Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. Those nonprofits that transition to the Social and Mobile Web quickly will have time on their side.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Zen. Many individuals and foundations are taking “baby steps” towards creating learning cultures, but lack of time for learning is one chronic complaint. What are foundations willing to STOP doing in order to make time for learning? Teri Behrens, formerly the director of evaluation at the W.

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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. For context, see the event announcement and today's New York Times article. We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy.

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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. In times of great need, there is great opportunity. Guest post by Cindy Hallberlin. And she should know. Cindy Hallberlin.

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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. What other advice and/or resources do you have for my first-time fundraiser friend? Tip 1: Be warm and friendly. Tip 2: Tell stories.

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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. We think that it is time to invite them to the “adults’ table”—even though this may entail a gawky “adolescent” phase. Taking relationships seriously can feel awkward.

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MAY 26, 2011

While it is a feature of many social sharing sites, often times those very sites do not provide beginner-friendly instructions on how to use tags effectively. 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.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Net Neutrality protest at Google HQ - GoogleRally 45 by Steve Rhodes, on Flickr. Note from Beth: Last June at the New York City book party for the Networked Nonprofit , Stephanie Strom, New York Times, moderated a discussion on the themes in the book. Here’s a recording by Mike Johnson).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Flickr , Robert F. That in any time, but especially bad economic times, we need our nonprofit industry working to help ailing parts of our society? 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

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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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AUGUST 13, 2015

Flickr Image from Carlos ZGZ. Click here if you need some Sesame Street video time.). The Giving Challenge is a chance to be adventurous with philanthropy. September 1 and 2 is an AMAZING time to celebrate the good things your organization makes possible in this community. So put on your field boots and a hat.

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MARCH 18, 2012

Flickr Photo By PetroleumJelliffe. On the one hand, I was impressed by the quality of conversation and sessions during the time I was there. Phil Buchanan is President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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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. Technorati (the first blog search engine at that time). But it was an exhilarating time. What Is Web 2.0? Citizen journalism.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Flickr by Leo Reynolds. But time and time again, this is what successful network leaders do, whether online or off. 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. Finding the Right Balance.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Flickr Photo by Yandel. Holly Minch is the founder of Lightbox Collaborative , a versatile, dynamic group of talented consultants making the world a better place, one project at a time.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. Fulton’s talk was timely. Last December, a New York Times story called “ The Internet Gets Physical ” reviewed ways that companies and inventors were trying to “put digital ‘smarts’ into everything.” It is an exciting time.

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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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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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AUGUST 20, 2009

They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. Others are more formal, structured conversations that happen weekly at a particular time. #4change is a regular chat about social media change. And, in the case of Twitter Vote Report Twitter hashtags have been used for real-time participatory democracy.

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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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MARCH 9, 2007

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? Who has time for Video? 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. Also announced 2.0

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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. Health organizations have been relatively flat, but did see increases in new donor acquisition for the first time in several years. ” A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

flickr: Beach650 Most days, we're hiding from the rain in our Portland, OR office. Getting to What Matters: Connecting With Donors, Members and Supporters During Turbulent Times takes place on Tuesday at 8:00 am. It will also feature a keynote address from NTEN member Stacy Palmer , editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Remix of Mstephen's Flickr Photo. It's that time of year again. Lucy Bernholz has been sharing her predictions for philanthropy and buzzwords for 2009. Implement listening programs through social media to get real time authentic knowledge that is actionable versus commissioning research. . Will nonprofits follow?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. In our brief time together Claire mentioned one of the core values at Twitter – “Being a force for good”. Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Between email solicitation, direct mail, major donors, and grant-writing, the vast majority of nonprofits will weather the economic hard times. Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. Notice something strange about those tasks?

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Flickr Photo by TheeErin. Perhaps because some people feel guilty about practicing self-care or there are unspoken rules that if you take time for yourself you are not serious about work. It means changing the way we think about self-care in the first place. Self-Care for Success. Gamify Self-Care.

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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. And, finally, in case you haven't heard already, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross , was named one of the Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50 !

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APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 at ARC, listening has been the core value of our last three year’s of social media (mentioned online over 400 times a day), learn what people want and expect from us. How much time is spent listening? what things need to be measured. industry benchmarks.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. My colleague, Evone Heyning, calls this “ more sticky interactions.&# It will also be interesting to track how Jumo helps organizations and causes attract new supporters and what is required in terms of time commitment and strategy to be successful.

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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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JANUARY 28, 2009

The New York Times article, Is Star Power Enough to Sell Beer in Hard Times? Cross-posted from BlogHer.com Flickr photo credit: Gingery Sweet Potato Soup uploaded by thebittenword.com Super Bowl donation philanthropy giving cause marketing What are some of your Super Bowl giving experiences, or ideas?

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JUNE 25, 2008

The New York Times recently published an article, Big Paycheck or Service? Whenever people make choices about the work they do, there are three variables that they balance: time, money and passion. Seems to me that students need to be taught how to prioritize and balance time, money and passion. Flickr photo credit: Middle.

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

Take 'em one at a time. Some other do-good social networks you might want to try out are: Care2 , Change.org , Flickr (photos), Future5000 (youth), Meetup (events), Just Cause , myBLOC.net (young people of color), Razoo , TakingITGlobal (youth), Upcoming (events) and WiserEarth. PARTICIPATE: "Web 2.0" Don't be afraid of the tech.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

Flickr Photo from Bearman 2007. Lots of time for reflection and to write that end of year post. Lucy Bernholz takes a look at buzzwords in philanthropy in 2008. It's that quiet week between Christmas and New Years. Ah, but what format to use. Britt Bravo has an annual list of favorite books.

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OCTOBER 11, 2006

Flickr photo from: Just Me Robin Photos "Fried Green Tomatoes anyone?" are: -Online givers are young (38-39 years old) and generous, giving several times more than offline donors on average. Virtually all of online givers (96%) have given to charity before, but a sizable proportion (38%) is new to online philanthropy.

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