Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. 1 Throughout my time working with nonprofit boards, I’ve found that dysfunction often starts with lack of accountability in terms of recruiting and onboarding of new members.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Their mission revolves around the rescue, reunion, rehabilitation, and rehoming of retired working dogs. Digital Empowerment: Utilizing social media, cloud solutions, and analytics tools to drive engagement and efficiency. Take, for instance, the story of Mission K9 Rescue.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Kellogg Foundation , PM is no longer about proving something works, but about generating information to better understand how and why programs work. Share logic models to increase dialogue and understand the theories and assumptions that underlie programs and investment decisions. Directly involve stakeholders in developing PM.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

They harness the power of collective giving to fund grants for local programs who work to support women like the YWCA, Girl Scouts, and various domestic violence coalitions. Their grantees come from all over the world and the fund partners with organizations thematically with a current focus on economic empowerment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Identify champions and people to work with. Champions are important for creating cultural change and developing an understanding and interest for evaluation within your organization. What worked for whom and under what conditions? What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? Create a written plan.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

The Social Impact Bond (SIB), developed in the U.K., In order to understand how the HuCap bond works, it is important to understand some bond basics. The Model: The “non–nonprofit” organization: Twin Cities Rise! There is not much information available on how an oversight commission, or intermediary, actually works.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 17, 2016

The partners we work with--to catalyze projects within and beyond our walls--are just as important as our visitors to fulfilling our mission. I see how we extend our impact and build community through dedicated partnerships, thoughtful bridge-building, and advocacy work. And then, of course, there are many organizations that do both.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

is a nonprofit educational and vocational training organization that has been working with local at-risk populations since 2009. It aims to provide a gateway towards empowerment, educational, and employment opportunities to lead a fulfilling, prosperous, and purposeful life. It also costs students the ability to complete their work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

As we have explained in other Beneblog and Bookshare blog posts, these are exciting times for everyone who has been working to meet the imperative to provide people with print disabilities equal access to published information. This allows a much broader group of experts to keep working on the problem.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Fifty-one percent of Americans reported mental health challenges at work since COVID-19 began, and 30% are fearful to report their mental health struggles to their employer. Lisa and Libby have a collective 20 years of experience working with teams and individuals to improve their wellbeing, employee engagement, and workplace culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Because Microsoft works in partnerships with others in the sector,they are committing the majority of their corporate cash giving to support nonprofits that serve youth. This morning, I had the opportunity to start my day with an inspiring conversation about the challenges facing today’s youth and how we can work to solve them.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. Greenpeace Africa works to protect and preserve the natural environment of Africa. Children and Education. Environment. About SANGONet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

&#. But how do answer that question? I got several emails from social media folks at nonprofits today asking that question and wanting a checklist to share with their development officers. Are the sponsors and competition model in alignment with our personal values? Do we have a relationship? Do they get social media?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This could mean getting aid after a disaster to those that need it by working directly with a local community foundation or addressing a significant need in your community. As partnership openings arise, you’ll be set up to respond quickly if those relationships already exist. How did these groups come together?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

At BBBS, my work has consistently been about engaging and empowering others. Starting out, my main focus was recruiting community members to become change makers and role models in children’s lives—also known as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. That means in one day’s work, I took part in changing 34 lives.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We've see this model succeed at the MAH and at other community-centered organizations around the world. We want to share the methods and tools that make it work. Building a leadership development program. The model we landed on was movement building. Some are developing training programs. Publishing toolkits.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world. Many amazing people do this kind of work in our communities, and you probably know a few.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Here are just a few examples of the extraordinary work these organizations are doing this month and every month. Even if your organization isn't involved in this issue, these organizations' work offer great examples of how a theme month or day can bring attention to your mission. Empowerment, Shelter, and Support.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The session, presented by Cultural Connections , focused on museums, exhibits, and programs specifically developed to inspire visitors to take action in their own lives to create social change. People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation supports smaller, grassroots organizations in the New York region that work to improve the lives of girls and women. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. eWomen Foundation.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This foundation supports smaller, grassroots organizations in the New York region that work to improve the lives of girls and women. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education. eWomen Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

This content has been driven by requests from the SEs themselves, looking for help in developing their leadership style and their organizations. Skoll and Schwab have the two leading social entrepreneurship networks for senior practitioners, and it's great to see them working together to advance the movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. It is far less work to slap together a powerpoint presentation and prepare the content. Begin Connections.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you work for a nonprofit and want to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI) and low-code automation to create your own digital solutions, applications, dashboards, and workflows, you are not alone. And how can you get started on low-code development with the fundraising software and data you’re already using?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

The specific indicators of program success are below and were identified with input from participants: 100% of participants will develop an integrated and measurable social media strategy that furthers their communications work in population and reproductive health that aligned with institutional goals.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. We work with about 60,000 refugees from across the continent. Can you talk about how that works, and what the pros and cons of that process are?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Instead of designing programming and then seeking out audiences for it, we identify communities and then develop programs that are relevant to their assets and needs. It's pretty simple.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

I love this stuff because, to me, data done right is empowerment. You'll need a good chunk of time to develop the strategy, and then ongoing time to implement the strategy. So if you're actually making better decisions, you should save a heck of a lot of time over the long haul by not implementing things that just don't work.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. a starting point for future work, not just a collection of past work. Images of Empowerment. Think of a digital platform as: .

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Prior to Inner City Advisors, Jose served as the development director for five years at the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that provides microenterprise business technical assistance and neighborhood planning services to small businesses. We don't work with start-ups.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

posted by Maureen O'Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum. I was able to participate thanks in part to professional development grants from Arizona Commission on the Arts and Sigma Alpha Iota. In Europe, the government has traditionally been the primary supporter of culture, a model very different to ours in the US.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

posted by Maureen O''Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers).

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

In the nonprofit world we are passionate about the work of our organizations, and we have an in-depth knowledge of that work. This sometimes spurs a reflex to give a comprehensive explanation of the work, which is perfect for those who have already joined the fold, but not effective for reaching potential supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

We need to hack the model for accessibility tools! Non-Profit Technology Work: How You Can Do Good submitted by Fred Benenson, Creative Commons. Do startup phrases like "exit strategy" and "vested options" turn you off from working in the tech world? Convergence of Social Health Media With Youth Culture.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

.-- Priya Haji This Christmas I bought a lot of my gifts from World of Good , a Bay Area company that creates opportunities for hundreds of artisan cooperatives around the world to share their work by serving as a bridge to the U.S. The way that World of Good has really gone about this is, we have done it in a two-part model.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

I realized, in thinking about all of this, that the model of technology support that makes the most sense to me is to think of it similarly as a teacher-student relationship. Certainly, if you are a technology provider that values empowerment of your clients, this is probably a good model to consider. Second, Empowerment.

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