Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Facebook was just getting its first venture funding, YouTube was just starting, and Twitter was still a year away from being founded. Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Google Maps.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2012

Private grantmaking foundations are usually, but not always, funded from principally one source, such as a for-profit business. A private independent foundation is a private foundation where most or all of its funding comes principally from one source, such as one individual or family, and often in the form of an endowment.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Private grantmaking foundations are usually, but not always, funded from principally one source, such as a for-profit business. A private independent foundation is a private foundation where most or all of its funding comes principally from one source, such as one individual or family, and often in the form of an endowment.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

Private grantmaking foundations are usually, but not always, funded from principally one source, such as a for-profit business. A private independent foundation is a private foundation for which most or all of its funding comes principally from one source, such as one individual or family. Private Operating Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

This started a year long (and well funded) effort to “crowdsource” a vision for Wikimedia’s future—a deep and wide think about the challenges and opportunities the Wikimedia movement faced and how they can position themselves to meet them.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2015

Did you avoid the Wikipedia entry? Don’t miss out on key opportunities to be found online, raise funds and garner support for your cause or mission. Think about the last time you pulled up your search engine of choice. When you typed in your query and hit “search,” how did you decide which entry to choose?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The waterfall age of the Encyclopedia Brittanica has given way to Wikipedia, and the bottom-up world is here to stay. So what gives, and how can you crush our record when you propose a workshop next year? In short, the secret lies in what some may call the "Kevin Bacon effect", AKA viral marketing.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Wikipedia Searches for ALS : 2.89 I think what is most captivating, and something that Slaughter and I discussed, is the statistic on Wikipedia searches. I asked ALS about how the unexpected funding changed things. Facebook: 440 million users uploaded IBC videos with over 10 billion views. Twitter: By August 29, the IBC had 4.5

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

According to Wikipedia, or Nielsen Norman Group, an Evidence-Based User Experience Research Firm, responsive web design is an approach to web design aimed at allowing desktop webpages to be viewed in response to the size of the screen or web browser one is using to view a website or webpage. What is responsive web design?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2016

In fact Wikipedia lists 47 cultural celebrations of new years that are celebrated at other times throughout the year, such as the Chinese New Year and Rosh Hashanah. Reflection: Do your foundation’s governing documents or bylaws allow you to change or adjust funding strategy? Reflection: Is your funding outcomes focused?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Our goal in working with the Internet Archive on the Open Library would be to experiment with a Wikipedia-style “please donate if you can” model to offer a global solution for free to everybody. We share the goal of bringing more books to American adults, but the vast Open Library vision inspired us to go even further.

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

As part of Federal stimulus spending, we think the government should expand funding for a very innovative online database project that will help with this transition, a project started at Los Alamos National Laboratory and called the ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s Global Energy Observatory ? We think it?s shovel-ready?

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2009

As part of Federal stimulus spending, we think the government should expand funding for a very innovative online database project that will help with this transition, a project started at Los Alamos National Laboratory and called the ? We think GEO should be funded because: it?s Global Energy Observatory ? We think it?s shovel-ready?

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2009

According to Wikipedia , giving circles are a form of philanthropy consisting of groups of individuals who pool their funds and other resources to donate to their communities and seek to increase their awar eness and engagement in the process of giving. Connect with giving circles and encourage your members to start their own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Here's the definition from wikipedia: A gift economy is a social theory in which goods and services are given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future expectations. It's sort of cool - you create a page with your "dream" and then let your friends and family know - and they can help fund your dream.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2011

The funds raised from these programs go towards life-saving research and fighting heart disease and stroke. Facebook, iPads, Blackboard, Wikipedia (don't judge me, but there's good stuff there). Now, I had a pen and paper, and a severe writer's bump, when I was in school.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

He estimated that half the developers were hobbyists, and half were people with start-up ventures who came to San Francisco looking for seed funding. Wikipedia article on smartglasses. The conference attracted 1,200 attendees. Wearables enhance human capabilities and are situated in an area of computing called augmented reality.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

of foundation funding goes to nonprofits led by people of color, people of color make up 16.5% And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Closer to home, Andrew Sears built some publicity with his piece, " How Google and Social Entrepreneurs Perpetuate the Digital Divide Among Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. Make sure to read through the FAQ and look at last year's winners to get a sense of what they are willing to fund.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

It's $20 and 100% goes to the charity of your choice: Ashoka, City Year, Creative Commons, Donors Choose, GenerationEngage, Millennium Promise, Oceana, Room to Read, Teach for America, WITNESS, World Wildlife Fund or UNICEF. I chose UNICEF. Photo from GOOD Magazine Flickr Stream. Good Magazine magazine

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list. Online sources like Wikipedia can help you find additional publications if you have a broad area. The post How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The Bottom Line Giving Tuesday is an important part of a smart year-end fundraising strategy and a terrific opportunity to communicate with your supporters, sharing the story of what your nonprofit does and why funds are needed. The post How to Plan a Simple Yet Powerful Giving Tuesday Campaign appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I see four main reasons: Most participatory experimentation in museums starts in educational departments, and many educators primarily engage (and are funded to work with) students. Users active in online social environments based on social objects like Flickr (photography), Ravelry (knitting), and Wikipedia (information) often trend older.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2013

Photoshare – This collection focuses on images that depict international health as part of the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project and was funded by USAID. Wikipedia Public Domain Images – Wikipedia uses public domain images and has organized a collection with information on how the photos can be used and attributed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ). Future Threats.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

Ask about security: are they PCI Compliant (you can look this up on Wikipedia), and if so what level? Philip King: ROI or cost of funds raised. Make your potential vendor prove they are open to data imports and exports without having to purchase expensive additional APIs. I could go on and on but those are some key ones.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

He followed up by launching another company helping startups find funding, write business plans, etc. He plans to start a search fund (a vehicle for entrepreneurs to raise funds from investors) to find businesses – and intellectual property – that have a social focus to help out developing countries, particularly South Africa.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Check to make sure you are updated in places that matter: Guidestar , CharityNavigator , GreatNonprofits , Wikipedia , and GlassDoor.com. New volunteers will be evaluating new nonprofits based on rating sites. Timebox it. Participate, but don’t let this take too much time! TEST YOUR DONATE PAGE. Say thanks for giving!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

The most well-known example is Wikipedia , a user-generated encyclopedia which boasts over 6 million entries written and edited by about 30,000 volunteer participants. Wikipedia has become one of the top ten most-visited websites worldwide and is the only one in the top ten that is a non-profit initiative. Think of how Wikipedia works.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. Unthinkingly points us to the last mile wikipedia , a 400,000+ article no-images version of the wikipedia that fits snugly into a CD and launched by Geekcorps. NpTech Themes Nptech Tag News: The NpTech Community site can be found at: [link]. Marnie Webb offers more post conference call reflections.

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