Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Pro Tip: Thinking about hosting a virtual event? I have never had a better tech support experience in the CRM industry. Keep your communications open with your community.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. The Art of Good Openings and Closings. Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Amy saw that members of the nonprofit tech community were itching to dive more deeply and regularly into topics of online community building, but she didn’t want to create a space if there weren’t willing co-facilitators and a good deal of buy-in. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Amy saw that members of the nonprofit tech community were itching to dive more deeply and regularly into topics of online community building, but she didn’t want to create a space if there weren’t willing co-facilitators and a good deal of buy-in. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. What Can We Learn from this Epic Tech Fail? . What Happened on Give Local America Day?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). You can watch the keynote on YouTube.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2014

We’ll be exhibiting at the Science Fair, running a nonprofit idea generator for our Caravan Studios project, and hosting an open lounge where you can come by for tech support, advice on Office 365, and to hear some of our partners talk about their exciting new projects for the sector. Come By Our Science Fair Booth.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Virtual auctions have a few key benefits: They’re often less expensive to plan and host than traditional, in-person auctions. They open up a ton of flexibility in terms of scale, timeframe, and additional virtual activities to engage donors. Facilitating bids online and via mobile devices. Live-streaming tools. Let’s dive in.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 16, 2021

For brands with a smaller budget, or perhaps those who don’t take their event seriously, they might use a streaming service and other pieces of software to host and then promote their event. Event platforms are largely used for virtual events, however, they also allow event marketers the chance to host hybrid events. Simple Management.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

We now have over 50 cities globally hosting monthly events with many more getting started. I also work closely with our innovator community, those who have submitted Projects on our platform and participated in open innovation Challenges. An journey like this opens doors to new partnerships, relationships, and networks in a unique way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

This past year, I collaborated with Andrea Kihlstedt on a couple of Guidestar hosted Webinars on the topic of Healthy and Productive Meetings. If you are responsible for planning and facilitating virtual meetings, here are some tips that’ll help you make your meetings more productive. I’m sharing it on my blog!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

It also includes applications that you might develop (or have developed) that are hosted outside your network. Huge data centers are being thrown up everywhere, and more and more companies are getting into the business of providing hosting for SaaS developers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I think of myself in these terms: I educate, facilitate, mediate, and problem-solve. For one client, I am their technology go-to person, since they are really small, and have no tech staff. I answer all of their tech questions, and solve pretty much all of their tech problems (mostly by helping them figure out who they should call.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. It’s also really interesting to see how free and open source fits into all of this.

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JULY 14, 2021

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. An emcee can also help your nonprofit facilitate smoother transitions with the technology, as that person can remind your audience about important features for engaging during the sessions.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Kitchener, Ontario: Offsite Hosting.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

TechSoup will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Office 365; exhibiting at the NTC Science Fair; speaking at plenary events, breakout sessions, and a "Birds of a Feather" lunch; and facilitating networking opportunities. This event will be hosted by TechSoup an d our partner, TechImpact. Tech Club Happy Hour.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A well facilitated online strategic planning process has the opportunity to be the opposite of what is on the list above. Also be sure to plan for a lower tech plan B. Match Your Tech Tools With Your Participants. Something as simple as asking them to open a google doc and write their name at the top of the document.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

made me think again about the open-ended topic Ashoka posed in it’s “Blog your way to Hyderabad&# competition announcement: the interconnection between technology, invention and social change. The questions, and listening back to how I responded (as painful as it may be to listen/watch yourself on video!),

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

If this is your first time hosting a virtual conference or any virtual event for that matter, the process may seem daunting. If pivoting your conference to a virtual platform, consider these top 11 tips for hosting virtual conferences. From event marketing to registrations and event hosting, everything happens in one spot. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2022

Although the board facilitates the programme, it is the young people themselves who run the weekly meetings and activities independently. Generally, research has shown that to be successful, such programmes need to be open, flexible, and realistic in their approach. A User-Led Approach to Grant Management System Design.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event. This includes session moderators, coordinators, and your tech support team. These integrations will show attendees where to find your social profiles.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

These platforms can help event planners and organizers market and host a virtual event, like a conference or a trade show, that delivers the same quality and value as a live event. This includes session moderators, coordinators, and your tech support team. These integrations will show attendees where to find your social profiles.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2010

On Friday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10 attendees at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) will have the opportunity to participate in the member lounge hosted by TechSoup Global by either unwinding with snacks and WiFi, or by getting wound-up with exciting activities designed to inspire and connect.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Digital learning tools and corporate learning tech has actually become an extremely popular tool among HR professionals these days. Integrated learning with the ability for you to host webinars, create curriculums, and comply with SCORM. Use talent management software to track performance data and facilitate your employees’ progress.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Embarking on a new tech project is like building a house. If for a house construction project you want to think about how many bedrooms and bathrooms you want and how large, for a tech project you want to outline the requirements for the new system and what jobs it needs to accomplish. First, there is a design and planning phase.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The nonprofit landscape is littered with abandoned grant-funded and poorly maintained tech projects. Nonprofit tech projects have trouble getting off the ground because they rarely have the consistent funding needed to make the project the full time focus of an experienced developer team. It costs millions to build a tech platform.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

If this is your first time hosting a virtual conference or any virtual event for that matter, the process may seem daunting. If pivoting your conference to a virtual platform, consider these top 11 tips for hosting virtual conferences. From event marketing to registrations and event hosting, everything happens in one spot. .

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

It has been five years now since the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling that opened the door to 501(c)(4) nonprofits and massive anonymous "dark money" political contributions for political ads. Foundation staff members are hosting these in several cities to show their interest in promising ideas on rejuvenating democracy.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Some are medium sized and open, but still centered around a discipline. It doesn’t allow commenting on documents, but it’s a great place to create a libary of resources without hosting them yourselves. If you open up comments to all users, you are going to get spammers. Now go forth and facilitate knowledge sharing!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. Local language content and locally relevant context has facilitated the transition into local ownership. " Digital Democracy (Dd) was a prize winner in that challenge. Want to learn more? spanhidden.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 11, 2021

Naturally, the drive-in event is a little tricky to host. If you think hosting a drive-in event would be pretty cool, and would be great for your brand, you’re right! Here’s our guide on how to host a successful drive-in event for your next brand event. . Basics of a Drive-in Event. Event Technology. Concessions and Utilities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

It is now more of a community center that offers training and facilitates events. Many students in the town did not have Internet access at home, so the library found the money and opened on Sundays to provide their nine public access computers and five tablets to the kids. The library is much more than just a place to get books.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

Do your research, if your learners are tech savvy and accustomed to utilizing these features or are constantly attached to their mobile devices, these environments will need to be accommodated. Ask your instructors and facilitators their honest feedback about your current training strategy. Open Badges – What you need to know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts. " (If you're trying to figure out your fall schedule for tech events, try here for ideas. How was it organized?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 22, 2022

TECH TIP: Add value to the member experience by synchronizing learning management software (LMS) credit tracking in Nimble AMS. Hosting a focus group can provide qualitative data about your pricing changes and detailed answers from group participants. TECH TIP: Use Nimble Communities ? Now you can sort through the data. .

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