Greater Giving

JULY 19, 2021

Golf tournaments are a fantastic fundraising solution to ongoing pandemic problems. Outside during the best time of year. Offer ticket sales at each station so players can stop to buy more each time they’re reminded of the oh-so-cool prize! An Auction ON and OFF the Green. Social distancing. Plenty of circulation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Million Ton Problem. The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. Congress multiple times regarding e-waste policy. How times have changed! In 2012, EU countries discarded 10.9 million tons of electronic waste. and Canada.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. They have no infrastructure beyond that, which is why cloud computing is regarded as green IT.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal. Gamers are already helping tackle real-world problems, just by playing games. This game is a fast-paced challenge to "save the bay" in five time periods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When I worked with a web developer for my blog redesign and hearing about how nonprofits typically approach platform design, there isn’t this much depth and creativity. Many times it is focused on “getting it done efficiently” and features. We had to understand the problem and the challenge we were working on.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Now, at some point every day, I catch sight of this little green square of paper that shares such a profound message. Rarely have I gone deeper than the obvious impacts on solving problems in the community to explore what making a difference means on an individual level. The upshot is: mattering matters!

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

And for freelance grant writers , taking the time to learn and tell your clients’ stories will make a fantastic impression and potentially lead to continued business.) Always take the time to research the funder providing the grant, its mission, past funded projects, and other partners. Don’t skimp on the details.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Connections like this are built over time. The Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fun. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it may be time to either hang up your shingle or look around and see what other problems you might address. If your current mission simply doesn’t mean enough to enough people it’s time for some serious introspection. I was happy to donate my weekend time (I was shopping anyway!),

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I'm helping Green for All get the word out about Van Jones ' new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Two of Our Biggest Problems. In order for The Green Collar Economy to have the biggest impact, the best time for folks to buy the book is now , or any time before the Tuesday, October 7th on-sale date.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 24, 2013

In a classroom decked out with green, blue and orange balloons sat 13 young adults and a sea of their family and friends. Continue to show up, continue to do your best, and continue to show up on time,” said Grace Harpole, ITWorks program director. ITWorks students graduate December 2013. Make all of this count.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

The benefits of strength-based messaging Strength-based messaging encourages long-term and recurring giving, rather than a one-time gift to meet an immediate need. This encourages sustained donor loyalty over time. Recognize we all face obstacles and require support from time to time. She is not a cancer patient first.)

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Storytelling Donor Cancer Guidelines 75

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

The problem is that if you’re like most, you haven’t paid a lot of attention to your accounting system. The best time to implement and start using a good nonprofit accounting system is from the beginning. If you don’t yet have good accounting systems in place, NOW is the time to correct that. Again, big mess. I promise you will.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

They also know first-hand the pain, money, and time that is wasted, and the impact and outcomes that are reduced or even lost when nonprofits and schools don’t get the help they need. Do we recognize the signs of these problems? Now, you might think that is counterintuitive — why would you want to help your competition?!

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 15, 2022

When you take the time to develop well-researched thought leadership content, you’ll boost organizational awareness and increase member retention. Meeting with individual members at association events or in the workplace is the perfect setting to inquire about what problems members face in the industry.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2015

Shana has been of one my fundraising BFF’s for quite some time now and I’m eager for her to share her fundraising know-how with you, the npENGAGE community. Here is Shana’s complete list of things to green light (start doing) and red light (stop doing) this year! Green Light: Embrace Your Complainers!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

I look at the big problems of the world and I would like to have big solutions. Are you making a significant long-term impact on the societal problem you seek to solve So a lot of times, we in the nonprofit world, we’re working on a particular issue and it feels good and it gets better from year to year. Keep going!

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Impact Video Social Chicago 52

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 27, 2007

That is the big problem that the Left has had since the late '60s. The Select Committee held a special hearing, entitled: "Economic Impacts of Global Warming: Green Collar Jobs." The legislation will invest in green jobs as means to help workers and low-income people get in on the ground floor of this booming sector of the U.S.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Indeed, far too many people choose an inadequate or downright shady host in order save a few dollars, and doing so can create a plethora of ongoing problems. Consider a plugin that automatically backs up everything on a regular basis, or just make it a point to remind yourself to do it all the time. Have a restore plan ready to.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

They have since published a report on The Real-Time Web and Its Future. The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). If you start using QR codes, write a blog post explaining how you will use them.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 254

Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

Before joining the Ford Foundation, McGruder served as COO of New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she led daily operations and strategic planning for WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, WQXR, Gothamist.com, and The Greene Space. With M.O.B.B. But McGruder’s strong passion for Classy extends beyond its origin story.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it’s time to take a look at what your team is doing and how you’re faring based on the metrics that matter most to your nonprofit. Think about your movement, not the current moment in time. . You could sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems.

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Artist Nonprofit Arts America 56

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

Britt: For people who aren't familiar with green rooftops, what is a green roof? But literally they're green because it's a garden on a roof. Britt: What are some of the benefits of a green roof? These are two really big urban cities that obviously have problems with pollution and really intense heat.

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Green Local Interview Oakland 40

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Last week, the Sacramento Bee newspaper published an account of a very prominent electronics recycler, Electronics Recyclers International (ERI), that has been a leader in advocating for responsible environmental practices, while at the same time dumping lots of electronic junk overseas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Doing so requires a significant time investment, but it can and should be done: Step 1: Create an email lists of chapter mobile and social media campaigners.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Majora Carter is on a quest to save the world one community at a time. Majora realized that creating green projects and jobs empowers communities to see themselves in a different light, and that beautiful things happen in neighborhoods where people feel invested in their own economic and environmental well being.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

You've heard of the Incredible Hulk and Green Lantern. But you've probably never heard of this green superhero. In 2001, Microsoft responded to requests by refurbishers for some remedy to this problem by creating the Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) Program. This year the award went to Sean Nicholson. spanhidden.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

Examining the best nonprofit websites out there may give you an idea about whether it’s time to revamp your website or not, but we recommend also using a more empirical approach to determine if you need a new online strategy. If your audience has questions about your organization, they should be able to reach you without a problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

It isn’t a pharmacy metaphor of finding a pill to solve the problem. Real-Time Feedback/Evaluation is different from development evaluation which is directed towards a purpose to do something. Police use real-time evaluation to allocate their resources. ” Program development has to be ongoing, emergent.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2017

Fundraising is certainly not exempt from this problem; we base decisions too often on expediency rather than an analysis of long-term consequences. Give common sense a chance to kick in by allowing yourself time to consider the options and the consequences. Common sense is very uncommon. Horace Greeley, editor). Cultivate common sense!

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Tips Fundraising Minnesota Childhood 34

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'm deeply saddened by the resignation of Van Jones from his position as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council for Environmental Quality. Buy (or borrow), read, and pass on his book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Greatest Problems. Van Jones

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Green Interview Fun Podcast 45

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Walden House was founded in the Haight-Ashbury district, just two years later, in 1969 and focused on helping runaway youth and the homeless with substance abuse problems. “We had six contracts that were coming due at various times and keeping track was difficult. Glenn & JP have been great.” No upsells.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

] By Judi Sohn, Outgoing VP of Operations, Fight Colorectal Cancer Fight Colorectal Cancer: > 6 year-old Org > 6 Full-time Staff > $1.1 As a senior staff member for my organization, I don’t have the time or expertise to learn every API call. Draw a green line where information is flowing smoothly.

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