Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 25, 2012

Just last month, the University of Texas at Austin made a large portion of the Archive available to the public unveiling a digital repository that contains 12 million of these critical records. The Archive has also provided valuable information corroborating findings that involve the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Nonprofit dashboard reports, which communicate critical information in a concise, visual, and more compelling way, are mostly used by board or staff for discussion at internal or private meetings or used as part of reports back to funders for grants. . Is it risky to provide statistics about finances and results on a public Web site?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

When there is a transfer of nonprofit leaders , it is critical that the board of directors, team, and the person exiting the organization are all communicating the same message. Start by working on internal messaging and move outwardly toward the public relations messages. Press Announcement. Leadership Team. Wider Team.

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Leadership Practice Nonprofit License 81

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Public or private? For some volunteers, a personal “thank you” from the Executive Director is all they need. If you work with animals, press a paw on a nontoxic ink pad and then onto the card for a “pawsitively” perfect signature! Brainstorm with your staff about the best type of recognition for your volunteers.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Besides inter-organizational collaboration, nonprofits also continually work on improving internal efficiencies and innovations; we're always looking for ways to work smarter, faster, and with more impact. Feature: Tools for Project Collaboration Management ," from Idealware's Kyle Andrei.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

Nicole Evans, National Director, Resource Development Strategy & Communications, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. 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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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

Case Study: Pinterest for Program Planning," documenting one museum's application of Pinterest to meet internal program and project planning needs. I couldn't possibly list everything here in this blog post, so please check out the new issue to see more (and make sure your Executive Director and Board Members read this):

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Events generate media, focus public attention, and catalyze social energy. I talked about this with international museum friends at AAM and they had mixed responses—some bought the Santa Cruz niche concept, others didn’t.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Dr. Dietmar Kress puts his PhD in Sociology to work as Director of Actions and Volunteering at Greenpeace Germany. More than a hundred hand-selected volunteers are highly trained in interview techniques, media relations and public speaking to become Greenpeace spokespeople.

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Volunteer Germany Washington Interview 76

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Amy Eisenstein, CEO and co-founder of the Capital Campaign Toolkit, and Adrian Sargeant, co-director at the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, conducted a study titled “ Major Gift Fundraising: Unlocking the Potential for Your Nonprofit *.” . AfriKids , a U.K.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Yet the public will expect knowledge, and their decision-making ability is enhanced if they have a significant working knowledge of your mission’s discipline. The staff, as led by the executive director (president, CEO…) implements that policy: the tactical three-foot view. The public is hyper-aware of nonprofit financial missteps.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. Long hours and endless to-do lists press an already-depleted staff more than ever before. Then 2020 happened and community needs spiked. But that also presented a challenge.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

posted by Tyler Adams Manager, Affiliate Relations-Events Make-A-Wish International. Both internal and external stakeholders need to be better informed about why it is okay for overhead costs to be higher when the organization is trying to grow, become sustainable, and ultimately achieve its mission more effectively. Conclusion.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

When there is a transfer of nonprofit leaders , it is critical that the board of directors, team, and the person exiting the organization are all communicating the same message. Start by working on internal messaging and move outwardly toward the public relations messages. Press Announcement. Leadership Team. Wider Team.

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Leadership Practice Nonprofit License 41

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

On October 6, 2015, join TechSoup, CIVICUS, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, FHI 360, and +SocialGood for a deeper dive into the threats that civil society faces. Chris Worman, senior director, community engagement; @ChrisWorman. On September 1, 2015, we held a #NPTechchat on this topic. Who Will Be There. spanhidden

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In the UK, there has been a wave of negative press, from the closure of Kids Company to the ethics of fundraising and chief executive pay. Public trust in charities is reported to be at its lowest for eight years. Does your nonprofit executive director use social channels as part of their leadership tool box?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. Long hours and endless to-do lists press an already-depleted staff more than ever before. Then 2020 happened and community needs spiked. But that also presented a challenge.

