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JANUARY 20, 2014

What sets this apart as philanthropy is, are you giving in a way that really affects your passions, your interests, what you really want to change in the world. Flickr photo credit: Colored pencils by Alan Cleaver. "Everyone is a philanthropist whether you''re giving five dollars, or fifty thousand dollars. Are you giving mindfully?

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JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy. The flickr stream - photos tagged with macfoundsl and snapzilla stream. The John D.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

In her post on eJewish Philanthropy , How to Write a Powerful Fundraising Appeal: A Lesson from Keshet , Gail Hyman posts a long list of tips including: Tip 3: Use a personalized greeting (i.e. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com Flickr photo credit: Money, Money, Money uploaded by borman818 philanthropy fundraising nonprofit appeal letter advice

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JULY 9, 2012

Finally, if they need to spend $50 for a premium Tumbler design or $25 a year for Flickr Pro, they have the green light to do so. We aren’t there yet, but we are close… and these new ways of giving will transform philanthropy and nonprofit budgets ( think mobile wallets ).

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MAY 26, 2011

Whether you or not you understand how to use tags, chances are you have come across them if you have ever used blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, or bookmarking sites such as Delicious. A Taxonomic Tree of Philanthropy. Tagging Tutorials - Part 1 Flickr. Free Flickr Pro Account Through TechSoup. You're It!

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Flickr Photo by kayaker1204. Caroline noted that we can create shared value and evolve corporate social responsibility from traditional philanthropy to a fully integrated component of business. Guest post by Cindy Hallberlin. And she should know.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Zen. Kellogg Foundation, is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Foundation Review , the peer-reviewed journal of philanthropy. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Nasser Halteh of ZeroDivide , Kimberly Hedges of Americans for the Arts , and Alvaro Rojas from The Chronicle of Philanthropy all scored notebooks from Higher Logic. Flickr photo credit: woodleywonderworks. And now for our last round of winners, including our grand prize winners! Thanks (or should I say #ntenthanks?)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roadsidepictures. This month he explores why and how networked nonprofits should rally for more transparency in campaign funding based on a more detailed article over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Net Neutrality protest at Google HQ - GoogleRally 45 by Steve Rhodes, on Flickr. This post and the more detailed piece on the Chronicle of Philanthropy will help you get up to speed on the issue and why it is important for nonprofits to get behind. After you read this post, take some action.

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MARCH 16, 2012

Flickr Photo Jakob Montrasio. Given the massive cuts we are seeing across the sector, there is no way that private philanthropy can respond on a dollar for dollar basis. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Flickr , Robert F. The three of us - Geoff Livingston, Qui Diaz, and Beth Kanter - are working on a special project, dubbed “Philanthropy 2.0? The Philanthropy 2.0 Whitlock This post originally ran on Mashable , and is co-authored by Qui Diaz , Beth Kanter and Geoff Livingston Do you believe in social causes?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Flickr Photo by Banana Custard. Our own experiences—in philanthropy, consulting, and academia—lead us to applaud the network “crescendo” and join the chorus. Note from Beth: Last week I published an interview with Lean Start Up author, Eric Ries, that talked about how the lean start up ideas apply to the nonprofit sector.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Flickr: Juushika Redgrave This past weekend saw the first offical day of fall which means we can all look forward to months of potted mums, candy corn, and annual conferences. New research form the Center for Effective Philanthropy helps to highlight areas in which foundations can increase their assistance to nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

Flickr Photo By PetroleumJelliffe. Phil Buchanan is President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. He blogs frequently on the CEP Blog.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Flickr Photo: Travlr After I sent out a message announcing our Drupal Webinar Series , my in-box filled up with "Isn't the first one of those scheduled for Inauguration Day? Join The Chronicle of Philanthropy's inauguration Flickr group. Tags: NPTech inauguration flickr twitter google maps iPhone. Aren't you going?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

Flickr Image from Carlos ZGZ. The Giving Challenge is a chance to be adventurous with philanthropy. Note from Beth: For the past two years, I’ve had the honor of facilitating a peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees who are hosting Giving Days. So put on your field boots and a hat. Bring your butterfly net. Friends Matter.

