wasn’t until this past April 28th that I finally received a text alert from a nonprofit that linked to a mobile website: That the text came from the Humane Society of the United States was not surprising.
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5 Nonprofit Technology Trends to Watch in 2017
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
In truth, email is resulting in more online donations than ever – definitely more than social media – and by 2019 the total number of email accounts worldwide will grow from 4.35 In the United States nonprofits can now directly accept digital payments inside of Facebook. billion to 5.59 billion ( Radicati Group ).
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Cloud for Good Certified as Great Place to Work for the 8th Year in A Row
Cloud 4 Good
APRIL 11, 2022
April 11, 2022 [Asheville, NC] – For the 8 th straight year in the United States , and the very first time in Canada , Cloud for Good has been certified by Great Place to Work. Great Place to Work Certification is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve.
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Guidance for making grants to support Ukraine
Candid
MARCH 16, 2022
Council members may also access our legal compendium chapter, International Grantmaking: A Guide For Funders Making Grants Outside The United States , for free assistance on international grantmaking procedures. Funding US 501(c)(3) or international organizations responding in the region.
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Spotlighting Mental Health in the Nonprofit Sector
Saleforce Nonprofit
MAY 20, 2022
We keep going because the very definition of philanthropy, perhaps even of the nonprofit sector, is love of humankind — people helping people. She’s conducted more than two dozen capital campaigns throughout the United States with combined fundraising goals in excess of $5.5 But we kept going. We all keep going.
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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown
ASU Lodestar Center
AUGUST 25, 2021
Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 and the uncertainty of how to react spread across the United States and Canada, people holed up in their houses and apartments. Definitely go scroll through that research brief for details.
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Three Ways Social Media Has Negatively Affected the Nonprofit Sector (and What We Can Do About It)
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 3, 2011
Of course, I am not suggesting nonprofits turn a blind eye to the problems of the world, but some more good news on the Internet definitely couldn’t hurt. I can’t tell you how much I am dreading the next 15 months of 2012 election coverage and its potential impact here in the United States.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
We have over half a million readers in the United States, and over 625,000 different ebook titles available for instant download. It works well for students in the United States, but we’re still not reaching American adults to the extent we would like.
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5 Research-Backed Lessons on Major Gifts Fundraising
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
The study provides useful and interesting insights on general philanthropic trends across the United States and confirms common wisdom about the anecdotal characteristics of our industry’s best donors. First, a definition: discretionary spending is typically defined as expenses related to the “wants” in life rather than the “needs.”
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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 3, 2012
Those are definitely not the qualities of a good social media manager. I’m also reading the Guardian more often and occasionally check Asian, African, European, Canadian and Australian newspapers for a more well-rounded perception of the world and the United States. By early December I was anxious, angry, and hopeless.
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Six Advanced Facebook Page Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 8, 2009
Tab on the Special Olympics of Northern California Facebook Page and the numerous customized Tabs on the Facebook Page of The Humane Society of the United States were created using the Static FBML App. Compared to other pages by universities of their size, they are definitely doing much better in terms of number of fans.
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How Leaders Can Meaningfully Promote Inclusion And Diversity
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 6, 2022
Women of color representation is rapidly growing in Western workplaces and will be the majority of working women in the United States by 2050 accordingly to Catalyst (February 1, 2021).” “I “Inclusion takes awareness, intention, and regular practice,” explains Tulshyan.
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Ally Shares Insight Learned from Michelle Obama
ASU Lodestar Center
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Then, the death of her father/best friend that made her turn her life away from corporate America to public service, to her initial meeting and subsequent relationship with the man who would eventually become her husband (in addition to the President of the United States).
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Can Nonprofits Raise Money on Social Media?
Care2
OCTOBER 30, 2013
Your organization is not running for the President of the United States. If your nonprofit wants to raise money via social media, you will definitely need dedicated staff to develop a strategy and execute it, as well as test new ideas and iterate. Social media is definitely not free. They raised millions of dollars.
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How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising
Get Fully Funded
JUNE 1, 2021
For an organization based in the United States to qualify for Facebook’s fundraising tools, you must be a 501(c)3. If your organization is based outside the United States, check to see if you are eligible for Facebook’s fundraising tools. But you can still ask your supporters to set up fundraisers on their pages.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 16, 2012
We could empty the coffers of all the foundations in the United States but still couldn’t offset the cuts from the federal government alone. These funders then created a new definition of doing more with less. Less restrictive funding. Less onerous reporting requirements. Less ‘we know better’ attitudes.
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Surprisingly Cool Things You Can Do with an LMS
Gyrus
JUNE 14, 2016
You are definitely reading that correctly. If you are asking yourself what is 21 CFR Part 11, it is defined as, “Title 21 CFR Part 11 is the part of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations that establishes the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations on electronic records and electronic signatures (ERES).
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Taking Action: Fundraising Trends And Best Practices From Bloomerang’s ‘Fundraising Planning and Climate Report’
Bloomerang
AUGUST 21, 2023
My own definition is to trade one set of dilemmas for a better set. Sometimes we definitively solve our fundraising dilemmas, but more commonly we trade them for better ones. Advancement The word “Advancement” is often used in fundraising, but what does it really mean? Having a better set of dilemmas is a sign of progress and growth.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Delivering Benetech''s statement to the WIPO diplomatic conference That’s why I’ve been actively advocating for a global copyright exception modeled after the great exception in the United States that made Bookshare possible. In June, with the help of Stevie Wonder , we got a treaty that did just that: the Treaty of Marrakesh.
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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2010
A functional definition of disability that I think is pretty close to the TVI (it is even clearer). • A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video. More restrictive disability definitions, using a medical model, excluding learning and cognitive disabilities in general. •
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Social Media is Going Mobile, and So Should Your Nonprofit
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 5, 2009
Social Media is definitely going mobile, and I have listed below three mobile strategies that your nonprofit can start experimenting with and considering for 2010: 1) Text-messaging for advocacy and fundraising: Services like Mobile Commmons and mGive offer mass text-messaging and Text-to-Give services for nonprofits.
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Diversity in Design: Inclusion Won’t Fix a Broken System
Media Cause
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
As we look to hire BIPOC designers and amplify their voices, we also have to examine our industry definition of what “good” design is and start building a completely new system—by everyone, for everyone. . Racism and equity are products of design, and if we want better, we must redesign the system.
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