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Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

adjusted), presumably due to growth in the S&P 500 in recent years and how the 2020 market recovery positioned foundations to respond to the impetus to distribute more during a time of pressing needs. In terms of issue area, giving to: Public-society benefit organizations grew 15.7% (14.3% Giving by foundations jumped 17% (15.6%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Larry Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. A social media post can affirm that other parts of your organization are working – that people are seeing your advertisements or internalizing your mission. David Almacy, Senior Vice President at Edelman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

While many organizations are running to develop iPhone and Android apps, with a Treesaver dynamic publication, you skip the hassle and cost of making separate apps for every target device. Amnesty International has a report about housing and water rights for the Roma community in Slovenia, among dozens of others. Don’t Build That App.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To get the details behind their successes, we spoke to Melissa Benjamin, Fiver’s Director of Development. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Think Salvation Army and their Red Kettle campaign, or Oxfam International and their catalogue of goats and other farm animals. Be specific.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

2012 Stacey Edgar, Founder, Global Girlfriend listen 2011 Gabriela Masala, Founder, One Love Alliance listen Robert Wolfe, Co-Founder, Crowdrise listen Aneesha Raghunathan, Founder, Hope Line Fashions listen Rachel Cohen, Founder and Executive Director, Hand2Paw listen Kathy LeMay, Founder, Raising Change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Earlier this week, ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, rejected Microsoft’s bid to fast-track OOXML ( Office Open XML ) to standard status. If you read that link, which is basically a copy of a press release from Microsoft, you’d think they had it all sewn up. In fact, that is far from the case.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Note from Beth: I was thrilled that Paul Connolly agreed to write a guest post sharing some of the public learning taking place through the OE Goldmine Project on the Packard Foundation OE Wiki. Flickr Photo by Minarae. Fundraising advisors encourage this support too. Do you disagree with any of our interpretations?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2012

Here's what happened: In 2010, amidst severe financial woes and declining audiences, the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA (MOCA), hired Jeffrey Deitch, a NYC gallery owner, to be their new director. It's wild to see so many bloggers and museum directors and critics weigh in. Is it good value to pay a museum director $650,000 per year?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. Of course, if there is an international treaty on the topic and the U.S. Of course, if there is an international treaty on the topic and the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2007

The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is providing leverage for Tibetan, Darfurian, Burmese and Chinese human rights campaigns: The International Campaign for Tibet created the Race for Tibet. They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

That means we collect university press, handmade artist books, zines made by sixth graders, poetry chapbooks from big names published in tiny local presses, and self-published poetry chapbooks sold for a dollar on the street. We’ve been doing this for close to five years and have accumulated over 2,000 publications.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. International Fundraising Conference. International Fundraising Conference.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 10, 2015

Last week, the international press lit up with a story from Paris : the city is removing the "love locks" from the Pont des Arts bridge. The "love locks" are not a project with an institutional or artistic director. Nor are they historic. They started to proliferate on bridges around the world in the mid-2000s.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Best of all, the response from our community was incredible--a diverse range of individuals and local press is effusive about the new vitality, public value, and engagement in the museum. I occasionally meet creative directors who note that "all the new ideas have to come from my desk." Exploit your size.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. This conference will be the platform for improving public awareness and receptivity to direct and interactive market driven philanthropy. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $625. Fundraising.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 5, 2020

So, why do so many nonprofit organizations only share financial data internally? Step 2 : TEACH: Educate Your Staff & Board Whether you realize it or not, your entire internal team (staff and board members) are walking, talking promoters and fundraisers for your organization. trust) in the eyes of donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. The objective was to write compelling collat­eral material to rebuild our brand, increase public awareness, raise money, and improve donor and volunteer relations. Tactics and Tips.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 5, 2020

So, why do so many nonprofit organizations only share financial data internally? Step 2: TEACH: Educate Your Staff & Board Whether you realize it or not, your entire internal team (staff and board members) are walking, talking promoters and fundraisers for your organization. trust) in the eyes of donors.

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Build Guide Donor Press 78

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Include bloggers on your press list. When you are creating your press list, be sure to search on Technorati and Google Blog Search to find bloggers who are writing about your organization's issues and send them your press release as well. Perhaps your staff makes a lot of international trips. So here it goes.10

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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