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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. This first grant allowed us to pilot a Bookshare outreach project in the New York metro area, with a de facto focus on senior citizens with vision loss. government and states like Texas.

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Net Neutrality for Networked Nonprofits: Guest Post by Vince Stehle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Net neutrality has been the default law of the land since the Internet’s founding more than 40 years ago. But that condition is threatened.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

The annual 24-hour giving day, created to counter the retail-heavy push that begins with Black Friday, has thousands of nonprofits, businesses, city governments, and other institutions participating in a drive to highlight generosity and partnership for good. billion was donated to US based nonprofits, a 25% increase from 2019. Every day, _.

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New Pew Research Report: The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One respondent noted, “The ritual of a weekly phone call with friends where there seemed like enough ‘space’ to talk about things in a meaningful way has eroded to texting to ‘keep up.’ Some respondents stressed that both kinds of futures are possible and can be affected by the choices that are made now.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

So if you treat all your actions as if I wouldn’t want this on Twitter, or the front page of “The New York Times,” then that’s a pretty good way to behave in life. . Should I call you on the phone periodically? Will you make a phone call? So respect is earned. It could mean a targeted.

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A Nonprofit’s Legal Counsel Is The Social Media Manager’s Best Friend!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But, I’m not a lawyer, so you may want to advantage of Daren’s organization free technical assistance by phone or email from legal experts. This recent article in the New York Times “ Even if it Enrages Your Boss, Social Net Speech Is Protected ” has many nonprofits re-thinking their social media policies.

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[VIDEO] Building Your Nonprofit’s Engagement Engine

Bloomerang

I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. For instance, when somebody makes a gift, they might get a phone call from a board member thanking them for the gift. Who could you engage with?

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