Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. Portland, OR: Volunteer meet and greet and help steer the rest of 2014 events. Houston, TX: Monthly Net2 Meetup. Discover their story with NetSquared Houston. Sunday, March 2.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 27, 2022

This allowed them to reach more new donors than ever before—but designing two separate event programs is unrealistic for many fundraisers. Volunteers can check in guests easily, and with Greater Giving, skip the long line. Preparing a solid event alternative doesn’t have to cost time and money.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Warsaw, Poland: e-volunteering. Houston, TX: We’re Crushing on Open Technology this February and Open Houston’s Our Cupid! Upcoming Events.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Nonprofit organizations regularly utilize storytelling as a method of engaging donors and supporters and often focus on stories that appeal to the heart and emotions of the intended audience. She received her undergraduate degree in music therapy from Sam Houston State University and has owned a music therapy practice in DFW since 2009.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Seattle, Washington: Targeted Volunteer Recruitment. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston. Austin, Texas: Engaging the Millennial Donor. O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. Monday, September 25, 2017.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Houston Food Bank. With simple but effective use of word repetition, the Houston Food Bank clarifies its work and impact. It delivers on two distinct levels—the literal act of putting food on people’s shelves and the emotional payoff to donors and volunteers. Human Services: Filling pantries. Filling lives.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Los Angeles, California: Nonprofit Volunteer Management. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston. Austin, Texas: Engaging the Millennial Donor. O’Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. Phoenix, Arizona: Website Building 101: Quick and Easy Web Presence for Nonprofits.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2013

So, how do we convert a new generation of organizational champions into loyal and passionate advocates and donors? But above all, Millennials are trying to find an opportunity -- to volunteer, attend an event, or seek an active role as a leader. We’ll be the first to say, there’s no silver bullet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

Sharing your text-to-donate keyword and shortcode on social media helps brand your campaign and allows donors to easily give from their mobile devices, which is where most people view social media. The Houston Food Bank teamed up with their local ABC affiliate during the Houston power outage and food crisis in February 2021.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. We have groups in 20 countries, and last year we held 600+ events helping 17,000+ nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders. Well, there are!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I work full - time with Faith In Practice (FIP), a nonprofit organization out of Houston, Texas that does medical mission work in Guatemala. I got a chance to connect with Ashley Messick , a winning lady behind the winning organization, to find out more about her work. What organization do you work for and where are you located?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

But in addition to these webinars, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. I’m originally from Houston. And it’s not that we don’t even have major donors, honestly. “I have donors who said they will give, but they haven’t yet.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Yes, the Frozen Pea Fund was mostly my doing, with the help of some great volunteers I recruited. In July our volunteers from Social Media Club joined with Austin 501 Tech Club to launch the first Blood Drive Tweetup. (A d never seen so many first-time blood donors. Our food bank is also assisting the Houston food bank.

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Neon CRM

MAY 30, 2023

Preservation Houston , for example, used spreadsheets to track memberships, process donations, manage events, and communicate with their supporters. Staff and volunteers can make mistakes that filter throughout a nonprofit’s various software tools, leading to ineffective campaigns, inaccurate member information, and poor financial tracking.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Donor relations. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Houston, TX / $250. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Donor Relations / #casedevr / @CASEAdvance. Donor Relations. Fundraising. Accounting.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 31, 2011

Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums in Houston, I was honored to chair a fabulous panel on empowering museum staff to take creative risks ( slides here ). I know from where I sit, I feel like I have a lot more to learn about space-making for my staff, volunteers, and participants.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

Steven: But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we’re a provider of donor management software. And so therefore, the revenue from individuals and those very relationship-based donors was pretty stagnant. I said, “Are your donors giving their best gift to the organization? Sherry: Wow.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are also a provider of donor-management software. That’s what Bloomerang is, it’s a donor database. Super, you know, active in the nonprofit community, down in Houston. Their donor database, it’s fantastic. So check that out.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. We have a recipe for how to address disaster quickly and effectively: kitchens and volunteers. And it worked really well in Puerto Rico - we’ve served over 3.6

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

We’re also a provider of donor management software. I have been in philanthropic development for nearly 20 years and started my career as an event-based fundraiser, worked into individual giving throughout Southwest Louisiana, Houston, and then moved here four years ago. So you can check that out if you are interested.

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