Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 3, 2011

A longtime venture capitalist with his DEFTA Partners firm , he wants to help solve social problems using hybrid capital structures that meld nonprofit and for-profit partners. It was a pleasure for me to make the connection with a cool technology play, and see that it was also a cool hybrid financial structure.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2015

In times of episodic giving—whether it is from a recent natural disaster, large in-person fundraising event, viral social media campaign, or your CEO was featured on the TODAY Show—your organization can see an influx of giving 2, 3, or even 100 times your normal volume. Tracking donations down to the designation helps two-fold.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Funders reported they had swiftly begun distributing emergency funds, had loosened requirements imposed on grantees, and realized the need to commit to deeper change in order to support long-term sector sustainability. Organizations identify funding, policy, and communication as the top ways they want funders to support their work.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

We know from past disasters that the year after a crisis hits can be even harder for nonprofits. On top of this, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis is even more difficult for BIPOC-led nonprofits, which are disproportionately less likely to receive funding , even if their needs are greater and their work more successful than that of their peers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed – for example with text-to-give after disasters. Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money – but we were the age of Aquarius! It’s been met with fear and excitement.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Your building’s foundation holds up the entire structure and bears the heavy load against storms, natural disasters, and aging. It is just as important for partners to be good stewards of user data and comply with the same standards as your fund accounting software. Confidence in your organization’s tech foundation.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

We’ve outgrown our space, we need a bigger endowment fund, we need to serve more people – it’s time for a capital fundraising campaign. Adding a capital fundraising campaign to the already challenging annual goal without increasing staffing capacity is a recipe for disaster. We’ve all been there. Motivation.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The idea is simple: instead of reactively donating to a natural disaster, business leaders should work to solve underlying issues through longer term commitments. Transparency in fees and costs, delivery of funds, and charities supported will become core requirements.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. We expect the federal, state, and local governments to play a role in educating our children, helping communities rebuild after natural disasters, and improving our collective quality of life. consistent, structural challenges. our funds paid without 6 months delay from the state. As part of a.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

TCJA, which took effect on January 1, 2018, ushered in the first comprehensive overhaul of the United States tax structure since 1986. The dual rates are eliminated and foundations can distribute funding in times of community need — without the fear of being penalized at a later date.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Donors Choose ([link] for example, allows people to pool small donations to help enterprising teachers get funding for classroom projects. Ushahidi ( [link] ) allows people to pool information into online crowdmaps with diverse uses—for example, allowing aid workers to see where resources are most needed after a natural disaster.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Speak candidly with any prospective consultant partners to develop a clear understanding of their fee structure. Averill Fundraising Solutions – Annual Fund Strategy. If you’ve invested in professional-grade fund accounting tools for your nonprofit, you have to safeguard that investment. GivingMail – Direct Mail Design.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

In Made to Stick , Chip and Dan Heath mention that there are three types of plot structures that you can use to develop or craft your own story. For SXSWCares , a crowdfunding campaign for disaster relief, we worked with the press to get featured in CNN, NYTimes, Forbes, AdAge, and more. This is your typical hero plot.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

4 A broader look at the sources of funds moving from the U.S. 6 I surmise from the report that this generosity was in response to basic human needs existing in developing countries and not as much by the natural disasters of prior years (Japan being an exception). The second largest source of funds moving from the U.S.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

The end game is not a one-size-fits-all solution; it is more about facing the reality that without this flexibility, your business and team are vulnerable to disasters like yesterday morning's commute on the Bay Bridge. The majority of academic research in this area has been funded or motivated by transportation improvement efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our session used the following structure. Here, the combination of crisis management and improvisation skills are important, not unlike disaster relief fundraisers. You can read a summary of the viral campaign here and here. Each presenter gave a summary of their campaign as follows: The Genesis: How did it get started?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2017

On the flip side, if your strategic vision is to effect huge transformational change— systemic change rather than project-based goals—someone who’s experienced with annual fund appeals probably isn’t going to be a good match for your board. Consider if your current board, structure, and fundraising mechanisms can help you reach those goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. There has been a ripple effect on their annual fund campaign, with a significant increase the pre IceBucket numbers. As Carrie said, “We are adjusting to the new normal.”

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed - for example with text-to-give after disasters. Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money - but we were the age of Aquarius! It's been met with fear and excitement.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This wasn’t Tacker’s first go at responding to a disaster. Reaching people in the midst of a major disaster is challenging, said Tacker, and the Foundation depends heavily on its technology platform for outreach and processing. “In It has created more structure and consolidation across the organization and saves money too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Recently, I presented a high level overview of crowdsourcing , including examples from the lens of funding and doing. What comes to mind when you think of the word crowdsourcing either for funding or doing? There are four different models of crowdsourcing activities: wisdom, creation, voting, and funding. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

The tagging community that lies beneath the npdigg structure has taggers, consumers, aggregators, and meta aggregators. Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters !

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For example, if a natural disaster strikes, your nonprofit may need to bypass certain steps to get rapid support from donors. In most cases, however, these steps can provide your nonprofit with some structure as you bring your digital campaigns to life. Planning a marketing campaign is not always a straightforward, linear process.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit. AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting. Jan 20 - 22.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

That may be fine for people who want the exercise of reinventing the wheel, but it's a disaster if our goal is to grow and improve what we offer to visitors. I spoke to them on different days, so I've taken some liberty with structure here, but their words are maintained intact. What was the basis for this project?

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Lambda Legal does not charge clients for legal representation or advocacy, and receives no government funding - it depends on contributions from supporters around the country. Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. Planned Parenthood Action Fund. It acts politically to prevent climate disaster and promote prosperity for every American.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 4, 2019

In a recent consultation request, the prospect was eager to promote an upcoming golf tournament to raise funds. Thorn’s website is structured around sharing educational material about child sexual exploitation on the internet while providing tools to companies and law enforcement offices to help identify child sex abuse images.

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