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DECEMBER 1, 2007

I discovered a new blog called Blogging Jewish Philanthropy by ( hat tip Tactical Philanthropy blog). Cite me by name, journal title, and the URL of the post (Maya Norton, The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy, www???). Photo by Cambodia4kids Creative Commons License. Here are the points made by the author Maya Norton.

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MAY 14, 2013

The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us. You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. What Is Web 2.0? To get going, they built the first NetSquared website using open-source Drupal. Most of the content was (and is) user generated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Flickr by Leo Reynolds. As philanthropy takes up ‘network thinking’ as its next frontier, there is the danger that we’ll get too caught up in the technicalities. Guest post by Paula Goldman. The wisdom of crowds, the insanity of crowds.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Chicago, IL: Join Us to discuss The Nature of Measuring Impact in Philanthropy. Photo Credit: NetSquared/Joyce, creative commons on Flickr. Mukono, Uganda: 2nd Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School&Community. Tuesday, April 22. Wednesday, April 23. Washington, DC: Happy Hour: Celebrate Spring & Tech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day. Tactical Philanthropy weighs in on the debate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. If, however, there was a standard #hashtag for philanthropy/non-profit art like #philart (stands for philanthropy art) or #npart (stands for non-profit art), then I think we would see everyone in this industry getting a lot more out of Twitter (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 2, 2008

Trista Harris of New Voices in Philanthropy thinks you should purchase goods and services from a local nonprofit. Flickr Photo Credit: Money uploaded by Jennifer R. tax rebate nonprofit philanthropy economic stimulus They recommend giving to the United Nations World Food Program and America’s Second Harvest.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Flickr: JenWaller If you think it's too hot outside to be crunching numbers or analyzing information, pour yourself a fresh glass of lemonade because this week's Member Round Up revolves around data – from a free tool for visualizing data to a hot-off-the press report about the state of hiring in the nonprofit sector.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

flickr: Beach650 Most days, we're hiding from the rain in our Portland, OR office. November 8-9 in Kansas City, MO : The 18th annual Philanthropy Midwest Conferenc e will feature Anna speaking about Mobile Fundraising Made Easy with Mobile Citizen. But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. Peter Dietz gives us a video walk through of his site, Social Actions which focuses on micro-philanthropy. Hurry the deadline is today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Flickr Photo by Su Lin. But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” ” A Fundraising Cliff?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Remix of Mstephen's Flickr Photo. Lucy Bernholz has been sharing her predictions for philanthropy and buzzwords for 2009. It's that time of year again. Peter Kim asked a group of social media experts in business for their predictions about social media for 2009.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Flickr Photo by Yandel.

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JUNE 10, 2008

Flickr Photo by lafabriquedeblogs. The phrase "Working Wikily" was coined by Lucy Bernholz (I don't know how many phrases she's originated in the nonprofit, social media, and philanthropy - but this one is a gem).

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Flickr: forumone Amy Sample Ward wrote in the Stanford Social Innovation Review about community building and the gardening metaphor. Maybe you've heard the gardening metaphor before, but have you heard about landscaping? You should read her article to find out what NOT to do with your community. & Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. Note From Beth: Frank Barry from BlackBaud kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing some of the best presentations caught on video at the BlackBaud’s Conference last week. Meet Claire.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. These are important traits to develop, and will make fundraising easier as micro-philanthropy matures. Their ideas could very well lay the foundation for an effective micro-philanthropy campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I was also surprised to read this post by the Web Metrics Guru, not the usual type of blog that covers the nonprofit world or philanthropy.

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JULY 6, 2006

They also have a Flickr stream and a video blog. blog fundraising philanthropy The Nata Village blog was designed and is administered by photographer/vidographer, John Rawlingson , and written by Peace Corps volunteer, Melody Jenkins, and Martha Ramaditse, who was born and raised in Nata.

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