Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

We know that when low-income families can access other people’s consumer feedback it is both extremely useful and a source of empowerment. For one nonprofit, the programmatic feedback of reviews on GreatNonprofits.org helped them better serve their students. This exchange is empowering, and technology has made it more accessible.

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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. Now 26, Erickson is still FORGE's Executive Director. We would bring students. I was just finishing my junior year. How has that changed?

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

For more on motivating board members, see Boards on Fire: Igniting Passion for Joyful Fundraising.) leadership, collaboration, empowerment). For more about strategic plans, see How to Develop a Strategic Fundraising Plan. BONUS: this will look great on fundraising event swag! Invite team members to add to the list.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Why do Imagine Cup students develop more field-based IT innovation in 9 months than nonprofits in 5 years? Peter Campbell, IT Director at Earthjustice, dove deeper into IT performance and how to prioritize your goals through balanced scorecards, business process mapping, SWOT analyses, and technology planning. Ask good questions.

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Technology Management Cisco NTEN 60

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The director boldly stated that one goal of the remodel was to reconnect with the community. Now, as a museum director, I''m thinking about that goal less abstractly and more concretely in terms of what a target audience can and should look like. What would success look like? That vision always stuck with me.

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Demographics Audience Museum Arts 20

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. Earlier this month I spoke with MECA’s Development Director, Deborah Agre, to talk about some recent campaigns as well as year-end strategy!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

We'll be taking with arts activist Alli Chagi-Starr, the Cultural Arts Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ' Reclaim the Future Program. So that's when I started working here more formally, and then this last fall I ended up coming to Ella Baker Center full time as the Art and Media Director of Reclaim the Future.

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