Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

The fewer words you use the better, but you will need words to tell your story. Blue and green are cool, calming colors that work great for outdoorsy, environmental nonprofits. Photos: Photos are so important to a nonprofit website and go a long way in telling a story, hence the expression, A picture is worth a thousand words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Before that, we’d heard stories of people carrying dog-eared copies of an old – outdated – paper pocket guide. It’s won awards from Treehugger.com as the “Best of Green in Food and Health” and is cited regularly in mainstream and new media as a trusted source for sustainable seafood information. What metrics are you using for mobile?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Using the internet and social media as a vehicle to tell stories is an approachable, inexpensive, and effective way to engage your audience (Check out NTEN's social media and storytelling web seminars series for the juicy details.) Tell your story from the roots up. Tell a good story, but don't forget to bring in new voices.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 5, 2010

Although the film's main story was about 12-year old runway model, Gerren Taylor, the part that stayed with me the most was the reporting about all of the scary chemicals in beauty products. Over the holiday break I watched the documentary, America the Beautiful: Is America Obsessed with Beauty?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2011

Yesterday, the Social Media for Nonprofit Conference series kicked off in San Francisco yesterday in War Memorial Green Room with support from Microsoft. He is an amazing speaker, great stories, beautiful visuals , funny, and a mix of solid principles and practical information. One can always learn so much for watching a good speaker!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I would really LOVE to hear about stories about what keywords you've used and how the resulting listening brought some value. Andy Beal also suggests searching on intellectual property and your known strengths and weaknesses. What Not To Search On Try to avoid generic terms. In the meantime, here's some how to tips.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

Here's a success story. They did this by creating a Cause and a Fan Page for the org, and by forming a relationship with an ecology oriented game on Facebook, (lil) Green Patch. Six months later the (lil) Green Patch application is one of the most popular on Facebook, with of 6 million users!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Our research started several months ago with a literature search, is focused on best practices in incorporating a social media strategy into CSR and Cause Marketing programs. And those that choose poorly are subject to being the conduits to green washing, pink washing, and any other kind of washing you can imagine. If so, how?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Share breaking news within your field Chances are someone on your staff is already bookmarking and forwarding news stories about your issue each day. Take it a step further and share their news story links on your blog. Posting photos and stories "on the ground" can be an exciting way to engage your supporters in your work.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

If you forget where a document is filed, just use the search feature. Or maybe you have a great story to write up for your website. If you are spending time entering gifts into a spreadsheet, you can save a lot of time with a donor database like Little Green Light or Bloomerang and a form that automatically enters your donor data.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Search for your city on NetSquared.org to find your closest event. Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways June PDH Lunch — Incorporating Green Infrastructure. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

She is a lifelong artist, and was a therapist working in psychiatric hospitals before she made the leap into advertising (long story). After many discovery trips to search out the artists and nearby accommodations, I put together a workshop that is part cultural tour and part art-making extravaganza for the participants.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Few search only Twitter, though - there are only about 3 million links shared on Twitter each day.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2007

Jim stewarded the Alliance during our CEO search, and I think turned over our association well positioned for future expansion and success. The funny story about Jim that illustrates who he is was related the last evening after Jonathan Greenblatt's speech. First, I'd like to acknowledge the dedication and contributions of Jim McClurg.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is listens by searching for discussions about blood donations in their local area says Courtney Martin. Using a combination of Twitter, RSS feeds, and commenting on blogs, they ahve seen their search engine results improve. Although there is low volume, the listening has provided a lot of value.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

It's one of the great untold stories of nonprofit enterprise. It's the story of one person, founder Yvette Marrin, working with a disabled little girl and achieving major breakthroughs using a computer. The Largest Minority in the World. People with disabilities are one of the largest minorities in the U.S.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Then, CMMB sends a welcome e-mail to the user that includes a thank-you and a story about where the package, along with other packages, is going. The e-mail is updated with a new story each month to keep the content and news fresh. 1,310. Via Google Search, content, and banners. Online Metrics as of June 23, 2009.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

You can search for a service event on the site, or list your own. You can also search for volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch , Idealist , Social Actions , Network for Good , 1-800 Volunteer.org , MLK.gov , servenet.org , Volunteer Solutions , and GuideStar. Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2008

What were your favorite do-good reads last year? book activism

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 15, 2009

I've been enjoying the interviews in their relatively new, "Repossessing Virtue," series where they, "search for fresh ways to think and talk about the current economic crisis." They often interview children as sources for their stories. Interview topics range from religion, to ethics, to spirituality. Listen/subscribe on iTunes.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com I was busy starting my green communications consulting company, Aequus Green Communications , and working with clients to pay the bills and increase the portfolio. The rest is history, but in the next few weeks, the story was in several local newspapers and blogs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Also, a quick search of “ website design trends 2020 ” will add an extra layer of creativity to your process and ensure that by the time of launch your website will include innovative and forward-thinking design elements. 10) Optimize your website for Search Engine Optimization (SEO). On Mobile: 8) Use a social sharing app.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Keep reading for a roundup of upcoming events or search the directory. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

More content) Birdie's stories have appeared in many online and print journals, including Good Housekeeping, The San Diego Reader, Adoption Today, Mipoesias , and the American Press Institute's Media Center blog. Not too many entries yet) lapajaro.com (Old blog.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

We can easily calendar with them, do email, do Internet searches, make calls, instant message, text, and conference on them. In our recent stories on how TechSoup employees are using apps , we found an incredible array of work-related things people are doing on their phones. All social media is utterly native to mobile devices.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you have any favorite Tranquil Teens success stories? I would say my favorite stories for the Foundation so far have really been the organizations that we've granted money to who come and share what they've done with it, how it has made an impact on their organization, and how grateful they are. I love tea. Absolutely.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 3, 2023

Every gift your organization receives is part of the story of its fundraising efforts, and like with any story, you will need to answer some key questions. Whether you’re using a donor management system like Little Green Light or an Excel spreadsheet to record gifts, tracking these details is essential.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. He notes with a trace of sarcasm, "???With Another option might be to use a shared google calendar.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

Having managed adult volunteers to work with the young people in Streetside Stories workshops for many years, I know what a difference adult tutors and mentors can make in a young person's life and I appreciate Daniel's creating an online space for them to nework and share experiences. We call it the Tutor/Mentor Connection. Address: 800 W.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story. Tell the story chronologically.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

It was very simple, nutrient-dense, leafy greens, root vegetables, and fresh fruit from the trees in their front yards, and nuts from the trees in their yard and the neighbors' yards. I think that people are tightening up their belts and really searching for creative ways to continue to eat healthfully. It's called a number of things.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Not only can users narrow down their search to the district level, they can then choose from various impact metrics to better understand specific factors, behaviors, outcomes, etc. By using shaded maps, clear data points, and red/yellow/green indicators, users can easily identify areas in need of improvement.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The simplest place to start the search for new donors is with those closest to your organization – Board, staff, volunteers, friends, and users of your organization’s program or services. Telling your story. Q: What is my story? What is a life changing story example for us? Unit of service. Electronic mail vs snail mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Use Technorati , a blog search engine. While google and yahoo have blog search features, Technorati is the considered the recognized authority on tracking blogs, It finds out who is saying what right now and is currently tracking over 75.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

In terms of metrics, I like to look at measures of activity that involve more engagement than simply viewing a page or joining a group; the ones that get me all hot and bothered are when people participate in a discussion or upload a video or comment on a story. s nearly identical to organic search traffic ??? I think that you???re

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