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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(You can review the slide deck to get the details of its growth in terms of global partners and software products). This first network was more formalized because of the risks involved in distributing software and also because of the funding investment. It required more structure, planning because of the risk associated with failure.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. So the first thing that I want to know, this is a chat question, Steven, you can tell me how people respond, what are your biggest funding needs now versus pre-COVID?

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

And I would say this is a pretty replicable model, right? And I would say there’s no like one-size-fits-all model for the number of people. And so really, our focus was on the annual fund. We wanted to build a stronger culture of philanthropy at the school and secure new and increased gifts to our annual fund.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

Museum 2.0

So if NSF is funding it, is it only for science exhibitions? We see this as part of the network of sites that NSF is funding for informal science education. By then, I hope we have enough good models and people who want to be a part of this that it will have a life of its own. We looked at LinkedIn as a model.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day. One suggestion is vikono.org, Swahili plural for insect antennae. More than $100,000 is on the table for innovate projects. Who has time for Video?

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Wikis: What, When, Why

Museum 2.0

While there are some criticisms of its consensus-based model for information-vetting, there's no doubt of its success as a collaborative knowledge-creation project. Woody launched it with an email to the ASTC listserv--a good group to target for his content. You can do it physically at an in-person event like a conference.

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Meet Nicola M. Wells: Social Media As An Online Door Knocking Campaign for Immigrant Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FIRM has built a social media infrastructure that links together our blog, social network presence, listserv and static website into a coherent network of tools. If we really want social media tools to be integrated into our work, we need to figure out new ways to fund staffing for them. I noticed that you have lots of comments.